SEARCY, Ark. - Michele Kenney poured all of her team-high 12 points in the second half, but it wasn't to carry Midwestern State Staturday night at Rhodes Field House as Harding held on for a 71-60 win.

Kenney, a junior forward from Wichita Falls, canned a pair of 3-pointers to key a 10-2 run in the game's final minute.

The Burkburnett High School product hit three of her six treys as the Mustangs recovered from a 15-point first half output to score 45 after intermission.

"I should have played her in the first half, but she got buried in the mix of things," MSU coach Noel Johnson said. "She brings a lot of positive energy to the floor."

Outside of Kenney, the Mustangs connected on just 1-of-15 shots from beyond the arc, including an 0-7 effort in the opening half as MSU managed just a 6-of-30 showing - 20 percent - from the floor.

But Harding wasn't much better as Midwestern pressured the Bison into 11 turnovers and 36-percent shooting from the field.

"We wanted to go to the press and ugly it up a little," Johnson said. "We felt good about our pressure, but we didn't take advantage of our opportunities."

After making to the free-throw line just four times in the first half, the Mustangs got more aggressive in the paint

The aggression resulted in 29 trips to the charity stripe, but the Mustangs misfired on 14 of them allowing the Bison to build an 18-point advantage at 57-39 with 6:27 to go.

Leah Fugett paced Harding with 14 points, while Catherine McMenamy added 13. The Bison improved to 5-0.

Regiane Araujo added 11 points and nine rebounds for the Mustangs, who fell to 1-3 on the season.

The Mustangs continue on the road Tuesday night in Edmond with a 7 p.m. showdown against Central Oklahoma.