WEEKEND INFORMATION
ARKANSAS TECH GOLDEN SUNS 7-6 (1-0 GAC)	SOUTHERN ARKANSAS MULERIDERS 4-9 (0-2 GAC)	ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO COTTON BLOSSOMS 2-11 (0-1 GAC)
	Thursday, September 17 | 6 p.m. Tucker Coliseum | Rusellville, Ark. LIVE STATS | LIVE VIDEO	Friday, September 18 | 4 p.m. Steelman Field House | Monticello, Ark. LIVE STATS | LIVE VIDEO

FIRST SERVE

The Golden Suns come back home to continue conference play against GAC foe, the Southern Arkansas Muleriders. They are set to play in Tucker Coliseum on September 17 at 6 p.m. The Suns hit the road on Friday, September 18 to Monticello to play their next conference match against the Cotton Blossoms at 4 p.m.

All matches will have live stats and live video for all matches. Video coverage is pay-per-view through The GAC Network. Links for stats and video are available at www.ArkansasTechSports.com/coverage

TECH(NICALLY) SPEAKING

The Golden Suns head into the tournament with a 7-6 record and 1-0 in conference after playing in the Griffin Volleyball Invitational this past weekend. The Suns lost to tournament host, Missouri Western, and won their match against McKendree. Their final two games were also dropped against Central Missouri and Illinois-Springfield.

Offensively, the Golden Suns are averaging 12.4 kills/set and have a .214 team attack percentage. Leading hitter is Henley Hooks with 145 kills with a total attack percentage of .253. Erika Hernandez has the highest attack percentage on the team at .447 (127k-244att-18err).

Tech's leading and primary setter is Kenzie Garrett totaling 322 assists of the team's 556 assists.

Defensively, the Golden Suns are averaging 16.2 digs/set and 1.7 blocks per set. Karis Brinlee leads the team in digs with 188. Erika Hernandez currently leads the team in blocks at 31.0, but following shortly after is Karlly Dillard at 30.0.

The head coach of the Golden Suns is Hannah Wuest. She is in her second-year as head coach at Tech with a 22-18 record.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS

SOUTHERN ARKANSAS

The Muleriders approach the match with a 4-9 record and 0-2 in conference. Their most recent game was on September 15 where they hosted the Kidney Foundation Game against the Henderson State Reddies. The Muleriders fell to the Reddies 3-0. 

The Muleriders are averaging 12.2 kills/set and have a .168 team attack percentage. Leading hitter is Peighton Killeen totaling 118 kills with a total attack percentage of .186. The player with the highest attack percentage is Allie Cooper at .337 (76k-169att-19err).

The Muleriders' leading and primary setter is Hayden Pinard totaling 278 assists of the team's 491 assists.

Defensively, the Muleriders are averaging 16.7 digs/set and 1.5 blocks per set. Kendall Toliver leads the team with 193 digs and Courtnee Morgan leads at 35.0 blocks.

The head coach of the Muleriders is Alli Harrell. She is in her fifth-year at Southern Arkansas with a record of 50-74.

ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO

Arkansas-Monticello head into their match against the Suns after playing Ouachita Baptist in a GAC match-up on September 17 in Arkadelphia, Ark. Currently, the Cotton Blossoms have a 2-11 record and 0-1 in conference.

The Cotton Blossoms are averaging 8.6 kills/set and have a .085 team attack percentage. Their leading hitter is Sophia Grubbs totaling 121 kills while also holding the highest attack percentage on the team at .170 (121k-430att-48err)

The Cotton Blossom's leading and primary setter is Ella Cline totaling 154 assists of the team's 343 assists.

Defensively, the Cotton Blossoms are averaging 14.8 digs/set and 1.1 blocks per set. Allyson Rosa leads the team with 142 digs and following briefly after is Isabella Garcia at 137 digs. Kylie Miller leads at 20.0 blocks.

The head coach of the Cotton Blossoms is Arlicia Ortiz. She is in her third-year at Arkansas-Monticello with a record of 9-57.