MATCH INFORMATION
ARKANSAS TECH GOLDEN SUNS 6-6 (2-0 GAC)	ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO BOLL WEEVILS 4-9 (0-1 GAC)
Thursday, September 25 | 6 p.m. Tucker Coliseum | Russellville, Ark. LIVE STATS | LIVE VIDEO

 

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FIRST SERVE
After playing their first 12 matches of the season on the road, the Arkansas Tech volleyball team is set to make its home debut in 2025 on Tuesday night against Arkansas-Monticello.
 
The match, which is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. from Tucker Coliseum, 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 6-6 overall and 2-0 in the GAC. Tech has won their last two matches and are coming off a 3-1 win on the road at Southern Arkansas their most-recent time out on Tuesday.
 
Offensively, the Golden Suns are averaging 13.2 kills/set and have a .220 team attack percentage. They have four players with at least 95 kills and are led by Henley Hooks and her 123 kills. Erika Hernandez has the highest attack percentage on the team among prominent attackers at .357 (100k-213att-24err).
 
The Golden Suns have split time at setter between their three Aspen Jankowski, Emma Kiser and Kenzie Garrett. All three have at least 100 assists with Jankowski currently leading the team with 187.
 
Defensively the Golden Suns are averaging 16.1 digs/set and 1.8 blocks per set. Samantha Wojtowicz leads the team in digs with 190. Erika Hernandez currently leads the team in blocks with 35.0.
 
The head coach of the Golden Suns is Hannah Wuest. She is in her first year as head coach at Tech and has a 6-6 record.
 

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SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO
The Cotton Blossoms are off to a 3-7 start to their season and are 0-1 in GAC play. UAM is coming off a 3-0 shutout loss at home to Ouachita Baptist this past Tuesday.
                                                                                                                              
Coming into play against Tech, the Cotton Blossoms are averaging 8.5 kills/set and have a .084 team attack percentage. They have two players with at least 40 kills and are led in kills by Sophia Grubbs with 75. Grubbs also has the highest attack percentage on the team among prominent attackers at .203 (75k-217att-31err).
 
The Cotton Blossoms have used a primary setter in Mia Smalls. She currently has 126 of the team's 227 assists. Smalls has registered 20 or more assists in a match once this season.
 
Defensively the Cotton Blossoms are averaging 15.9 digs/set and 0.9 blocks per set. Mia Smalls leads the team in digs with 114. Only one Cotton Blossom has registered double-digit blocks thus far with Jalen Scroggins leading the way with 13.0 blocks.
 
The head coach of the Cotton Blossoms is Arlicia Ortiz. She is in her second year at UAM. In her time, Ortiz is 7-29.