2026 Volleyball Roster
Roster
Finley Hilliard
- Height:
- 5-1
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Soddy Daisy High School
- Hometown:
- Soddy Daisy, Tenn.
NIL OPPORTUNITIES
Sophomore (2025)
* Academic All-Southern Conference
* Spring Term Dean's List, AD Honor Roll & 4.0 GPA List
* Fall Term Dean's List and AD Honor Roll
- Appeared in 19 matches with one start.
- Played in 33 sets throughout the season.
- Contributed 15 digs on the year.
- Totaled three service aces.
- Had a career-high five digs in wins over Norfolk State (8/29) and Furman (11/15).
- Accounted for a career-high two service aces in a loss to Indiana State (9/19).
Freshman (2024)
* Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
* Fall Term Dean's List & AD Honor Roll
* Spring Term Dean's List, AD Honor Roll & 4.0 GPA List
- Played in a total of nine matches over the course of her rookie campaign, checking into 18 total sets as a serve specialist for the Mocs.
- Made her collegiate debut on August 31 in UTC’s match against Oral Roberts.
- Recorded her first career ace and dig in the team’s October 18 match against Western Carolina.
- She ended up finishing that match with two aces and two digs.
- Also recorded a dig against ETSU on November 16.
Soddy Daisy High School (TN)
*Three-time All-District honoree: 2020, 2021, 2023
*Three-time All-Tournament Team selection: 2021, 2022, 2023
*2023 All-Region honoree
*2021 Soddy Daisy Most Valuable Player
*2020 Rookie of the Year
*2020 All-District Freshman Team
- A member of the 1K career digs club
- Earned multiple all-district and all-tournament designations over her career
- Finished with a career record of 30-54 with the Trojans
- Coached by Libby Cohen
- A member of the National Honor Society and the Beta Club
- Graduated with a perfect 4.0 GPA
Personal
- Born June 1, 2006
- Daughter of Troy Hilliard and Deanna Hickman.
- Has one sister: Farrah Hilliard.
- Troy (father) played baseball at Chattanooga State from 1989-91, Deanna (mother) played soccer at Lee University in 1992.
- Intends on majoring in Medical Imaging while at UTC.
