LAS CRUCES, N.M. - An Aggie legend will now be coaching the next generation. After two years as Director of Operations, Tatyana Battle has been elevated to an assistant coach for NM State Volleyball. Battle joined the Aggie staff in the Spring of 2022 after playing for the Aggies for four years (2015-18). In 2024, she will begin her first season with a coaching designation in what is set to be her seventh season of Aggie volleyball.
 

Over the past two seasons, Battle has assisted with day-to-day operations and player development of the team, overseeing a pair of squads that have combined for 37 wins. In 2023, Battle and the coaching staff led the Aggies to a CUSA Championship appearance in their first season as conference members. The team finished as the league's No. 2 seed, ending at 11-5 in CUSA and 21-10 overall. Under Battle, the Aggies won eight straight matches entering the championship game, falling to the nation's 22nd-ranked Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and ending the season.
 

A native of Albuquerque, N.M., Battle established an incredible career with the Aggies during her time as a player. As an outside hitter, she amassed 1,386 kills to rank fourth all-time in program history. She was also named First Team All-WAC three times (2016, '17, '18), while also earning WAC All-Tournament Team honors in 2018 and WAC All-Freshman Team recognition in 2015. Battle also garnered three WAC Player of the Week selections and was named to the 2018 Academic All-WAC Team.
 

In addition to her individual accolades, Battle helped NM State collect three WAC regular season titles, two WAC tournament titles and a pair of NCAA Tournament berths. Across the four years that Battle played for the Aggies, NM State compiled an overall record of 97-29 while posting an astonishing 51-6 record in WAC play.
 

Battle began her coaching career as a graduate assistant and director of team operations for UTEP's volleyball program in 2019. While there, she assisted under the lead of former Aggie assistant and current UTEP Head Coach, Ben Wallis. After one season in El Paso, Battle finished up her master's while living in Albuquerque.

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