Lady Muleriders’ Comeback Falls Short

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MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Southern Arkansas rallied from a 40-27 halftime deficit to tie the game with about three minutes left, but fell short on their comeback attempt in a 71-66 loss to Texas Woman’s Friday at the W.T. Watson Athletic Center.

It was the fourth straight loss for the Lady Muleriders in their first home game in 41 days. SAU hadn’t played at home since a 55-50 setback to

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Pittsburg State Completes Sweep of Southern Arkansas

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ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – Pittsburg State (Kan.) completed a season sweep of Southern Arkansas Tuesday, claiming a 74-57 victory in the Henderson State Classic at the Duke Wells Center. The Gorillas earlier handed the Lady Muleriders a 69-60 setback at the Arkansas-Monticello Classic in November.

SAU was never really in this one and after holding an early 8-5 lead, watched as PSU stormed back for a 15-point first half margin

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Missouri Western State Takes out SAU

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ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – Facing Missouri Western State for the first time in school history, Southern Arkansas couldn’t overcome a poor shooting performance in dropping a 63-54 decision to the Griffons Monday in the Henderson State Classic at the Duke Wells Center.

Trailing 34-28 at halftime, SAU got a tip-in from Kayla Jones and one of two free throws from Goldie White to whittle it to a three-point margin with 18:20

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Lady Muleriders use Win over Paul Quinn to Split at UAM Classic

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MONTICELLO, Ark. – Southern Arkansas used a 69-57 win over Paul Quinn (Texas) College Saturday at Steelman Fieldhouse to earn a split in the Arkansas-Monticello Mary Jane Gilbert Classic. The Lady Muleriders were defeated, 69-60, Friday by Pittsburg State (Kan.).

True freshman center Laura Shuggs (Horatio) scored a season and game-high 23 points and pulled down eight rebounds in leading SAU past the Tigers Saturday. She knocked down

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Texas A&M-Commerce Heaves past Southern Arkansas

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COMMERCE, Texas – Twelfth-ranked Texas A&M-Commerce literally heaved its way past Southern Arkansas Monday, taking a 65-40 win at the A&M-Commerce Field House.

The Lions took an incredible 85 shots in the game to the Lady Muleriders’ 45 and held a whopping 70-33 rebound advantage, including 43 offensive boards. A&M-Commerce was all over the floor, forcing 27 SAU turnovers to aid in launching their shots. Southern

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White’s Double-Double Leads SAU at Delta State Classic

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CLEVELAND, Miss. – Southern Arkansas guard Goldie White rang up a double-double Saturday, scoring a career-high 32 points in the process, to lead the Lady Muleriders past LeMoyne-Owen (Tenn.) College, 73-58, and complete a two-game sweep for SAU at the Delta State Margaret Wade Memorial Classic. Southern Arkansas defeated Albany State (Ga.), 64-56, on Friday.

After posting a team-high 15 points in Friday’s win, White was all over the

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Lady Muleriders can’t keep up with Texas Woman’s

DENTON, Texas – Texas Woman’s (1-2) led almost throughout, claiming a 75-58 win over Southern Arkansas (1-2) Tuesday at Kitty Magee Arena.

True freshman Calisha Kirk and Goldie White hit jumpers to give the Lady Muleriders a 4-2 lead at the start, but two free throws and a jumper from Renee Renz kick-started an 11-0 run that pushed the Pioneers on top for good. SAU battled hard throughout the first

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