WARRENSBURG, Mo. – In Arkansas Tech's final contest of the Peggy Martin Challenge on Saturday, the Tech Golden Suns dropped a five-set thriller to the Newman Jets (25-21, 17-25, 30-28, 18-25, 17-15). Despite the loss, Tech's 76 kills are the most in a match since Nov. 12, 2011.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• In the first set, Newman (9-3) took a commanding lead on a 6-0 run, and the Golden Suns were unable to even the score as the Jets took the lead with a four-point win.
• Arkansas Tech (6-6) answered with a 25-17 win in set two, after the Golden Suns posted a .441 attack percentage. Amanda Milnick led the way with five of Tech's 17 kills in the set.
• The Golden Suns recorded 19 kills in the third game, but Newman took the set with 23 kills and a .304 hitting percentage.
• Down 2-1, Tech opened the fourth set with five consecutive points to force a Newman timeout. The Golden Suns maintained a lead of at least three for the rest of the set, ending on a 4-1 run to tie the match.
• Newman took the early lead in the final set of play and eventually reached match-point at 14-11. Arkansas Tech responded with four straight points to take a 15-14 lead, but the Jets took the final three points to claim the victory.

NOTABLES

• Tech hit .293 for the match, the second highest attack percentage this season.
• Milnick and Kenzie Dozier each finished with a team-high 17 kills, while Milnick hit .516 with just one error. Milnick also added 28 assists and eight digs.
• Hunter Eshnaur posted 16 kills and 16 digs to earn her eighth double-double of the season.
• Sarah Rosinke picked up her third double-double of the season, getting a team-high 31 assists to go with 10 digs.
• Madison Nagel tied a season-high with 25 digs in the loss, while Matti Dix added 20.

NEXT UP

• The Golden Suns return to Great American Conference play next week, as Tech travels to Searcy on Tuesday, Sept. 20, to take on Harding. Live stats and video will be available at www.arkansastechsports.com.