Southport plans to surprise this season with a turnaround led by, from left, outside hitters Lauren Cullison and Madi Corpuz, defensive specialist Nicole Viduarre, setter Vanessa Miller and Lexi Green.
13-15) – Look for Cardinals to fly high … graduated only three seniors … third-year head coach Chelsea Brothers Hoffman has five seniors among nine varsity returnees … 6-1 Lauren Cullison (UIndy commit), 406 kills, 289 digs, leads front row with 5-8 classmate Lexie Green, team leader in blocks, with soph Aijah Bowman, an outside hitter … junior Rachel Campbell, defensive specialist, 419 digs … senior setter Vanessa Miller set single-season record 676 assists … defensive specialist Nicole Viduarre, 297 digs, solid … for depth, Cardinals can rely upon senior Madi Corpuz, juniors Lauren Beatty, Madelyn Newhouse, Madison Lukas and sophomore Hope Reynolds … seek to create new excitement in Cardinal invite and as sectional host.
Coach’s comments: “I’m super excited about this group. They know each other well, so the experience on the court looks good. We have a lot of different options this year, something we haven’t had in the past. We are looking at different players in different spots. The intense competition for spots is new, something we haven’t had in the past. This group is intense even in drills. We have higher expectations on and off the court, and we hope that changes the culture. Offensively, our opponents know we will go to Lauren (Cullison), so our front-row players will have to play smart and make a play when they have opportunities. Defensively, we will be scrappy; I like that. We’re working hard on out-of-system plays, if we’re not in the right position. We had high expectations last year that we didn’t reach. We want a winning season, win our invitation and play big in sectionals because we are the host team.”
Coach’s comments: “I’m super excited about this group. They know each other well, so the experience on the court looks good. We have a lot of different options this year, something we haven’t had in the past. We are looking at different players in different spots. The intense competition for spots is new, something we haven’t had in the past. This group is intense even in drills. We have higher expectations on and off the court, and we hope that changes the culture. Offensively, our opponents know we will go to Lauren (Cullison), so our front-row players will have to play smart and make a play when they have opportunities. Defensively, we will be scrappy; I like that. We’re working hard on out-of-system plays, if we’re not in the right position. We had high expectations last year that we didn’t reach. We want a winning season, win our invitation and play big in sectionals because we are the host team.”
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