2022-23 Tusculum Men's Volleyball News
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385 student-athletes named to Tusculum Spring Athletic Director's Honor Roll
June 06, 2023GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- Three-hundred-and-eighty-five (385) student-athletes have been named to the 2023 Tusculum University Athletic Director's Spring Honor Roll announced Josh Ealy, director of athletics. -
Pioneers finish season at IVA Championship
April 15, 2023CHARLOTTE, N.C. --- The fourth-seeded Tusculum University men’s volleyball team dropped the fifth place match at the Independent Volleyball Association (IVA) Championship to No. 6 Alderson Broaddus in the last contest of the 2023 season. -
Tusculum drops IVA quarterfinal match
April 14, 2023CHARLOTTE, N.C. --- The fourth-seeded Tusculum University men’s volleyball team fell in the Independent Volleyball Association (IVA) Championship quarterfinals to No. 5 Maryville (Mo.) in five sets. -
Tusculum's Grant, Landry tabbed to All-IVA teams
April 13, 2023ROCK HILL, S.C. --- The Tusculum University men’s volleyball team had two players named in the first edition of the Independent Volleyball Association (IVA) All-Conference awards list. Shaphar Grant earned first team honors, while Colby Landry was tagged with second team laurels. -
Tusculum heads to IVA Championship
April 13, 2023CHARLOTTE, N.C. --- The Tusculum University men’s volleyball team is set to play in its third Independent Volleyball Association (IVA) Championship this weekend (Apr. 14-15), hosted once again by Queens University of Charlotte. The Pioneers are seeded fourth overall and will face No. 5 Maryville (Mo.) at 1:30 p.m. on day one. -
Pioneers fall in finale to Trojans
April 08, 2023MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. --- The Tusculum University men’s volleyball team lost its regular season finale on Saturday afternoon (Apr. 8) at Mount Olive. -
Barton gets revenge on Tusculum despite career outings
April 07, 2023WILSON, N.C. --- Barton College avenged its early season loss to Tusculum University men’s volleyball in a five-set thriller on Friday night (Apr. 7). A new program record was set, alongside four top-five figures. -
Tusculum ups win record in split at LMU
April 01, 2023HARROGATE, Tenn. --- The Tusculum University men's volleyball team split its two Independent Volleyball Association (IVA) matches on Saturday (Apr. 1), hosted by Lincoln Memorial. The Pioneers edged out Alderson Broaddus for the single-season wins record before falling to the Railsplitters in the finale. -
Queens defeats Tusculum in four sets
March 25, 2023CHARLOTTE, N.C. --- The Tusculum University men’s volleyball team rounded out its weekend with a rematch against Queens University of Charlotte on Saturday afternoon (Mar. 25). -
Limestone halts Tusculum win streak
March 24, 2023GAFFNEY, S.C. --- The Tusculum University men’s volleyball team had its three-match winning streak cut short at Limestone on Friday night (Mar. 24). -
Tusculum clinches season sweep over Lees-McRae
March 22, 2023GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- For the first time in program history, the Tusculum University men’s volleyball has swept the season meetings over Lees-McRae, capped off by Wednesday night’s (Mar. 22) scrum. -
Bramhall named IVA Player of the Week
March 21, 2023ROCK HILL, S.C. --- Tusculum University men’s volleyball setter Jaden Bramhall has been named the Independent Volleyball Association (IVA) Defensive Player of the Week, his first career honor. -
Pioneers serve up Senior Night win
March 17, 2023GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- The Tusculum University men’s volleyball team won a thriller on Friday night (Mar. 17) to send the four Pioneer seniors (Shaphar Grant, Jacob Rambo, Jake Whyte, and Hunter Walck) out in style. TU has now won four of its last five matches. -
Wingo named IVA Defensive Player of the Week
March 14, 2023ROCK HILL, S.C. --- Tusculum University outside hitter Deklan Wingo has been named the Independent Volleyball Association (IVA) Defensive Player of the Week. -
Wingo, Daniel named Zaxby's Athletes of the Week
March 13, 2023GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- Tusculum volleyball outside hitter Deklan Wingo and lacrosse attacker Tia Daniel have been named the Zaxby's Athletes of the Week. Daniel earns this honor for a second time this year. -
