In an early afternoon matchup the Chesnee volleyball finished their regular season strong as they defeated Broome 3-0 on Wednesday to end the regular season with an undefeated record as they prepare for the upcoming 2A playoffs.
"I can't say enough about how hard these girls have worked and it's just been amazing," said Chesnee head coach Katie Jolley. "Every game this group comes out to win and that's their goal each night which so far they have accomplished." With the early start it took the Eagles a few points to get going in the first set as Broome only trailed 4-3 but from that point on it was all Eagles as Chesnee junior Kyleigh Thompson picked up the final point when her kill bounced off a Broome defender's arm to pick up a 25-14 win in the first set. In the second set the Eagles jumped out to a quick 6-0 lead behind a six point service run by junior Holly Hines to go along with two big back-to-back blocks later in the set by Thompson and sophomore Olivia Richey to give Chesnee a 25-7 win in the second set. The consistency of their serves is something that the Eagles have put a focus on this season and helped them to get this point in the season. "I've told them when they're serving aggressively it makes it tough on the other team and the service has been key to our success as well," said Jolley. "They're being aggressive and finding the wholes in the other teams defense and it's been great to watch. They've served well in key moments and even when our hitting hasn't been great they've found ways to get points." After the Centurions were able to tie the game at 4-4 early in the third set the front line of the Eagles took control of the match including two impressive back-to-back spike kills by junior Kaitlyn Barrett to the middle of the Broome defense which were just two of her nine kills in the match. Another impressive service run by an Eagles player this time senior Shenandoah Bishop took the Chesnee lead from six points to eleven before senior AC Yelton spiked the ball to give the Eagles a 25-14 set win and the victory in the match. The strong play by the Chesnee front line has been a key in many of their victories this season and Wednesday afternoon was no different. "Our frontline has helped out our backrow by taking out a good portion of the court," said Jolley. "Ali and Jessa in the middle along with Olivia tonight getting touches on the blocks to go along with AC, Katelyn, Karlee, and Holly are reaching above the net and getting touches. It really makes it difficult and aggravating for opposing hitters." Chesnee was led on Wednesday night by AC Yelton who had seventeen kills, five digs, and four ace serves. Shenandoah Bishop led the Eagles in serving aces as she recorded five to go along with eleven digs. Holly Hines and Brie Smith both had good games with assists as Hines recorded seventeen and Smith had eleven of her own. With the win the Eagles wrap up their regular season and will now turn their focus to the 2A playoffs that start next week as Chesnee will host Saluda on Tuesday night. The Eagles are feeling good about the way they are playing as they enter the playoffs. "Our goal all season has been to play our best when we take the court," said Jolley. "When this team plays their best they're hard to beat. When we're playing our best we're moving, talking, hitting, at the net, and serving well and it's hard to stop everything and they can do everything." Comments are closed.
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