The Chesnee Eagles capped off a perfect region campaign with a 3-0 win over the Chapman Panthers to claim the Region II-3A title as the Eagles won every set in region play.
"It's awesome,” said Chesnee head coach Katie Jolley. “This is my first region title as a head coach and I am excited about being home for the first two rounds of the playoffs as long as we take care of business.” The Panthers came out strong in the first set leading for the early portion of the set before taking a 10-9 lead in the middle portion of the set the Eagles maintained control for the remainder of the set to pick up a 25-20 win. Chapman once again started the second set with the lead but the Eagles quickly responded to take the lead of a back and forth set before using a 10-3 run in the middle of the set to give them a 21-13 lead on the way to a 25-16 win. "I told them the best way to quiet a crowd is to get ahead,” said Jolley. “That really helped us in keeping our composure to get the win." The Eagles jumped out to a fast start in the third set with a 4-1 lead but the Panthers rallied allowing them to take 5-4 lead but it would be their only lead of the set and last of the match. Chesnee responded with another big run as they went on a 10-2 run to pull away as Kaitlyn Barrett was able to drill a ball off of the hands of a pair of Chapman blockers to give the Eagles a 25-20 win and the region championship. Jessa Beach had a huge night at the net for Chesnee as she finished with five blocks as the Eagles had seven total as a team. Each time the Panthers went on a run the Eagles seemed to come up with a big block to stall the Panthers momentum. "They have been working in blocking all season long,” said Jolley. “Jessa (Beach) was big for us as she had five blocks and Anna (Sullivan) had some big blocks for us too. They were constantly moving and getting touches." AC Yelton had the lone double-double for the Eagles as she had fourteen digs and thirteen assist while also adding six kills. Abbey Ray and Kaitlyn Barrett led the way in kills with eight kills as Ray and Barrett also added eleven digs apiece. Shelby Harris led the way defensively for Chesnee as she had fifteen digs as the team had a combined sixty digs. Holly Hines led the Eagles with fifteen assists. Coach Jolley was pleased with her team's well balanced effort. ”That is what made us region champs,” said Jolley. “When you have one person to stop it is easier to stop but when you have several to stop it’s hard to stop." Chesnee will host their opening round match on October 23rd against the number four seed from Region I-3A. Comments are closed.
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