Record hitting earns Tusculum home win
March 11, 2023GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- The Tusculum University men’s volleyball team avenged a January loss to Emmanuel in thrilling fashion on Saturday afternoon (Mar. 11). The Pioneers had two players record 20 kills in a match for the first time in program history (Deklan Wingo and Colby Landry). -
Pioneers do battle with Crusaders
March 10, 2023GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- The Tusculum University men’s volleyball team kept it close against North Greenville, but NGU came away victorious. -
Tusculum, King cancel rematch
February 28, 2023BRISTOL, Tenn. --- The Tusculum University men’s volleyball match at King University on April 4 has been canceled. -
Grant earns second IVA player of the week
February 28, 2023ROCK HILL, S.C. --- Tusculum University men’s volleyball middle blocker Shaphar Grant has been named the Independent Volleyball Association (IVA) Defensive Player of the Week for the second time this season. -
Pioneers pick up sweep at LMC
February 28, 2023BANNER ELK, N.C. --- The Tusculum University men’s volleyball team went to Lees-McRae on Tuesday night (Feb. 28) and left with a three-set victory, the first over the Bobcats in program history. -
Tusculum breaks hitting percentage record at Morehouse
February 25, 2023ATLANTA, Ga. --- The Tusculum University men’s volleyball team shattered the program’s single-match hitting percentage (.452) with its sweep at Morehouse on Saturday afternoon (Feb. 25). -
Pioneers force Wildcats to fifth set
February 24, 2023FORT VALLEY, Ga. --- The Tusculum University men’s volleyball team nearly pulled off a reverse sweep of Fort Valley State on Friday night (Feb. 24). The Pioneers ultimately fell in the decisive fifth set to drop its fifth-straight match. -
Men's Volleyball adds Lees-McRae series
February 20, 2023GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- Tusculum University men’s volleyball has added a home-and-home series with Lees-McRae, announced head coach Bryan Buckius. -
Tusculum troubled by LMU in IVA matchup
February 14, 2023GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- The Tusculum University men’s volleyball team was swept by Lincoln Memorial on Tuesday night (Feb. 14) in Independent Volleyball Association (IVA) play. -
Saints defense stifles Tusculum at home
February 10, 2023GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- The Tusculum University men’s volleyball team fell to the visiting Limestone Saints on Friday night (Feb. 10) in Independent Volleyball Association (IVA) action. -
Wingo powers Pioneers in loss
February 09, 2023GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- The Tusculum University men’s volleyball team dropped a tightly contested Independent Volleyball Association (IVA) match to Queens University of Charlotte in a rare Thursday night (Feb. 9) contest. TU sophomore Deklan Wingo averaged a .722 hitting percentage, the second-highest in program history. -
Men's Beach Volleyball to begin in fall 2023
February 07, 2023GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- Tusculum University has announced it is adding men’s beach volleyball as its 27th sport in the fall of 2023 according to Doug Jones, Vice President of Athletics and University Initiatives. -
Men's Volleyball postpones weekend trip
February 03, 2023GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- Tusculum University men’s volleyball head coach Bryan Buckius has announced that this weekend’s two matches have been postponed. The shelved contests include Princeton (Feb. 4) and NJIT (Feb 5). -
Pioneers clipped at Charleston
January 28, 2023CHARLESTON, W.Va. --- The Tusculum University men’s volleyball team wrapped up its trip to West Virginia with a matchup against Charleston on Saturday night (Jan. 28). -
Tusculum continues dominance of Battlers
January 27, 2023PHILIPPI, W.Va. --- The Tusculum University men’s volleyball team won in four sets at Alderson Broaddus on Friday night (Jan. 27) in the first Independent Volleyball Association (IVA) match of the season. With the victory, second-year head coach Bryan Buckius became the winningest mentor in the young program’s history.