SEARCY, Ark. — Southern Arkansas (12-12 | 7-11) faced number two on the Great American Conference Standing on Saturday evening as the Muleriders took on the Harding Bisons (18-6 | 14-4). The Blue and Gold gave a solid fight in the outing, but were outlasted in the fourth quarter and fell to the Bisons 55-73. 

The Muleriders were stunned early in the outing as Harding outscored Southern Arkansas 10-23 and seemed to have complete control of the bout. Period two saw a much closer go-around as the Muleriders were outscored just 15-19 and entered the intermission down 25-42. What seemed like a "how the turn tables" moment came in the third period as SAU closed down the point gap to seven at 49-56 after the Blue and Gold was down by as much as 22 points in the second period (18-40). The Bisons did not let SAU hang around for too long though as the unit the dominated the final quarter of action 6-17 for the final 55-73 score. 

The Muleriders saw the downfall come after SAU was out rebounded 28-49 and were fouled 29 times compared the Harding's 17. The Bisons saw nine more points from free throw opportunities. 

Tequaza Chambers accounted for her fourth 20+ point game in the last seven contest as the senior from Plain Dealing, Louisiana scored 26 points against the Bisons and was 10-20 from the floor along with going 5-6 from the charity stripe. Chambers saw just 30 minutes of action as she played with four fouls the majority of the final period until finally being fouled out with a minute to go in the contest.

Top Players:

Qua Chambers: 26 points (led game), five rebounds, two assists, and one steal

Marlee Bright: Seven rebounds (led team) and two steals (led team)

Addy Tremie: 10 points, two rebounds, and one block (led team)

Next Up:

Darrick Matthews and his Muleriders are back in Magnolia after their four-game road trip for Student Appreciation Night in front of what will be a raucous crowd as Southern Arkansas will take on Northwestern Oklahoma State at 5:30 PM Thursday night.