MATCH INFORMATION
ARKANSAS TECH GOLDEN SUNS 2-18 (1-8 GAC)	SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA SAVAGE STORM 8-12 (4-5 GAC)	EAST CENTRAL TIGERS 10-11 (5-4 GAC)
Thursday, October 19 | 6 p.m. Tucker Coliseum | Russellville, Ark. LIVE STATS | LIVE VIDEO Friday, October 20 | 4 p.m. Tucker Coliseum | Russellville, Ark. LIVE STATS | LIVE VIDEO

FIRST-SERVE
The Arkansas Tech volleyball team looks to build off the momentum from a win their last time out as they are set to play a pair of home matches against GAC opponents in Southeastern Oklahoma and East Central.
 
First-serve against Southeastern Oklahoma is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Thursday. The following day against East Central will have a 4 p.m. start time. Friday's match with ECU is also the annual Dig Pink match.
 
For that match, the Golden Suns will be wearing special pink jerseys and those game-worn jerseys will also be sold as part of a silent auction that will take place during the match. As part of the silent auction, fans will have the opportunity to come down to court-level of Tucker Coliseum once the match has started and place bids on select jersey numbers. There will also be a call-in option for fans unable to attend. Simply call the following number: (479) 356-2107 to place bids remotely.
 
Bidding for all jerseys will start at $25 and increased bids in $5 increments will follow. Bidding will also run through the length of the match with the winning bids being notified within 48 hours.
 
Last season, the Golden Suns faced the Savage Storm and Tigers once in the regular season, playing both matches on the road. Tech would win both matches, beating the Savage Storm in three sets and East Central in five sets.
 

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TECH(NICALLY) SPEAKING
The Golden Suns enters this weekend's matches against Southeastern Oklahoma and East Central 2-18 overall and are 1-8 in the GAC. In their most-recent match this past Tuesday, the Golden Suns got back into the win column with a sweep of Lane College in a non-conference match.
 
Offensively, the Golden Suns are averaging 10.9 kills/set and have a .138 team attack percentage. They have three players with at least 100 kills and are led by Kaitlyn Neal and her 150 kills. Jordan Clouse has the highest attack percentage on the team at .258 (56-kills, 155-attempts, 16-errors).
 
The Golden Suns' primary setter has been Gracie Palmer. Of the team's 700 assists registered thus far, Palmer has accounted for 367. She enters the weekend five assists shy of 1,000 for her career.
 
Defensively the Golden Suns are averaging 13.5 digs/set and 1.4 blocks per set. Jamie Myrick leads the team in digs with 270. Lauren Grier currently leads the team in blocks with 53.0.
 
The head coach of the Golden Suns is Kera Coleman. She is in her sixth year as head coach of her alma mater and seventh overall. In her time at Tech, Coleman is 72-79. Overall, she's 91-91­.
 

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SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
Southeastern Oklahoma
Southeastern Oklahoma comes into this weekend's matches with an 8-12 overall record and a 4-5 mark in the GAC. The Savage Storm are coming off a loss their last time out as they fell in five sets at home this past Saturday against Oklahoma Christian in a non-conference match. Prior to that, the Savage Storm had won three of their last four matches, all in GAC action.
 
Offensively, the Savage Storm are averaging 12.6 kills/set and have a .212 team attack percentage. They have three players with at least 100 kills and are led by D'Nari Mills and her 406 kills. Ruthie Forson has the highest attack percentage among prominent attackers on the team at .342 (127-kills, 275-attacks, 33-errors).
 
The Savage Storm's primary setter has been Forson. Of the team's 918 assists registered thus far, Forson has accounted for 602.
 
Defensively the Savage Storm are averaging 14.7 digs/set and 1.2 blocks per set. Amaya Constantino leads the team in digs with 286. At the net, Sandra Acheampong leads the team with 40.0 blocks.
 
The head coach of the Savage Storm is Nicole Solum-Mitchell. She is in his fifth year as head coach at Southeastern Oklahoma. In her time at Southeastern, Solum-Mitchell has a 25-90 record.
 

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East Central
ECU comes into this weekend's matches with a 10-11 overall record and a 5-4 mark start in the GAC. Before playing Tech on Friday afternoon, the Tigers will have played on the road at Harding the day prior.
 
The Tigers have won two-straight matches, winning at home last week against Ouachita Baptist and Henderson State.
 
Offensively, the Tigers are averaging 12.0 kills/set and have a .184 team attack percentage. They have four players with at least 100 kills and are led by Emma Strickland and her 316 kills. Odalys Gonzalez has the highest attack percentage among prominent attackers on the team at .224 (281-kills, 769-attacks, 118-errors).
 
The Tigers' primary setter has been Julia Kabala. Of the team's 904 assists registered thus far, Kabala has accounted for 663.
 
Defensively the Tigers are averaging 14.6 digs/set and 1.7 blocks per set. Sydney Roshek leads the team in digs with 298. At the net, Ashleigh Miller leads the team with 61.0 blocks.
 
The head coach of the Tigers is Danielle Essix. She is in her 1st year as head coach at her alma mater, East Central. In her time at ECU, Essix has a 10-11 record.