MATCH INFORMATION
ARKANSAS TECH GOLDEN SUNS 1-12 (1-3 GAC)	HARDING BISONS 9-7 (4-0 GAC)
Thursday, September 28 | 6 p.m. Tucker Coliseum | Russellville, Ark. LIVE STATS | LIVE VIDEO

FIRST SERVE
The Arkansas Tech volleyball team is back at home on Thursday night and will take on Harding in a Great American Conference match. Thursday night's match is also billed as Pack the Stands Night and Sports Jersey Night where fans are encouraged to come in their favorite sports jersey and fill up Tucker Coliseum to cheer the Golden Suns on to victory against the Bisons.
 
In addition to those promotions, the ATU Eats concession stand will be offering $1 popcorn for the match!
 
First-serve is scheduled for 6 p.m.
 
Last season, the Golden Suns and Bisons met twice in the regular season and once in the GAC Tournament. Harding won all three matches, but were pushed to four sets at the conference tournament.
 

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TECH(NICALLY) SPEAKING
The Golden Suns enter Thursday night's match vs. Harding 1-12 overall and 1-3 in the Great American Conference. Most-recently on Tuesday night, the Golden Suns lost on the road in a hard-fought five-set match with Ouachita Baptist.
 
Offensively, the Golden Suns are averaging 10.9 kills/set and have a .150 team attack percentage. They have four players with at least 70 kills and are led by Kaitlyn Neal and her 98 kills. Jordan Clouse has the highest attack percentage on the team at .255 (36-kills, 98-attempts, 11-errors).
 
The Golden Suns' primary setter has been Gracie Palmer. Of the 470 teams assists registered thus far, Palmer has accounted for 247.
 
Defensively the Golden Suns are averaging 13.3 digs/set and 1.5 blocks per set. Jamie Myrick leads the team in digs with 169. Lauren Grier currently leads the team in blocks with 42.0.
 
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 71-73. Overall, she's 90-85.
 

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SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
Harding
Harding comes into Thursday night's match with Tech 9-7 overall and an unblemished 4-0 in the GAC. In their most-recent match this past Tuesday, Harding dominated Arkansas-Monticello and beat them in straight sets.
 
Offensively, the Bisons are averaging 12.9 kills/set and have a .201 team attack percentage. They have three players with at least 100 kills and are led by Skyler McKinnon and her 167 kills. McKinnon also has the highest attack percentage among prominent attackers on the team at .281 (167-kills, 405-attacks, 53-errors).
 
The Bison' primary setter has been Olivia Weidower. Of the 660 teams assists registered thus far, Weidower has accounted for 397.
 
Defensively the Bisons are averaging 17.3 digs/set and 1.9 blocks per set. Emma Winiger leads the team in digs with 252. At the net, Abby Hinton leads the team with 43.0 blocks.
 
The head coach of the Bisons is Meredith Fear. She is in his 12th year as head coach at her alma mater and her 14^th overall. In her time at Harding, Fear has a 253-91 record. Overall, her career coaching record is 289-123.