RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. - No. 14 Arkansas Tech will travel to Oklahoma for the final time of the regular season this week, as the Golden Suns take on Oklahoma Baptist and Southern Nazarene. Tech is scheduled for a 7 p.m. match against the Lady Bison on Thursday, Oct. 19, in Shawnee, before the Suns travel to Bethany for a 3 p.m. match against SNU on Friday.

Arkansas Tech (24-0, 9-0 GAC) currently sits atop the Great American Conference standings, one game ahead of Harding and Oklahoma Baptist. The Golden Suns are also two wins shy of tying the program record for consecutive victories. 

Tech earned four straight-set victories last week, including conference wins over SWOSU and NWOSU. Arkansas Tech has won 72 of 78 sets in 24 matches this season, and the Suns have lost just one set in GAC play. The Golden Suns lead the GAC in kills, assists, hitting percentage, and opponent hitting percentage.

Allie Anderson leads Arkansas Tech and ranks third in the conference with 3.43 kills per set in conference matches, while Amanda Milnick's 11.54 assists per set in GAC play tops the conference. Lexie Johnston, Milnick and Anderson rank second, third and fourth in the GAC in hitting percentage during conference matches. 

Oklahoma Baptist (13-9, 8-1 GAC) has won its previous four matches, including a three-set victory over UAM last Saturday. The Lady Bison's only conference defeat came at the hands of Southwestern Oklahoma on Sept. 28. Oklahoma Baptist ranks third in the GAC in opponent hitting percentage, and the Lady Bison lead the conference with 2.48 blocks per set. 

Southern Nazarene (11-11, 6-3 GAC) earned wins over UAM and Southern Arkansas last week, moving into a tie for fourth in the GAC standings. The Crimson Storm rank third in the GAC in both kills and assists, as Bailee Turing leads SNU and the conference with 4.09 kills per set. 

Live statistics and video for both matches are available at www.arkansastechsports.com. 

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