ARKADELPHIA, Ark. — Henderson State will look to get back to winning ways when it travels to Magnolia, Arkansas for a Tuesday evening matchup with Southern Arkansas at 6 p.m.
Despite the loss to Arkansas Tech last Thursday, the Reddies (7-8, 1-2) got superb performances up and down the lineup, including 22 kills and 18 digs from Courtney Bolf, 15 kills and a career-high eight block assists from Adrianna Hartmann, as well as double-doubles from Sabrina Show, Abby Blackburn and Taylor Scalzi. The Reddies are currently tied for seventh in an ultra-competitive Great American Conference.
Southern Arkansas | (2-11, 0-3) | T-10th in GAC
The Lady Mulerider's first-year head coach Lindsey Partridge has the tall task of turning around an SAU program that is a combined 6-42 in GAC play over the last three years. Southern Arkansas is off to another tough start, and the Lady Muleriders are looking to snap a seven-game losing streak when the Reddies roll into Magnolia for Tuesday's match. However, SAU is returning many of its integral pieces from last season including Morgan Gross, Seven Powers, and Bailey Cagle, who combined for 602 kills last season. Freshman Morgan Schuster has taken over the setter position for SAU and has racked up 402 assists, more than SAU's team leader in the 2018 season. Schuster is currently averaging 9.64 assists per set in GAC play.Â
HSU Statistical Leaders:
Senior, Courtney Bolf – 186 Kills
Junior, Abby Blackburn – 348 Assists
Sophomore, MaKenzie Thoman – 289 Digs
Senior, Adrianna Hartmann – 56 Blocks
SAU Statistical Leaders:
Senior, Seven Powers – 121 Kills
Freshman, Morgan Schuster – 402 Assists
Junior, Alana Perez – 184 Digs
Junior, Bailey Cagle – 26 Blocks
Henderson State Milestone Watch
- Against Arkansas Tech, Courtney Bolf passed Britnee James for fifth in career kills at HSU. Bolf needs 17 more to pass Lataria Andrews on the all-time list. Bolf also passed Carla Silveira for eighth all-time in digs and needs two aces to pass Annick Lagourgue for 10th in program history.
- Adrianna Hartmann's eight block assists versus Arkansas Tech pushed her past Nikki Dancer for fifth all-time in HSU history. Hartmann needs eight total blocks to pass Traci Melancon for seventh in program history.