Currently the Lady Mountaineers are leading the nation (NAIA II) in scoring, total rebounding, offensive rebounding, and threes made per game. With three more conference games on the road and two remaining home games - Feb. 12 against Bethel (Tenn.) College and on Feb. 19 against Midway College, the squad is on track to surpass the team record of 17 season wins, set in 1980. Both games begin at 7 p.m. in Seabury Center arena.

The Lady Mountaineers have broken 5 national records this season including:

• Most threes made in a game (23) vs Knoxville
• Most threes attempted in a game (64) vs Asbury
• Most shots attempted in a game (112) vs St. Louis Pharmacy
• Most threes attempted in a game (two teams combined - 81) Berea vs Southern Virginia University
• Most points in a game (two teams combined - 218) Berea vs Alice Lloyd (Berea 111-Alice Lloyd 107).

The team has also broken 4 school records including:

• Most points in a game (127) vs Knoxville College
• Most threes made in a game (23) vs Knoxville College
• Most rebounds in a game
• Most points in a half (74) vs Knoxville.

Harkleroad recently made a trip to Iowa, visiting Grinnell College Men’s basketball coach David Arseneault, whose “shot and shoot some more” offensive strategy adopted by the Lady Mountaineers has seemed to be a big factor in the team’s success this year.

“There was a window of opportunity in our schedule for me to fly to Iowa and watch Grinnell practice and play,” says Harkleroad. “Coach Arseneault welcomed me to both events and he also welcomed me to his home, where we watched game tapes and talked basketball for several hours over the course of 2 days. It was a great experience” he said.

“I read about their program last season and became intrigued,” says Harkleroad, “mainly because, like Berea, they are a non-scholarship school that has a very high academic standard.” After learning more, Harkleroad says he decided to “speed things up a bit” on the Berea women’s team.

“We were kind of nervous at first making the switch. Assistant Coach Tonya Edwards has bought in, our players have bought in, but there is still a long way to go. I'd say we are still about 80% where we want to be.”

For more about Arseneault and his innovative coaching techniques, visit www.grinnell.edu/athletics/mbasketball/staff

Berea hosts this year's KIAC Championship basketball tournaments for both women and men 2/26 - 2/28. When it’s over, Harkleroad hopes his Lady Mountaineers will be advancing to the national tournament.

Contact Coach Harkleroad at , (859) 986-6159 or cell (859) 302-8188