Volleyball Falls to Arkansas Tech

SHAWNEE – (HTML Box Score) In a matchup of the top two teams in the Great American Conference, Oklahoma Baptist fell 0-3 (14-25, 17-25, 17-25) to No. 14 Arkansas Tech Thursday night at the Noble Complex.
 
The Lady Bison (13-10, 8-2 GAC) trailed by only three points at 12-15 in the first set, but the Golden Suns (25-0, 10-0 GAC) took the set after closing on a 10-2 run. A 9-1 stretch from ATU late in the second set put OBU down two sets, and the Golden Suns remained undefeated with a win in the third set.
 
Malia Leatherland paced the Lady Bison with 10 kills and Hayden Blair added 19 assists and seven digs. Sophia Couto picked up a solo block and two block assists, part of 5.0 total team blocks for OBU. Rachel Richie and Suzanny Figueiredo split libero duties, finishing with a combined five digs and two assists.
 
Oklahoma Baptist will get the opportunity to right the ship on Friday evening when they host second place Harding at 6 p.m. in the Noble Complex.