Tech volleyball signs right side Sarah Noto for 2025
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Less than a week after the Tennessee Tech volleyball team and head coach Jeannette Phillips celebrated eight members of the squad with Senior Day festivities, the Golden Eagles announced the signing of one of the largest classes of freshmen in the history of the program. Over the next few days, we’ll be taking a closer look at each of the newest members of the Golden Eagle volleyball family. Today, we start with Granger, Ind. native Sarah Noto.
By Mike Lehman, TTU Sports Information
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Less than a week after the Tennessee Tech volleyball team and head coach Jeannette Phillips celebrated eight members of the squad with Senior Day festivities, the Golden Eagles announced the signing of one of the largest classes of freshmen in the history of the program.
The purple and gold is set to welcome seven fresh faces to Cookeville for the 2025 season, including liberos Caroline Fruge, Brooklyn Rapp, and Ella Watford, middle blockers Tuva Falk and Jordyn Milhouse, right side Sarah Noto, and outside hitter Eryn Spradley.
"This is the biggest recruiting class we have brought into Tech, but due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, we had two classes morphing together and our graduating class is sizeable this year," Phillips explained. The talent level is also very sizeable in this 2025 class. They know they have some big shoes to fill and they are ready for the challenge. This class is all very passionate about Tech and the buy-in from them is already so high, that the sky really is the limit."
Over the next few days, we'll be taking a closer look at each of the newest members of the Golden Eagle volleyball family. Today, we start with Granger, Ind. native Sarah Noto.
Sarah Noto
Right Side | 6'0
Granger, Ind. (Penn HS)
Northern Indiana Volleyball Association (Club)
Noto was a three-year letterwinner at Penn High School in Mishawaka, Ind., competing as a right side for head coach Kaitlyn Hickey. While at PHS, she helped the team capture back-to-back Northern Indiana Conference titles.
Named to the 2024 JVA Watch List and 2024 IHSVCA Players to Watch List, Noto picked up AVCA All-Region Team honors and an All-Conference First Team nod as a senior. Her brilliant play as a senior earned her a spot on the Indiana All-Start 4A Team as well.
During her senior campaign, Noto piled up 211 kills while hitting .307 over 83 sets, chipping in 52 total blocks for good measure. As a junior, the right side recorded 201 terminations on a .337 attack with 47 rejections. Her sophomore season saw her secure 110 kills with a .324 hitting percentage and 26 stops.
"Sarah comes to us as a true right side with experience at a high level," Phillips expressed. "She has been recognized regionally by the AVCA, and that is no surprise to us. Sarah is a player who has a high volleyball IQ and truly connects with her teammates on the court. Her offensive weapons are many, and she has the ability to be a physical defensive presence; we are excited to see her take the collegiate stage with us."
Photo by Thomas Corhern
