MAGNOLIA, Ark.- The Southern Arkansas Muleriders (5-9, 2-6) will head to Western Oklahoma for a two-game road trip as they face-off against the Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs (7-6, 4-4) on Thursday, January 16th at 7:30 PM in Weatherford, Oklahoma and the Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers (6-8, 3-5) on Saturday, January 18th at 3:00 PM in Alva, Oklahoma.
 
Series History vs. Southwestern Oklahoma State
The Muleriders hold a 13-14 overall record against the Bulldogs and have lost their last two meetings to Southwestern. The first meeting between the two teams came on January 1st, 2012, a 56-62 SWOSU win in Magnolia, Arkansas. The most recent meeting between the two schools came on February 3rd, 2024, a 75-78 loss for the Muleriders.
 
Series History vs. Northwestern Oklahoma State
SAU holds a 10-14 overall record against the Ranges of Northwestern Oklahoma State and took a loss in both their meetings with NWOSU last season. The first meeting between the two teams came on November 29th, 2012, a 73-93 loss for the Blue and Gold. The most recent meeting between the schools came on February 1st, 2024, a 72-77 loss for SAU.
 
SAU at a Glance:
The Muleriders will look to pick up two road wins this week and improve on their 1-4 road record. The last road win for SAU came against Ouachita Baptist in Arkadelphia, a 95-94 win for the Muleriders.
 
SAU split last weeks games picking up their second conference win against Southeastern Oklahoma State then dropping a game to East Central in a hard fought two-point loss. Despite the loss, the Blue and Gold showed offensive promise shooting 41.4% from beyond the arc and 42.3% from the field. Anthony Igiede finished the game as the leading scorer for SAU with 18 points and the second leading rebounder with seven. Carel Ray Jr. also finished scoring double digits with 16 points of his own followed by Rashad Bishop's 11 points and team leading eight rebounds.
 
BJ Davis remains the leading scorer for the Muleriders with 180 total points and averaging 12.9 PPG. Anthony Igiede is the team's second leading scorer with 145 points and is averaging 10.4 PPG. Christian Caldwell leads the team in rebounding with 83 total rebounds and averages 5.9 rebounds per game.
 
Southwestern at a Glance:
The Bulldogs are riding a two-game losing streak after dropping both games this weekend in Arkadelphia losing to Henderson State by a final score of 87-78 and Ouachita Baptist by a final score of 75-62. In their most recent game against Ouachita Baptist, MJ Warrior led the team in scoring with 19 points and rebounding with seven total rebounds. Kray Rogers also finished the game scoring double-digits with 10 points of his own.
 
Tobias Roland is the teams leading scorer with 195 points and is averaging 15 PPG. MJ Warrior is the team's second leading scorer with 157 total points and is averaging 12.1 PPG. Warrior also leads the team in rebounds with 59 on the year and averages 4.5 RPG.
 
Northwestern at a Glance:
The Rangers are currently riding a three-game losing streak with their last loss coming against Henderson State in Arkadelphia by a final score of 96-70. Despite the loss, Camron McDowell led the team in scoring with 23 points. Max Alexander followed closely behind McDowell with 19 points while also leading the team in rebounding with four.
 
Max Alexander currently leads the team in scoring with 331 total points and is also averaging 23.6 PPG. Camron McDowell follows closely behind Alexander with 295 points of his own but currently leads the team in points per game with 24.6 PPG. Kabeya Tshibangu currently leads the team in rebounding with 91 total rebounds and is averaging 6.5 rebounds per game.
 
Broadcast Details:
You can follow all the action with live stats at muleriderathletics.com or watch it live through each team's livestream platforms.
 
Next Up:
SAU will return home next week to start a four-game homestand kicking it off against UAM on January 23rd and finishing against SNU on February 1st.