MATCH INFORMATION
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ARKANSAS TECH
GOLDEN SUNS
16-10 (10-4 GAC) |
OUACHITA BAPTIST
TIGERS
14-12 (10-4 GAC) |
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Tuesday, November 3 | 6 p.m.
Tucker Coliseum | Russellville, Ark.
LIVE STATSÂ | LIVE VIDEO |
FIRST SERVE
Approaching their final game in Tucker Coliseum, the Golden Suns are facing the Ouachita Baptist Tigers one more time before the post-season tournament. The match is set for 6 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3 with Senior Night festivities to begin at 5:30 p.m.
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The Suns will be honoring five of their seniors: outside hitter Savannah Meyer, outside hitter Allison Jackson, setter Kenzie Garrett, right-side hitter Henley Hooks, and outside hitter Alex Newland. Meyer, Jackson, Garrett and Hooks being true freshmen at ATU since 2023.
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The match will have live stats and live video. Live video coverage will be through pay-per-view and links for stats and video are available at www.ArkansasTechSports.com/coverage
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TECH(NICALLY) SPEAKING
After their sweep against the Arkansas-Monticello Cotton Blossoms on Saturday evening, the Golden Suns now have a 16-10 overall record and contain a 10-4 conference record. The Tigers and Golden Suns are currently tied for third in the conference under Harding and Oklahoma Baptist.
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Offensively, the Golden Suns are averaging 13.1 kills/set and have a .216 team attack percentage. Leading hitter is Henley Hooks with 316 kills with a total attack percentage of .245. Erika Hernandez has the highest attack percentage on the team at .383 (229k-470att-49err).
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Tech's leading and primary setter is Kenzie Garrett totaling 710 assists of the team's 1199 assists.
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Defensively, the Golden Suns are averaging 17.7 digs/set and 1.9 blocks per set. Karis Brinlee leads the team in digs with 331 and Erika Hernandez leads the team in blocks at 78.0.
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The head coach of the Golden Suns is Hannah Wuest. She is in her second-year as head coach at Tech with a 31-22 record.
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SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
OUACHITA BAPTIST
Prior to their upcoming match against the Suns, the Tigers recently fell to the Harding Bisons at their home match on Thursday night. Their match went to five sets where they lost 3-2 and gave the Bisons the win to stand second in the conference. The Tigers now have a 14-12 overall record and 10-4 conference record.
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Offensively, the Tigers are averaging 12.4 kills/set and have a .194 team attack percentage. Leading hitter is Sophie Henry totaling 246 kills and contains the highest total attack percentage of the team at .333 (246k-524att-78err).
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The Tigers' leading and primary setter is Mack Bidwell totaling 886 assists of the team's 1043 assists.
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Defensively, the Tigers are averaging 16.9 digs/set and 1.5 blocks per set. Kylie Kisgen leads the team with 420 digs and Sophie Henry also leads with 77.0 blocks.
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The head coach of the Tigers is Allison Frizzell-Kizer. She is in her ninth-year at Ouachita Baptist with a record of 147-105.