Harding wraps up No. 4 seed

Carissa Caples scored 20 points and Cheyenne Brown had 19 points and 5 rebounds to lead Harding University (20-8, 15-7 Great American Conference) to a 70-47 victory over Northwestern Oklahoma State (12-17, 9-13) on Saturday at Rhoades-Reaves Field House in Searcy.

With the victory, the Bisons wrapped up the No. 4 seed in the Great American Conference Tournament, which starts Friday in Bartlesville, Okla., and will meet Henderson State University.

The Bisons shot 24 of 51 from the floor (47.1 percent), including 7 of 20 on three-pointers and made 15 of 20 free throws.

Harding held a 47-31 rebounding edge and overcame turning the ball over 21 times which led to 16 points for Northwestern Oklahoma.

Bailey Brown led Northwestern Oklahoma with 13 points and 7 rebounds and Jade Jones had 12 points.

In other games involving in-state Division II teams, Alix Robinson scored 17 points and had 8 rebounds to lead Southeastern Oklahoma State (14-12, 12-10) to an 80-76 victory over Ouachita Baptist University (7-21, 5-17) in Arkadelphia. Madison Brittain led OBU with 26 points and 4 rebounds while Alivia Huell and Madison Raney each added 14. … Hayden Priddy led Southwestern Oklahoma State (27-1, 22-0) with 18 points and 3 rebounds and Hailey Tucker had 17 points and 10 rebounds in a 84-68 victory over Arkansas Tech University (13-15, 10-12) at Tucker Coliseum in Russellville. Hannah Villines had 26 points and 3 rebounds for the Golden Suns.