MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Back on the road goes Mulerider Volleyball (7-16 | 2-9 GAC) for a Tuesday night outing in Shreveport, Louisiana, against NCAA Division III affiliate, the Centenary Ladies (1-12 | 0-7 SCAC).
 
A Glance at Southern Arkansas
Southern Arkansas comes off a 1-1 weekend, as the Blue and Gold defeated Northwestern Oklahoma State in five sets before falling to Southwestern Oklahoma State in another five-set bout.
 
This contest marks the final non-conference action for SAU, as the group will get back into Great American Conference play on Thursday, when Southern Arkansas will take on Ouachita Baptist for its annual Pink Out Game.
 
Still leading the Muleriders in kills and overall scoring, Brinklee Dauenhauer has accounted for 231 kills this season and 272.5 points. The Springtown, Texas, local has scored a large chunk of her points this season from the back line, tallying 35 service aces (3^rd GAC) this campaign. Also with 200+ kills this campaign, Peighton Killeen has recorded 214 kills and 230.5 total points.
 
Assisting the offense, SAU is led by Hayden Pinard in assists with her 473 assists this season. Behind her is sophomore Kate Schofield with 343 assists.
 
On defense, the unit is led by Kendall Toliver with 434 digs, ranking third in the league and 17^th in the nation. Two Muleriders have 40+ blocks this season, with Courtnee Morgan leading the way with 49.0 blocks and Allie Cooper tallying 43.0 total blocks.
 
SAU vs. Centenary| Oct. 20 | 6:00 PM
13^th Meeting, SAU leads 11-1
First Meeting: 9/1/1989 – 2-0 SAU win (Magnolia, AR)
Last Meeting: 10/21/2025 - 3-0 SAU win (Shreveport, LA)
Streak: W3 SAU
 
The Centenary Ladies are on an eight-game losing streak, as the group has yet to claim a victory since defeating Jarvis Christian 3-2 on September 17.
 
The last time the Ladies overcame the Muleriders was back in 2000, which was the first game of the four-game stretch for SAU in Shreveport.
 
As of now, the Ladies are led in scoring by Sydnei Pena with 79 kills, followed by E'Mirrah Harris' 71 kills.
 
Centenary's offensive orchestration has primarily gone through one set, with Danielle Primavera taking the reins at the position with 155 assists.
 
While leading the team in kills, Pena is also the squad's top digs recorder, accounting for 96 thus far. With the second-most digs, Addison Wentzel has tallied 81 digs.
 
The most blocks by one of the Ladies this season has come from Harris, as the freshman leads with 26.0 total blocks (7 solo | 19 assists)
 
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