MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Mulerider Volleyball is set for one last ride inside the W.T. Watson Center this campaign, as Southern Arkansas University will celebrate its two seniors, Allie Cooper and Jessica Porten, prior to the start of the match. For the match, the Blue and Gold will face the Harding Lady Bisons for the second time this season on Tuesday, November 3, at 6:00 PM.
 
A Glance at Southern Arkansas
The Muleriders enter the week with a 9-18 overall record and a GAC record of 3-11. The group improved to three victories in league action after going on the road and defeating in-state foe Henderson State with a final score of three sets to one. Southern Arkansas' road win against the Reddies was the first time since the 2015 campaign that the Blue and Gold took down Henderson State in Arkadelphia.
 
Following last week, Brinklee Dauenhauer remains the Muleriders' leader in scoring for kills and total points, as the senior from Springtown, Texas is up to 273 kills and has tallied 319.5 total points. Besides kills, Dauenhauer adds to her total points with her astute ability to serve, currently sitting at 40 service aces this campaign and ranking third in the Great American Conference.
 
Leading the group in directing the offense is Hayden Pinard, with the Roseburg, Oregon native accounting for 589 assists this season and averaging 7.36 per set. The Oregon local is also the team's second-highest producer of service aces with 22.
 
With the fourth-most digs in the GAC and 17^th most in the nation, Southern Arkansas is led in the digs department with 530 by Kendall Toliver. The Wichita Falls, Texas local ranks third in the league for digs per set with 5.30 per set.
 
Two Muleriders have recorded 50.0+ total blocks this campaign, with Courtnee Morgan still leading the unit with 57.0 total blocks (22 solos | 35 assists). With the second-most blocks on the team, Cooper has recorded 52.0 total blocks (17 solos | 35 assists).
 
SAU vs. HU | Nov. 3 | 6:00 PM
77^th Meeting, HU leads 58-19
First Meeting: 9/15/1983 – 3-0 SAU win
Last Meeting: 9/22/2026 – 3-2 HU win (Searcy, AR)
Streak: W21 HU
 
While the Muleriders are coming off their first road win against Henderson State since 2015, the Blue and Gold are still in search of their first win against the Harding Lady Bisons since 2015, a year in which Southern Arkansas swept the Lady Bisons with three matches won over Harding. In SAU's most recent encounter with the Lady Bisons in Searcy, Arkansas, this year, the Muleriders tallied their second time to win multiple sets against Harding since 2015, and their first time whilst in Searcy to do so since 2015.
 
Harding's most recent loss this season was back on October 2, as the unit fell to Southern Nazarene 3-0. Since then, the Lady Bisons have been dominant, winning their last seven matches. Harding has already clinched their spot in the Great American Conference Championship Tournament, as the team is 21-4 overall and 11-3 in the league.
 
Leading the Lady Bisons in kills this campaign is currently Melaina Haines, as the freshman has accounted for 277 kills this season. She also leads the group in total points with 329.0.
 
While not leading the team in total kills, third-year player Philomina Klotz currently leads the Great American Conference in hitting percentage with a .409 clip (12^th DII), and also has 240 kills this season.
 
With the fourth-most assists this season in the GAC, Olivia Wiedower has been very impressive while orchestrating the Lady Bisons offense, currently with 954 assists (23^rd DII). She also leads the conference in assists per set with 10.48 (16^th DII).
 
On defense, Klotz is also the team's leader in total blocks with 68.0 this campaign (20 solos | 48 assists).
 
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