Rachel Thomas
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- Height:
- 6-2
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- Hometown:
- Okemos, Mich.
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- Position:
- MB
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- Year:
- So.
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- High School:
- Okemos HS
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- Major:
- General Curriculum
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- Previous School:
- Okemos HS
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- Club:
- Team Detroit
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- Club Team:
- Team Detroit
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- m
- 28
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- k/s
- 1.92
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- h %
- .230
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- a/s
- 0.01
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- b/s
- 0.75
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- sa/s
- 0.11
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- d/s
- 0.57
Bio
In 2016 (Freshman): Thomas led the Golden Eagles in kills with 219 on the year...played in all 29 of Tech's matches, including 27 starts...ended the season with 2.13 kills per set, 50 digs, and 48 blocks (second-best mark on the team) over 103 sets...notched a career-high 15 kills in the Golden Eagle's OVC opener versus Eastern Kentucky on Sept. 23...tallied a season-high eight digs versus Belmont (11/5) and a career-high five blocks at UAB (9/27), which she tied on two other occasions...ended the season with a .150 hitting percentage...totaled double-digit kills in seven different matches.
High School: Thomas joined Tennessee Tech from Okemos, Michigan, where she was a three-year letterwinner at Okemos High School playing primarily as a middle and right side under head coach Jamie Ianni... received All-Conference and Class A All-Region accolades in 2014 and 2015... led her team to a CAAC League Championship in 2013 and 2015 and a third place AAU National finish in 2014... named to the AVCA Phenom list and Under Armor watch list in 2014 and 2015... finished her high school career with 788 kills, 201 blocks, 137 service aces, and 559 digs while compiling a 103-34-6 record.
Personal: Daughter of Joseph Thomas and Jennifer Everhart... born August 12, 1998... full name is Rachel Thomas.
Academic: Undecided on a major.
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches | 28 | 16 |
| Sets | 97 | 56 |
| Kills | 186 | 127 |
| Kills per set | 1.92 | 2.27 |
| Errors | 69 | 37 |
| Total Attacks | 508 | 322 |
| Total Attacks per set | 5.24 | 5.75 |
| Hitting Percentage | .230 | .280 |
| Assists | 1 | 1 |
| Assists per set | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| Service Total Attempts | 269 | 162 |
| Service Aces | 11 | 6 |
| Service Errors | 29 | 17 |
| Service Aces per set | 0.11 | 0.11 |
| Receptions | 14 | 10 |
| Reception Errors | 0 | 0 |
| Digs | 55 | 35 |
| Digs per set | 0.57 | 0.63 |
| Block Solo | 17 | 10 |
| Block Assist | 56 | 30 |
| Block Total | 73 | 40 |
| Blocks per set | 0.75 | 0.71 |
| Block Errors | 7 | 6 |
| Ball Handling Errors | 0 | 0 |
| Points | 242.0 | 158.0 |
| Points per set | 2.5 | 2.8 |
| Matches started | 28 | 16 |
Game Log - Offense
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25 | vs. NC Central | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8 | .750 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Aug 26 | vs. The Citadel | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 19 | .263 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Aug 26 | at Campbell | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | .250 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Sep 1 | vs. La Salle | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -.200 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Sep 2 | at Akron | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | .077 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Sep 2 | vs. Loyola Maryland | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 21 | .095 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. West Virginia | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -.091 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Sep 8 | at Wright State | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 21 | .333 | 0 | 11.0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Harvard | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | .308 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Sep 15 | at Toledo | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | .143 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Youngstown State | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | -.176 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Sep 16 | vs. New Mexico | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 27 | .111 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Sep 21 | Jacksonville State | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 19 | .316 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Sep 22 | at UT Martin | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 30 | .233 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Sep 29 | at Eastern Kentucky | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 30 | .367 | 1 | 16.0 |
| Sep 30 | at Morehead State | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 23 | .087 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Oct 6 | Belmont | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 | .053 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Oct 7 | Tennessee State | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | .385 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Oct 13 | Austin Peay | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 19 | .421 | 0 | 13.5 |
| Oct 14 | Murray State | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 26 | .269 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Oct 20 | at Eastern Illinois | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 16 | .438 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Oct 21 | at SIUE | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | .154 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Oct 25 | at Jacksonville State | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 16 | .188 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Oct 27 | Southeast Missouri | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 18 | .500 | 0 | 12.0 |
