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The Hickory (NC) varsity volleyball team won Tuesday's home conference match against Newton-Conover (Newton, NC) by a score of 3-0.

	S1	S2	S3	Wins
Newton-Conover	6	18	5	0
Hickory	25	25	25	3

Final score provided by D. Ohara.

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Hickory (25-26)

Newton-Conover

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	3	10	3.3	18.2	55	6	.073
1	Maria Starnes (Sr)	3	2	0.7	15.4	13	1	.077
3	Alora Vixaysak (Fr)	3	3	1.0	60.0	5	0	.600
5	Addyson Watters (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	5	1	-.200
6	Whitney Spleet (Jr)	3	2	0.7	16.7	12	1	.083
9	Kristi Castro (Jr)	3	1	0.3	100.0	1	0	1.000
10	Naia Lawing (So)	3	2	0.7	11.1	18	2	.000
11	Adele Odom (Fr)	3	0	0.0	.0	1	1	-1.000

Hickory

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	3	40	13.3	52.6	76	7	.434
0	E. Stewart (Jr)	3	1	0.3	100.0	1	0	1.000
1	Piper Jillings (Jr)	3	5	1.7	55.6	9	0	.556
2	Megan Starnes (Jr)	2	2	1.0	40.0	5	2	.000
3	Emma Mullis (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	1	0	.000
4	Olivia Alala (Sr)	3	2	0.7	40.0	5	1	.200
5	C. Bridgers (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
7	Izzy Montgomery (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
11	Emmi Gambill (Jr)	3	7	2.3	38.9	18	4	.167
13	Ryan Hines (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0
14	Eliese Moreau (Fr)	3	8	2.7	42.1	19	0	.421
15	Emma Pfeifer (Sr)	3	3	1.0	75.0	4	0	.750
21	R. Shoemaker (Sr)	2	1	0.5	50.0	2	0	.500
22	Ella Stephens (Jr)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0
23/25	Kira Morin (Jr)	3	11	3.7	91.7	12	0	.917

Newton-Conover

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %
	Team Totals	3	3	1.0		31	7	77.4
1	Maria Starnes (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	3	1	66.7
3	Alora Vixaysak (Fr)	3	1	0.3	16.7	6	2	66.7
5	Addyson Watters (Jr)	3	1	0.3	12.5	8	1	87.5
6	Whitney Spleet (Jr)	3	1	0.3	20.0	5	2	60.0
9	Kristi Castro (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	4	1	75.0
10	Naia Lawing (So)	3	0	0.0	.0	5	0	100.0
11	Adele Odom (Fr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0

Hickory

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	3	21	7.0	28.8	73	7	90.4	66
0	E. Stewart (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
1	Piper Jillings (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
2	Megan Starnes (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
3	Emma Mullis (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
4	Olivia Alala (Sr)	3	2	0.7	25.0	8	1	87.5	7
5	C. Bridgers (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	7	0	100.0	7
7	Izzy Montgomery (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
11	Emmi Gambill (Jr)	3	2	0.7	14.3	14	0	100.0	14
13	Ryan Hines (Sr)	3	9	3.0	39.1	23	0	100.0	23
14	Eliese Moreau (Fr)	3	1	0.3	33.3	3	0	100.0	3
15	Emma Pfeifer (Sr)	3	6	2.0	50.0	12	3	75.0	9
21	R. Shoemaker (Sr)	2	1	0.5	33.3	3	1	66.7	2
22	Ella Stephens (Jr)	1	0	0.0	.0	2	1	50.0	1
23/25	Kira Morin (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	1	1	.0	0

Newton-Conover

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP
	Team Totals	3
1	Maria Starnes (Sr)	3
3	Alora Vixaysak (Fr)	3
5	Addyson Watters (Jr)	3
6	Whitney Spleet (Jr)	3
9	Kristi Castro (Jr)	3
10	Naia Lawing (So)	3
11	Adele Odom (Fr)	3

Hickory

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BS	Tot Blks	B/S
	Team Totals	3	1	1	0.3
0	E. Stewart (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0
1	Piper Jillings (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0
2	Megan Starnes (Jr)	2	0	0	0.0
3	Emma Mullis (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
4	Olivia Alala (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0
5	C. Bridgers (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
7	Izzy Montgomery (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
11	Emmi Gambill (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0
13	Ryan Hines (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0
14	Eliese Moreau (Fr)	3	0	0	0.0
15	Emma Pfeifer (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0
21	R. Shoemaker (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
22	Ella Stephens (Jr)	1	0	0	0.0
23/25	Kira Morin (Jr)	3	1	1	0.3

