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Women's Basketball By: Daniel Gallegos

Lady Muleriders pull away from Lady Tigers for 66-55 win

Box Score

MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Leading by three points at the break, 33-30, the Southern Arkansas women's basketball team opened up the second half on a 10-1 run to put themselves firmly in control of the game. SAU would maintain a comfortable lead the rest of the way out before ending the game with an 11-point win, 66-55, on Saturday afternoon at the W.T. Watson Center.
 
Despite the relative ease in which the Lady Muleriders (9-8, 5-6 GAC) would go on to win by, the first half of the game was played very close as there were seven lead changes, five tie scores, and neither team led by more than five points. Statistically in that half, the Lady Muleriders shot 48% (13-of-27) from the floor while the Lady Tigers (4-13, 2-9 GAC) shot just 33% (10-of-30). SAU also forced the Lady Tigers into 12 first-half turnovers, and the Lady Muleriders would turn those miscues into eight points on the other end of the court.
 
In the second half, the Lady Muleriders began to separate themselves from the Lady Tigers as SAU improved upon their efficient shooting in the first half and ended the second half shooting at a 50% clip (10-of-20). Conversely, the Lady Tigers did not improve upon their shooting as they struggled to a 32% (8-of-25) effort, which included being 0-for-6 from long range. The Lady Muleriders would also keep up the defensive pressure in the second half as they forced 16 turnovers and turned that into 18 points on their end of the court.
 
Eight players scored for the Lady Muleriders with three ending in double figures. Barvion Wyatt continued her recent run of being the team's top-scorer as she poured in a team-high 16 points. Behind Wyatt in scoring were Stevi Copper and Katherine McBride as each scored 10 points. McBride and Wyatt tied with Erin Luton for the most rebounds in the game with five boards each. Cooper led the team in steals with five.
 
The Lady Muleriders will now prepare to hit the road for their next four games. The first of those games will be at Southwestern Oklahoma on Thursday, January 30. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.
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