MAGNOLIA, Ark. – The Southern Arkansas University Muleriders are set for their road contest this weekend in Durant, Oklahoma as they face off against the Southeastern Oklahoma State Savage Storm on Saturday, November 7th at 2:00 PM.
Broadcast Information
Saturday's contest will be broadcast on the GAC Sports Network. Radio listeners can tune into KVMZ 99.1 FM as Dan Gregory and Ryan Phillips call all the action.
SAU Notables
The Muleriders enter the contest with momentum after a big win over the East Central University Tigers last weekend to close out their home slate of games.
Arkez Gomez was the star of the show in the contest totaling 102 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns with a long run of 65 yards. SAU outrushed the Tigers 271-96 in the contest while also out passing them 154-96 and outgaining them in total yards 425-164 for a stout defensive performance.
SAU ranks fourth in the Great American Conference (GAC) in rushing offense totaling 196.7 yards per game. The mark is also good for 32nd in Division II.
Arkez Gomez leads the team with his 620 rushing yards and seven rushing touchdowns. His mark of 620 rushing yards is seventh in the GAC.
Ryan Shackleton leads the offense with 602 passing yards and is tied for the team lead in passing touchdowns with three.
Isaac Norris still leads the team in receiving yards with 296.
The defense has been stout for the Muleriders as of late and were a big part in their victory over East Central last weekend.
Peyton Sellers still leads the team in total tackles with his 82. The mark is good for 5th in the GAC and 28th in Division II. The Muleriders are 3rd in the league in passing defense allowing just 159.3 passing yards per game. A mark which is good for 17th in Division II. The Muleriders are also 5th in the GAC in sacks hitting home 17 times this season.
SE Notables
The Savage Storm come into the game also riding momentum after defeating Henderson State University Reddies 35-27 last Saturday in Arkadelphia. Luke Hohenberger went 11-for-17 passing with two passing touchdowns and totaled 146 yards. Jaylen Holloway led the team with 73 rushing yards, but Levay Duncan totaled two rushing touchdowns in the game.
The Savage Storm are 9th in the league in passing yards per game with a mark of 179 YPG while also being 10th in the league in rushing yards per game averaging just 137.2 yards. Levay Duncan leads the team in rushing yards with 345 and nine rushing touchdowns. Levay Duncan also leads the Savage Storm in passing with 953 yards through the air while being second in passing touchdowns with five. Sean Steens is the leading receiver with 367 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns.
Southeastern's defense is also stout and one of their strong suits as the defense is tied for 2nd in the GAC in rushing yards allowed per game with a mark of 111.1 YPG. The mark is also good for 26th in Division II. The pass defense for the Savage Storm is more susceptible as they allow 180.4 yards per game through the air which is good for 8th in the league. The defense is second in the league in scoring defense allowing just 17.4 points per game and also second in total defense allowing 291.6 total yards per game. The marks are good for 18th and 26th respectively in Division II.
Series Notes
- The teams will meet for the 50th time in the series on Saturday
- SAU leads the all-time series 26-20-3
- The Muleriders are 10-11-2 in Durant
- SAU averages 20.06 points per meeting across all contests and have scored 983 total points
- The largest margin of victory for SAU came on 10/19/2019, a 49-7 win for SAU
- The smallest margin of victory for SAU came on 9/6/2014, a 30-29 win for SAU
- In their last 10 matchups against Southeastern, the Muleriders are 6-4
