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SAU Volleyball splits Day 1 of Dr. Margaret Downing Invitational; sweep Union, drop 5-setter to UTPB
MAGNOLIA, Ark. – The Southern Arkansas Volleyball team opened up their 2018 campaign in front of the home crowd on Friday as they played a pair of matches in the opening day of the Second-Annual Dr. Margaret Downing Volleyball Invitational. SAU wo...
Mulerider Helle Leed selected as one of two conference nominees by the GAC for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Southern Arkansas University outgoing senior golfer Helle Leed has been chosen as one of two nominees from the Great American Conference (GAC) to continue on in the selection process for the 2018 NCAA Woman of the Year Award as i...
Richardson and Vasquez claim top individual honors; headline SAU contingent on All-GAC teams
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Southern Arkansas baseball team totaled seven All-Great American Conference selections for the 2018 season as well as a pair of Distinguished Scholar-Athletes as the league released its annual All-GAC Baseball teams and s...
Vasquez and White combine for 18 strikeouts as Muleriders top Ouachita 3-1 in series-opener
MAGNOLIA, Ark. - Dominant pitching was on full display on Friday night for the No. 24-ranked Southern Arkansas baseball team as Hunter Vasquez and Eric White combined to rack up 18 strikeouts against Ouachita Baptist in a 3-1 Mulerider victory to...
Early deficit too much to overcome for No. 24 Southern Arkansas against No. 6 Delta State
MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Former conference rivals Southern Arkansas and Delta State met on the diamond once more on Tuesday afternoon in a mid-week affair, and it was the No. 6-ranked Statesmen who came away with the win as they scored in all but one i...
No. 7 Lady Muleriders sweep doubleheader behind strong offensive showing
BETHANY, Okla. – The No. 7-ranked Southern Arkansas softball team put together an impressive offensive performance across both ends of Friday's doubleheader at Southern Nazarene as the Lady Muleriders totaled 20 runs on 28 hits en route to picking u...
Bonner named GAC Player of the Week
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Southern Arkansas senior outfielder Kiara Bonner has been named as the Great American Conference Player of the Week as it was announced by the league office eon Tuesday. Bonner becomes the third GAC Player of the Week from SAU a...
No. 35 Muleriders handle Henderson State in non-conference tilt, 20-6
MAGNOLIA, Ark. – The Southern Arkansas baseball team set a season-high for runs scored and tied a season-best in hits as the Muleriders scored 20 runs on 13 hits en route to a 20-6 blowout victory over Henderson State on Tuesday night in a n...
Muleriders handle Bisons at home, 88-55
MAGNOLIA, Ark. – The Southern Arkansas men's basketball team played one of its most complete games of the year on Thursday night as the Muleriders led wire-to-wire and cruised to an 88-55 win over Harding on Thursday night at the W.T. Watson Center....
SAU Football totals 13 All-GAC honorees; Lison headlines seven first-team selections as Defensive Player of the Year
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Great American Conference announced its annual all-conference teams for football on Tuesday and for the second-straight year, the Southern Arkansas football team was well-represented with a total of 13 selections. Among t...
Muleriders fall in season-opener to Minot State, 84-70
LANCASTER, Texas – The 2017-18 season for the Southern Arkansas men's basketball team got off to a tough start on Friday night as the Muleriders dropped the opening game of their new campaign to Minot State, 84-70 as part of the GAC/NSIC Crossover C...
Muleriders upended late at Henderson State
ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – The Southern Arkansas football team came out on the short end of what turned out to be a thrilling game on Saturday afternoon at Carpenter-Haygood Stadium as the Muleriders were upended late, falling on the road to Henderson S...
Muleriders hold off late push by East Central; beat Tigers 35-28
ADA, Okla. – A 21-0 Southern Arkansas lead at one point late in the first half turned out to be a nail-biting 35-28 win for the Muleriders as they had to hold off a strong second half rally by East Central on Saturday afternoon at Norris Field at Koi...
