MATCH INFORMATION
ARKANSAS TECH GOLDEN SUNS 7-7 (3-1 GAC)	HARDING LADY BISONS 12-3 (3-1 GAC)
Thursday, October 2 | 6 p.m. Rhodes-Reeves Fieldhouse | Searcy, Ark. LIVE STATS | LIVE VIDEO

 

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FIRST SERVE
After two-straight matches at home, the Arkansas Tech volleyball team will take to the road on Thursday night and play at rival Harding.
 
The match, which is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. from the Rhodes-Reeves Fieldhouse in Searcy, will have 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 enter the match at 7-7 overall and 3-1 in the GAC. Tech is coming off a hard-fought 3-1 loss at home against Ouachita Baptist this past Tuesday.
 
Offensively, the Golden Suns are averaging 13.3 kills/set and have a .219 team attack percentage. They have four players with at least 100 kills and are led by Savannah Meyer and her 152 kills. Erika Hernandez has the highest attack percentage on the team among prominent attackers at .361 (115k-249att-25err).
 
The Golden Suns have split time at setter between their three Aspen Jankowski, Emma Kiser and Kenzie Garrett. All three have at least 135 assists with Jankowski currently leading the team with 210.
 
Defensively the Golden Suns are averaging 16.8 digs/set and 1.7 blocks per set. Samantha Wojtowicz leads the team in digs with 222. Erika Hernandez currently leads the team in blocks with 37.0.
 
The head coach of the Golden Suns is Hannah Wuest. She is in her first year as head coach at Tech and has a 7-7 record.
 

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SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
HARDING
Harding is 12-3 overall and are 3-1 in GAC play. The Lady Bisons have won two-straight and are coming off a five-set win on the road at Southern Arkansas this past Tuesday night.
                                                                                                                              
Coming into play against Tech, the Lady Bisons are averaging 12.7 kills/set and have a .224 team attack percentage. They have three players with at least 100 kills and are led in kills by Ella Drake with 193. Jacey Lambert has the highest attack percentage on the team among prominent attackers at .361 (161k-316att-47err).
 
The Lady Bisons have used a primary setter in Olivia Wiedower. She currently has 528 of the team's 703 assists. Wiedower has registered 30 or more assists in a match 11 times this season.
 
Defensively the Lady Bisons are averaging 15.0 digs/set and 1.8 blocks per set. Maddie Burrough leads the team in digs with 201. Seven Lady Bisons have registered double-digit blocks thus far with three having at least 30.0. Rauly Eason leads the way with 46.0 blocks.
 
The head coach of the Lady Bisons is Meredith Fear. She is in her 14th year at her alma mater and her 16^th overall. In her time at Harding, Fear is 297-107. Overall, her career record is 333-139.