SHREVEPORT, La. — Mulerider Volleyball completed their final non-conference outing of the regular season, with Southern Arkansas sweeping the Centenary (LA) Ladies on the road with three dominant sets.
The Muleriders went on to outscore the Ladies with 38 kills to Centenary's 12, even thought Centenary recorded four fewer attack errors than SAU. Overall, the Blue and Gold held the Ladies to a negative hitting percentage clip at -.045.
SAU had just one individual with double-digit kills, as senior Allie Cooper had an impressive showing with her ten kills on 16 attacks with just one attack error, accounting for an attack percentage of .563.
Leading Southern Arkansas in assists was sophomore Kate Schofield with 20, while freshman Bailey Walker followed not far behind with 16 assists.
The defense had Kendall Toliver lead the way in digs, as the Wichita Falls, Texas local counted up 18 digs.
With 4.0 total blocks, Jessica Porten held down the net with one solo and three assists, while Allie Cooper also assisted at the net with three assisted blocks.
Set One (W, 25-13)
Southern Arkansas began the match with a strong 3-0 start, and looked to immediately gain complete control of the Gold Dome, but the Ladies had other plans for a brief period, tying the match at 5-5. SAU quickly followed up the tied contest with a 7-1 stretch to go up 11-6. While Centenary continued to battle back against SAU, the Muleriders continued to stretch its advantage to cruise to a 25-13 opening set win.
Set Two (W, 25-13)
The Ladies got the scoring started in the following set, but the group was shortly followed by a 5-0 stretch from the Muleriders, with just one attack error. Centenary quickly brought the set back within two points, but SAU tacked on another strong stretch of offense and awareness to go up 12-4 with a 6-0 stretch. Southern Arkansas kept up the strong performance with three more runs of three or more straight points to secure set two with a 25-13 final.
Set Three (W, 25-17)
Set three started in a similar way to the two previous, as Southern Arkansas had another strong beginning with a 3-0 lead. That lead did not last very long though, as the Muleriders were faced with some adversity from the Ladies' offense scoring a 7-2 stretch to take a 7-5 advantage. The Blue and Gold quickly responded to the adversity though, with the Muleriders scoring seven of the next nine points, going back up 12-9. After a few more points, the Ladies closed the gap to one point at 13-12, but SAU followed with a 6-0 run and used the stretch to carry them to a 25-17 set three win for the triumph in the match.
Up Next
Southern Arkansas' next outing will be back inside the W.T. Watson Center, as the Muleriders will host its annual Pink Out Game with the Ouachita Baptist Tigers coming into town for a 6:00 PM match on Thursday, October 22.
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