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ARADELPHIA, Ark. – After rattling off two straight wins, Henderson State will look to make it three straight Saturday afternoon when the Reddies face off against the Harding Lady Bisons in Searcy, Arkansas at 5:30 p.m. inside Rhodes-Reaves Field House.
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REDDIES REPORT
- In Henderson's last two wins, the defense of the Reddies played two of its best games of the season. Against Southern Arkansas on Feb. 6, 78 points was at the time the second fewest points HSU had given up before heading across the street to battle Ouachita Baptist where the Tigers only managed a 61-point output for the Reddies' best defensive performance of the season.
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- Henderson State's efficiency shooting the ball has enabled this two-game winning streak with the Reddies shooting 50.8% from the field against SAU and 42% against OBU – 52.9% in the first half. HSU is currently fourth in the league in field goal percentage at 41.4% and third in the league in 3-point field goal percentage (35%). Â
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- The Reddies have two girls boasting scoring averages in the top-20 of the entire league with
Ashley Farrar and
Maci Mains at 14.9 points per game and 12.0 ppg, respectively.
Tamia Templeton and
Sonni Martin are also both averaging in double-figures.
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- This matchup between the Reddies and the Lady Bisons will mark the third time this season the two have played each other. In the last contest, Harding came away with a seven-point victory in overtime after HSU held a 17-point lead with four minutes remaining in regulation. Farrar saw her career-high of 32 points in that overtime thriller.
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SCOUTING HARDING
- Harding comes into this matchup at 5-3 as of Friday morning. The Lady Bisons lost to then-No. 19 Arkansas Tech Monday, Feb. 8, 67-56. Harding faces Southern Arkansas Friday night at 5:30 p.m. at home with the chance to improve to 6-3.
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- Up until Harding's win over the Reddies inside Duke Wells Center on Jan. 30, the home team had won the last eight meetings in the Harding-Henderson State rivalry. The Lady Bisons are 3-0 at home this season with their highest scoring game inside Rhodes-Reaves Field House coming against the Reddies in the season's first matchup.
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- Sage Hawley and Carissa Caples are both top-10 in the league in scoring at 13.3 and 13.1, respectively. In the last game with HSU, however, with Hawley absent from the contest, Caples was held to only three points as Lady Bisons Jordan Elder and Jacie Evans both contributed 21 points in the victory.