MAGNOLIA, Ark. – The Southern Arkansas Lady Mulerider Volleyball team played inside the W.T. Watson Center for the first time in 2017 and battled early in all three sets before suffering a straight sets loss (16-25, 19-25, 18-25) to (RV) Arkansas Tech in the league opener for both schools on Tuesday evening in Magnolia.

The Lady Muleriders (3-9, 0-1 GAC) took an 11-10 lead in the opening set courtesy of a tie-breaking kill from senior middle hitter Alli O'Banion. Tech (10-0, 1-0 GAC) would answer with a 9-1 run to take the momentum and the opening set.

In the second frame, Southern Arkansas ag...