ALVA, Okla. – A huge second half surge allowed the Lady Muleriders to rally back from an 18-point disadvantage that eventually led to a 63-59 victory over Northwestern Oklahoma in the season's GAC conference opener on Thursday night in Alva, Oklahoma.

The Lady Muleriders got off to a slow start in the game trailing 15-33 at the intermission, but later found momentum in the third quarter after turning an 18-point scoring disadvantage into a five-point deficit on a 15-2 run within the first five minutes of the second half.

SAU scored the first pair of buckets in that sequence with a layup from B...