Women's Volleyball

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech Volleyball is building toward its future as head coach Jeannette Phillips has added two new assistant coaches for the program with the hirings of Camryn Johnston and Jackson Van Eekeren. Johnston will also be an assistant coach for the Beach Volleyball program under head coach Isabella Borgiotti.

CHARLESTON, Ill. – Tennessee Tech saw its season come to a close on Sunday as No. 3-seeded Southern Indiana topped the No. 6-seeded Golden Eagles 3-0 in the opening round of the Ohio Valley Conference Volleyball Championship. Tech finishes the 2025 campaign with a 14-17 record, including an 11-7 record in its final season in the OVC.

CHARLESTON, Ill. – When Southern Indiana and Tennessee Tech locked horns in the regular season, the visiting team came through in both matches. So when the two teams play Sunday in the opening round of the Ohio Valley Conference Volleyball Championship, the trend will have to change as they square off on the campus of Eastern Illinois. The No. 6-seeded Golden Eagles will take on the No. 3-seeded Screaming Eagles on Sunday at 1 PM.

CHARLESTON, Ill. – With the Ohio Valley Conference Volleyball Championships on the horizon, the Tennessee Tech volleyball team earned two league honors on Saturday as the conference recognized its postseason honorees. Senior setter Jordan Karlen was named to the All-OVC first team, while graduate outside hitter Bella Powell was named to the second-team roster.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech started off strong, taking the first set against the visiting Eastern Illinois squad, but the Panthers surged back to take the match 3-1. With the victory, EIU claimed the Ohio Valley Conference regular-season championship and will host the league’s tournament, which starts Sunday in Charleston, Ill.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech showed it is still very much a force in the Ohio Valley Conference as the Golden Eagles handed league-leader Eastern Illinois its third conference loss of the season as Tech swept the Panthers 3-0 on Tuesday night. The Golden Eagles (14-15, 11-6 OVC) claimed the first set 25-22, the second 26-24 and the third 25-20 to complete the sweep. It was a tight contest despite the sweep as the three sets saw 24 tie scores and just six lead changes – four coming in the second set.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – It’s down to the final two matches of the regular season and Tennessee Tech will be facing a tough test as the Golden Eagles face off against the Ohio Valley Conference’s top team with Eastern Illinois coming to town. Tuesday’s match will be at 6 PM, while Wednesday’s finale will be at 4 PM. Both matches will be streamed on ESPN+ (subscription required) with Mandy Thatcher on the call.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Bella Powell led Tennessee Tech with 14 kills, but Little Rock was able to top the Golden Eagles in four sets on Friday night. Tech (13-15, 10-6 Ohio Valley Conference) falls back into a three-way tie for fourth with the Trojans and Southeast Missouri. Eastern Illinois, who the Golden Eagles play on Tuesday and Wednesday in the Eblen Center to close out the regular season, moved into a one-game lead at 14-2 over Morehead State (13-3) with Southern Indiana at 12-4.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Tennessee Tech won the first two sets and looked to be in cruise control, but Little Rock battled back, stunning the Golden Eagles in the third and fourth sets to force the decider. Even then, it took extra points in the fifth set for Tech to emerge victorious on Thursday night, winning 3-2. Tech led 14-10 in the fifth, needing just one point to end the match, but the Trojans tied the match on two straight blocks, a kill and an attack error. Dariana Valencia had a serve error to put Tech up 15-14, then A’lanae Margaritha evened things back up again with a kill.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Signing Day has arrived and the Tennessee Tech Volleyball team has inked a terrific quartet that promises to give the Golden Eagles some firepower for the seasons to come. Joining the Tech roster are Amani Agoot (West Bloomfield [Mich.] HS), Kamya Mahorn (Woodford County [Ky.] HS), Morgan Petelin (University [Ill.] HS), Bella Potempa (Timothy Christian [Ill.] HS)

