Teresa Craig, a member of the Golden Eagle volleyball team who graduated recently with a 4.0 grade point average and is heading to Law School at Michigan State University, has been chosen as Tennessee Tech's 2010 NCAA Woman of the Year.
The Tennessee Tech University Athletics Department has announced five finalists for the schools 2010 NCAA Woman of the Year Award, with the winner to be announced Sunday.
Tech volleyball head coach John Blair announced his team's schedule for the 2010 season, which opens with three non-conference tournaments on the road.
The Tennessee Tech volleyball roster grew by two when head coach John Blair announced the signing of Natalie Penrod and Elizabeth Robertson last week. The pair joins Allison May in Techs most recent signing class.
Allison May, a senior at Assumption (Ky.) High School, has signed a national letter of intent to play volleyball next season at Tennessee Tech. May is the first 2010 signee for head coach John Blair.
Tennessee Tech's Teresa Craig, a senior on the Golden Eagle volleyball team, has been chosen as one of six individuals in the Ohio Valley Conference to receive its prestigious Scholar-Athlete Award for 2008-09.
Four Golden Eagles finished with double-digit kills on Thursday evening, but it was not enough as the fifth-seed Tennessee Tech volleyball team fell to Murray State, 3-1 (25-23, 25-21, 23-25, 25-16), in the quarterfinals of the OVC Championships.
Junior Leah Meffert, senior Katie Kenline and freshman Kelsey Gray have been recognized by the Ohio Valley Conference for their individual play during the 2009 season by earning all-OVC honors on the volleyball court.
The Tennessee Tech volleyball team qualified for the OVC Tournament with a fifth place conference finish in the regular season and will begin play at the post-season conference tournament on Thursday in Jacksonville, Alabama.
The Golden Eagle volleyball team had nothing to lose Saturday afternoon at Eastern Kentucky, and even though they dropped a 3-1 decision they will head to the OVC Tournament later this week as the No. 5 seed.
The Tennessee Tech volleyball team got off to the right start against Morehead State on Friday beating the Eagles 25-18 in the first set, but Morehead State stormed back and took the next three sets, winning 25-11, 25-15, 25-17 to top the Golden Eagles 3-1.
Senior Amanda Lindgren and the Golden Eagles will look to punch their ticket to the OVC tournament this weekend when they travel to Morehead State and Eastern Kentucky for a pair of OVC matches.
Senior Katie Kenline earned OVC Defensive Player of the Week honors for the second time this season after posting 49 digs in two matches against Tennessee State and Austin Peay.
The Tennessee Tech volleyball team honored its three seniors prior to Saturday afternoons match against Austin Peay but fell just short of sending the trio off with a win in their last match at Eblen Center.
Senior Teresa Craig has been impressive both in the classroom and on the volleyball court during her career at Tech, and she recently earned Academic All-District First Team honors this season as a result.
The Tennessee Tech volleyball team pulled off a three-set sweep of Tennessee State on Friday evening. Junior Leah Meffert (photo) became a member of the prestigious 1,000/1,000 club in the third set of the match.