UTC volleyball coach Travis Filar.Country Inns & Suites InvitationalMaclellan GymToday4 p.m. – Tennessee Tech vs. USC-Upstate7 p.m. – UTC vs. Alcorn StateSaturday10 a.m. – Alcorn State vs. Tennessee Tech12:30 p.m. – UTC vs. USC-Upstate5 p.m. – USC-Upstate vs. Alcorn State7 p.m. – UTC vs. Tennessee Tech
After getting a year of head coaching experience under his belt at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Travis Filar already feels more comfortable as the 2012 volleyball season begins today for the Mocs.
“I couldn’t be more excited with our group of student-athletes,” Filar said after practice Thursday. “I really think that we have a really solid core of eight returners and five freshmen added into that mix. The veterans have done a great job of setting the standard.”
After a disappointing 5-26 record in 2011, with a 3-13 mark in Southern Conference play, the Mocs return to action tonight as the hosts of the Country Inns & Suites Invitational at Maclellan Gym. UTC will open tonight against Alcorn State before playing USC-Upstate and Tennessee Tech on Saturday.
Filar said that injuries to outside hitters Jennifer Kuroski, Briana Reid and Meagan Ernd have the Mocs thin at that position and will put pressure on senior Heather Parman to produce more at that position.