MATCH INFORMATION
Score: Arkansas Tech 3, St. Edward's 0 (25-20, 25-8, 27-25)
Records: St. Edward's 5-9, Arkansas Tech 10-7
Location: Tucker Coliseum – Russellville, Ark.
 
SEU TOP PERFORMERS
-MORGAN BECKHAM continued her defensive roll with 23 digs, bringing her digs per-set total to 6.7 on the week.
-The Hilltoppers attack was led by MADISON MCCLURG with seven kills, while MIKAYLA GRILL was efficient with five kills on 13 attempts, hitting .308.
-At setter, AVALON FRANTZ cracked into double digits with 11 assists.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
-Back-to-back blocks from MIKAYLA PARKER with KATE HENDRIX and McClurg gave SEU an 8-4 lead in set one.
-A 7-0 run for Arkansas Tech gave the Golden Suns a 13-9 lead they would not surrender.
-Set two was all Golden Suns as the home squad jumped out to an 8-1 lead that the Hilltoppers could not overcome.
-St. Edward's was on the verge of extending the match in set three, thanks to a kill from McClurg to make it 23-21. However, Tech would rally back to clinch the sweep, 3-0.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
-Despite the loss, St. Edward's defense remains stout as they held ATU to hitting .193.
-Beckham's 6-plus digs per-set ranks top-3 in the conference and top-10 in the nation.
-Grill has now hit over .300 in back-to-back matches.
 
QUOTE FROM HEAD COACH MARY DEJUTE
"A big congratulations to Arkansas Tech. They came to play and protected their home court. Another big match from Mo (Beckham) was nice, but unfortunately if you don't come to play, other teams will make you pay. Tomorrow we are back into conference play against a big opponent in Arkansas Fort Smith. We need to take the night and focus on showing up to the arena, or it will be a similar result."
 
UP NEXT
Coach DeJute and the Hilltoppers continue Heartland Conference play on Saturday in a battle of the unbeaten at Arkansas Fort Smith. First serve is scheduled for noon with live stats and video at GoHilltoppers.com.