BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Despite a two-hit effort by Janie Knowles and four solid innings in relief by Morgan Vaughan, the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns softball team (36-21) dropped a 2-1 decision to No. 21 Southern Arkansas (44-14) on Thursday afternoon at the Tiger Athletic Complex.

NEXT UP

• Tech will face either East Central or Ouachita Baptist in a 10:30 a.m. elimination contest on Friday, May 5.

SAU STARTING LINEUP

1. Brooke Goad (LF)
2. Maddie Dow (1B)
3. Jill Roye (DP)
4. Monica Islava (SS)
5. Tyler Casada (C)
6. Megan Godoyo (RF)
7. Marina Duran (2B)
8. Rachel Miller (CF)
9. Faith Otts (3B

TECH STARTING LINEUP

1. Gaby Vasquez (3B)
2. Sarah Coronado (SS)
3. Megan Goodnight (1B)
4. Jalissa Gum (P)
5. Janie Knowles (C)
6. Ashton Sangster (2B)
7. Cara Tolar (RF)
8. Ashley Landry (LF)
9. Sydnie Henson (CF)

 SCORING PLAYS

• SAU 4^th – B. Goad homered to right field, RBI. (SAU 1, Tech 0)
• SAU 4^th – M. Dow homered to right center, RBI. (SAU 2, Tech 0)
• Tech 6^th – A. Sangster walked, RBI; J. Knowles advanced to second; J. Gum advanced to third; M. Goodnight scored. (SAU 2, Tech 1)

OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher: Victoria Taylor (17-6)
• Losing Pitcher: Jalissa Gum (20-11)
• Save: Peyton Jenkins (2)

NOTABLES

• Gum suffered the loss after allowing two runs on three hits in three innings of work.
• Vaughan was solid in relief for the Golden Suns, scattering three hits over four innings and fanning five.
• Tech's biggest offensive threats came in the late stages of the ballgame, as the Golden Suns loaded the bases with none out in the bottom of the sixth and put one run across on a walk, however, a triple play allowed SAU to escape the frame with minimal damage.