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Volleyball’s Gray earns OVC DPOW Senior Kelsey Gray caught the attention of the conference and revealed why she is the best blocker in the Ohio Valley Conference when she turned in a 2.54 block per set performance over the weekend. Gray’s spectacular play at the net snagged the senior Defensive […]

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PurplePalooza

Last week’s PurplePalooza successfully set the school spirit for the upcoming Tech basketball season. The inaugural PurplePalooza was held Oct. 25 at the Hooper Eblen Center as a tip off celebration for all things basketball at Tech. The night featured performances from the dance team and cheerleading squad as well […]

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Men’s basketball looks to begin another successful campaign following last

The Golden Eagles men’s basketball team will be returning to the court Nov. 10 to build off of last year’s successful season. Last year’s season was something not happening often at Tech: back-to-back 19 plus win seasons, conference tournament appearances and producing another NBA draft pick in Kevin Murphy, who […]

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Tech soccer falls short in quest for OVC tournament

The Tech soccer team’s hopes for a playoff appearance were crushed last weekend when they were swept in a 5-1 loss against Southeastern Missouri State University and a 6-0 loss at the University of Tennessee at Martin. The Golden Eagles were mathematically eliminated from the playoffs after Friday’s loss to […]

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Cheerleaders, dance team, students come together for pep rally tonight

Tech will have its annual campus-wide school pep rally tonight at 5:00 p.m. in Memorial Gym. The pep rally is open to all Tech students and faculty as well as parents. The Tech spirit squad, which includes the dance team, cheerleaders and mascots, will be performing for the Golden Eagles […]

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Illegal formation missed by refs results in ‘heartbreaking’ loss

The Ohio Valley Conference has released a statement regarding the no-call on the last play of the game against Tennessee State University Oct. 27.   In the last remaining seconds of the game, Tennessee State, after being held out of the endzone the entire game, scored a touchdown by the […]

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Tech football falls short to EKU in final minutes

The Tennessee Tech football team suffered another Ohio Valley Conference loss to No. 23 Eastern Kentucky University last Saturday 42-28. “We were sharp,” Watson Brown, head coach, said on “The Watson Brown Show.” “We played a good game. Both sides of the ball played a very good game, but the […]

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Soccer splits weekend, improves to 3-5 in OVC

The Tech soccer team split last weekend’s conference games with a loss Oct. 19 to Austin Peay State University and a win Oct. 21 over Murray State University. The split brings the Golden Eagles’ conference record to 3-5 with two Ohio Valley Conference games left before the tournament starts Nov. […]

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Tech tennis trio find singles success in OVC regionals

The Tech men’s tennis team competed over the weekend in the USTA/ITA Ohio Valley Regional Tournament at the University of Memphis. The tournament took place over a four-day span, including players from 21 different schools throughout the region. “They’ve all been working hard since the spring season, and these events […]

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Soccer splits weekend after heartbreaker on Senior Day

The Golden Eagle soccer team continued conference play last Sunday but fell short in a Senior Day loss in overtime to Eastern Illinois University. The game was dominated by defense throughout the first 45 minutes. “With an even score at the half, it was anybody’s game at that point,” junior […]