The Golden Eagle volleyball team has had an impressive start to the early Fall season.
To kick off the 2024 campaign, the team took on Austin Peay and Memphis in the Carrie Yerty Classic on Aug. 30. Tech took care of business, sweeping both teams three to zero.
The very next day, they took on Mississippi Valley State, and the result was the same: a three-nothing sweep to win the Carrie Yerty Classic and start off the season 3-0.
The following weekend, Tech traveled to Charlotte, NC to play in the Charlotte Invitational. In games one and two on Friday, they played Charlotte and Towson, winning both games and staying undefeated.
Against Charlotte, the sweep trend continued as the Golden Eagles were victorious three to zero.
However, Towson proved to be more of a challenge as it was a back-and-forth affair for the majority of the game. In the end, with a late Tech rally, the Golden Eagles emerged victorious and gave Towson their first loss of the short season so far.
Tech then wrapped up the weekend on Saturday, Sept. 7, defeating Delaware State three to zero and winning the Charlotte Invitational.
As a nice change of pace, Tech was able to stay at home and host the annual Golden Eagle Invitational on Friday, Sept. 13 and Saturday, Sept. 14.
Friday’s matchups included games against Nicholls and West Georgia. The Golden Eagles swept both teams three to zero, pushing their record to an impressive 8-0.
On Saturday, Radford tried their luck against the undefeated Golden Eagles, but were unsuccessful as Tech took home the Golden Eagle Invitational with a 3-0 sweep against the Highlanders.
This past weekend, the Tech Volleyball squad traveled to Greensboro, North Carolina, to compete in the Greensboro Invitational.
On Friday, they took on host UNCG and then Marshall later that afternoon. Against UNCG, the Golden Eagles stayed unbeaten, fending off the Spartans three to one.
However, against Marshall, the undefeated streak unfortunately came to an end as the Thundering Herd swept the Golden Eagles three to zero. This loss was the first of the season for Tech, dropping their record to an impressive 10-1.
On Saturday, the Golden Eagles wrapped up the Greensboro Invitational, beating Georgetown three to one. This was a nice bounce-back game for Tech heading into conference play, standing at 11-1 on the year.
The Golden Eagles have multiple players who are among the nation’s best in their respective stat categories.
Madolyn Isringhausen is 8th in the NCAA in aces per set with .69 and Jordan Karlen is 10th in the NCAA in assists per set with 10.92. Isringhausen is also 19th in the NCAA in points with 194.5.
These statistics put into perspective just how good this Tennessee Tech volleyball team has been thus far.
The Golden Eagles open conference play this Friday, Sept. 27, at 6 p.m. against TSU. The following day, they return home for the first time in two weeks and take on Morehead State on Saturday, Sept. 28 at 4 p.m.
