ARKADELPHIA, Ark. — Violeta Mendoza Quintana had 24 kills and 28 digs as Henderson State outlasted Arkansas Tech 3-2 on Friday at the Duke Wells Center.

Mendoza Quintana had 69 attacks on the night and finished with an attacking percentage of .232 in the win. Mya Robinson finished with 18 kills and nine digs for HSU, libero MaKenzie Thoman had 24 digs, and setters Abby Blackburn and Taylor Scalzi combined for 55 assists.

The victory was the Reddies first home win over Tech since Oct. 18, 2018.

Henderson plays its final regular season match of the year on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. when it hosts rival Ouachita Baptist on Senior Night.

SET ONE
HSU got off to a terrific start on its home floor and opened the first set on a 7-2 run. The Reddies took their largest lead of the frame, 17-9, behind three-straight kills from Brae Denton, Brittany Barnekoff and Robinson, but the Golden Suns would not go away. Trailing by eight points, ATU put together a big 14-7 run over the next several minutes, which trimmed Henderson's lead to just 24-23. After the Reddies dropped the previous three set-points, Robinson made sure the set would not slip away and provided the set-winning point on a kill. Mendoza Quintana had seven kills in the set for HSU, who hit .268 as a team in the frame.

SET TWO
A 5-1 start by Arkansas Tech put the Reddies in a hole to begin the second set, but HSU countered with a big 13-6 run of its own to seize a 14-11 advantage. Henderson was able to maintain the lead over the next several minutes, but with the set winding down, the Golden Suns tied the score on two different occasions at 22-22 and 23-23 as they attempted to tie the match. HSU had other plans, however, and got a kill from Blackburn and an ATU attack error to take the final two points and go in front 2-0 with a 25-23 win.

SET THREE
Henderson came out firing in the third and jumped out to an early 5-2 lead, but with its back against the wall, Arkansas Tech kicked it into gear. After trailing by three through the first seven points, the Golden Suns finished the set on a huge 23-11 run which allowed them to claim a 25-16 win and extend the match to a fourth set. ATU had an attacking percentage of .250 in the period.

SET FOUR
The fourth set was a wild, back-and-forth affair. The lead changed hands eight different times and both teams had opportunities to win set points. With the score knotted at 23-23, the Reddies and Golden Suns traded eight-straight points to make it 27-27. Kaitlyn Sykes finally broke the rally with a service ace, which put HSU in front 28-27 after back-to-back points. However, with a chance to win the match Henderson saw Tech take the final three points of the set to win it 30-28 and force a fifth and final frame.

SET FIVE
It was a dream start for the Reddies in the fifth, as they used three-straight Tech attack errors and kills from Mendoza Quintana, Denton, Sykes and Robinson to jump out to a commanding 9-3 lead. ATU refused to fold, and closed the gap to 10-8 with a quick 5-1 run. Faced with a possible change in momentum at the crucial point of the match, Henderson found another gear. The Reddies got two more kills from Mendoza Quintana, as well as a service ace from Trinity Sharp, to help close the set on a 5-1 run and win the match with a 15-9 victory.