Blair adds Jessica Lane as assistant volleyball coach
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- Jessica Lane, the head volleyball coach at
USC Salkehatchie for the past two years, has been selected as
assistant volleyball coach at Tennessee Tech University. Golden
Eagle head coach John Blair announced the addition of Lane to his
staff this week. "Jessica has the same philosophy about the sport
of volleyball, and I think she's a perfect fit for Tennessee Tech."
Blair said. "She's a former student-athlete who understands the
game from the player's perspective as well as the coach's
perspective. Her goal is to not only develop physically and
fundamentally strong student-athletes, but also to instill a high
work ethic and excellent character, both on the court and in the
classroom."
A native of Knoxville, Lane is looking forward to returning to
Tennessee for the next step in her coaching career.
"I'm excited about moving back to my home state, and I'm really
looking forward to working with coach Blair," Lane said. "He's very
knowledgeable about the sport of volleyball and I feel I'll learn a
lot from him.
"I started the program at USC Salkehatchie and I had to learn from
my own mistakes," she said. "It's time for me to move to a larger
program and learn the ins and outs from someone with coach Blair's
experience."
Lane attended Karns High School in Knoxville where she earned eight
letters while participating in three sports, including two each in
softball and basketball and four on the volleyball squad. A right
side/outside hitter, she helped lead Karns to two district
championships, and was named the district MVP as a senior in
2000.
She played her freshman collegiate season at Piedmont College in
Georgia, helping the Lions claim the conference championship. After
one year, she transferred to South Carolina-Aiken where she played
three seasons for coach Will Condon.
Following her playing career and prior to graduating with a
bachelor's degree in Exercise and Sports Science in December, 2005
from USC Aiken, she also spent the 2005 season on the coaching
staff as a student assistant coach.
Lane comes to Tech after two seasons as head coach at the USC
Salkehatchie, a junior college located in Walterboro, S.C.
In addition to her coaching experience at USC Aiken and USC
Salkehatchie, Lane has also logged several years coaching club
volleyball, including one year at the Branchville Volleyball Club
and three years with the Aiken Volleyball Club.
