University of Tennessee at Chattanooga volleyball coach Lisa Rhodes announced her retirement Monday.
Coaching at UTC for 17 seasons, Rhodes won three Southern Conference championships, two SoCon coach of the year awards and 280 matches.
“Everyone in the coaching profession understands fully the time and commitment it takes to perform this job,” Rhodes said in a released statement. “After much thought and deliberation, I am announcing my retirement.
“My family has been my biggest supporter throughout my career, and now it is time for me to focus all my energy and time back into my family.”
UTC athletic director Rick Hart said the process for hiring the next volleyball coach will begin soon with a posting of the job vacancy, but most of the work will be done after the holidays.