MATCH INFORMATION
ARKANSAS TECH GOLDEN SUNS 10-11	ARKANSAS-FORT SMITH LIONS 11-8
Monday, October 21 | 6 p.m. Tucker Coliseum | Russellville, Ark. LIVE STATS | LIVE VIDEO

FIRST SERVE
The Arkansas Tech volleyball team will close out its three-match homestand on Monday night as they host Arkansas-Fort Smith in a non-conference match.
 
First-serve for the match is scheduled for 6 p.m.
 
Live stats and video available with both links being found at: www.ArkansasTechSports.com/coverage
 

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TECH(NICALLY) SPEAKING
The Golden Suns are 10-11 overall. The Golden Suns are coming off a weekend in which they went 1-1 at home in conference play. They would pick up a 3-1 win over Northwestern Oklahoma, but then dropped a 3-0 decision against league-leading Southwestern Oklahoma.
 
Offensively, the Golden Suns are averaging 12.5 kills/set and have a .193 team attack percentage. They have three players with at least 160 kills and are led by Savannah Meyer and her 276 kills. Jordon Clouse has the highest attack percentage on the team among prominent attackers at .347 (100k-225att-22err).
 
The Golden Suns have settled on their primary setter with Emma Kiser pacing the offense. Kiser's assist total now stands at 665. Since taking over as primary setter, Kiser has had 30 or more assists in a match 11 times.
 
Defensively the Golden Suns are averaging 15.0 digs/set and 1.8 blocks per set. Jamie Myrick leads the team in digs with 364. Sierra Orton currently leads the team in blocks with 63.0.
 
The head coach of the Golden Suns is Kera Coleman. She is in her seventh year as head coach of her alma mater and eighth overall. In her time at Tech, Coleman is 83-97. Overall, she's 102-109.
 

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SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
ARKANSAS-FORT SMITH
The Lions are 11-8 overall and are currently in a four-match losing streak, all in conference action within the MIAA. They have previously played five opponents from the GAC and are 4-1 in those matches.
 
Offensively, the Lions are averaging 13.0 kills/set and have a .215 team attack percentage. They have three players with at least 125 kills and are led by Nyia Anderson and her 226 kills. Kaelyn McDonald has the highest attack percentage on the team among prominent attackers at .322 (107k-264att-22err).
 
The Lions have used a primary setter in Scarlette Young. Young has accounted for 430 of the team's 872 assists. She has registered 30 or more assists four times this season.
 
Defensively the Lions are averaging 18.5 digs/set and 2.5 blocks per set. Nyia Anderson leads the team in digs with 279. Four different Lions have registered at least 40 blocks thus far with Hannah Watkins leading the way with 69.0 blocks.
 
The head coach of the Lions is Jane Sargent. She is in his 16th year as the head coach at Arkansas-Fort Smith and has a current career record of 358-125.