FIRST SERVE

The 2017 Lady Mulerider Volleyball season begins on Tuesday night at the Williams Baptist Tri-Match and high expectations abound this season under second-year Head Coach Britney Davis as Southern Arkansas sets its sights on returning to the Great American Conference Tournament after missing out on the eighth and final spot in 2016.

SAU opens its 2017 campaign in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, with a pair of matches against John Brown University and host Williams Baptist College. The NAIA doubleheader will serve as a tune-up for the Lady Muleriders, who begin NCAA Division II play on the r...