Senior MTSU outside hitter, Ashley Mead, spikes the ball into Western senior Abbie Siljendahl and Brittany Bowen during Western’s 3-1 season ending loss to MTSU. BEN SEVERANCE/HERALD

Though the Lady Toppers’ season ended in disappointing fashion, Head Coach Travis Hudson said he’s confident in the future of his program.
“We aren’t going anywhere,” Hudson said. “We will [...]

An emotional Travis Hudson said the Lady Toppers’ match against Middle Tennessee State in the semifinals of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament didn’t present many surprises.
“It was what we thought it would be like — hard fought and competitive,” Hudson said.
No. 3-seed Western lost to No. 2-seed Middle Tennessee in four sets (25-21, 23-25, 25-15, [...]

The Lady Toppers’ motto for the 2009 season is “A Winning Tradition.” In recent years, the team has saved some of its most important wins for the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.
Since 2000, Western has advanced to six out of eight Sun Belt Tournament Championship matches. They won three of those tournaments, and after Thursday’s four-set [...]

The No. 3-seed Lady Toppers avoided a rough start to advance to the second round of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament Thursday night.
Western (25-8, 13-4 Sun Belt) defeated No. 6 seed Denver in four sets (23-25, 25-14, 25-21, 25-18).
The Lady Toppers started the first set with four service errors in their first four chances. Denver [...]