RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Anissa Pounds scored 17 points and grabbed seven boards, leading a cast of four Arkansas Tech players in double figures as the No. 21 Golden Suns (17-3, 13-3 Great American Conference) handed Southern Arkansas (5-15, 3-13 GAC) an 83-40 setback on Thursday night at Tucker Coliseum.

NEXT UP
The Golden Suns hit the road for a 1 p.m. matinee at Ouachita Baptist on Saturday, February 11.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Golden Suns led wire-to-wire, opening the game by scoring the first five points.
• Tech pushed its lead into double figures (16-6) at the 4:09 mark on a 3-pointer by Calli White.
• The Golden Suns led by as many as 15 before taking a 26-13 advantage after the first quarter.
• Tech outscored SAU 15-2 over the first 6:30 of the second quarter to open up a 26-point (41-15) advantage – the same margin they would take into the half (46-20).
• The two teams played relatively even basketball in the third quarter, as SAU outscored Tech 15-14 in the third quarter to pull to within 25 (60-35) entering the fourth quarter.
• After the teams traded layups in the first minute of the fourth quarter, the Golden Suns went on a 19-0 run to take a 44-point (81-37) lead with under a minute to play.
• That 44-point advantage would be the largest lead of the game for the Golden Suns, who walked away with a 43-point victory.

NOTABLES

• Joining Pounds in double figures were Calli White (13 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists), Breanna Williams (12 points), Danielle Frachiseur (11 points, 9 rebounds), and Kylie Ladd (10 points).
• Tech outshot SAU 51.6 to 24.0 percent – hitting at a 60.0 percent clip in the opening quarter and holding SAU to 1-for-11 from the floor in the fourth quarter.
• The Golden Suns held a 46-32 rebounding advantage.
• Tech outscored SAU 32-16 in the paint, 22-9 off turnovers, 9-5 on second-chance points, and 8-2 on fast breaks.