Rivalry week in the Great American Conference is here, and the Southern Arkansas Lady Muleriders (7-6, 2-5 GAC) will welcome in winless Arkansas-Monticello (0-14, 0-8 GAC) tonight and Harding on Saturday.
Tonight's game tips off at 5:30 p.m. in the W.T. Watson Athletic Center, followed by the Muleriders and Boll Weevils at 7 p.m.
Despite dropping their last four contests, women's head coach Adam Collins's team still finds themselves as the nation's No. 2 ranked scoring offense among the NCAA DII ranks with 88.2 ppg. SAU has outscored their opponents 1147-1079 and have a scoring margin of +5.2.
The Lady Mulerider offense has relied heavily on Kisi Young this year as she leads the team with 14.3 point per game. Diamond Morris has finished in double-figures in her last three outings, and averages of 11.1 points, followed by Ariana Guinn's 11.1 points. Mychala Linzy is averaging 10.3 ppg, followed by Kenzie Ezekiel (10.2).
The Cotton Blossoms come into tonight's rivalry game with no wins on the season and have been outscored 1142-806 by their opponents. UAM is averaging 57.6 points per game and is led by Taylor Flores (16.1 ppg) and Bailey Harris (9.6 ppg).