SMC Volleyball update- Murphy Lady Bulldogs still undefeated

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.