Box Score RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Madison Nagel set a new Arkansas Tech record with 48 digs, eclipsing the previous record of 39 set by Stacey Burnett-Mallett against UALR in 1989, Emily Todd turned in a match-best 18 kills, and Sarah Bennett turned in a 12-kill performance, hitting .333 as the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns (8-4, 4-0 Great American Conference) held off a late rally by Harding (7-4, 2-1 GAC), winning a 3-2 match on Tuesday at Tucker Coliseum.

"I am very impressed with Madison Nagel," said Golden Suns head coach Kristy Bayer. "48 digs is amazing."

The Golden Suns snapped Harding's 32-match conference winning streak.

After Tech won the first two sets 25-23 and 25-19, Harding came back and took 25-23 and 25-15 wins in the third and fourth sets to even the match at two sets apiece.
The Lady Bisons continued their momentum into the fifth set, opening the set with a 4-0 lead before the Golden Suns reeled off six points in a row to claim the lead. Harding went
on a 6-1 run to pull ahead 10-7 before Katie Huff's kill ended the Lady Bisons' run.

Tech knotted the fifth set at 11-11, and pulled ahead 12-11 before Harding quickly tied the set and reclaimed a 13-12 lead on an attacking error.

However, the Golden Suns put the Lady Bisons away as Bennett, Kaylee Konsella, and Todd put three kills together to close out the match.

"Win or lose we play well under pressure and played well when it mattered," head coach Kristy Bayer said. "Harding is a good team, we have a great rivalry with them and our team remained composed and we pulled it out."

Konsella had a 15-kill performance in the win, while Kaci Jackson had a 17-dig performance. Sierra Nighswonger posted a double-double with 47 assists and 15 digs.
The Golden Suns return to action at 4 p.m. on Friday, facing Southern Nazarene.