The Kent State Tuscarawas Golden Eagles volleyball team is flying high again this season, earning the #2 overall seed in the upcoming United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) Division II National Volleyball Championships held at Uniontown, PA. The team is coming off a second-place finish in last year’s tournament.
The Kent State Tuscarawas Golden Eagles volleyball team is flying high again this season, earning the #2 overall seed in the upcoming United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) Division II National Volleyball Championships held at Uniontown, PA. The team is coming off a second-place finish in last year’s tournament.
The Golden Eagles are under the leadership of third-year head coach Cortney Goodwin and assistant coach Steve Colpus. Team members and their majors, awards and regular season stats are as follows:
Taiyah Johnson, Associate of Science
- All-Tournament Team
- 21st in kills
- 29th in skills per set
- 20th in total attacks
Cayla Shrimplin, Nursing
- 2nd Team All-American
- 28th in service aces
- 6th in digs
- 6th in digs per set
- 6th in receptions
Lizzy Keller, Early Childhood Education
- Academic All American, 3.840 GPA
- Second Team All American
- 18th in kills
- 25th in kills per set
- 12th in total attacks
- 10th in receptions
- 16th in digs
- 22nd in points
Makenzie Ailes, General Studies
- 1st Team All-American
- 9th in kills
- 9th in kills per set
- 15th in total attacks
- 12th in hitting percentage
- 23rd in block assist
- 25th in block total
- 10th in points
- 8th in points per set
Nicole Simons, Psychology
- Academic All-American, 3.673 GPA
- 25th in total service aces
Kylie Culbertson, Early Childhood Education
- All-Tournament Team
- 2nd in assists
- 2nd in assists per set
- 8th in service aces
- 16th in service aces per set
Alivia Spaulding, Criminology and Justice Studies
- 17th in kills
- 24th in kills per set
- 23rd in total attacks
- 15th in hitting percentage
- 21st in block solo
- 14th in block assist
- 14th in block total
- 17th in block per set
- 18th in points
Addison Gordon, Communication Studies
- 11th in service aces
- 12th in receptions
- 17th in block assist
The Golden Eagles are set to play in Pool Play on November 7th at 2:30 p.m. vs Penn State Hazleton and again at 7:30 p.m. vs Paul Smith's College. Tickets will be sold online and at the gate. Single day passes are $15 per day or a tournament pass for $30. Online tickets available at www.hudl.com. Cash will not be accepted on site.
To learn more about Kent State Tuscarawas athletics, visit www.flyhighgoldeneagles.com.