Three Wins, Player of the Week for Suns

Arkansas Tech University won 3-of-4 matches at the GAC/MIAA Crossover in Oklahoma on Friday and Saturday.

The Golden Suns (7-5) opened the event with straight sets wins over Southwest Baptist University, Missouri Southern State University and Emporia State University. The University of Central Oklahoma handed Arkansas Tech its lone loss of the weekend 3-0 on Saturday evening.

ATU sophomore Mackenzie Eford was named Great American Conference offensive player of the week in recognition of her performance during the crossover. Eford, a sophomore from Glendale, Wis., had a hitting percentage of .302 and 27 kills during the four matches in Oklahoma.

Arkansas Tech will resume the GAC portion of its schedule by visiting Harding University for a 6 p.m. match in Searcy on Tuesday, Sept. 11.