Indiana Tech Athletics Hall of Fame
The 2008 women's volleyball team started a run of four straight years of qualifying for the NAIA National Championship as Tech went 33-5 during that season, only its fourth year since being reinstated in 2005, and won its first WHAC title. The team started the year 28-0, the longest in program history and longest in the country and received its first-ever national ranking. The magical year was not without heartbreak though, as senior Liz Lykowski tragically passed away on October 5 due to a congenital heart defect. Tech played with heavy hearts throughout the rest of the season, continuing its winning streak for eight more games after the untimely passing of Lykowksi, and sharing the conference title with Madonna, who had won 11-straight outright titles. The team won its first-ever postseason game against King College in the NAIA Opening Round and picked up a win in pool play at the final site. Head coach Kirsta Solberg (Cobb) was named the WHAC Coach of the Year while mentoring five All-Conference selections and two NAIA All-Americans.
