BOILING SPRINGS, SC - As the Boiling Springs volleyball team's regular season came to an end on Tuesday, they took the opportunity to recognize their eight seniors, some of whom have been involved with the Bulldogs program for many years.
The Boiling Springs eight seniors for the 2022 season are Morgan Hammett, Emma Beheler, Emma Grace Potter, Cloe Wood, Emily Poore, Macy Bagwell, Makayla Furrey, and Zion Hughes. The Bulldogs honored the seniors not only prior to the game but also sent them out with a 3-0 win over Spartanburg in their final home regular season matchup. "We had eight seniors tonight and they have been great to coach," said Bulldogs head coach Allyson Elliot. "It has been great watching them grow up over the years. Most of them have played for me since they got here, and we've had some laughs this week because some of them even came to our kids' camps which we've looked at pictures from this week." Boiling Springs jumped out to a 3-1 start in the first set off an ace serve from senior Emma Grace Potter, who added sixteen digs and two ace serves on the night in her senior game. Fellow senior Zion Hughes added a kill just three points later to push the Bulldogs lead to 5-2 over the Vikings. The Bulldogs added three more kills from Cloe Wood, Emily Poore, and Lauren Kusterer to make the Boiling Springs lead 9-4. From that point on the Bulldogs outscored the Vikings 16-7 the rest of the set with Karson Browning spiking the ball into the middle of the Spartanburg defense to win the first set 25-11 over the Vikings. In the second set Boiling Springs fell behind 1-0 but soon took a 2-1 lead when Emily Poore hit a shot facing away from the net that landed just over the net in front of the Spartanburg front line. Spartanburg went on to take the lead at 18-16 before Boiling Springs went on a four-point run with kills from Cloe Wood, Emily Poore, and Lauren Kusterer to take a 20-18 lead. Spartanburg was able to tie the game at 21-21 before the Bulldogs scored the final four points of the match with kills from Poore and Wood along with a block by Karson Browning for the final point to give the Bulldogs a 25-21 victory in set two. The third set saw Boiling Springs jump out to a 4-0 lead behind a kill from Olivia Shirley along with a block from Shirley and Browning. Charlotte Hutchins spiked the ball into the middle of the Vikings defense to extend the Bulldogs lead to 8-2 over the Vikings. With Boiling Springs leading 22-13, the Bulldogs scored the final three points of the match with Cloe Wood scoring two points with spike kills before senior Macy Bagwell, who has missed most of the season with injury, registered an ace serve for the final point to give Boiling Springs a 25-13 victory in the third set and a 3-0 win in the match. With it being senior night, it was only fitting that the Bulldogs got big games from their seniors as Cloe Wood registered nine kills along with 14 digs and fellow senior Emily Poore registering eight kills and eight digs of her own. Senior Makayla Furrey led the Bulldogs in assists with 24 assists along with eight digs while Morgan Hammett added 10 digs of her own. The Bulldogs also got two ace serves from senior Emma Grace Potter while also getting an ace serve and 16 digs from senior Emma Behler. Boiling Springs junior Karson Browning also had a big night along the net as she recorded six kills but also added seven blocks. While the senior night match marked the end of the Bulldogs regular season, they will be participating in the 5A playoffs and Coach Elliot believes their best volleyball of the season. "I feel like we've been playing well the last few weeks as we've had good games against Dorman and Byrnes along with wins over Gaffney and Spartanburg," said Elliot. "I feel like we're in a good place with our team where we're continually getting better, and I don't feel like we've peaked as a team. I think we're right where we need to be going into the playoffs and this group has been there before, so they know what it takes to win in the playoffs." Boiling Springs will have to wait to see who they will face in the playoffs as the rest of Region II-5A finishes out their seasons on Thursday. Comments are closed.
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