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
2025 (Senior): Powell competed in all 22 matches on the year, finishing 9-12 overall with a 5-5 mark in OVC play… went 9-11 at the No. 1 position and 0-1 in the No. 2 slot… competed with Madolyn Isringhausen (9-11, 5-4 OVC) and MK Roberts (0-1, 0-1 OVC) during the year… teamed with Isringhausen to win six of their final nine decisions… won three straight duals at No. 1 to open the year, boasting 2-0 sweeps against LaGrange (Feb. 23), at Berry (Feb. 23), and versus Erskine (Feb. 24)… also earned three consecutive No. 1-slot victories with a trio of 2-1 triumphs over Morehead State (Mar. 29 & 30) and Jacksonville State (Apr. 9)… closed the OVC season with three 2-0 sweeps in a row from the No. 1 position against Chattanooga (Apr. 19), at UT Martin (Apr. 20), and versus Eastern Illinois (Apr. 20).
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 four times and to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll once.
Honors & Awards:
- 2024 All-OVC Second Team
- OVC Pair of the Week (Apr. 2)
News mentions
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The 2025 season officially came to a close for the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team on Friday at the Ohio Valley Conference Championship in Chattanooga, but not without a fight from the Cookeville crew. The No. 5 purple and gold split a pair of tilts at the UTC Beach Volleyball Courts, topping No. 6-seeded Eastern Illinois before falling in a rematch with No. 4 Lindenwood.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – In a tough fight to the end, the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team fell to Lindenwood in a 3-1 decision on the first day of the Ohio Valley Conference Championships on Thursday in Chattanooga.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech beach volleyball freshman Alayna Pierce was honored by the Ohio Valley Conference for the first time in her young career on Wednesday, picking up postseason honors prior to the league's championship tournament in Chattanooga, Tenn.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team embarks on its third Ohio Valley Conference Championship on Thursday, traveling south to Chattanooga for day one of competition at the league's annual postseason event.
MOREHEAD, Ky. – It was a strong finish to the regular season for the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team on Saturday, as the Golden Eagles split a pair of 3-2 decisions to conclude action at the second Ohio Valley Conference weekend of competition at Breadstick Beach in Morehead, Ky.
MOREHEAD, Ky. – Noted improvement wasn't enough for the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team to muscle out a win on the first day of the Ohio Valley Conference's second weekend of competition, as the Golden Eagles fell in a pair of duels at Breadstick Beach in Morehead, Ky., on Friday morning.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team completes the 2025 regular season with a trip to Morehead, Ky., for the second weekend of Ohio Valley Conference action on the campus of Morehead State on Friday and Saturday.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team competes in its final non-conference action of the 2025 campaign this weekend, treking south to Birmingham, Ala. for UAB's Blazer Beach Bash on Friday and Saturday.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – A down-to-the-wire finish on the sand ended in favor of the visitors from Morehead State as the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team dropped a heartbreaking 3-2 decision to the visiting Eagles on Saturday afternoon at the Tech Beach Courts in Cookeville.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team dropped its first of two match-ups with Ohio Valley Conference rival Morehead State for the weekend, falling to the visiting Eagles Friday afternoon in a 5-0 decision at the Tech Beach Courts.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team will play host to Ohio Valley Conference rival Morehead State in the team's two lone home duals of the 2025 campaign this weekend, starting with a 3:00 p.m. CT tilt with the visiting Eagles on Friday afternoon at the Tech Beach Volleyball Courts.
MARTIN, Tenn. – An inspired comeback lifted the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team to its first Ohio Valley Conference victory of the season on Saturday, as the Golden Eagles split the final day of the league’s first competitive weekend in Martin, Tenn.
MARTIN, Tenn. – It was a tough opening day of Ohio Valley Conference action for the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team, as the Golden Eagles fell in a pair of duals with league foes Lindenwood and Chattanooga at the Skyhawk Beach Volleyball Complex in Martin, Tenn. on Friday.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team will head west for the first of two Ohio Valley Conference weekends of competition, visiting Martin, Tenn. for four sets of duals across Friday and Saturday.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team continues the 2025 campaign with a unique opportunity on Wednesday, competing three times as part of the Georgia State Day of Duals in Atlanta, Ga.
LOVELAND, Ohio – Another day of action resulted in more success for the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team, as the Golden Eagles picked up their second win of the season as part of a 1-1 final day of action at the Cincy Clash in Loveland, Ohio.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team officially kicks off the 2025 campaign with a trip north for the Cincy Clash on Friday, Feb. 21 and Saturday, Feb. 22. Hosted by Eastern Kentucky, the event will be held at the Grand Sands facility in Loveland, Ohio.