On Friday afternoon the Chesnee volleyball team started the Eagles homecoming festivities with a 3-0 victory over Landrum to punch their ticket to the Upper State championship game.
"We were out of routine with homecoming and playing on a Friday instead of a Thursday but we found a way to settle in and play," said Chesnee head coach Katie Jolley. "We were a little nervous or anxious but we figured it out and just played." Chesnee was in a little unfamiliar territory early on Friday as they fell behind 6-2 to the visiting Cardinals before tying the at 14-14 after two straight kills by senior AC Yelton and an ace serve from Shenandoah Bishop. Both teams were tied at 16-16 before Chesnee went on a 9-3 run that was finished off by a nice service run from senior Ali Scruggs including an ace serve on the next to last point of the set to win 25-19. The second set was very similar for the Eagles as they trailed 7-1 before battling back in the set to tie the match at 10-10. The rally to tie the set saw some strong play around the net by Karlee Swaney and a number of kills by AC Yelton including a kill off an amazing assist by Holly Hines, as Hines made a great setup pass to Yelton as she was facing away from the net and heading towards the stands. The strong play around the net continued for the Eagles as they got kills from Kaitlyn Barrett and Jessa Beach before finishing off the set with two strong serves from Hines including an ace serve that dropped just inside the line on the right back corner of the Cardinals side of the court to capture another 25-19 set win. In the third set both teams went back and forth early as they were tied a 9-9 before Chesnee went on a 16-5 run that was largely fueled by the strong play of Yelton and Beach. AC Yelton and Jessa Beach both combined for eleven points in the set off either a kill or block at the net including two blocks by Beach in the final three points to capture a 25-14 set win and claim the victory in the match. "Those two are our senior leaders and they came up big tonight," said Jolley. "Jessa was a little frustrated with her hits early but began to find her spots and got rolling. Their blocking along with the blocks from Ali Scruggs were huge tonight." The dominance of the Eagles front line was well seen in the numbers as AC Yelton led the team with nineteen kills and was followed closely behind by Kaitlyn Barrett who registered eleven kills with twenty digs. Jessa Beach led the team with three blocks just ahead of Ali Scruggs who finished the night with two blocks along with picking up two ace serves. The Eagles were led in assists by Holly Hines who finished the night with thirty-four assists. Chesnee will now turn their attention to the Upper State championship where they will host North Central who defeated St. Joseph's on Thursday night. The Eagles said they are looking forward to this opportunity. "We don't know a lot about North Central just yet but if you make it to Upper State you must have a really good team," said Jolley. "We're excited about the situation and we're just going to play our best." Comments are closed.
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