WEATHERFORD – SWOSU Women's Basketball fell 60-50 to Harding in the conference opener on Thursday night inside the Pioneer Event Center.

It was cold shooting that did the Lady Bulldogs in on Thursday. They finished 4-of-22 (18%) from the three-point line in the game and shot sub 30% in both the third and fourth quarters when a comeback was needed. They finished shooting just 32% overall from the field in the game – the lowest mark of the young season.  

The Lady Bisons outscored SWOSU 24-15 in the second quarter, which proved to be a difference maker in the game. Tied 22-22 midway through the second quarter, Harding finished the quarter on an 18-7 run to take a 40-29 lead into halftime.

Harding only eclipsed 40% shooting in a quarter once thanks to a tough SWOSU defense, but they did so emphatically after they shot 10-for-14 in that second quarter to grow their lead.

After halftime, Harding narrowly edged the Lady Bulldogs to grow the lead to 55-41 entering the fourth. Despite the Lady Bisons shooting just 1-of-10 from the field in the final 10 minutes, SWOSU failed to take advantage with just nine points to show.

Rebounding heavily favored the Lady Bisons all night. The visitors won the rebounding battle 54-28 which included 17 offensive rebounds that they converted into 15 second chance points. 

Hailey Grant led the team with 14 points and went 3-for-6 from beyond the arc. Layni Zinn, who had 11 points at halftime, finished with 13 on the night. Averi Zinn had four points and four assists.

Following the result, SWOSU moves to 4-2 overall and 0-1 in league play. They'll have a quick turnaround with another home game on Saturday (Dec. 7) against Arkansas Tech at 1:00 pm.