SEARCY, Ark. – Oklahoma Baptist got 20 points from
McKenzie Cooper but came up short, falling to Harding 70-66 Thursday.
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OBU never led in the game and trailed by as many as nine points but closed to within 68-66 with 15 seconds left, holding Harding without a field goal for the last 4:18 of the game.
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Harding took a 69-66 lead with 14 seconds to play, giving OBU a chance to tie late, but a three-pointer with five seconds to go was off the mark.
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Autumn Avina scored 14 points and led the Lady Bison with three assists.
Shaylan Coleman had 13 points and
Tasha Edge added 10. Cooper led OBU with eight rebounds.
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The Lady Bison, now 12-10 overall and 7-9 in the Great American Conference, heads to Arkansas Tech Saturday for a 1 p.m. contest.
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