RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. - No. 10 Arkansas Tech opens the second to last week of the 2017 regular season on Tuesday, Oct. 31, as the Golden Suns travel to Monticello to take on UAM at 6:30 p.m.

Arkansas Tech (28-0, 12-0 GAC) remained atop the Great American Conference standings with a 3-1 win over Henderson State last Thursday, keeping a one-match lead over Harding. The Golden Suns dropped a set in a home conference match for the first time this season against the Reddies, but Tech's season-high 10 service aces and Amanda Milnick's second triple-double of the season helped the Suns extend their record-breaking win streak to 28 matches. 

Arkansas Tech is one of just two teams in Division II with a team hitting percentage of at least .300, and the Suns lead Division II with a .091 opponent hitting percentage. Lexie Johnston leads the conference with a .401 attack percentage, while Milnick ranks second in the GAC with 10.64 assists per set. Greer Rogers averages 1.12 blocks per set, second-best mark in the conference.

Arkansas-Monticello (10-17, 2-10 GAC) has lost its previous three matches, including a four-set loss to Southern Arkansas last Thursday that gave the Muleriders their first conference win of the season. UAM ranks 10th in the conference in team hitting percentage (.144), seventh in opponent hitting (.188) and third in service aces per set (1.54). Maggie Pyles paces the Cotton Blossoms and ranks second in the GAC with 3.57 kills per set. 

Live statistics and video for the conference contest are available at www.arkansastechsports.com.

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