RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. - Allie Anderson's match-high 13 kills and Arkansas Tech's .327 attack percentage led the 16th-ranked Golden Suns to a 3-0 (25-18, 25-19, 25-21) victory over Northwestern Oklahoma on Saturday. 

UP NEXT

• Arkansas Tech (24-0, 9-0 GAC) will be on the road for its next three contests. The Suns travel to Shawnee, Okla. to take on Oklahoma Baptist on Thursday, Oct. 19 at 7 p.m.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Golden Suns dominated offensively in the first set, tallying 20 kills. Anderson led all players with six kills in the set, as Tech it .405 as a team. 
• Northwestern Oklahoma (16-7, 6-3 GAC) had success on offense in the first set, as well. The Rangers committed just two attack errors, however, and Arkansas Tech limited NWOSU to just 12 kills.
• Tech continued to thrive on offense in the second set, posting a .440 hitting percentage. The Suns recorded 14 kills on a match-low 25 attacks.
• Tabitha Spray led the Golden Suns with six kills in the second set, and Greer Rogers had her hands on three blocks. 
• The final set featured six ties and four lead changes, until a 7-2 run by Arkansas Tech gave the Suns a 15-10 lead. 
• Anderson later gave Tech the 25-21 win in the set with her 13th kill. Offensively, the Suns hit just .186 with 15 kills. Tech's defense controlled the game, however, holding the Rangers to a .053 hitting percentage.

NOTABLES

• The Golden Suns have now won 24 consecutive matches to start the season, and Tech remains atop the Great American Conference standings.
• The three-set victory gives Arkansas Tech its fourth consecutive straight-set win. The Suns have won eight of nine conference matches in three sets.
• Arkansas Tech finished the match hitting .327 as a team. NWOSU combined for a .152 attack percentage. The Suns also recorded 56 digs, compared to Northwestern's 37. 
• Lexie Johnston finished just behind Anderson with 10 kills in the match, followed by Hunter Eshnaur with nine. Spray had eight kills, six coming in the second set, and Rogers recorded five kills on 10 attacks with no errors. 
• Madison Nagel tallied 21 digs, her sixth 20-dig match this season. Eshnaur followed with 12 digs.
• Amanda Milnick's 41 assists in the win are tied for the most in a three-set match this season. 

HEAD COACH KRISTY BAYER SAYS

• "Our offense was phenomenal today. We had all of our hitters running on all cylinders. Any hitter that we could go to was doing well and was on. Amanda Milnick had her choice of anybody today."
• "I was just extremely impressed with the way our hitters saw the blocks and put the ball away. I am sure for the fans it was a whole lot of fun to watch today."
• "Although our offense looked impressive, I thought our defense, especially Madison Nagel, was all over the place. I think she can get overshadowed because our offense is so powerful, but she really is the glue that holds our team together."