Ashley Tiernan is in her second season as head volleyball coach at LeTourneau University after being named the 17th head volleyball coach in program history on January 23rd, 2017 by athletic director Terri Deike.
The 2017 season saw Tiernan coach two All-American Southwest Conference East Division Athletes in Savanna Stutts and Hailey Matthews, while also coaching LETU's ASC Scholar-Athlete Medal of Honor recipient Korissa White. Three athletes from the 2017 squad finished in the top-10 in single-season school-record categories, and seniors Savanna Stutts, Elyse Wright, and Korissa White all finished in the top-10 in different career school-record categories.
Tiernan joined the LeTourneau athletics family after four seasons at Porter High School as the head volleyball coach. While at Porter High School, Tiernan helped turn a new program into a successful one. She led the Spartans to three consecutive playoff appearances in 2014, 2015, and 2016.
In the 2014 season, Tiernan coached her team to a District 21-5A championship. Her team then continued on to collect bi-district and area championships before their regional appearance. At the end of the 2014 season, Tiernan was selected as the District 21-5A Coach of the Year and the All Area Coach of the Year.
In 2016, Tiernan ended her last season as head coach for the Spartans by coaching in her third playoff appearance and picking up her second bi-district championship. While at Porter, Tiernan posted a 91-52 record in four seasons and is the winningest coach in school history. Prior to her time at Porter, she also served as an assistant coach at Cypress Creek High School for two seasons and one year at Klein High School.
Over the past 12 years, Tiernan has been coaching at various clubs before she arrived at TAV Houston where she currently coaches their top 15’s and 17’s teams. Her extensive knowledge of volleyball is backed by her years playing club volleyball in high school.
After high school, Tiernan received a scholarship to play at the University of Illinois at Springfield. While at UIS, she earned her bachelor’s degree in Mass Media Communication with a minor in psychology as well as her master’s degree in Interpersonal Communication.
Tiernan has East Texas ties with her parents, Ken and Cindy Wade, who reside in the Lake Jacksonville area. She will make the transition to Longview with her husband, Benjamin Tiernan.
