JACKSON, Tenn. - The Arkansas Tech Volleyball Team defeats Christian Brothers University (25-13, 25-21, 25-20) to sweep their second game in two days. With their win over Christian Brothers, Tech finishes their weekend at the Union Invitational a perfect 3-0. The Golden Suns move to 7-3 overall on the season and now hold a four game win streak.
Leading the offense for Tech with five kills each was sophomore outside hitter Emma Crenshaw and freshman outside hitter Abby Simpson. Crenshaw's five kills sets a new season high for her. Abby Simpson hit five out of the six total attempts to earn her an impressive .833 clip. Senior outside hitter Tymber Riley finished the match with four kills. Sophomore setter Gracie Palmer led the match in assists with 12 and junior setter Brianna Merkel followed with 9 assists.
Leading the defensive effort by the Golden Suns was senior libero Madison Grantham tying her season high in digs with 19. Tymber Riley also helped out on the defensive end with five digs. Tech was lead by freshman middle blocker Olivia Crowl in blocks with two assisted. Among her two blocks, Crowl also recorded her first two career kills and her first career dig against Chritstian Brothers.
During the first set of the match, Tech was able to take advantage of eight attack errors by Christian Brothers to propel them to a 25-13 first set victory. The Golden Suns started the second set strong with an early 10-3 lead. Chrisitan Brothers climbed back in the match and cut Tech's lead to 14-12. The Golden Suns remained unfazed and took a 25-21 second set victory. In the third and final set the Golden Suns once again took advantage of the six attack errors made by the Lady Buccaneers to close the match and sweep with a 25-20 third set win.
Head Volleyball Coach Kera Dukic was proud of the way her team adjusted to the match.
"Great weekend for the team on the road! We were able to work through some lineup adjustments and correct a few things we learned from last week. The attention to detail this group showed was super impressive and will help us win games in the future. Our biggest focus this weekend was finding joy in the game and letting that show through every single team member and I definitely think we did that. We've got a big week ahead of us and we hope to see all of our fans in Tucker Coliseum for Tuesday night's match against Henderson State. Student-Athlete night and another opportunity to show these Golden Suns your support!"
The Golden Suns will return home to Tucker Coliseum for the match against Henderson State University on Tuesday, September 21. The match is set to begin at 6 p.m. on Tuesday night. Tuesday's match will also be Student-Athlete Night.
