Senior Night 2025 brought plenty of excitement on the court as TCJ Volleyball honored four seniors before the first serve then played an incredibly intense five-set match with the Tigers of Trinity College of Florida. Seniors Kristin Andrews, Ashlee Shaw, Madison Williford, and Ellarie McGatha played their final regular-season game and helped the Eagles to a fun and exciting match. Although the win went to the Tigers, the Eagles played their best volleyball of the season. TCFL won 25-21, 23-25, 25-22, 17-25, and 15-12.

Four of the five sets had margins of 4 or fewer points with the biggest margin going to the Eagles in Set 4's 25-17 win. All five sets featured seesaw affairs, and on multiple occasions, both teams took seemingly commanding leads only to see the opponent storm right back.

Set 1 saw a 12-12 tie turn into a 21-21 tie. TCJ then took the lead, but the Tigers scored the next four points to win it 25-21.

The Eagles took an 11-6 lead in Set 2 then got the lead to 14-8. Eventually, TCJ worked that lead up to 24-16. TCFL, though, scored 7 consecutive points to pull to within 1 at 24-23. Set point saw the ball cross over the net six times before Mackenzie Thomas finished with a kill to give the Eagles the 25-23 win and even the match at 1 set apiece.

In Set 3, the Tigers erased an 11-6 deficit to tie the score at 12-12. Five ties then ensued until 20-20 with neither team leading by more than 2. The Tigers then won 5 of the next 7 points to win 25-22 and go up 2-1. 

Set 4 saw TCJ go up 5-2 before TCFL tied it up at 6-6. The Eagles went on an 11-6 run to take the lead at 17-12. The lead soon increased to the Eagles' largest of the night at 22-13. TCFL scored 4 of the next 5, but the Eagles got an out-of-bounds point and a Kendra Parker tap down to the floor to win 25-17 and send the match to the decisive fifth set.

In Set 5, the Tigers had a fast start and jumped out to an 8-3 lead before the teams switched sides. TCFL hit double figues to go up 10-6 and soon led 13-7. The Eagles fought back with 4 stright points. The final three points went Tigers, Eagles, Tigers, and TCFL won the match on a kill from Temple Jones.

Andrews, Shaw, Williford, and McGatha all contributed mightily in the effort to help keep the match exciting and give their team a chance to win. 

The Eagles will now prepare for the upcoming South Region Tournament, which will occur on November 7 and 8 at Pensacola Christian College.