Great American Conference · 2026 season
Arkansas Tech
11–9
Overall
5–3
GAC
.218
Hitting % · 75th in D2
.189
Opponents hit · 155th in D2
106
Power rank of 281
NCAA tournament chance
Projected Central seed 8.0
Projected Central seed 8.0
Next · Fri, Oct 9, 5:00 PM CT
vs. Northwestern Okla. 8–13
How they play
Ranked against all 281 Division II teams, with the Lone Star rank alongside. The bar shows how much of the field they're better than; the tick marks the median.
What they do well
- Digs per set16.93 · 37th in D2
- Service errors per set1.67 · 54th in D2
- Hitting %.218 · 75th in D2
- Assists per set11.89 · 74th in D2
Where they can be pushed
- Reception error %9.7% · 208th in D2
- Aces per set1.53 · 185th in D2
Players
Full season. Ranks show the national top 100. Ranked players have played 75% of their team's sets (hitting % also needs 3 attempts per team set).
| 1 | Erika Hernandez | MB | 76 | 189 | 373 | 2.49 | .41611th D2 | 0.08 | 0.18 | 0.75 | 0.80 | 3.15 |
| 2 | Kylie Lambert | S | 51 | 2 | 12 | 0.04 | .083 | 3.71 | 0.29 | 0.00 | 0.90 | 0.33 |
| 3 | Ashtyn Werth | L/DS | 64 | 4 | 15 | 0.06 | .267 | 0.06 | 0.22 | 0.00 | 1.98 | 0.28 |
| 4 | Samantha Wojtowicz | L/DS | 56 | 2 | 8 | 0.04 | .250 | 0.41 | 0.27 | 0.00 | 2.21 | 0.30 |
| 5 | Kaitlyn Hanger | OH | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 6 | Alex Newland | OH | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 7 | Amy Hernandez | OH | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 8 | Juliana Borchers | MB | 40 | 53 | 127 | 1.32 | .315 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 0.38 | 1.68 |
| 9 | Henley Hooks | OH | 76 | 238 | 629 | 3.13 | .243 | 0.11 | 0.05 | 0.61 | 1.34 | 3.51 |
| 11 | Kenzie Garrett | S | 76 | 9 | 48 | 0.12 | .125 | 7.0796th D2 | 0.29 | 0.05 | 2.14 | 0.43 |
| 12 | Sammie Smith | OH | 66 | 92 | 311 | 1.39 | .055 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 0.91 | 1.45 |
| 13 | Karis Brinlee | L/DS | 75 | 3 | 20 | 0.04 | .150 | 0.65 | 0.16 | 0.00 | 3.67 | 0.20 |
| 14 | Briazia Osborne | S | 28 | 2 | 14 | 0.07 | .143 | 2.50 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 1.21 | 0.18 |
| 15 | Allison Jackson | OH | 23 | 14 | 53 | 0.61 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 0.43 | 0.65 |
| 16 | Madison Crum | OH | 22 | 46 | 132 | 2.09 | .189 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.32 | 0.45 | 2.27 |
| 19 | Karlly Dillard | MB | 52 | 41 | 123 | 0.79 | .236 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.65 | 0.25 | 1.14 |
| 21 | Lauren Taylor | OH | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 22 | Carson Thiebaud | MB | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 |
| 23 | Savannah Meyer | OH | 75 | 181 | 548 | 2.41 | .155 | 0.16 | 0.23 | 0.29 | 2.83 | 2.84 |
| 25 | BryAnna Young | OH | 65 | 92 | 283 | 1.42 | .230 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.42 | 0.52 | 1.65 |
Pressure and runs
Full season. Built from NCAA play-by-play.
