In many cases, rebounding isn't just a skill.
It's a matter of will.
Clay senior Sophia Craft, however, just happens to have not only the skill, but the will to attack the glass at a high level.
A Swiss Army knife of sorts for Clay, the 5-9 senior forward grabbed her 788th career rebound in the second quarter of the Lady Panthers' 43-35 victory over Lewis County (Ky.) Thursday evening, becoming the Clay girls basketball program's all-time leading rebounder in its history in the process.
As with Emma Emnett's 1,000-point mark that the junior hit on Tuesday, Craft's career rebounding milestone is one that the senior credits to that of her teammates, including Emnett, Ava Demorest, Mia Lunsford, Maddie Penix and Caroline Ridenour.
"It's huge," Craft said. "It's been a long time coming. These four years have been great. It's all a credit to my teammates. We've played together for a long time, and we've all gained so much chemistry with each other, on and off of the court. I wouldn't have been able to do it without them, so it's all thanks to them."
Over the past three seasons, Craft has averaged north of 14 points, 10 rebounds, two steals and one block per contest as an individual who simply brings the lunch pail every game.
Craft was rewarded for that effort on Thursday, as the contest proved to be her day in every way.
Fittingly, Craft was arguably the best player on the floor on either side of the court in Clay's contest against Lewis County (Ky.) on Thursday.
The senior tallied 14 points, seven rebounds and four steals, with two of the steals directly leading to buckets by Craft.
No. 22 also had three assists in the opening half alone, which helped Clay climb out of deficits of 7-0 and 11-5 in the opening quarter en route to a 23-18 halftime lead.
Then, there was Craft's three-point shooting — as the senior kept Lewis County honest by draining three treys in four quarters of action, including a fourth-quarter triple that gave the Lady Panthers its largest lead of the game over the Lady Lions at 36-27 with 6:51 to go in the game.
"I just try to go out there and play my best every game," Craft said. "I try to play my hardest, and work as hard as I can, give it my best effort and go after it. Rebounding's one of the ways that I can help us win, so that's what I try to do every game."
Craft is quick to point out that her success is nothing without the core group of teammates that presently surround her.
"We all play together so well," Craft said. "We've played together so long, especially over these last two years. The sophomores and juniors, along with Maddie, have really come up and given us a boost. It's really helped us on both sides of the court as we've really worked at it. We love each other, so it makes it really fun to play together, and we have a good time with it."
Because of that attitude, Craft not only has the individual success that is evident in her numbers as well as the rebounding record, but the team success as well, with Clay having sealed its most victories since the 2013-14 season with likely no less than three games left to play.
"It's huge," Craft said. "We've continued to progress over the last four years, so to get to where we are now, it's great. Going forward, we're just going to try to keep things going and take this as far as we possibly can. It's huge for us."