MAGNOLIA, Ark. – GAC-leading Harding defeated the Lady Muleriders in straight sets (25-27,9-25,20-25) on Tuesday evening inside the W.T. Watson Center.
 
Records
 
Southern Arkansas (9-18, 3-10 GAC)
Harding (19-7, 10-3 GAC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 

• The Lady Muleriders battled back from deficits of 16-8 and 20-12 in the opening frame to take a 22-21 lead courtesy of a 10-1 run, before the Lady Bisons grabbed back the momentum to win the set 27-25.
• It was all Harding in set two as the Lady Bisons opened the frame on a 13-2 run, before notching the final six points of the set to win 25-9.
• Southern Arkansas led 7-6 in the third set and fought back from a 19-13 disadvantage to pull within 20-19, before falling short 25-20.

 
FOR SOUTHERN ARKANSAS
 

• Freshman Seven Powers led SAU with 10 kills and juniors Alli O'Banion and Brittany Lampkin added eight and five, respectively.
• Freshman Katy Cooper logged 25 assists, while classmate Riley Marsh added 15 digs. Hannah Rice followed with a dozen digs.

 
FOR THE OPPOSITION
 

• A trio of Lady Bison recorded eight kills: Zoe Hardin, Alex Nolan and Emily Clayton.
• Hardin led Harding with seven total blocks as HU finished with ten as a team.
• Abigail Glosup recorded 28 assists, while Nolan led all players with 16 digs. Taylor Lake added 15 digs.

 
OF NOTE
 

• The Great American Conference race heats up with a week and a half left in the regular season. Due to the loss, SAU remains in a tie for 8^th-place with East Central. The Lady Muleriders have the head-to-head win over ECU, but dropped their lone meeting with SWOSU, who is a game up in the loss column due to not being active on Tuesday night.
• The Lady Muleriders are a win away from their tenth win of the season. It would be the seventh season in a row that the Lady Muleriders have recorded ten or more wins.

 
UP NEXT
 

• With three games remaining in the regular season, Southern Arkansas remains at home for their final two matches inside the W.T. Watson Center as they welcome in Arkansas Tech on Thursday, November 3, for a 7 p.m. first-serve.
• Live stats for the contest can be found here: http://www.sidearmstats.com/saumag/wvball/.
• Live video is also available and can be found here: http://livestream.com/accounts/10140781.
• Be sure to visit muleriderathletics.com for continuing coverage of Lady Mulerider Volleyball including pre- and post-game updates, weekly notes, and the coach's show with Head Coach Britney Davis.