The accolades keep rolling in for the Tennessee State University Tiger Volleyball Team. This morning head coach Donika Sutton was named the WeCOACH December Coach of the Month. Sutton, a graduate of the Women's Coaches Academy engineered the Tigers to an Ohio Valley Conference Tournament championship in November after her team was picked to finish last in the conference preseason poll.

"This is a team award," said Sutton. "My support staff and my staff, we wouldn't be here without them. I was the last coach awarded to the program this spring. It was so impactful and so empowering. When I left, I wanted to make the program proud and the sponsors who sponsored me. My ultimate goal is the come back and be a speaker.I feel like I am on my way to fulfilling that goal." 

According to their website, WeCOACH is a one-of-a-kind nonprofit organization dedicated to recruiting, advancing, and retaining women coaches in all sports and levels through year-round professional growth & leadership development programs. For winning Coach of the Month, Sutton will receive a complimentary one-year membership to WeCOACH and a feature story in their newsletter.

The Tigers will take on the Ohio State Buckeyes in the first round of the NCAA tournament tonight at 6:30 p.m. CST.