SHAWNEE, Okla. - No. 14 Arkansas Tech won its 25th consecutive match on Thursday, defeating Oklahoma Baptist, 3-0 (25-14, 25-17, 25-17). The Golden Suns remain atop the Great American Conference standings, moving to 10-0 in league play. 

UP NEXT

• Arkansas Tech (25-0, 10-0 GAC) will travel to Bethany, Okla. for an afternoon match against Southern Nazarene on Friday. The GAC contest is scheduled for 3 p.m.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Golden Suns used two 5-0 runs to win the first set, as Tech hit a match-high .345 with 12 kills and just two errors.
• Lexie Johnston led all players with six kills in the first set, three of which came on consecutive plays.
• Oklahoma Baptist (13-10, 8-2 GAC) was held to just eight kills in the second set, while Arkansas Tech tallied 15 kills. The Suns used a 10-1 run that featured three kills from Hunter Eshnaur to take a 21-14 lead in the game, and Tech later took the set with four of the final five points. 
• Eshnaur recorded five kills in the second set, while Greer Rogers added two kills and three total blocks.
• The Lady Bison took the first three points of the third set, but Tech responded with a 6-2 run to force an Oklahoma Baptist timeout. With the Lady Bison leading, 11-10, Arkansas Tech scored 15 of the final 21 points to win the match in straight sets.
• Arkansas Tech hit .273 in the final set and held Oklahoma Baptist to a .033 hitting percentage with eight attack errors. 
• For the match, Arkansas Tech posted a .273 hitting percentage, and the Suns' six service aces are tied for the most in a conference match this season. 

NOTABLES

• Arkansas Tech is one win shy of tying the program record for consecutive wins, held by the 2000 Golden Suns who finished the season with a 36-5 overall record and 12-0 record in conference play.
• Tech has won its first 10 conference matches of the season for the second time in three years. 
• Johnston finished with a match-high 11 kills, coming on just 19 attacks. Rogers followed with five kills on eight attacks and four blocks. 
• Eshnaur totaled seven kills, six digs and two aces, while Amanda Milnick recorded 27 assists, nine digs, five kills and three total blocks. 
• Madison Nagel led the defense with 12 digs, and she added eight assists and three aces. 

HEAD COACH KRISTY BAYER SAYS

• "I was extremely proud of the way we played tonight. I could tell from warmups that we were focused."
• "Defensively, we were able to pick up a lot, and we put up a solid block."
• "Amanda Milnick's decision making was excellent. Our middles, Lexie Johnston and Greer Rogers, worked hard to be an offensive option for us tonight."
• "We have to remain focused as we have a tough Southern Nazarene team tomorrow."