SMC Volleyball update- Murphy Lady Bulldogs still undefeated
Team FYN Sports, TeamFYNSports December 23, 2020
Two teams have stood atop of the Smoky Mountain Conference volleyball standings this year: The Murphy Bulldogs and the Rosman Tigers.
Those two teams saw their first action against each other yesterday. Murphy headed into the match 9-0 while Rosman was 5-0.
Murphy won the first two sets before dropping their first set of the season 25-22. They handily won the fourth set and took home the win, all but giving them a first place bid into the NCHSAA 1A state volleyball tournament.
| 12/22 @ 2p | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murphy | 25 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 3 |
| Rosman | 21 | 22 | 25 | 14 | 1 |
Murphy is led by Seniors Grace Nelson and Sarah Pullium, along with Junior Torin Rogers and Sophomore Olivia Payne.
| # | Athlete Name | Sets Played | Kills | Blocks | Digs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Totals | 24 | 265 | 44 | 228 | ||||
| From: Maxpreps | ||||||||
| 30 | G. Nelson (Sr) | 24 | 80 | 16 | 33 | |||
| 12 | T. Rogers (Jr) | 24 | 61 | 18 | 27 | |||
| 23 | O. Payne (So) | 24 | 55 | 3 | 46 | |||
| 10 | S. Pullium (Sr) | 24 | 53 | 0 | 60 |
The chart below shows the Smoky Mountain Conference standings as of now.
| School Name | SMC
*W-L |
SMC
*Pct. |
SMC
*Sets W |
SMC
*Sets L |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murphy | 8-0 | 1.000 | 24 | 1 | |||||
| Rosman | 5-1 | 0.833 | 16 | 4 | |||||
| Robbinsville | 5-2 | 0.714 | 16 | 8 | |||||
| Swain County | 4-4 | 0.500 | 13 | 15 | |||||
| Hayesville | 3-5 | 0.375 | 10 | 15 | |||||
| Andrews | 2-6 | 0.250 | 8 | 19 | |||||
| Cherokee | 0-9 | 0.000 | 2 | 27 |
Murphy and Rosman will play again in the regular season this year on new years eve. Rosman and Robbinsville play on the 29th and if Robbinsville can come away with a win in that match then they will secure their spot at number 2 in the SMC.
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