The Boiling Springs Bulldogs volleyball team picked up a 3-0 victory over Gaffney on Tuesday night as they honored their five seniors in their last regular season home game. The Bulldogs honored seniors Lauryn Henderson, Creighton Sparks, Jordan Scharpenberg, Meghan Scharpenberg, and Carley Szustak who all have been key contributors to the Bulldogs program.
"The five seniors we have here are very unique and have really invested into the younger players," said Bulldogs head coach Allyson Elliot. "Being here for a few years I see those leadership come out in our older players and this group hasn't been any different. It has been really exciting to have this group of seniors with us this year." The Bulldogs grabbed a victory in game one as they defeated the Indians 25-14 as they scored the last three points of the match and finished it off when sophomore Savannah Page killed the ball into the right back corner off an assist from junior Madison Gregory. In game two the Bulldogs went on an 8-0 run to start the game as Madison Gregory got seven straight points serving during the run and ended up getting an ace serve to win the game 25-13 putting the Bulldogs ahead 2-0. "Madison when she gets on a role is really strong at serving," said Elliot. "She is pretty mentally tough and started us out on the right foot by giving us good serves and setting the ball well to help get us going." In the final game the Bulldogs fell behind early but fought back to take the lead at 20-19 and never looked back and it was only fitting that the final three points came off the serves from senior Meghan Scharpenberg with the final point coming when fellow senior Creighton Sparks spiked the ball to the left of side of the Indians defense giving the Bulldogs a 3-0 victory. "The girls came in here tonight really pumped and excited," said Elliot. "Sometimes you have teams that peak early in the season and I feel like we didn't do that. We're peaking here late it the season which is the best time to be peaking." In their final home match Carley Szustak led the Bulldogs in blocks with five while Meghan Scharpenberg co-led the Bulldogs in aces with two tied with Madison Gregory. Savannah Page led the Bulldogs in kills with eighteen while Madison Gregory led the Bulldogs in assists with thirty-three. Alex Fyfe led the Bulldogs in digs with sixteen and was followed closely by Zoe Hughes who picked up ten digs. Senior Creighton Sparks also finished the night in second place for kills with eight on Tuesday night. Boiling Springs will finish up their regular season on the road at Byrnes but the Bulldogs hope it won't be their last match as they continue to battle for a playoff position. "We have a big game Thursday against Byrnes for our playoffs," said Elliot. "I told the kids lets control what we can and I expect our girls to bring the same energy and excitement over to Byrnes on Thursday." Comments are closed.
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