MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Trailing by 12 in the third quarter, the Lady Mulerider Basketball team sparked a rally in the game's final quarter that saw them come within a 3-point deficit of Ouachita Baptist, 67-70, with just 32 seconds left to play but SAU eventually fell short as the Lady Tigers put up five additional points to secure the victory, 75-67, on Thursday night inside the W.T. Watson Center.
 
The Lady Muleriders led for most of the first half before the Lady Tigers scored 11 points within the first five minutes of the second quarter to take the lead from SAU, 20-18, and eventually extend it out to a 12-point advantage at the intermission, 57-45.
 
In the second half, both SAU and OUA each totaled 46 points. The Lady Muleriders sparked a rally in the fourth quarter that saw them come within three points of Ouachita with just 00:32 left to play.
 
In that quarter, an 11-4 run in the first five minutes of action brought the Lady Muleriders to a 5-point deficit, 56-61. The Lady Tigers immediately answered, jumping out to a 9-point lead, 65-56, with 3:28 left to play.
 
Ramiah Henry added to the excitement and put up six points in less than a minute followed by a clutch 3-point shot banked by Olivia McWilliams to pull the Lady Muleriders within the aforementioned 3-point deficit, 67-70, at 00:32. Three SAU fouls after that sent the Lady Tigers to the charity stripe where they connected with five-of-their-six free throw attempts to secure the win over SAU, 75-67.
 

OF NOTE:

• Three Lady Muleriders had double-figure scoring with Sue Key leading the way at 17, followed by Kimberly Crown (15) and Olivia McWilliams (11)
• Crown also totaled 10 rebounds in the game to register a double-double
• Maggie Evans had three blocks and Brette Wacha had five offensive rebounds

 
UP NEXT

• The Lady Muleriders are on the road this weekend as they travel to Arkadelphia for a GAC matchup with Henderson State slated for 1 p.m. on Saturday, January 20.