ARKADELPHIA, AR- Ouachita (6-5, 0-1) volleyball faced off against Arkansas Tech (8-1, 1-0) Tuesday night, marking the first Great American Conference contest for both teams. The Lady Tigers were coming off a tournament at Austin College in Sherman, Texas in which they finished with a record of 3-3, while Tech was coming into the game riding a seven game win streak.
The Lady Tigers had a tough time getting anything going in the first set, losing by a score of 25-14 to a Tech team that seemed to be rolling. Ouachita only collected six total kills in the first set, to Arkansas Tech's 14.
The second set saw the Lady Tigers struggling to get anything going again, falling in the second set 25-14 for a second time. Ouachita upped their number of kills to seven during the second set, but commited seven errors as well.
During the third set, the Lady Tigers put on a show though, bouncing ahead early and not falling behind again during the set. The final score of the third set was 25-21, with Ouachita finally taking one from the Golden Suns due to Tech's 13 errors in the set.
The final set was close most of the way, until Tech began pulling away late, finishing the set with a score of 25-18 and helping them to their first ever Great American Conference victory. The Lady Tigers collected seven kills in the fourth set, but again posted seven errors as well.
Tech was led by Sarah Motsinger, who finished with 18 kills in the matchup. Also notable was Amber Cerillos, who finished with 41 assists, and Laura Farney, who finished with 19 digs.
Ouachita was led by junior
Allison Frizzell, who finished with 13 digs, as well as senior
Lexie Hegi, who collected all 25 of the Lady Tigers' assists. Also notable were senior
Kristyn Howk and sophomore
Kelsi Bodine, who both collected six kills during the match.
The Lady Tigers return to action on Thursday, when they travel to Searcy, Arkansas to face off against Harding in their second conference matchup of the year. That game will begin at 4 p.m.
-Josh Fink, Sports Information Director
