Great American Conference · 2026 season
Harding
15–4
Overall
5–3
GAC
.236
Hitting % · 49th in D2
.141
Opponents hit · 38th in D2
59
Power rank of 281
NCAA tournament chance
Projected Central seed 8.0
Projected Central seed 8.0
Next · Fri, Oct 9, 4:00 PM CT
vs. Southwestern Okla. 12–7
How they play
Ranked against all 281 Division II teams, with the Lone Star rank alongside. The bar shows how much of the field they're better than; the tick marks the median.
What they do well
- Reception error %5.5% · 12th in D2
- Digs per set17.73 · 15th in D2
- Kills per set13.91 · 17th in D2
- Sideout %61.3% · 21st in D2
Where they can be pushed
- Service errors per set2.30 · 201st in D2
Players
Full season. Ranks show the national top 100. Ranked players have played 75% of their team's sets (hitting % also needs 3 attempts per team set).
| 1 | Avery Stanfill | L/DS | 41 | 1 | 1 | 0.02 | 1.000 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.41 | 0.05 |
| 2 | Olivia Wiedower | S | 67 | 33 | 141 | 0.49 | .191 | 10.3016th D2 | 0.36 | 0.15 | 2.93 | 0.93 |
| 3 | Addie Worley | OH | 64 | 142 | 431 | 2.22 | .200 | 0.16 | 0.22 | 0.13 | 2.67 | 2.50 |
| 4 | Carter Fouche | L/DS | 26 | 1 | 12 | 0.04 | .000 | 0.92 | 0.19 | 0.00 | 1.58 | 0.23 |
| 5 | Melaina Haines | OH | 61 | 198 | 544 | 3.2593rd D2 | .195 | 0.20 | 0.38 | 0.46 | 2.57 | 3.8967th D2 |
| 6 | Mallory Weyand | L/DS | 67 | 1 | 24 | 0.01 | .042 | 1.12 | 0.13 | 0.00 | 4.19 | 0.15 |
| 7 | Ella Drake | OH | 57 | 141 | 389 | 2.47 | .221 | 0.16 | 0.26 | 0.30 | 1.40 | 2.92 |
| 8 | Maddie Burrough | L/DS | 65 | 2 | 18 | 0.03 | .056 | 0.22 | 0.18 | 0.02 | 2.35 | 0.22 |
| 9 | Philomina Klotz | MB | 65 | 172 | 365 | 2.65 | .40317th D2 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.74 | 0.22 | 3.14 |
| 10 | Haylie Huggins | MB | 29 | 30 | 106 | 1.03 | .151 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.55 | 0.45 | 1.34 |
| 11 | Josie Bishop | OH | 36 | 71 | 219 | 1.97 | .187 | 0.14 | 0.08 | 0.25 | 0.89 | 2.18 |
| 12 | Rauly Eason | MB | 61 | 121 | 312 | 1.98 | .292 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 0.85 | 0.49 | 2.48 |
| 14 | Ellie Morgan | OH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 15 | Payton Hilmer | OH | 12 | 5 | 17 | 0.42 | .118 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.33 | 0.17 | 0.67 |
| 17 | Ainsley Edgington | S | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 18 | Lauren Demuth | MB | 14 | 14 | 30 | 1.00 | .333 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.21 | 0.07 | 1.14 |
Pressure and runs
Full season. Built from NCAA play-by-play.
