MAGNOLIA – The SAU Volleyball team looks to bounce back from their opening day loss to Henderson State when they host Ouachita Baptist tomorrow night inside the W. T. Watson Center.
The Muleriders took a set from Henderson State a week ago and look to take three sets this week off of the Reddies' crosstown rivals.
The Tigers are coming off an opening day loss of their own, a 3-0 loss to Arkansas Tech. Kayla Steinmeyer and Karli Ferguson both led the Tigers with seven kills each, while Kellen Church assisted 17 times and Lexie Castillow recorded 17 digs of her own.
The Muleriders out-killed the Reddies a week ago 43-41.
Morgan Gross led all players in that game with 15 kills, while
Victoria White and
Abby Bermudez recorded eight and seven kills, respectively.
Bermudez, White and
Bailey Kirk each notched two services aces, and White led the Muleriders with 13 digs.
Morgan Schuster picked up right where she left off a season ago. The sophomore recorded 38 assists, more than the Reddies, and added nine digs to the cause. Schuster also recorded a pair of blocks, the most for the Muleriders a week ago.
In this matchup last season, the Tigers came back after trailing two sets to one to steal victory from the Muleriders.
Head Coach
Lindsey Parks, in her second season, seeks her first win inside the W. T. Watson Center in charge of the Mulerider Volleyball program.
This game will also be the first volleyball game in which fans will be allowed in the stands in a limited capacity. More information regarding fan attendance can be found
here.