Volleyball Goes 2-1 in Tennessee

Arkansas Tech 3, Mount Olive 0 An efficient offensive attack lifted Arkansas Tech to a 25-20, 25-18, 25-11 victory over Mount Olive in its first match at the Scott Jones Classic on Friday. The Golden Suns finished with a team hitting percentage of .346 (42 kills, 14 errors, 81 attempts). Emily Todd led the way with eight kills. Sierra Nighswonger and Alyssa Kool had 16 assists apiece. Madison Nagel notched 12 digs and Katie Huff contributed four blocks. Arkansas Tech 3, Oakland City 2 Huff registered 19 kills and four Arkansas Tech players reached double figures in digs in a 25-18, 24-26, 22-25, 25-17, 15-8 Golden Suns’ victory over Oakland City on Friday evening. Emily Todd (14 kills), Kaci Jackson (13 kills) and Kaylee Konsella (12 kills) helped lead the Tech offense, while Nagel (20 digs), Todd (13 digs), Nighswonger (11 digs) and Jackson (10 digs) paced the back row defense. Huff had six blocks. Nighswonger dished out 40 assists. Trevecca Nazarene 3, Arkansas Tech 2 A decisive fifth set was less kind to Arkansas Tech on Saturday as event host Trevecca Nazarene clipped the Golden Suns 25-23, 25-21, 22-25, 9-25, 15-11. Todd and Jackson made 15 kills apiece. Konsella had 10 kills. Nighswonger was credited with 44 assists. Nagel made a team-high 16 digs.]]>