HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – Hunter Eshnaur turned in a 17-kill effort, while Madison Nagel had 16 digs and Amanda Milnick dished out 37 assists, but the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns volleyball team (21-12) fell short in its quarterfinal matchup with Southwestern Oklahoma (14-16), falling 3-1 on Thursday at the Bank of the Ozarks Arena.  
 
COACH BAYER SAYS

• "I thought that we played hard and gave all of our effort tonight, but we were high-error and didn't take advantage of a lot of opportunities that we had. Southwestern Oklahoma is a very veteran team, they have a large senior group and they came out fired up and ready to go. We made too many errors. I want to thank our three seniors for their dedication to our program… it may not have ended on the note they wanted to, but they've had a lot of success here at Arkansas Tech. Our future looks bright. We have a lot of young players in the starting lineup, a lot of freshmen playing, so our future definitely looks promising.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Golden Suns hit .267 en route to a 25-21 victory in the opening set.
• Southwestern Oklahoma took charge in the second set, playing nearly flawless offensive volleyball, hitting .350 in a 25-15 win to even the match at one set apiece.
• SWOSU edged Tech in the third set, winning 28-26 in a closely-played set that saw 18 tie scores and three lead changes.
• The final set saw SWOSU pull ahead late to take a 25-21 victory and clinch the match.

NOTABLES

• Eshnaur led Tech with 17 kills, finishing as the only Golden Suns player in double figure kills on the night.
• Nagel's 16 digs led the Golden Suns, while Eshnaur (11 digs) and Matti Dix (15 digs) also reached double figures.
• McCall Wilkins led Tech with five blocks.
• The Golden Suns were outhit .245 to .138, but held a .267 to .184 advantage in the opening set.