ARKADELPHIA, Ark. - The Ouachita Tigers moved to 2-0 in the Great American Conference on Tuesday, defeating the Southern Arkansas Lady Muleriders 3-0. 

The Tigers (7-3, 2-0 GAC) jumped out to an early 6-1 lead in the first set, but Southern Arkansas eventually took a 17-15 lead. A 7-1 run by Ouachita, lead by Stephanie Pollnow's one kill and 1.5 blocks, put the Tigers ahead 22-18 to force an SAU timeout. With the score 24-22, Jayme Shell won the Tigers the set with a kill on an assist from Stormi Leonard.

In the second set, the Tigers dominated offensively and defensively. Southern Arkansas was held to a .000 attack percentage, and the Lady Muleriders committed 11 attack errors. Ouachita committed only two errors to finish the set with a .312 attack percentage. 

The third set was a back-and-forth contest throughout, until Abby Pickett, the GAC leader in kills and attack percentage, gave the Tigers the 25-23 win with a kill from Leonard. Ouachita recorded a match-high 17 kills in the set. 

The Tigers finished with 45 kills and only 12 errors, while the Lady Muleriders recorded 40 kills and 23 errors. Ouachita also outscored Southern Arkansas in aces (5-3), blocks (6-4) and assists (44-39). Pickett led all players with 16 kills, followed by Kori Bullard with 12. 

Leonard had a match-high 42 assists, while adding seven digs. Ashley Wake led everyone with 15 digs. 

The Tigers will be back in action on Thursday, Sept. 24, when they host Arkansas Tech University. The match is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. in Sturgis Physical Education Center.