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Dalton Academy Darlington

Pumas

Tigers

The Darlington (Rome, GA) varsity volleyball team won Thursday's neutral non-conference match against Dalton Academy (Dalton, GA) by a score of 2-0.

	S1	S2	Wins
Dalton Academy	5	7	0
Darlington	25	25	2

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Match Stats

Dalton Academy (25-26)

Dalton Academy has not entered stats for this match.

Darlington (25-26)

Darlington

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	2	23	11.5	40.4	57	5	.316
2	Bryn Merritt (Sr)	2	1	0.5	20.0	5	0	.200
3	Sara Shropshire (Jr)	2	3	1.5	60.0	5	1	.400
4	Isabella Rogers (Sr)	2
5	Cecilia Baggett (Jr)	2	4	2.0	57.1	7	0	.571
7	Sidney Rush (Sr)	2
9	Molly Ledbetter (Jr)	1	0	0.0	.0	1	0	.000
10	Ruthie Brinson (Sr)	2	6	3.0	54.5	11	1	.455
12	Clara York (Sr)	1
14	Ava Ann Woods (Sr)	2	6	3.0	31.6	19	1	.263
17	B. Middleton (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	1	0	.000
34	Sophie Piller (Sr)	2	3	1.5	37.5	8	2	.125

Darlington

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %
	Team Totals	2	5	2.5		49	3	93.9
2	Bryn Merritt (Sr)	2	1	0.5	14.3	7	2	71.4
3	Sara Shropshire (Jr)	2
4	Isabella Rogers (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	7	0	100.0
5	Cecilia Baggett (Jr)	2
7	Sidney Rush (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	3	0	100.0
9	Molly Ledbetter (Jr)	1
10	Ruthie Brinson (Sr)	2	2	1.0	33.3	6	0	100.0
12	Clara York (Sr)	1
14	Ava Ann Woods (Sr)	2	2	1.0	50.0	4	1	75.0
17	B. Middleton (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	22	0	100.0
34	Sophie Piller (Sr)	2

Darlington

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP
	Team Totals	2
2	Bryn Merritt (Sr)	2
3	Sara Shropshire (Jr)	2
4	Isabella Rogers (Sr)	2
5	Cecilia Baggett (Jr)	2
7	Sidney Rush (Sr)	2
9	Molly Ledbetter (Jr)	1
10	Ruthie Brinson (Sr)	2
12	Clara York (Sr)	1
14	Ava Ann Woods (Sr)	2
17	B. Middleton (Sr)	2
34	Sophie Piller (Sr)	2

Darlington

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	D/S
	Team Totals	2	23	11.5
2	Bryn Merritt (Sr)	2	4	2.0
3	Sara Shropshire (Jr)	2	3	1.5
4	Isabella Rogers (Sr)	2	3	1.5
5	Cecilia Baggett (Jr)	2	1	0.5
7	Sidney Rush (Sr)	2
9	Molly Ledbetter (Jr)	1
10	Ruthie Brinson (Sr)	2	5	2.5
12	Clara York (Sr)	1
14	Ava Ann Woods (Sr)	2	2	1.0
17	B. Middleton (Sr)	2	5	2.5
34	Sophie Piller (Sr)	2

Darlington

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA
	Team Totals	2	22	11.0	57
2	Bryn Merritt (Sr)	2	13	6.5	36
3	Sara Shropshire (Jr)	2	1	0.5	4
4	Isabella Rogers (Sr)	2	2	1.0	3
5	Cecilia Baggett (Jr)	2
7	Sidney Rush (Sr)	2	6	3.0	11
9	Molly Ledbetter (Jr)	1
10	Ruthie Brinson (Sr)	2			2
12	Clara York (Sr)	1
14	Ava Ann Woods (Sr)	2
17	B. Middleton (Sr)	2			1
34	Sophie Piller (Sr)	2

Darlington

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	R/S
	Team Totals	2	10	5.0
2	Bryn Merritt (Sr)	2
3	Sara Shropshire (Jr)	2	1	0.5
4	Isabella Rogers (Sr)	2	1	0.5
5	Cecilia Baggett (Jr)	2	2	1.0
7	Sidney Rush (Sr)	2
9	Molly Ledbetter (Jr)	1
10	Ruthie Brinson (Sr)	2
12	Clara York (Sr)	1
14	Ava Ann Woods (Sr)	2	3	1.5
17	B. Middleton (Sr)	2	3	1.5
34	Sophie Piller (Sr)	2

Match Story

Georgia High School Volleyball - Dalton Academy Darlington

August 14, 2025: Dalton, GA 30720

The Dalton Academy Pumas volleyball squad (Dalton, GA), was defeated 2-0 in Thursday's non-league battle with the visiting Darlington Tigers (Rome, GA)

With the win, Darlington upgrades its record to 9-0 on the year. The Tigers travel to Coahulla Creek (Dalton, GA) to meet the Colts in a non-league contest on Thursday, August 14. The Colts enter the contest with a record of 1-3. Coahulla Creek lost 2-0 in their recent non-league contest against Christian Heritage (Dalton, GA)

Next, the Pumas face the Oakwood Christian Eagles (Chickamauga, GA) in a non-league test, on Monday, August 18. Dalton Academy will attempt to improve on its 0-4 season record. The Eagles go into the test with a 4-2 record after their 3-2 league win over Praise Academy (Powder Springs, GA).

