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57
Winner Northwestern Okla. NW 13-1,5-1 GAC
53
Southern Ark. SA 7-5,2-4 GAC
Winner
Northwestern Okla. NW
13-1,5-1 GAC
57
Final
53
Southern Ark. SA
7-5,2-4 GAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Northwestern Okla. NW 19 19 11 8 57
Southern Ark. SA 22 11 14 6 53

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | By: Jonathan Briggs

Muleriders fall to 19th ranked Lady Rangers in defensive battle

MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Southern Arkansas looked to meet the challenge of facing off against the 19th ranked Northwestern Oklahoma State Lady Rangers Saturday afternoon inside the W.T. Watson Center prior to students returning on campus. The Muleriders met the challenge and then some, but would be outlasted by the Lady Rangers in a back and forth defensive battle to see a final score of 53-57 in favor of NWOSU. Northwestern Oklahoma State earned their first victory over Southern Arkansas December 30, 2021.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Addy Tremie led the Southern Arkansas offense as she knocked down four of her nine attempts from beyond the arc and five of her eleven from the floor to account for with two free throws made to account for 16 points. Diamond Morris played hard underneath the basket as she led SAU in rebounds with six (4 OREB | 2 DREB). She also accounted for eight points and a couple steals. Riley Stanford in the first half saw fantastic success from three as she made three from the distance, but would not be able to knock the rest of her attempts, going three for nine. Sihirah Reese showed her pick-pocket skills as she recorded five steals on the afternoon.
 
THE GAME
Northwestern Oklahoma State came into this ballgame with much confidence from 2023, but was caught off-guard by the quickness of Coach Adam Collins' level of play. The Muleriders battled out the Lady Rangers in low-scoring fashion, in which they are not accustomed to. Southern Arkansas at halftime witness just a five-point deficit to the top-20 team in the country according to the WBCA, down 33-38, after making a brief comeback down ten with a late first half 5-0 run. SAU held the lead in the third for the longest with its largest lead being five points, but would be overcome by a Lady Ranger insurgence to then be down 47-49. From then on, Southern Arkansas could not reobtain the advantage, but could only tie the ballgame at 53 before giving up two more buckets to fall 53-57.
 
NEXT UP
The Muleriders continue their Sooner State stretch as they prepare to travel to Southeastern Oklahoma State next Thursday (Jan. 11) for a 5:30 p.m. tip-off which will then be followed by a trip to Ada, Oklahoma to matchup with the East Central Tigers on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. For more information on Mulerider Women's Basketball, check out www.MuleriderAthletics.com, or look us up @muleridersports on X, Facebook, and Instagram.
 
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