Late in sets (20–20 or later)
- Rallies won51.7% of 147
- Sideout %66.7% · all rallies 54.9%
- Point-scoring %37.8% · all rallies 44.5%
- Late kills–errorsHooks 13–4 · Young 9–3 · Hernandez 7–3 · Meyer 9–7 · Crum 4–2 · Borchers 2–2 · Smith 1–4
Runs and comebacks
- Longest run11 straight · 27–25 in set 3 vs. Westminster (UT) 08/28
- Longest run against8 straight · 25–20 in set 2 vs. Pittsburg St. 09/04
- Sets with a 5-point run29 for · 29 against · of 76
- Comeback setsdown 10, won 27–25 in set 3 vs. Westminster (UT) 08/28
down 8, won 26–24 in set 4 vs. Southern Ark. 09/17
down 6, won 25–17 in set 1 vs. William Jewell 09/03 - Leads lostup 5, lost 22–25 in set 2 vs. Southern Nazarene 10/01
Arkansas Tech news
- Golden Suns return to Tucker Colilseum for two straight GAC matchupsOct 7
- Golden Suns fall short in four-set battle with BisonOct 2
- Golden Suns drop hard-fought five-set match to Crimson StormOct 1
- Golden Suns head to Sooner State for weekend conference playSep 30
- Golden Suns suffer first conference setbackSep 25
Headlines from Arkansas Tech athletics. All D2 news ›
Schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Opp. record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Aug 28 | at  Westminster (UT) | 3–13 | W 3–2 20-25, 25-23, 25-27, 25-17, 15-7 |
| Fri, Aug 28 | at  Washburn | 17–3 | L 0–3 21-25, 19-25, 19-25 |
| Sat, Aug 29 | vs.  Okla. Christian | 9–8 | L 1–3 21-25, 25-23, 19-25, 19-25 |
| Sat, Aug 29 | vs.  William Jewell | 2–14 | W 3–1 25-14, 25-14, 15-25, 25-21 |
| Thu, Sep 3 | at  Mo. Southern St. | 6–11 | W 3–0 25-19, 25-11, 25-19 |
| Thu, Sep 3 | vs. William Jewell | 2–14 | W 3–0 25-17, 25-13, 26-24 |
| Fri, Sep 4 | at  Truman St. | 7–9 | W 3–0 25-16, 25-15, 25-18 |
| Fri, Sep 4 | at  Pittsburg St. | 12–6 | L 1–3 20-25, 25-20, 18-25, 15-25 |
| Tue, Sep 8 | vs.  Henderson St. GAC | 10–10 | W 3–1 18-25, 25-18, 31-29, 25-23 |
| Fri, Sep 11 | at  Missouri Western | 15–1 | L 0–3 17-25, 13-25, 17-25 |
| Fri, Sep 11 | vs.  McKendree | 2–14 | W 3–0 25-17, 25-17, 25-21 |
| Sat, Sep 12 | vs.  Central Mo. | 11–8 | L 1–3 20-25, 19-25, 25-20, 19-25 |
| Sat, Sep 12 | at  Ill. Springfield | 4–12 | L 2–3 25-15, 18-25, 25-23, 15-25, 9-15 |
| Thu, Sep 17 | vs.  Southern Ark. GAC | 6–14 | W 3–1 25-23, 25-15, 19-25, 26-24 |
| Fri, Sep 18 | at  Ark.-Monticello GAC | 2–19 | W 3–0 25-13, 25-19, 25-14 |
| Tue, Sep 22 | at  Ouachita Baptist GAC | 10–10 | W 3–1 25-19, 25-21, 16-25, 25-23 |
| Fri, Sep 25 | vs.  Harding GAC | 15–4 | L 0–3 19-25, 20-25, 20-25 |
| Thu, Oct 1 | at  Southern Nazarene GAC | 13–8 | L 2–3 17-25, 22-25, 25-22, 25-12, 13-15 |
| Fri, Oct 2 | at  Okla. Baptist GAC | 16–4 | L 1–3 18-25, 23-25, 25-20, 21-25 |
| Thu, Oct 8 | vs.  Southwestern Okla. GAC | 12–8 | W 3–2 25-20, 19-25, 25-16, 22-25, 15-12 |
| Fri, Oct 9 | vs.  Northwestern Okla. GAC | 8–13 | Oct 9, 5:00 PM CT 82% |
| Thu, Oct 15 | at  Southeastern Okla. GAC | 9–10 | Oct 15, 6:00 PM CT 57% |
| Fri, Oct 16 | at  East Central GAC | 8–12 | Oct 16, 4:00 PM CT 64% |
| Fri, Oct 23 | at Henderson St. GAC | 10–10 | Oct 23, 6:30 PM CT 67% |
| Tue, Oct 27 | at Southern Ark. GAC | 6–14 | Oct 27, 6:00 PM CT 72% |
| Sat, Oct 31 | vs. Ark.-Monticello GAC | 2–19 | Oct 31, 4:00 PM CT 99% |
| Tue, Nov 3 | vs. Ouachita Baptist GAC | 10–10 | Nov 3, 6:00 PM CT 56% |
| Thu, Nov 5 | at Harding GAC | 15–4 | Nov 5, 6:00 PM CT 23% |