Bella Powell
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- Height:
- 5-10
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- Hometown:
- Palmyra, Ill.
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Previous School:
- Lincoln Land CC
Bio
2023 (Junior): Powell took part in 19 of Tech’s 20 matches during its inaugural beach campaign, finishing 6-11 overall with a 4-6 mark in OVC action… ended the year 0-5 at No. 1, 2-3 in the No. 2 spot, 1-0 as the No. 3 duo, 1-1 as the No. 4, and 2-2 in the No. 5 position… teamed up with Aleeya Jones (2-7, 1-5 OVC), McKenna Young (2-1, 2-1 OVC), Olivia Taylor (1-2), Jordan Karlen (1-0, 1-0 OVC), and Maddie Isringhausen (0-1) during the year… combined with Jones in the No. 2 spot for Tech in each of the final six matches, including all four tilts in the OVC Tournament… made her collegiate debut and won her first match with Taylor in the No. 5 spot with a 2-0 decision over Spartanburg Methodist (Feb. 24).
High School: Powell was a two-sport athlete at Routt Catholic High School in Jacksonville, Ill., competing four years as a middle blocker for head volleyball coach Pat Gibson and four years as a pitcher and infielder for head softball coach Jamie Martin… accounted for 163 kills, 39 blocks, and 114 digs as a sophomore and 217 kills, 39 blocks, and 350 digs as a junior… missed her senior campaign due to a knee injury… was a three-time team MVP over her first three years… as a freshman, took home All-Western Illinois Valley Conference Second Team honors before earning First Team accolades as a sophomore… during her junior season, picked up another First Team nod while representing the top pick of the All-Conference team.
Personal: Daughter of Tony and Faith Powell… born in Springfield, Ill. on April 22, 2002… full name is Isabella Marie Powell.
Academic: Majoring in interdisciplinary studies… named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll twice.
News mentions
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – With the Ohio Valley Conference's announcement Tuesday of its 2023-24 Team Academic Achievement Awards, Tennessee Tech came away with one of the team honors as the Golden Eagle beach volleyball team was recognized for the highest percentage of its eligible student-athletes achieving a 3.25 grade point average or better. Beach volleyball had 10 players make the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll with Brooke Amann, Skylar Boom, Katie DiRaimondo, Madolyn Isringhausen, Emma Pabon, Bella Powell, Olivia Taylor, Elena Wallace, Jazmine Yamilkowski and McKenna Young all earning spots on the academic excellence list. DiRaimondo, Isringhausen, Taylor and Young also received the OVC Academic Medal of Honor with perfect 4.0 GPAs.
MOREHEAD, Ky. – The 2024 beach volleyball campaign officially came to a close in heart-wrenching fashion for Tennessee Tech Friday afternoon, falling to Lindenwood in an elimination dual at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships at Giovanni’s Breadstick Beach in Morehead, Ky.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Yet another match-up between the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team and Morehead State saw all five scoring duals reach a third set, as the No. 4 seeded Eagles topped the No. 5 Golden Eagles in the first tilt of the Ohio Valley Conference Championships Thursday morning at Giovanni’s Breadstick Beach in Morehead, Ky.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team embarks on its second-ever appearance at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships, making the trip to Morehead, Ky. to compete in the league's annual postseason event starting Thursday morning at Giovanni's Breadstick Beach.
MOREHEAD, Ky. – After finishing the regular season as strong as ever, Tennessee Tech beach volleyball’s Madolyn Isringhausen and Bella Powell were rewarded for their hard work and play at the 2024 Ohio Valley Conference Beach Volleyball postseason awards banquet Wednesday evening.
MARTIN, Tenn. – The 2024 regular season is officially in the books for the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team, as the Golden Eagles earned a 1-1 split on the final day of action in Martin, Tenn. at the final Ohio Valley Conference weekend.
MARTIN, Tenn. – It was a tough day on the sand, albeit one with a few highlights, as the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team fell in a pair of duals at the second Ohio Valley Conference weekend of action, competing at the Skyhawk Beach Volleyball Complex in Martin, Tenn.
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Even though Tuesday marked the first-ever meetings between Tennessee Tech and both Jacksonville State and Austin Peay in the sport of beach volleyball, there was still enough familiarity to go around as the Golden Eagles split the day of duals in Clarksville against the two former Ohio Valley Conference programs.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech's Madolyn Isringhausen and Bella Powell made program history Tuesday afternoon, earning Ohio Valley Conference Beach Volleyball Pair of the Week honors for the first-ever weekly honor from the league for the Golden Eagles.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – In another marathon match at the Tech Beach Courts, it was Morehead State that claimed the win Saturday afternoon, topping the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team by the same 3-2 score that the Golden Eagles used to defeat the Eagles on Friday.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – It was a thriller from beginning to end at the Tech Beach Courts Friday afternoon and evening, as the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team turned in a spectacular comeback to down Ohio Valley Conference rival Morehead State, 3-2.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team closed out the first weekend of Ohio Valley Conference play with a split performance at the UTC Sports Complex Saturday, earning a victory over Eastern Illinois before falling to host Chattanooga.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – It was a tough first day of action for the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team at the first Ohio Valley Conference weekend of the year, as the Golden Eagles fell in a pair of league tilts on Friday at the UTC Sports Complex.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Fresh off an impressive start to the 2024 campaign with a 3-1 mark at the Berry Kick-Off two weeks ago, the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team will take on its stiffest test as a program this weekend, heading to Columbia, S.C. for the Carolina Challenge.
MOUNT BERRY, Ga. – The Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team wrapped up a strong showing at the Berry Kick-Off Saturday afternoon, capping a 3-1 weekend with a 1-1 day at the Berry Beach Courts.
MOUNT BERRY, Ga. – It was a spectacular start to the 2024 season for the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team on Friday, as the Golden Eagles picked up a pair of victories to open play at the Berry Kick-Off in Mount Berry, Ga.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Coming off a spectacular inaugural campaign in 2023, the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team embarks on the 2024 opening weekend of competition, heading to Mount Berry, Ga. for the Berry Kick-Off running Friday, Feb. 23 through Saturday, Feb. 24.