WEEKEND INFORMATION
ARKANSAS TECH GOLDEN SUNS 1-10 (1-1 GAC)	HENDERSON STATE REDDIES 9-5 (1-1 GAC)
Thursday, September 21 | 6 p.m. Tucker Coliseum | Russellville, Ark. LIVE STATS | LIVE VIDEO

FIRST SERVE
The Great American Conference portion of the 2023 schedule is underway in earnest and on tap for the Arkansas Tech volleyball team is the second of two conference matches this week as Tech will play host to Henderson State this Thursday night inside Tucker Coliseum.
 
First-serve is scheduled for 6 p.m.
 
Last season, the Golden Suns and Reddies met twice in the regular season. Each team would win on their home court in the series with Henderson winning 3-2 in mid-September and Tech winning 3-1 in late October.
 

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TECH(NICALLY) SPEAKING
The Golden Suns enter Thursday night's match vs. Henderson State 1-10 overall and 1-1 in the Great American Conference. Earlier this week on Tuesday night, the Golden Suns played at Southern Arkansas and battled back after dropping the first two sets to nearly force a decisive fifth set against the Muleriders.
 
Offensively, the Golden Suns are averaging 10.7 kills/set and have a .148 team attack percentage. They have four players with at least 50 kills and are led by Kaitlyn Neal and her 75 kills. Jordan Clouse has the highest attack percentage on the team at .273 (30-kills, 77-attempts, 9-errors).
 
The Golden Suns' primary setter has been Gracie Palmer. Of the 370 teams assists registered thus far, Palmer has accounted for 199.
 
Defensively the Golden Suns are averaging 13.1 digs/set and 1.3 blocks per set. Jamie Myrick leads the team in digs with 132. Lauren Grier currently leads the team in blocks with 31.0.
 
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 71-71. Overall, she's 90-83.
 

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SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
Henderson State
Henderson comes into Thursday night's match with Tech 9-5 overall and 1-1 in the GAC. In their most-recent match this past Tuesday, the Reddies lost in four set to Harding. The first two sets were closely-contested with Harding and HSU splitting the sets, but Harding then dominated the final two sets to close out the win.
 
Offensively, the Reddies are averaging 12.1 kills/set and have a .196 team attack percentage. They have five players with at least 70 kills and are led by Christiane Uzoh and her 132 kills. Larkin Luke has the highest attack percentage among prominent attackers on the team at .316 (71-kills, 174-attacks, 16-errors).
 
The Reddies have split time at the setter position among a pair of setters with each having over 175 assists. Madison Hatt currently leads the team with 259 assists.
 
Defensively the Reddies are averaging 17.4 digs/set and 2.0 blocks per set. Trinity Sharp leads the team in digs with 213. At the net, Larkin Luke leads the team with 45.0 blocks.
 
The head coach of the Reddies is Philip McDaniel. He is in his seventh year as head coach at Henderson and his 14th overall. In his time at Henderson, McDaniel has a 109-71 record. Overall, his career head coaching record is 206-196.