WARRENSBURG, Mo.– Rilie Vote turned in a 17-kill afternoon, but the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns volleyball team (1-3) was unable to overcome a pair of efficient offenses, falling 3-1 to Drury (3-1) and 3-0 to Truman State (3-1) on the final day of the Peggy Martin Challenge.
 
NEXT UP

• Arkansas Tech travels to Cleveland, Tennessee on Friday, Aug. 31 and Saturday, Sept. 1 for the Holiday Inn Express Classic. 

HOW IT HAPPENED - TECH vs. DRURY

• The opening set saw Arkansas Tech control the tempo early, edging out to a 10-6 advantage. 
• Drury used a 6-1 run to claim a 13-12 advantage, but the Golden Suns responded with a 7-2 run to push ahead 19-15.
• Drury pulled to within 22-20 before the Golden Suns reeled off the final three points of the set to claim an early 1-0 lead. 
• The Panthers jumped out to a 7-2 advantage in the second set. 
• Tech pulled to within 9-8 after a kill by Amanda Milnick, and were able to knot the set at 19-19 after an attack error, however, DU scored five consecutive points to force set point at 24-19. 
• The Golden Suns used a 6-0 run to force a set point of their own at 25-24. 
• The two teams combined to force six additional set points before Drury sealed the 32-30 set win to knot the match at 1-1. 
• Set three was a back-and-forth affair until Drury used a small run to jump ahead by a 17-12 score.  
• DU stretched its advantage and claimed a 25-16 win in the third set. 
• Set four saw Drury jump out to a 7-2 lead, and the Panthers didn't look back in the set, claiming a 25-14 win to seal the match victory.

NOTABLES

• Greer Rogers and Vote had a team-best nine kills, while Allie Anderson added eight.
• Meredith Darnell served three aces.
• Rogers had a team-best four blocks.
• Milnick dished out 32 assists, while Hunter Eshnaur (19), Milnick (16), and Madison Grantham (12) hit double figures in digs.  

HOW IT HAPPENED - TECH vs. TRUMAN

• Neither team was able to create significant separation in the opening set until Truman scored five consecutive points to turn a 13-12 deficit to a 17-13 advantage.
• Truman later used another run to stretch its lead to 24-16 before closing out the opening set at 25-17.
• Tech controlled the early stages of the second set, racing out to a 9-2 lead. 
• Tech held Truman at arm's length through the majority of the second set, leading 18-13.
• However, the Bulldogs rallied to tie the set at 20-20, and took the lead in the set for the first time at 24-23, closing the second set with a service ace at 25-23. 
• Truman carried its momentum into the third set, racing out to an 11-4 advantage. 
• The Truman lead reached ten (17-7) after a kill by Holly Hildebrand. 
• Tech cut its deficit to seven (19-12) after a kill by Eshnaur, but the Bulldogs scored six consecutive points to close out the set and match. 

NOTABLES

• Vote led Tech with eight kills, while Eshnaur and Eford added five. 
• Delaney Saucier turned in a double-double with 22 assists and 13 digs. 
• Darnell led Tech with 17 digs and Eshnaur added 12.