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Golden Eagle Women’s Basketball Defeat SIUE

Tech women basketball beat Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) on Feb.12 68-64. Anna Jones led all Tech scorers with 23 points, and Anna Walker led all Golden Eagles in rebounds with 13 rebounds, six defensive and seven offensive. Jones also led the team with two assists. The win makes the […]

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DeKalb County Standout Issac Knowles Commits to Tech

DeKalb County High School’s Isaac Knowles committed to play football at Tennessee Tech University Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022. “Honestly, [committing] is a burden lifted off my shoulders knowing I’ve finally found a home and place to further my athletic career,” Knowles said. “Tech felt like home when I visited. I’m […]

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Austin Peay Defeats Tech in Close Game

Austin Peay defeated Tech 58-55 on Jan. 29. The leaders of the game for Tech were for points. Jr.Clay, Tech’s guard, scored 18 points and had a 50% field goal and a 87.5% free-throw. With rebounds, John Pettway, Tech’s guard, had five rebounds. Four of the rebounds were defensive and […]

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Tech Football Preparing for Tough OVC Stretch

Tech football enjoyed this past week off and is preparing for a game on the road against the Murray State Racers on Nov. 6. The Racers enter the game with an overall record of 3-5 and a 0-3 in OVC play. On Saturday, Nov. 13, Tech will welcome in OVC […]

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Soccer Advances to Semifinals with Win

On Friday, October 29, fifth-seeded Tech beat eight-seeded Eastern Illinois 1-0 to advance in the OVC postseason tournament. The win was the first postseason win for the Golden Eagles since a victory in the 2016 OVC tournament. The Golden Eagles soccer team finished the regular season Sunday, Oct. 24 with […]

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Tech Football Suffers Fourth Loss of the Season

Tech football fell to 0-4 for the season after losing to the Eastern Illinois Panthers 28-14. The loss was the first loss of the year in Ohio Valley Conference play and the fourth consecutive loss of the season overall. The game turned for Tech midway through the fourth quarter. Trailing […]

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Golden Eagle Volleyball Team Heads to Chattanooga

With the Tech Volleyball 2020-21 season underway, the Golden Eagles look to keep their winning record alive as they travel to Chattanooga this weekend to play in the Chattanooga Classic. The Golden Eagles started their season in the War Eagle invitational on Aug. 27-28 where they went 1-1 and just […]

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9/11 Victims Honored at Tech vs Furman Game

On a day designed to honor the victims of 9/11, fans, coaches and athletes packed college football stadiums all across the country to cheer on their teams, play football and remember 20 years ago. “Our players should feel very blessed to be able to play today as am I to […]

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The History of Tucker Stadium

Named after famous Tech football coach Wilburn Tucker, Tucker Stadium has become home to many traditions like Eagle Bit, a movie at Tucker, running of the freshman, and the freshman class picture. Tucker stadium was completed in 1966 and the name was attributed to the Golden Eagles coach of 21 […]