| Nov 3 | Morehead State | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 18 | .167 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Nov 4 | Eastern Kentucky | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 19 | .421 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Nov 10 | at Tennessee State | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 27 | .259 | 0 | 18.0 |
| Nov 11 | at Belmont | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16 | .250 | 0 | 7.0 |
Game Log - Defense
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25 | vs. NC Central | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Aug 26 | vs. The Citadel | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Aug 26 | at Campbell | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Sep 1 | vs. La Salle | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 2 | at Akron | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 2 | vs. Loyola Maryland | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. West Virginia | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | at Wright State | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Harvard | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | at Toledo | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Youngstown State | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. New Mexico | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | Jacksonville State | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | at UT Martin | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | at Eastern Kentucky | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Morehead State | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | Belmont | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | Tennessee State | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | Austin Peay | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | Murray State | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | at Eastern Illinois | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at SIUE | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at Jacksonville State | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | Southeast Missouri | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | Morehead State | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | Eastern Kentucky | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | at Tennessee State | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at Belmont | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Game Log - Serve/Receive
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | ta | sa | se | r | re |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25 | vs. NC Central | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 26 | vs. The Citadel | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 26 | at Campbell | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 1 | vs. La Salle | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2 | at Akron | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2 | vs. Loyola Maryland | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. West Virginia | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | at Wright State | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Harvard | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| Sep 15 | at Toledo | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Youngstown State | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. New Mexico | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | Jacksonville State | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | at UT Martin | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | at Eastern Kentucky | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Morehead State | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | Belmont | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | Tennessee State | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | Austin Peay | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | Murray State | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | at Eastern Illinois | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at SIUE | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at Jacksonville State | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | Southeast Missouri | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | Morehead State | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | Eastern Kentucky | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | at Tennessee State | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at Belmont | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Statistic | m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | ta/s | pct | a | a/s | pts | pts/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | 29 | 103 | 219 | 2.13 | 118 | 672 | 6.52 | .150 | 1 | 0.01 | 246.0 | 2.4 |
| 2017-18 | 28 | 97 | 186 | 1.92 | 69 | 508 | 5.24 | .230 | 1 | 0.01 | 242.0 | 2.5 |
| 2018-19 | 30 | 118 | 311 | 2.64 | 106 | 789 | 6.69 | .260 | 5 | 0.04 | 380.0 | 3.2 |
| 2019-20 | 30 | 107 | 252 | 2.36 | 74 | 610 | 5.70 | .292 | 3 | 0.03 | 293.5 | 2.7 |
| Total | 117 | 425 | 968 | 2.28 | 367 | 2579 | 6.07 | .233 | 10 | 0.02 | 1161.5 | 2.7 |
| Statistic | m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | ta/s | pct | a | a/s | pts | pts/s |
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| Event | ||||||||||||
| Total | 28 | 97 | 186 | 1.92 | 69 | 508 | 5.24 | .230 | 1 | 0.01 | 242.0 | 2.5 |
| Conference | 16 | 56 | 127 | 2.27 | 37 | 322 | 5.75 | .280 | 1 | 0.02 | 158.0 | 2.8 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||||
| Home | 8 | 25 | 63 | 2.52 | 16 | 151 | 6.04 | .311 | 0 | 0.00 | 75.5 | 3.0 |
| Away | 12 | 44 | 83 | 1.89 | 27 | 231 | 5.25 | .242 | 1 | 0.02 | 113.5 | 2.6 |
| Neutral | 8 | 28 | 40 | 1.43 | 26 | 126 | 4.50 | .111 | 0 | 0.00 | 53.0 | 1.9 |
| Result | ||||||||||||
| Wins | 4 | 17 | 33 | 1.94 | 13 | 77 | 4.53 | .260 | 0 | 0.00 | 44.0 | 2.6 |
