RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Henderson State falls on the road to Arkansas Tech 3-1. The Reddies took an early lead, winning the first set, but the Golden Suns fought back to win the next three.
 
In the attack, Christiane Uzoh and Aleah Stogner led the team with 13 and 12 kills, respectively. Uzoh had a .303 attack percentage and scored the Reddies 13.5 points.  
 
Kaitlyn Sykes and Dani Dagley led the Henderson defense. Sykes continues to add to her block total, tallying four blocks. While Sykes defended the net, Dagley positioned herself on the back line to stop ATU attacks, recording 20 digs.
 
Henderson State (8-17, 2-11) returns to the Duke Wells Center after spending the last few weeks on the road. The Reddies will face Harding University on Thursday, Oct. 27 at 6:30 p.m.
 
SET ONE
The two sides went point-for-point to open the set, and neither side was able to find any real advantage. There would be eleven ties before the Golden Suns found some breathing up 14-11. ATU continued to hold a slim lead over the Reddies, but a pair of kills and a service ace from Hatt tied the set at 19-19.
 
Henderson would eventually take the lead, but Arkansas Tech did not give up. With a 22-20 lead, the Reddies fought off a late comeback by the Golden Suns to win the opening set 25-23.
 
 SET TWO
HSU took an early 3-1 lead, but ATU responded with a three-point run to take its first lead of the set, 4-3. Similar to the first set, not much separated the two sides. At 8-8, the Henderson attack scored in a flurry to take the lead, 15-10. The Golden Suns fought back with a handful of attacks to tie the set at 19 all. Still deadlocked, the two sides found themselves tied 23-23, but a late pair of kills by ATU would give them the set, 25-23.
 
SET THREE
The Reddies raced out to a 7-0 lead before the Golden Suns could score their first points of the set. HSU kept on the front foot, expanding its lead to 12-5 and eventually going up 21-16. Arkansas Tech climbed back into the set to tie the frame 23-23 and would again tie the set at 25-25 after going down. The Golden Suns would see a second victory after a closely contested set, winning 28-26.
 
SET FOUR
There was little separation between the two sides to start the fourth set, with both teams tied 8-8. A four-point run by HSU would give the team some breathing room for the first time in this set, up 12-8. However, the Golden Suns responded with a flurry of attacks to take the lead, 14-12 and would continue to build on it, going up 18-12. In control, Arkansas Tech would win the set 25-16.