Tennessee head coach Eve Rackham Watt announced Thursday the addition of two-time All-MAC First Team honoree Raeven Chase to the Lady Vol volleyball program. A middle blocker transfer from Eastern Michigan, Chase will join the program in the summer and compete in the fall as a graduate student.
“We are excited to welcome Raeven to our program,” Rackham Watt said. “She is a player with a lot of experience and someone who is eager to finish her career on a high note. She had a wonderful career at Eastern Michigan, winning a conference championship and putting up some really impressive statistics. Raeven is a physical middle who hits the slide and makes it tough for opponents to score as formidable blocker. She will add great depth to our returning core of middle blockers and we can’t wait to start training her.”
Throughout her time with the Eagles, Chase tallied 765 career kills for an average of 2.20 kills per set. In 2021, she set career bests in kills (311), kills per set (2.83), hitting percentage (.352) and aces (5). Last season, she tallied 247 kills with a .303 hitting percentage.
Hailing from Toronto, Ontario, Chase led Eastern Michigan in total blocks with 118 last season, which ranked third in the MAC while her blocks per set (1.17) checked in at fourth. It was her third year in a row with 100-plus blocks. After recording 100 in 2020, she ranked 38th nationally and led the MAC with a career-best 135 blocks in 2021. She finished her time at EMU ranked inside the top 10 in program history in solo blocks (5th/89) and block assists (6th/333).
During the 2022 campaign, Chase finished with multiple kills in 10 matches, including a 20-kill performance in four sets against Ohio on Oct. 7. She had five or more blocks in a single outing 12 times, highlighted by a pair of efforts with double-digit blocks.
In the classroom, Chase earned a spot on the Academic All-MAC Team four times during her career as an exercise science major.
Prior to joining the Eagles as an international player, Chase graduated from Michael Power St. Joseph Catholic Secondary School in Toronto, Canada. She played club ball for the Etobicoke Titans and Pakmen in Ontario.
“We are excited to welcome Raeven to our program,” Rackham Watt said. “She is a player with a lot of experience and someone who is eager to finish her career on a high note. She had a wonderful career at Eastern Michigan, winning a conference championship and putting up some really impressive statistics. Raeven is a physical middle who hits the slide and makes it tough for opponents to score as formidable blocker. She will add great depth to our returning core of middle blockers and we can’t wait to start training her.”
Throughout her time with the Eagles, Chase tallied 765 career kills for an average of 2.20 kills per set. In 2021, she set career bests in kills (311), kills per set (2.83), hitting percentage (.352) and aces (5). Last season, she tallied 247 kills with a .303 hitting percentage.
Hailing from Toronto, Ontario, Chase led Eastern Michigan in total blocks with 118 last season, which ranked third in the MAC while her blocks per set (1.17) checked in at fourth. It was her third year in a row with 100-plus blocks. After recording 100 in 2020, she ranked 38th nationally and led the MAC with a career-best 135 blocks in 2021. She finished her time at EMU ranked inside the top 10 in program history in solo blocks (5th/89) and block assists (6th/333).
During the 2022 campaign, Chase finished with multiple kills in 10 matches, including a 20-kill performance in four sets against Ohio on Oct. 7. She had five or more blocks in a single outing 12 times, highlighted by a pair of efforts with double-digit blocks.
In the classroom, Chase earned a spot on the Academic All-MAC Team four times during her career as an exercise science major.
Prior to joining the Eagles as an international player, Chase graduated from Michael Power St. Joseph Catholic Secondary School in Toronto, Canada. She played club ball for the Etobicoke Titans and Pakmen in Ontario.
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