Published: Friday, Oct. 30, 2009 / Updated: Friday, Oct. 30, 2009 10:50 AM
Nation Ford advances to next playoff round
FORT MILL --
The Nation Ford Lady Falcons volleyball team breezed through its second-round opponent Boiling Springs 3-0 on Thursday to advance to the third round of the Class AAAA state playoffs.
The fourth-ranked team in Class AAAA, Nation Ford (25-3) won 25-16, 25-20 and 25-13 in sweeping its second straight playoff match after winning Tuesday in the first round against Spring Valley.
The Lady Falcons play again on Tuesday at home against Hillcrest, a 3-2 winner over Rock Hill, in the third round of the playoffs.
“It is going to get a lot harder from here on out,” Nation Ford Carrie Christian said.
Nation Ford has already beaten Rock Hill once this year, winning in three sets back in September. But Rock Hill was without one of its stronger players and Christian said things will be different this time around.
“They know its going to be hard,” she said.
Against Boiling Springs, Nation Ford made it look anything but hard. Led by junior Sara Bebeau and senior captain Morgan Wolf, the Lady Falcons never trailed through the first two sets of the match.
Bebeau had a double-double with 19 kills and 14 digs to go along with a .471 hitting percentage. Wolf had seven digs.
“She made a huge difference for us,” Christian said of Wolf.
With a constant show of energy, Wolf led on and off the court, jumping off the bench every time Nation Ford scored.
“I didn't think we played as well as we could have in the first round, but we stepped it up,” Wolf said. “I want to make it to state.”
Juniors Ally Lambert added seven kills, three digs and two blocks for Nation Ford. Sheila Walsh had 34 assists, two aces and six digs.
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