[January 6, 2009]

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MAGNOLIA– Dr. David Rankin, president of Southern Arkansas University, has been selected as a member of the NCAA Division II President’s Council. His appointment fills a vacancy in the southern region, and his term expires in January 2012.
The President’s Council is a 15 member body with representation based on weighted regional membership. [...]

[January 5, 2009]

By: Houston Taylor
MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Tony James scored 10 points down the stretch to push Southern Arkansas past LeTourneau 66-63 Monday at the W.T. Watson Athletic Center. The win avenged a 72-66 setback to the Yellow Jackets in Longview, Texas, on November 22.
Down 21-13 in the first half, the Muleriders clawed back to [...]

[December 30, 2008]

By: Houston Taylor
MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Southern Arkansas (5-6) finally shook off the rust to hold on for an 80-64 win over Central Baptist College (10-7) Tuesday at the W.T. Watson Athletic Center.
The Muleriders hadn’t seen action in 17 days since December 13 while on Christmas break and it showed as they let a 44-33 [...]

[December 29, 2008]

By: Houston Taylor
PENSACOLA, Fla. – Southern Arkansas overcame a nine-point second half deficit to rally past host West Florida, 55-52, Monday in the West Florida Holiday Classic at the UWF Fieldhouse.
Trailing 37-28 with 12:58 remaining, the Lady Muleriders put together a 14-5 run over a five minute span to knot it 42-42 at 7:54 [...]

[December 22, 2008]

By: Houston Taylor
MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Southern Arkansas linebacker Steven Dauenhauer will be honored January 10 at the fifth annual Little Rock Touchdown Club awards banquet at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Little Rock.
Dauenhauer is one of 11 state collegiate football players selected to represent their universities as most valuable players, and one of 28 [...]

[December 18, 2008]

By: Houston Taylor
MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Junior guard Goldie White’s old-fashioned three-point play broke a 49-49 deadlock with 29 seconds left and Southern Arkansas hit five consecutive free throws down the stretch to pull out a 56-52 win over visiting Newman (Kan.) Thursday at the W.T. Watson Athletic Center.
The Lady Muleriders (5-6) let a 10-point [...]

[December 13, 2008]

By: Houston Taylor
SEARCY, Ark. – In a game of runs, Alabama-Huntsville had the last one and pulled away for a 71-54 victory over Southern Arkansas Saturday in the Harding Classic at Rhodes Field House.
The Muleriders (4-6) battled back from 14-point deficits twice in the first half for a 37-36 lead at 16:41 in the [...]

[December 12, 2008]

By: Houston Taylor
SEARCY, Ark. – Southern Arkansas had No. 15 North Alabama on the ropes for 30 minutes, but the Lions (7-2) roared back in the latter part of the second half for a 78-66 win Friday in the Harding Classic at Rhodes Field House.
After holding a 38-33 advantage at halftime, the Muleriders were [...]

[December 12, 2008]

By: Houston Taylor
MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Bill Keopple was introduced as the 19th head football coach at Southern Arkansas University in a press conference Friday in Overstreet Hall on the university campus. He has served the past six years as head coach at Texarkana Arkansas High School.
Keopple brings 25 years of coaching experience to [...]

[December 11, 2008]

By: Houston Taylor
MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Director of Athletics Jay Adcox has announced that the Southern Arkansas athletic department will hold a formal press conference Friday to announce the hiring of current Texarkana Arkansas High School football coach Bill Keopple as the new head coach of the Muleriders.
Keopple, who becomes the 19th head football coach [...]

[December 9, 2008]

By: Houston Taylor
COMMERCE, Texas – Leading from the outset, Texas A&M-Commerce cruised to a 74-53 win over a flat Southern Arkansas team Tuesday at the A&M-Commerce Fieldhouse.
The Muleriders (4-4), who had a three-game winning streak snapped, hadn’t played since a week ago and it showed as the Lions (4-3) jumped out to an 8-0 [...]

[December 6, 2008]

By: Houston Taylor
MONTICELLO, Ark. – Junior guard Goldie White gave Southern Arkansas a 2-0 advantage 16 seconds into the game, but Ashton Benford’s and Farren Fox’s jumpers over the next two minutes put St. Mary’s in front for good as the Rattlers (8-1) went on to a 52-40 win Saturday in the Arkansas-Monticello Holiday [...]

[December 5, 2008]

By: Houston Taylor
MONTICELLO, Ark. – Southern Arkansas picked up its third consecutive win with a 67-62 decision over Tougaloo (Miss.) College Friday in the Arkansas-Monticello Mary Jane Gilbert Classic at Steelman Fieldhouse.
The Lady Muleriders (4-5) overcame a 10-point halftime deficit and a 14-point margin in the second half, hitting 7 of 10 free throws [...]

[December 3, 2008]

By: Houston Taylor
MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Southern Arkansas center Kmaria Hobbs (Fr., 5-11, Clarksville, Texas) has followed up her impressive week on the hardwood by being named Gulf South Conference West Division Player of the Week. She averaged 21.5 points and 9.5 rebounds in the Lady Muleriders’ four games through the Thanksgiving break.
Hobbs posted [...]

[December 3, 2008]

By: Houston Taylor
MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Senior forward Charles Moore’s fall-away toss at the bucket was good as time expired, lifting Southern Arkansas to a 66-64 win over Southeastern Oklahoma State Tuesday at the W.T. Watson Athletic Center.
Knotted at 64-64 and 0.9 seconds showing on the clock, sophomore guard Channin Harden delivered a baseball pass [...]

[December 1, 2008]

By: Houston Taylor
ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – Freshman center Kmaria Hobbs posted career and game-highs of 27 points and 12 rebounds to lead Southern Arkansas (3-5) past Harris-Stowe State (Mo.) (1-6) by a 74-63 decision Monday in the Henderson State Classic at the Duke Wells Center.
With the Lady Muleriders trailing 49-48 with 9:14 left, Hobbs’ jumper [...]

[November 30, 2008]

By: Houston Taylor
ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – Southern Arkansas took control early and cruised past Montevallo (Ala.), 66-50, Sunday in the Henderson State Classic at the Duke Wells Center.
Other than the Falcons (2-5) getting a rebound tip-in to open the scoring, the Lady Muleriders (2-5) led throughout in picking up their second victory of the season. [...]

[November 29, 2008]

By: Houston Taylor
NATCHITOCHES, La. – Southern Arkansas had a Thanksgiving upset on their minds, but NCAA Division I Northwestern State (2-2) pulled away at the end for a 76-65 win over the Lady Muleriders (1-5) Saturday at Prather Coliseum.
Junior guard Goldie White, who scored a game-high 24 points in the contest, hit a jumper [...]

[November 26, 2008]

By: Houston Taylor
MAGNOLIA, Ark. – The Southern Arkansas Mulerider baseball program will hold two Christmas camps next month, a pitching and catching camp on December 20, and a skills and drills camp December 20-21.
The one-day pitching and catching camp, for ages 9 to 15, will emphasize pitching and catching drills and arm [...]

[November 25, 2008]

By: Houston Taylor
MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Texas A&M-Commerce guard Britney Jordan and Southern Arkansas guard Goldie White matched each other throughout, but in the end it was Jordan’s Lions sneaking away with an 85-82 win Tuesday over the Lady Muleriders at the W.T. Watson Athletic Center.
An honorable mention All-America selection last year, Jordan poured in [...]