ADA, Okla. - Lauren Casey led the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns (13-6, 6-1 Great American Conference) to a victory over the East Central Tigers (2-19, 1-6) in straight sets (25-9, 25-19, 25-19). Casey put down 10 kills, hitting .308 and adding three block assists.  Middle blockers Emily Ragsdale and Mackenzie Eford had impressive performances with seven kills on nine swings, hitting .778 and seven kills, hitting .750 respectively. The Golden Suns posted their best offensive performance of the season, hitting .340 as a team. 

"Great character team win today," said head coach Kera Dukic. "It takes a lot to get a team to realize that it takes every single person to win, and I think this team gets it. They cheer each other on like crazy, we're confident to use the entire roster at any point, and they are so much fun to watch. We got a ways to go but a bright future ahead!" 

NEXT UP

• The Golden Suns return home and host Southwestern Oklahoma State on Oct. 18 in Tucker Coliseum at 6 p.m. for Faculty-Staff Appreciation Night. Live stats and live video will be available for the match at arkansastechsports.com. 

 
HOW IT HAPPENED 

• The Golden Suns jumped out to a 5-0 lead to start the first set. 
• Tech used an 8-1 run to take the first set 25-9. 
• East Central went up 5-1 to start the second set. 
• The Tigers led 16-12 before the Golden Suns clawed their way back and tied at 18-18. 
• Tech won the last seven points to take the second set 25-19. 
• East Central jumped out 6-1 to take an early lead in the third set. 
• The Golden Suns used a 4-0 run to tie things at 12-12. 
• Tech finished the set on a 10-4 run to take the third set 25-19 and the match. 

 
NOTABLES

• Emily Acker had match-high 35 assists. 
• Madison Grantham led the match with 22 digs. 
• Casey led had match high three blocks. 
• Arkansas Tech had eight aces in the match. 
• The Golden Suns posted .500 hitting percentage in the first set, with 16 kills and only one hitting error.