Southport seniors Kaelyn Hobbs, Rachel Dean and Kylie Gibson bring experience to the court.
Southport (11-20) – Second-year coach Chelsea Brothers Hoffman joined by sister/assistant coach Bailey Brothers, a 2014 Southport grad … graduated kill leaders in Tiana Wright, 272, and Maddie Davis, 144 … young Cards fell to Perry Meridian in sectional semis … eager to turn experience into a plus this season … savvy back row features juniors in setter Vanessa Miller (145 digs), Nicole Viduarre (team-high 312 digs), Rachel Davis (172 digs), soph Rachel Campbell and senior Kaelyn Hobbs … front line to develop with three-sport junior Lexie Green; most improved player Lauren Cullison (204 kills), middle-blocker Rachel Dean (team-high 51 blocks) and hitter Kylie Gibson … big tests Saturday at Ben Davis Invitational.
Coach’s comments: “We should be improved over last year. Our roster has all but two players who were on varsity last year, so I am super excited about this season. We have three seniors, six juniors and one sophomore. The competition, that’s what is way different this year; there is nothing given. You can see it in the gym and feel it. There is depth and a lot of pieces that give us versatility. We have four good passers. Two girls are battling for libero. We will be a scrappy team. The girls have worked hard on defense and their out-of-system play – making good plays out of bad plays. And that’s where last years’ experience will help us. We are setting the bar higher this year.”
Coach’s comments: “We should be improved over last year. Our roster has all but two players who were on varsity last year, so I am super excited about this season. We have three seniors, six juniors and one sophomore. The competition, that’s what is way different this year; there is nothing given. You can see it in the gym and feel it. There is depth and a lot of pieces that give us versatility. We have four good passers. Two girls are battling for libero. We will be a scrappy team. The girls have worked hard on defense and their out-of-system play – making good plays out of bad plays. And that’s where last years’ experience will help us. We are setting the bar higher this year.”
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