MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Mulerider Women's Basketball is back on the road for one final trip to the Sooner State, as the Blue and Gold (11-13 | 7-11 GAC) are saddled up for a journey to West Oklahoma. The Muleriders will venture out west to take on the Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers (16-8 | 11-7 GAC) on Thursday (Feb. 19) and the Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs (10-13 | 8-10 GAC)
 
Series History vs. NWOSU
SAU vs. NWOSU | 2/19 (5:30 PM) 
17th meeting, Series Tied at 13-13 
First meeting: 3/9/1977 – SAU won 91-74 
Last meeting: 1/17/2026 – SAU won 58-51 
 
Series History vs. SWOSU
SAU vs. SWOSU | 2/21 (1:00 PM) 
29th meeting, SWOSU leads 24-4 
First meeting: 12/10/1997 – SWOSU won 74-57 
Last meeting: 1/15/2026 – SWOSU won 71-66 (OT)
 
Broadcast Information
Thursday's game will be broadcast on the Northwestern Oklahoma State Hudl Fan page. Saturday's game against Southwestern Oklahoma State will be broadcast at Wright Media.
 
SAU Notables
>>> The Muleriders come off a week in which the group went 1-2, with a win against Arkansas-Monticello (56-48), and losses to Henderson State (66-64) and #11 Harding (63-57). Southern Arkansas broke its five-game losing streak with the win against the UAM Cotton Blossoms, as SAU recorded its first win since beating the Blossoms five games prior. Before that, the Muleriders began a two-game winning streak after beating then 19^th-ranked NWOSU 58-51.
 
>>> Blythe Crawley continues to lead the Muleriders in scoring with her 291 points and 12.1 average, but over the last few weeks, Kennedy Moss has come onto the scene as one of the Blue and Gold's top scorers. Moss, a freshman from Trophy Club, Texas, is now the third player for SAU to crack into the 200+ point range this season, at 203. Over the last ten games, Moss leads the Muleriders in scoring with 107 points and a 10.7 ppg average. She is also the unit's leader in field goal percentage (46% | 50 attempts min.), free throws made (22), and free throw percentage (84.6%).
 
>>> Off the boards, the Muleriders are led in rebounding by Elena Lijo-Rodriguez for the season with 154 rebounds and an average of 6.4 per game. In the last ten games, Southern Arkansas has been led in boards by senior Marlee Bright. The local of Glenwood, Arkansas, is the team's top rebounder since the middle of January, as Bright has recorded 65 rebounds and averages 6.5 per game.
 
>>> Bright has not only become the Muleriders' top rebounder in the last ten games, but Bright is also approaching a pair of career records at Southern Arkansas University, as the senior is 18 assists away from tying the career assists record (378 | Carolyn Mack | 1988-92) and 11 steals away from the career steals record (263 | Gail Sanders | 1984-88).
 
NWOSU Notables
>>> The Rangers had a strong beginning to the conference season, as NWOSU started the conference schedule at 8-1 and received just its second loss on its tenth GAC contest this season, at SAU against the Muleriders (58-51). Since dropping the road match to Southern Arkansas, Northwestern Oklahoma State has gone 3-5 and now sits at 11-7 in the GAC.
 
>>> Northwestern Oklahoma State's primary leader in most statistical categories has been Kira Bass, who leads the Rangers in blocks (33 | 44^th GAC), blocks per game (1.38 | 4^th GAC), double-doubles (10 | 1^st GAC | 23^rd DII), field goal percentage (48.2 | 3^rd GAC), field goals (172 | 2^nd GAC | 20^th DII), free throw attempts (147 | 2^nd GAC), free throw percentage (85.0), free throws made (125 | 1^st GAC | 13^th DII), points scored (469 | 3^rd GAC | 21^st DII), points per game (19.5 | 3^rd GAC | 19^th DII), rebounds (234 | 1^st GAC), defensive rebounds per game (5.5 | 3^rd GAC), offensive rebounds per game (4.2 | 1st GAC | 11th DII), and rebounds per game (9.8 | 2nd GAC | 23rd DII).
 
>>> As a team, the Rangers still lead the league in multiple statistical categories, such as field goal percentage allowed (36.6), free throw percentage (79.8 | 6^th DII), rebound margin (11.0 | 10^th DII), offensive rebounds per game (14.9), rebounds per game (39.67), scoring defense (58.2), scoring margin (12.1), and steals per game (9.4).
 
SWOSU Notables
>>> The last time out between the Muleriders and the Bulldogs, SWOSU took home a victory while in Magnolia, as the group came back from being down 11 points in the second period, and defeated Southern Arkansas 71-66 in overtime, the unit's only overtime game this season. Since then, the Bulldogs have gone 4-5, but have been winners in three of their last four games and sit at 8-10 in league play.
 
>>> Multiple Bulldogs have been impressive this season, but one that stands out has been Landry Allen. The junior from Tuttle, Oklahoma, leads SWOSU in categories such as blocks (102 | 1^st GAC | 2^nd DII), blocks per game (4.86 | 1^st GAC | 2^nd DII), field goals made (122), points scored (317), points per game (15.1), defensive rebounds per game (5.4), steals (44 | 3^rd GAC), and steals per game (2.10 | 3^rd GAC).
 
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