The Boiling Springs volleyball team had a busy twenty-four hours as they celebrated senior night on Tuesday before capping off the two days of volleyball with a 3-0 victory over Byrnes on the Bulldogs annual Pink Night.
"There has been a lot of volleyball in the last twenty-four hours," said Bulldogs head coach Allyson Elliot. "We lost last night in a very intense volleyball match against Fort Mill but our girls showed up again tonight as we knew tonight was going to be another tough matchup and it was good to get the win." The Bulldogs won on Wednesday night by winning three straight sets over the Rebels (25-21, 25-20, 25-19) to end the 2021 regular season with a victory. The victory on the Pink Night is special because it's became an annual event that the Bulldogs have been doing for the last twelve years, after a player had lost their mother to breast cancer, and an event that has really become a big part of the community. "It has been really exciting this week because our Pink Night happened on the same week as homecoming week," said Elliot. "Today at school it was also pink day for homecoming and our student council sold goodies at lunch which raised over $400 just in that time period. The kids bought t-shirts as well and all that money is going to the American Cancer Society. Our parents, kids, and the community have really pitched in and we're just excited to get to do something positive in the community. It started with just pink t-shirts to now being pink everything including the net tonight." In the match senior Savannah Page had six kills, one block, twenty-four assists, eight digs, and one ace serve while fellow senior Gracie Kilgore added twenty-four digs, two assists and one ace serve. Cloe Wood added ten kills, eleven digs, and two blocks while Karson Browning pitched in another ten kills and two blocks. The Pink Night game was the second of two matches in two days for the Bulldogs as they also held Senior night on Tuesday, where they fell to Fort Mill 3-1 in a very competitive match. Before the match against Fort Mill the Bulldogs honored seven seniors as they thanked Gracie Kilgore, Amelia Gregg, Savannah Page, Ansley Hammett, Logan Kenny, Taylor Crosby, and Sydney Henderson for their time in the Boiling Springs program. Between the seven seniors they account for almost twenty years of time spent on the Bulldogs varsity roster. "This group of seniors is a great group," said Elliot. "This group brings a great chemistry as they all want to play but more than that they want the team to be successful. It's exciting to see them all improve their own roles but even more exciting to see them cheer each other on during the season. That's just great leadership and it comes from having seven great leaders. I'm really proud of how these seniors have built such a great atmosphere for all the players to be a part of this year." The Bulldogs will now turn their focus to the 5A playoffs where they currently sit, with a few games in region by other teams still left to play, as the fourth seed. If all things stay the same the Bulldogs will be traveling to face the number one seed from Region IV-5A on Wednesday. Elliot feels that her team will be a tough matchup for teams in the playoffs and aren't your normal number four seed team that you see in the playoffs. "I feel like our team has all the tools to go far in the playoffs," said Elliot. "At this point it's anyone's game and we don't have to beat everyone, we just have to find ways to get to the next match. I think we're one of those teams that will surprise other teams as the four seed and it's going to be some good volleyball because our girls hate to lose and will bring their best game each night." Comments are closed.
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