Skip To Main Content
Skip To Main Content

Southern Arkansas University Athletics

Official Athletics Site of the Southern Arkansas University Muleriders
WBB v ECU
Brenna Johnson
67
Winner Oklahoma Baptist OKLABAP 4-7 (1-4 GAC)
53
Southern Arkansas SAUW 3-6 (1-4 GAC)
Winner
Oklahoma Baptist OKLABAP
4-7 (1-4 GAC)
67
Final
53
Southern Arkansas SAUW
3-6 (1-4 GAC)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Oklahoma Baptist OKLABAP 15 18 11 23 67
Southern Arkansas SAUW 13 16 16 8 53

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | By: Jacob Pumphrey

Lady Muleriders fall late to Oklahoma Baptist, 67-53

MAGNOLIA, Ark. – The Southern Arkansas Lady Muleriders opened an 18-game Great American Conference stretch on Thursday night inside the W.T. Watson Center and were unable to hold onto a lead after three quarters of play as Oklahoma Baptist used a 23-8 fourth quarter to rally past SAU, 67-53.
 
RECORDS
Oklahoma Baptist (4-7, 1-4 GAC)
Southern Arkansas (3-6, 1-4 GAC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Lady Bison outscored SAU by a bucket in both the first (15-13) and second (18-16) quarters to take a four-point lead into the intermission, 33-29.
  • OKB's largest lead of the first half was seven at the 8:48 mark of the second quarter. Southern Arkansas was 6-of-6 from the charity stripe in the final five minutes of the first half receiving successful two-shot trips from sophomores Alyssa Hamilton and Jaida Harden and senior Faith Rolen.
  • Oklahoma Baptist shot over 48% (14-of-29) from the floor in the first two quarters, while the Lady Muleriders connected on less than 32% (9-of-29) of their first half shots.
  • Southern Arkansas opened the first four minutes of the third quarter on an 8-2 run to take a 37-35 lead as freshman accounted for all eight points.
  • Senior Makaila Jordan put SAU back on top at 42-41 with a pair of free throws at the 1:39 mark of a back-and-forth third quarter and Hamilton would follow on the next possession with an old-fashioned three-point play as she converted a free throw attempt after a successful contested bucket inside.
  • OKB cut their deficit to one at 45-44, with the final bucket of the third quarter on a Lexi Williams three-pointer, sparking the Lady Bison's aforementioned fourth quarter surge.
  • The Lady Muleriders' last lead of the contest came with 7:53 to play as Harden knocked down a trifecta to put SAU back in front 48-46.
  • Over the next 6:27 of game action, Oklahoma Baptist manufactured a 17-2 run to top Southern Arkansas in claiming their first GAC victory in five tries.
 
FOR SOUTHERN ARKANSAS
  • Sophomore guard Jasmyn Eckerman led Southern Arkansas with a career-high 13 points, while Crown and Harden followed with nine and eight points, respectively.
  • Jordan and Crown each grabbed a team-high nine rebounds, while freshman Kory Westerman and junior Anna Djedjemel collected two steals each with the latter recording a team-high three assists.
 
FOR THE OPPOSITION
  • Three Lady Bison scored in double figures led by Tasha Edge's 14 points followed by a dozen points from Williams and ten points from Autumn Avina. Edge recorded a double-double with a game-high ten rebounds.
  • Williams led OKB with game-highs in steals (5) and assists (4).
 
OF NOTE
  • Oklahoma Baptist registered just two free throw attempts in the first half, but followed with 14 attempts in the final two quarters.
  • The Lady Bison outscored SAU in points off of turnovers (15-7), while the Lady Muleriders capitalized on points off of turnovers (12-4) and edged OKB in bench points (25-23) and points in the paint (20-18).
 
UP NEXT
  • Southern Arkansas returns to action on Saturday, January 7, for a 1 p.m. tip-off with Southern Nazarene inside the W.T. Watson Center in Magnolia.
  • Live stats for the contest can be found here: http://www.sidearmstats.com/saumag/wbball.
  • Live video will also be provided: https://livestream.com/accounts/10140781.
  • Be sure to visit muleriderathletics.com for continuing coverage of Lady Mulerider Basketball including pre- and post-game updates, weekly notes, and the coach's show with Head Coach Julio Pacheco.
Print Friendly Version