DA vs Darlington Volleyball Match Info

Thu., Aug. 14, 2025 @ 5:30p

The Darlington (Rome, GA) varsity volleyball team won Thursday's neutral non-conference match against Dalton Academy (Dalton, GA) by a score of 2-0.

Rankings & Records

Dalton Academy (25-26)

GA	Class
411	62

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Region %	SW	SL
2-21	0-10	1-8	1-9	0-4	.087	.000	6	42

Darlington (25-26)

GA	Class
60	5

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Region %	SW	SL
32-6	9-1	6-2	9-1	17-3	.842	.900	66	19

Team Scoring Averages

	S1	S2	S3	Wins
Dalton Academy	13.3	12.8	9.0	.3
Darlington	24.1	24.2	15.5	1.7

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Head-to-Head

Darlington won on 8/14/2025

8/14 @ 5:30p S1 S2 Wins

Dalton Academy 5 7 0
Darlington 25 25 2

The Dalton Academy (Dalton, GA) varsity volleyball team lost Thursday's neutral non-conference match against Darlington (Rome, GA) by a score of 2-0.
Box score
Darlington won last month

9/9 @ 6p S1 S2 Wins

Dalton Academy 9 8 0
Darlington 25 25 2

The Dalton Academy (Dalton, GA) varsity volleyball team lost Tuesday's neutral conference match against Darlington (Rome, GA) by a score of 2-0.
Box score

9/9 @ 6p	S1	S2	Wins
Dalton Academy	9	8	0
Darlington	25	25	2

Team Stat Comparison

Dalton Academy		Darlington
2	Kills	875
7	Total Blocks	75
3	Serving Aces	234
10	Digs	1145
1	Assists	761
-	Receptions	1000

Team Leaders

Dalton Academy		Darlington	National Avg.
#13 Seidy Lugo2	Kills	#10 Ruthie Brinson258	37
#23 Isabella Quinones5	Total Blocks	#10 Ruthie Brinson39	8
#23 Isabella Quinones2	Serving Aces	#17 Bradford Middleton51	12
#13 Seidy Lugo3	Digs	#4 Isabella Rogers275	58
#19 Brisa Hernandez1	Assists	#2 Bryn Merritt346	35
-	Receptions	#4 Isabella Rogers340	60

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Dalton Academy	1-12		Darlington	13-1

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
8/7/25	Oakwood Christian	Dalton Academy	(L) 2-0	9/23/25	Darlington	Oakwood Christian	(W) 2-0
8/18/25	Dalton Academy	Oakwood Christian
8/14/25	Dalton Academy	Coahulla Creek	(L) 2-0	8/14/25	Darlington	Coahulla Creek	(W) 2-0
				10/2/25	Darlington	Coahulla Creek	(W) 2-1
8/26/25	Dalton Academy	Model	(L) 2-0	8/9/25	Darlington	Model	(W) 2-0
9/18/25	Dalton Academy	Model	(L) 2-0	9/11/25	Darlington	Model	(W) 2-0
8/28/25	Gordon Central	Dalton Academy	(W) 2-0	9/4/25	Gordon Central	Darlington	(W) 2-0
9/16/25	Gordon Central	Dalton Academy	(L) 2-0
9/4/25	Dade County	Dalton Academy	(L) 2-0	9/23/25	Darlington	Dade County	(W) 2-0
9/4/25	Chattooga	Dalton Academy	(L) 2-0	9/11/25	Darlington	Chattooga	(W) 2-0
9/9/25	Dalton Academy	Armuchee	(L) 2-0	9/2/25	Armuchee	Darlington	(W) 2-1
				9/9/25	Darlington	Armuchee	(W) 2-0
9/11/25	Dalton Academy	Trion	(L) 2-0	9/18/25	Darlington	Trion	(W) 2-0
9/11/25	Dalton Academy	Fannin County	(L) 2-0	9/4/25	Fannin County	Darlington	(W) 2-0
9/16/25	Gordon Lee	Dalton Academy	(L) 2-0	9/25/25	Gordon Lee	Darlington	(L) 2-0
9/23/25	Dalton Academy	Christian Heritage	(L) 2-0	9/18/25	Christian Heritage	Darlington	(W) 2-0

Record Breakdown

Dalton Academy (25-26)		Darlington (25-26)
2-21	Overall	32-6
0-10	League	9-1
2-11	Non-League	18-2
0-2	Head to Head	2-0
1-12	Common Opponent	13-1
1-8	Home	6-2
1-9	Away	9-1
0-4	Neutral	17-3
0-0	Playoff	0-0
1-21	In-State	32-6
1-0	Out-of-State	0-0