2008 TEMPLE VARSITY VOLLEYBALL

Season recap

The Temple Lady Crusaders’ volleyball team enjoyed a successful season under second-year coach Hillary Hamilton.

Temple, a senior-laden team, finished with an overall record of 14-8 and a third-place district finish. The Lady Crusaders opened the district tournament with an impressive 3-0 victory over Sequoyah before suffering a hard-fought 3-1 loss to Grace in the second round that put an end to the season.

While perhaps not as talented or nearly as tall as some of the teams they faced during the season, the Lady Crusaders played well together and developed a unique chemistry that seldom teams find. That togetherness, along with the team’s tenacity and scrappiness, paid off in the form of a winning record and a higher than expected district finish.

“I really enjoyed coaching this group of girls this season,” Hamilton said. “They were a joy to be around and a joy to coach. I thought we had a pretty good year. . . winning 14 games and also winning a match in the district tournament. Of course, I would’ve liked for us to won even more games and advanced further in the district tournament, but overall I thought it was a successful season. We gave Grace all they wanted in that last match, we just came up short.”

2008 TEMPLE VARSITY VOLLEYBALL RESULTS

Temple def. David Brainerd 3-0

25-7; 25-17; 25-20

Record: 1-0

CSAS def. Temple 3-0

19-25; 18-25; 21-25

Record: 1-1

Temple def. Silverdale 3-1

25-15; 20-25; 25-21; 25-21

Record: 2-1

McMinn def. Temple 2-1

28-26; 20-25; 9-15

Record: 2-2

Temple def. 21^st Century 2-0

25-10; 25-12

Record: 3-2

CSAS def. Temple 3-2

25-19;16-25; 25-13; 20-25;15-17

Record: 3-3

Temple def. Tyner 3-0

25-21; 26-24; 25-18

Record: 4-3

Boyd def. Temple 3-0

14-25; 6-25; 19-25

Record: 4-4

Temple def. Brainerd 3-0

25-14; 25-18; 25-16

Record: 5-4

Temple def. Tellico Plains 3-1

23-25; 25-13; 26-24; 25-15

Record: 6-4

Temple def. Polk County 2-1

25-6; 20-25; 15-8

Record: 7-4

Temple def. David Brainerd 2-0

25-17; 25-5

Record: 8-4

McMinn Central def. Temple 2-1

25-12; 19-25; 17-25

Record: 8-5

Polk County def. Temple 2-0

23-25; 23-25

Record: 8-6

Temple def. 21^st Century 3-0

25-10; 25-5; 25-6

Record: 9-6

Temple def. Tyner 3-0

25-12; 25-17; 25-9

Record: 10-6

Temple def. Brainerd 3-0

25-20; 25-17; 25-18

Record: 11-6

Boyd def. Temple 3-0

9-25; 12-25; 21-25

Record: 11-7

Temple def. Silverdale 3-2

14-25; 25-18; 27-29; 25-15; 15-9

Record: 12-7

Temple def. Tellico Plains 3-0

25-9; 25-14; 25-13

Record: 13-7

District Tournament

Temple def. Sequoyah 3-0

25-13; 26-24; 25-13

Record: 14-7

Grace def. Temple 3-1

17-25; 19-25; 25-17; 22-25

Record 14-8

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