MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Southern Arkansas (7-6 | 2-5) got back into action for game two of its three home game streak as the unit took on the Savage Storm of Southeastern Oklahoma State (8-5 | 5-2) in a Great American Conference contest between a couple of 7-5 groups inside the W.T. Watson Center.
 
The first half of the outing was a back-and-forth bout as the Muleriders and Storm had countered each other for each blow delivered to the other up until Southeastern padded on back-to-back three-pointers at the end of the second half to go up 33-39 and entered the intermission with momentum.
 
The Savage Storm entered the break with momentum and came right out where they had left off as the team had pulled off a 4-20 run during the third period and extended their lead to 37-59. A few free throws by Riley Stanford at the end of the quarter brought the Muleriders back under the 20-point deficit at 42-59.
 
The fourth quarter belonged to Southern Arkansas as the group sought a complete comeback after being down by as much as 22 points. In the final period of play, the Muleriders did just that as they produced a 20-4 stretch of their own making the deficit just one point at 62-63. Unfortunately for SAU, the Savage Storm tacked on a 2-6 run to close out the contest for their eighth victory on the campaign.
 
Team leaders:
Tequaza Chambers: 15 points (team lead) and four steals (tied team lead)
Marlee Bright: 13 points, four steals (tied team lead), five assists (team lead)
Addy Tremie: 13 points
Crystal Ortiz: 2 points, 9 rebounds (team lead), three steals, 1 block
Elena Lijo-Rodriguez: 8 points, 5 rebounds, two blocks (team lead)
 
Next Up:
Southern Arkansas continues the home stretch with the group welcoming the East Central Tigers on Saturday for a 1:00 PM tip-off.