LITTLE ROCK, Ark. ­­– The Southern Arkansas women's basketball team took to the road on Monday afternoon and ended up dropping a closely-contested game to Philander Smith College, 61-58, in non-conference action.
 
For the game, the Lady Muleriders (4-6) would struggle all-around shooting the ball as they went 23-of-63 (37%) overall from the floor and just 1-of-14 (7%) from beyond the arc. On the other end of the court, however, the shooting was even colder all-told as the Lady Muleriders were able to hold Philander Smith (9-1) to just 25% (16-of-65) shooting overall and 29% (4-of-14) from long range.
 
The difference in the game appeared to come from the charity stripe as the Lady Muleriders would shoot 13 less free throws than Philander Smith (34-to-21). In addition to the discrepancy of attempts, the Lady Muleriders would convert on just 52% of their chances as they went 11-for-21 from the line. Meanwhile, Philander Smith shot 74% from the free throw line as they went 25-of-34 for the game.
 
As a team, the Lady Muleriders would out-rebound Philander Smith 53-to-41 with 21 of the rebounds coming on the offensive glass.
 
Individually, 11 Lady Muleriders would score in the game with two reaching double figures. Barvion Wyatt would lead the team with a season-high 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting while Rosa Bryant scored 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting.
 
The Lady Muleriders will now prepare for a home meeting with top-ranked Emporia State on Wednesday, December 17. Tip-off for the game is scheduled for 6 p.m. inside the W.T. Watson Center.