Late in sets (20–20 or later)
- Rallies won55.0% of 100
- Sideout %62.8% · all rallies 61.3%
- Point-scoring %49.1% · all rallies 46.5%
- Late kills–errorsHaines 9–2 · Drake 5–0 · Bishop 4–0 · Worley 6–3 · Eason 4–2 · Klotz 4–4
Runs and comebacks
- Longest run10 straight · 25–11 in set 1 vs. Northwest Mo. St. 08/29
- Longest run against9 straight · 14–25 in set 4 vs. Henderson St. 09/17
- Sets with a 5-point run30 for · 20 against · of 67
- Comeback setsdown 6, won 25–19 in set 3 vs. Montevallo 08/28
down 6, won 25–14 in set 3 vs. Mo. Southern St. 09/11 - Leads lostNone from 5+ up
Harding news
- Harding Falls at Southern NazareneOct 2
- Harding Edged by Oklahoma Baptist in GAC Five-SetterOct 1
- Sweep in Russellville: Harding Dominates Arkansas Tech in Three SetsSep 25
- Harding Rallies Past Southern Arkansas in Five-Set Reverse SweepSep 22
- Haines Named GAC Offensive Player of the WeekSep 21
Headlines from Harding athletics. All D2 news ›
Schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Opp. record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Aug 27 | at  McKendree | 2–14 | W 3–0 27-25, 25-18, 25-13 |
| Fri, Aug 28 | vs.  Maryville (MO) | 8–9 | W 3–2 21-25, 20-25, 25-10, 25-17, 20-18 |
| Fri, Aug 28 | vs.  Montevallo | 11–6 | W 3–0 25-21, 25-18, 25-19 |
| Sat, Aug 29 | vs.  Northwest Mo. St. | 6–9 | W 3–1 25-11, 25-20, 19-25, 25-22 |
| Thu, Sep 3 | at  UAH | 14–2 | L 0–3 20-25, 21-25, 23-25 |
| Fri, Sep 4 | at  Trevecca Nazarene | 9–8 | W 3–0 25-15, 25-16, 25-21 |
| Fri, Sep 4 | at  AUM | 2–16 | W 3–0 25-10, 25-12, 25-16 |
| Sat, Sep 5 | vs.  Spring Hill | 14–7 | W 3–0 25-19, 25-17, 25-17 |
| Tue, Sep 8 | at  Ark.-Monticello GAC | 2–18 | W 3–0 25-21, 25-14, 25-15 |
| Thu, Sep 10 | vs.  Southwest Baptist | 11–6 | W 3–1 25-23, 25-23, 20-25, 25-17 |
| Fri, Sep 11 | vs.  Mo. Southern St. | 6–11 | W 3–0 25-15, 25-13, 25-14 |
| Sat, Sep 12 | vs.  Missouri S&T | 8–8 | W 3–0 25-21, 25-17, 25-19 |
| Tue, Sep 15 | vs.  Ouachita Baptist GAC | 10–10 | W 3–0 25-17, 25-15, 25-19 |
| Thu, Sep 17 | at  Henderson St. GAC | 10–10 | L 2–3 25-15, 23-25, 25-19, 14-25, 15-17 |
| Tue, Sep 22 | vs.  Southern Ark. GAC | 6–13 | W 3–2 22-25, 21-25, 25-17, 25-18, 15-10 |
| Fri, Sep 25 | at  Arkansas Tech GAC | 10–9 | W 3–0 25-19, 25-20, 25-20 |
| Thu, Oct 1 | at  Okla. Baptist GAC | 15–4 | L 2–3 25-20, 22-25, 13-25, 25-16, 6-15 |
| Fri, Oct 2 | at  Southern Nazarene GAC | 12–8 | L 0–3 14-25, 25-27, 17-25 |
| Thu, Oct 8 | vs.  Northwestern Okla. GAC | 8–13 | W 3–0 25-10, 25-21, 25-17 |
| Fri, Oct 9 | vs.  Southwestern Okla. GAC | 12–7 | Oct 9, 4:00 PM CT 66% |
| Thu, Oct 15 | at  East Central GAC | 8–12 | Oct 15, 6:00 PM CT 82% |
| Fri, Oct 16 | at  Southeastern Okla. GAC | 9–10 | Oct 16, 4:00 PM CT 77% |
| Thu, Oct 22 | vs. Ark.-Monticello GAC | 2–18 | Oct 22, 1:00 PM CT 99% |
| Tue, Oct 27 | vs. Henderson St. GAC | 10–10 | Oct 27, 6:00 PM CT 91% |
| Thu, Oct 29 | at Ouachita Baptist GAC | 10–10 | Oct 29, 6:00 PM CT 67% |
| Tue, Nov 3 | at Southern Ark. GAC | 6–13 | Nov 3, 6:00 PM CT 90% |
| Thu, Nov 5 | vs. Arkansas Tech GAC | 10–9 | Nov 5, 6:00 PM CT 79% |