SBU Wins Second Straight
Southwest Baptist 74, Harding 53

BOLIVAR - The Lady Bearcats wasted no time Saturday defending their home floor and jumped out to a 22-11 lead over Harding in the first 7:43. SBU went on to win the game 74-53.

SBU led 40-29 at the half and then outscored their opponents 34-24 in the second period.

The Lady 'Cats were led by Amber Wheeler with 25 points. The freshman was two three-pointers shy of tying a school record of eight threes in a game set by Kim Francis on Nov. 19, 1993 against Missouri Baptist.

Also scoring in double digits for SBU was Gwyn Smith (13) and Alicia Mercer (10). Smith had a double-double on the evening after pulling down 14 rebounds.

The Lady 'Cats hit 31-62 shots from the field (.500), eight of 14 attempts from the three-point arc (.571), and only four of 14 throws from the charity stripe (.286).

Harding was led by Tiffany Phillips with 11 points and Heather Lawrence with 10 points. Lawrence also had a double-double after getting 10 rebounds. Misty Tuley led the team with 12 boards.

SBU returns to action on Tuesday, Dec. 17 at 1 p.m. EST when they face Minnesota-State Mankato in Disney's Holiday Classic in Orlando, Fla.

Boxscore - SBU 74, Harding 53