7th-annual Rip Powell Invitational Golf Tournament to be held on June 23
MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Southern Arkansas University is pleased to announce that the 7th-Annual Rip Powell Invitational Golf Tournament, presented by Mustard Seed Wealth Management, will take place on Friday, June 23 at the Magnolia Country Club. The a...
SAU Baseball falls in regional opener to No. 4-seed Lindenwood, 14-7
EMPORIA, Kan. – An early offensive surge by No. 4-seed Lindenwood was too much for the No. 5-seed Southern Arkansas baseball team to overcome as the Muleriders fell in their opening game of the 2017 Central Region Tournament to Lindenwood by a s...
Tabor goes the distance; bats heat up as Muleriders stay alive in the GAC Baseball Championships with 11-3 win over Arkansas Tech
ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – Kenneth Tabor pitched a complete-game with nine strikeouts while the offense struck for 11 runs on nine hits as the top-seeded Southern Arkansas baseball team staved off elimination with an 11-3 win over No. 2-seed Arkansas T...
Rucker sets new career home run record in 9-5 elimination loss to Henderson State
ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – Southern Arkansas senior outfielder Trevor Rucker now sits alone atop the SAU record book for career home runs as he blasted his 42nd career homer in the Muleriders' 9-5 loss to Henderson State in an elimination game at the 2017 G...
Top-seeded Muleriders suffer 13-5 defeat to No. 4-seed Henderson State
ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – The top-seeded Southern Arkansas baseball team suffered its first loss of the postseason on Thursday afternoon as they were upended by No. 4-seed Henderson State by a score of 13-5. The Muleriders will now play an elimination g...
Senior Day spoiled by UAM; #15 Muleriders fall in regular season finale
MAGNOLIA, Ark. – The No. 15-ranked Southern Arkansas baseball team had its Senior Day spoiled by Arkansas-Monticello as the Boll Weevils upended the Muleriders by a score of 15-4 on Saturday afternoon at Walker Stadium at Goodheart Field. TEAM R...
No. 2 Muleriders power past Arkansas Tech in series finale, 12-4; secure fourth GAC Regular Season Championship
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Southern Arkansas baseball team is back on top of the Great American Conference landscape as the No. 2-ranked Muleriders secured their fourth GAC Regular Season Championship out of the first six years of the league by b...
No. 2-ranked Muleriders suffer first GAC series loss of the season; drop DH to Arkansas Tech
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The No.2-ranked Southern Arkansas baseball team lost its first Great American Conference series of the year on Sunday as the Muleriders dropped both ends of a doubleheader on the road at Arkansas Tech by scores of 4-0 and 2-1. T...
No. 14 Lady Muleriders split doubleheader; split season series with UAM
MONTICELLO, Ark. – The No. 14-ranked Southern Arkansas softball team completed their season series against rival Arkansas-Monticello on Wednesday afternoon at Blossom Field, and SAU and UAM split the twin-bill in a pair of low-scoring affairs. W...
No. 6 Muleriders fall to Mississippi College in extra innings, 4-3
CLINTON, Miss. –The No. 6-ranked Southern Arkansas baseball team dropped a mid-week game on the road at Mississippi College as the Choctaws were able to edge the Muleriders, 4-3 in 12 innings. TEAM RECORDS #6 Southern Arkansas Muleriders (26-7) M...
Walk-off walk sends No. 11 Muleriders to 3-2 win over No. 15 Statesmen in 11 innings
MAGNOLIA, Ark. – A bases loaded walk drawn by Cortland McPherson in the bottom of the 11thinning forced home Blake Hall with the winning run as the No. 11-ranked Southern Arkansas baseball team beat No. 15-ranked Delta State by a score of 3-2 on T...
Two-run ninth inning sends No. 16 Muleriders to 8-7 win over Northwestern Oklahoma in series opener
ALVA, Okla. – The No. 16-ranked Southern Arkansas baseball team scored a pair of runs in the top of the ninth inning to break what was a six-all tie at the time. Those two runs proved to be just enough as the Muleriders went on to beat Northwestern O...