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The final week of the Ohio Valley Conference volleyball regular season has arrived. Tennessee Tech enters the week with four matches on tap with a two-match set on the road at Little Rock on Thursday and Friday, then a two-match set at home next Tuesday and Wednesday. The Trojans and the Golden Eagles enter tomorrow’s matchup with identical 9-5 records in league play with Little Rock holding on to a 14-12 overall record and Tech 12-14.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – After a slow start, the Tennessee Tech volleyball team dropped the first set, then took the next three to take the return trip to Southern Indiana, winning 3-1. Alayna Pierce led the way with 17 kills as she hit .500 on the night, while collecting nine digs. Bella Powell had a double-double with 10 kills and 17 digs, while Jordyn Milhouse had 10 kills on a .348 hitting percentage as she also collected two solo blocks and three assisted.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Tennessee Tech has been able to put some wins together in the last five matches, but in the middle of that stretch, a 3-0 loss last week at home against Southern Indiana looms. The Golden Eagles will get a chance to avenge that loss on Wednesday as Tech makes the return trip to visit the Screaming Eagles in their nest for a 6 PM game.

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – With the Ohio Valley Conference race winding down, the Tennessee Tech volleyball teampicked up a crucial two-match sweep, completing the victory march with a three-set victory over SIUE on Saturday. Tech prevailed 25-23, 28-26 and 25-15. The Golden Eagles improve to 11-14 overall, 8-5 in the OVC. Tech continues the road trip this week as it heads to Evansville to take on Southern Indiana on Wednesday.

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – Freshman Jordyn Milhouse put on a show Friday night as she led the way to a Tennessee Tech victory in a key match against SIUE. The freshman from Mobile, Ala., collected 16 kills – a season-best for her – as she hit .419 on 31 attacks.

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – Tennessee Tech volleyball hits the road for five straight matches as the Ohio Valley Conference race hits the home stretch with seven matches remaining before the conference tournament. The Golden Eagles (9-14, 6-5 OVC) start the road trip on Friday and Saturday with a pair of matches at SIUE. Tech takes on the Cougars at 6 PM Friday, then faces SIUE (12-11, 7-5 OVC) again at 3 PM on Saturday.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – It was a tough night for the Tennessee Tech volleyball team on Tuesday as the Golden Eagles fell in three sets to Southern Indiana. Tech (9-14, 6-5 Ohio Valley Conference) battled with the Screaming Eagles, keeping pace in each set until late with USI pulling away to win the sets 25-18, 25-19 and 25-17. There were 20 ties across the three sets with nine lead changes.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech Volleyball is back in action at the Hooper Eblen Center Tuesday night as the Golden Eagles begin the start of a three-match week with a Tuesday night contest against Southern Indiana before hitting the road for a weekend series at SIUE. Tuesday’s match begins at 6 PM. Admission to all matches at the Hooper Eblen Center are free to the public. The match will also be streamed live on ESPN+ (subscription required) with Dylan Vazzano on the call.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Before the Tennessee Tech volleyball team honored its seniors, the quartet put on an impressive show as Jordan Karlen, Bella Powell, MK Roberts and Ayanna Rodgers powered the Golden Eagles to a 3-1 victory over UT Martin on Friday in the Hooper Eblen Center. Karlen finished the match with two kills, 37 assists, a service ace, 22 digs and an assisted block. Roberts had 11 assists, an ace, 34 receptions and 10 digs, while Powell had 24 kills, an ace, four receptions and seven digs and Rodgers collected two kills.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech put together a reverse sweep on Thursday night as UT Martin took the first two sets in the Hooper Eblen Center, but the Golden Eagles stormed back to sweep the third, fourth and fifth sets to take a 3-2 victory. It was a career-high night for several Golden Eagles as Tech (8-13, 5-4 Ohio Valley Conference) collected 85 digs in all, led by a career-high 25 for MK Roberts, who also posted a personal best for service aces with seven of Tech’s one-timers. Ella Watford, Mallory Jenkins and Brooklyn Rapp also collected the most digs in their careers with 14, three and 10, respectively.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – There’s still plenty of volleyball to play as the Tennessee Tech team has at least a month remaining in the Ohio Valley Conference race. As this weekend’s matches will present themselves as the final weekend home matches for the Golden Eagles this season in the Eblen Center, it provides a perfect time for Tech to honor its seniors. The Golden Eagles will honor Jordan Karlen, MK Roberts and Ayanna Rodgers during the ceremony, while Bella Powell, who was honored at Senior Day last season, will be recognized.

