Basketball Recap: Harding University Takes a Loss

Harding University lost against West Charlotte back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Harding University Rams fell to the West Charlotte Lions 73-69. The Rams have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Kaharri Coleman

Points

02/07/25 @ West Charlotte	26
01/31/25 vs Chambers	24
01/24/25 vs Hopewell	19
01/17/25 vs West Mecklenburg	29

Despite the loss, Harding University still got an impressive performance from Kaharri Coleman, who went 8-for-14 to rack up 26 points and seven assists. Coleman's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least 19 points. Dayton Ross was another key player, going 5-for-8 en route to 10 points and eight rebounds.

Coleman wasn't the only one working in the assist department: Harding University was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They posted six more assists than West Charlotte's also-impressive total of ten.

West Charlotte got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Christian Coleman out in front who posted 19 points in addition to seven boards and four steals. Those seven rebounds gave Coleman a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Amen(AC) Pressley, who went 8-for-14 on his way to 18 points and six boards.

Harding University's loss dropped their record down to 6-16. As for West Charlotte, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-11.

Harding University wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 60-57 defeat against Hough on the 11th. As for West Charlotte, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 73-66 loss against Chambers on the 11th.