| Losses | 24 | 80 | 153 | 1.91 | 56 | 431 | 5.39 | .225 | 1 | 0.01 | 198.0 | 2.5 |
| Month | ||||||||||||
| August | 3 | 11 | 16 | 1.45 | 2 | 39 | 3.55 | .359 | 0 | 0.00 | 23.5 | 2.1 |
| September | 13 | 46 | 80 | 1.74 | 41 | 249 | 5.41 | .157 | 1 | 0.02 | 105.5 | 2.3 |
| October | 8 | 25 | 58 | 2.32 | 16 | 140 | 5.60 | .300 | 0 | 0.00 | 69.0 | 2.8 |
| November | 4 | 15 | 32 | 2.13 | 10 | 80 | 5.33 | .275 | 0 | 0.00 | 44.0 | 2.9 |
| Statistic | m | s | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s |
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| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 28 | 97 | 55 | 0.57 | 17 | 56 | 73 | 0.75 |
| Conference | 16 | 56 | 35 | 0.63 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 0.71 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 8 | 25 | 18 | 0.72 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 0.72 |
| Away | 12 | 44 | 27 | 0.61 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 0.82 |
| Neutral | 8 | 28 | 10 | 0.36 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 0.68 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 4 | 17 | 8 | 0.47 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 0.82 |
| Losses | 24 | 80 | 47 | 0.59 | 11 | 48 | 59 | 0.74 |
| Month | ||||||||
| August | 3 | 11 | 8 | 0.73 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1.09 |
| September | 13 | 46 | 20 | 0.43 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 0.72 |
| October | 8 | 25 | 22 | 0.88 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 0.68 |
| November | 4 | 15 | 5 | 0.33 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.73 |
| Statistic | m | s | ta | sa | sa/s | se | r | re |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 28 | 97 | 269 | 11 | 0.11 | 29 | 14 | 0 |
| Conference | 16 | 56 | 162 | 6 | 0.11 | 17 | 10 | 0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 8 | 25 | 67 | 2 | 0.08 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Away | 12 | 44 | 137 | 8 | 0.18 | 18 | 6 | 0 |
| Neutral | 8 | 28 | 65 | 1 | 0.04 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 4 | 17 | 50 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Losses | 24 | 80 | 219 | 10 | 0.13 | 24 | 10 | 0 |
| Month | ||||||||
| August | 3 | 11 | 30 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| September | 13 | 46 | 124 | 6 | 0.13 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| October | 8 | 25 | 63 | 1 | 0.04 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| November | 4 | 15 | 52 | 4 | 0.27 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
News mentions
NASHVILLE – The 2017 Tennessee Tech volleyball season came to an end Saturday afternoon in the state capital, with the Golden Eagles falling in four sets to Belmont (11-25, 25-23, 19-25, 20-25).
NASHVILLE – After a three-set loss at home to Tennessee State earlier in the season, Tennessee Tech responded with a victory in a five-set battle on the Tigers’ home court.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Although it took Eastern Kentucky a full five sets to take down Tennessee Tech in Richmond earlier this season, the Colonels needed just three to defeat Tech Saturday evening (25-22, 25-22, 25-23) in Cookeville.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Ticking off its last few home matches of 2017, Tennessee Tech hosted Southeast Missouri on Friday night at the Hooper Eblen Center.
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. – Tennessee Tech volleyball met with Jacksonville State for the second time this season on Wednesday night, having opened conference play with the Gamecocks at home back in late September.
CHARLESTON, Ill. – Tennessee Tech volleyball opened up its latest three-match road trip at Eastern Illinois, falling to the Panthers 20-25, 9-25, 22-25.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – In its final home match before heading back on the road next weekend, Tennessee Tech fell to Murray State in three sets (12-25, 26-28, 14-25) Saturday afternoon.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – On Friday night in the Hooper Eblen Center, Tennessee Tech battled with state rival Austin Peay but ultimately fell in three sets to the Governors (20-25, 18-25, 18-25).
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech volleyball welcomed a second OVC rival from Nashville in as many days, Tennessee State, to the Hooper Eblen Center on Saturday afternoon.
RICHMOND, Ky. – Tennessee Tech began its weekend of two-straight road matches by pushing Eastern Kentucky to five sets inside its home arena Friday night.
MARTIN, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech suffered its second-straight conference loss Friday night, as it fell in four sets to UT Martin 20-25, 29-27, 23-25 and 18-25 inside the Skyhawk Fieldhouse.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – In its home debut of the 2017 season, Tennessee Tech fell to the Jacksonville State Gamecocks in three sets (25-27, 20-25, 19-25), suffering its first Ohio Valley Conference loss of the year on Thursday night.
TOLEDO, Ohio – Down two starters due to injuries, the Golden Eagles had their work cut out for them in their final non-conference match at the Blue/Gold Invitational.
TOLEDO, Ohio – Tech continued its run of Ohio tournaments Friday with a double-header to start the Blue/Gold Invitational.
DAYTON, Ohio – For the first time this season, Tennessee Tech volleyball began a tournament by getting its double-header out of the way.
AKRON, Ohio – Tennessee Tech volleyball struggled through its opener at the Akron Invitational Friday night, eventually falling 0-3 (14-25, 19-25, 21-25) to the La Salle Explorers.
AKRON, Ohio – Now three matches into its season, Tennessee Tech volleyball heads north this weekend for its second of four-consecutive tournaments and first of three in the state of Ohio.
BUIES CREEK, N.C. – After opening the Hampton Inn Holly Springs Invitational yesterday with just one game, Tennessee Tech faced a full day Saturday with a double-header on its schedule.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech fans can get their first look at the 2017 volleyball squad Saturday afternoon when the team hosts the Purple v. Gold Scrimmage in the Hooper Eblen Center.