When University of Tennessee at Chattanooga volleyball coach Travis Filar reached out to see if he could find teams interested in coming to Maclellan Gymnasium for a spring showcase event, he got perhaps more than he bargained for.
Instead of getting one high-profile team for an exhibition event, Filar’s Mocs will be playing host to three SEC teams and an ACC program as part of a nine-team, daylong event Saturday starting at 10 a.m.
Tennessee, Georgia, Mississippi, Georgia Tech, Belmont, Georgia State, Kennesaw State and Dalton State are taking part in the event, which is open to the public with no admission fee.
“It ended up being way bigger and way more competitve than I ever thought,” Filar said. “So I’m super excited about the level of competition.
“It’s going to be really competitive, and I’m really excited to showcase our sport here at UTC in our gym. We’re going to have two courts going at the same time and some really great programs coming in and involved in the day.”