MOREHEAD, Ky. – Tennessee Tech gave it a great fight, but Friday belonged to Morehead State as the homestanding Eagles completed the sweep at home, topping the Golden Eagles 25-21, 25-23 and 25-21. The Golden Eagles (7-13, 4-4 OVC) return to the Hooper Eblen Center Thursday and Friday against UT Martin.

MOREHEAD, Ky. – Tennessee Tech made a valiant effort to try to knock off one of the Ohio Valley Conference’s top teams as the Golden Eagles battled into the fourth set against Morehead State, falling 3-1 on Thursday. Tech (7-12, 4-3 OVC) broke Morehead State’s 17-set winning streak in the third set and had a chance to pull ahead late in the fourth set, but the homestanding Eagles (12-5, 6-0 OVC) held on for a 25-19, 25-19, 20-25 and 25-23 victory.

MOREHEAD, Ky. – The Tennessee Tech volleyball team will be facing an interesting test Thursday and Friday as they head to Morehead State, who currently stand undefeated in the Ohio Valley Conference. The homestanding Eagles, at 5-0, are technically in second place in the league standings, posted up a half-game behind Little Rock, who is at 6-0 in the OVC. Morehead State currently has a five-game winning streak, improving from a 6-5 mark in non-conference play to stand at 11-5.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The name Tuva Falk may not have gained notoriety in the Ohio Valley Conference yet, but Tennessee State certainly felt her impact on Saturday as the Tennessee Tech freshman put on an impressive showing, leading the Golden Eagles to a 3-1 victory over TSU at the Hooper Eblen Center. Falk finished the day with a career-high 13 kills on 29 swings, hitting .414 in the contest. She also had five assisted blocks to end the day with 15.5 total points.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech took the first two sets on Friday night, but Tennessee State wasn’t going down without a fight as the Golden Eagles rallied from a seven-point deficit in the finale to complete the three-set sweep, Tech (6-11, 3-2 Ohio Valley Conference) concludes the series against the Lady Tigers on Saturday at 2 p.m. Admission to all volleyball matches is free to the public. The match will also be streamed on ESPN+ (subscription required).

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech volleyball team will be back in action on Friday as the Golden Eagles welcome in-state conference foe Tennessee State to the Hooper Eblen Center. First serve is slated for 6 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday. Both matches will be streamed on ESPN+ (subscription required) with Thomas Corhern on the call. Admission to all volleyball matches at the Eblen Center is free to the public.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Jordan Karlen reached a career milestone on Friday as she reached 4,000 career assists during the match against Southeast Missouri, but the Tennessee Tech volleyball team saw a great start end in a four-set loss to the Redhawks. The Golden Eagles (5-11, 2-2 Ohio Valley Conference) return to action next Friday as they host Tennessee State at the Hooper Eblen Center.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Alayna Pierce’s comeback was a strong one as the sophomore collected 19 kills – just two short of tying her career high – in her first match back in almost a full month. She powered the Golden Eagles on Thursday night, but after Tech took the first set, Southeast Missouri then won the next three to take the match 3-1.

Tennessee Tech Volleyball will host Tennessee State University for their annual Youth Day on October 11th at 2:00 pm in the Hooper Eblen Center. Directly following the match, the team will hold an autograph session and a 30-minute clinic, where the kids will learn directly from the Tennessee Tech players and coaches. This event is free and open to kids in grade 6 or younger. To sign up for the 2025 Tennessee Tech Volleyball Youth Day, please click the link below. For questions or more details, please contact Megan Smith at 931-372-3709.