Newton-Conover

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	D/S
	Team Totals	3	29	9.7
1	Maria Starnes (Sr)	3	4	1.3
3	Alora Vixaysak (Fr)	3	5	1.7
5	Addyson Watters (Jr)	3	2	0.7
6	Whitney Spleet (Jr)	3	4	1.3
9	Kristi Castro (Jr)	3	8	2.7
10	Naia Lawing (So)	3	5	1.7
11	Adele Odom (Fr)	3	0	0.0

Hickory

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	D/S
	Team Totals	3	35	11.7
0	E. Stewart (Jr)	3	7	2.3
1	Piper Jillings (Jr)	3	4	1.3
2	Megan Starnes (Jr)	2	1	0.5
3	Emma Mullis (Sr)	2	2	1.0
4	Olivia Alala (Sr)	3	2	0.7
5	C. Bridgers (Sr)	2	4	2.0
7	Izzy Montgomery (Sr)	2	6	3.0
11	Emmi Gambill (Jr)	3	3	1.0
13	Ryan Hines (Sr)	3	3	1.0
14	Eliese Moreau (Fr)	3	1	0.3
15	Emma Pfeifer (Sr)	3	0	0.0
21	R. Shoemaker (Sr)	2	0	0.0
22	Ella Stephens (Jr)	1	1	1.0
23/25	Kira Morin (Jr)	3	1	0.3

Newton-Conover

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA
	Team Totals	3	6	2.0	306
1	Maria Starnes (Sr)	3	4	1.3	285
3	Alora Vixaysak (Fr)	3	2	0.7	6
5	Addyson Watters (Jr)	3	0	0.0	3
6	Whitney Spleet (Jr)	3	0	0.0	3
9	Kristi Castro (Jr)	3	0	0.0	3
10	Naia Lawing (So)	3	0	0.0	4
11	Adele Odom (Fr)	3	0	0.0	0

Hickory

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA	BHE
	Team Totals	3	36	12.0	68	1
0	E. Stewart (Jr)	3	3	1.0	7	0
1	Piper Jillings (Jr)	3	9	3.0	19	0
2	Megan Starnes (Jr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
3	Emma Mullis (Sr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
4	Olivia Alala (Sr)	3	0	0.0	0	0
5	C. Bridgers (Sr)	2	2	1.0	3	0
7	Izzy Montgomery (Sr)	2	1	0.5	2	0
11	Emmi Gambill (Jr)	3	1	0.3	2	0
13	Ryan Hines (Sr)	3	18	6.0	28	0
14	Eliese Moreau (Fr)	3	1	0.3	1	0
15	Emma Pfeifer (Sr)	3	0	0.0	0	0
21	R. Shoemaker (Sr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
22	Ella Stephens (Jr)	1	1	1.0	6	1
23/25	Kira Morin (Jr)	3	0	0.0	0	0

Newton-Conover

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	3	14	15	4.7
1	Maria Starnes (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0
3	Alora Vixaysak (Fr)	3	1	0	0.3
5	Addyson Watters (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0
6	Whitney Spleet (Jr)	3	1	3	0.3
9	Kristi Castro (Jr)	3	5	6	1.7
10	Naia Lawing (So)	3	4	2	1.3
11	Adele Odom (Fr)	3	0	0	0.0

Hickory

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	3	24	4	8.0
0	E. Stewart (Jr)	3	7	2	2.3
1	Piper Jillings (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0
2	Megan Starnes (Jr)	2	0	0	0.0
3	Emma Mullis (Sr)	2	3	0	1.5
4	Olivia Alala (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0
5	C. Bridgers (Sr)	2	3	0	1.5
7	Izzy Montgomery (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
11	Emmi Gambill (Jr)	3	3	0	1.0
13	Ryan Hines (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0
14	Eliese Moreau (Fr)	3	3	0	1.0
15	Emma Pfeifer (Sr)	3	5	2	1.7
21	R. Shoemaker (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
22	Ella Stephens (Jr)	1	0	0	0.0
23/25	Kira Morin (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0

Match Story

North Carolina High School Volleyball - Newton-Conover bounced by Hickory

September 16, 2025: Hickory, NC 28601

The Newton-Conover Red Devils volleyball squad (Newton, NC), dropped 3-0 in Tuesday's league battle with the host Hickory Red Tornadoes (Hickory, NC)

With the win, Hickory improves its record to 12-1 on the season. The Red Tornadoes travel to Foard (Newton, NC) to meet the Tigers in a Western Foothills 4A/5A contest on Thursday, September 18. The Tigers enter the contest with a record of 8-6. Foard won 3-0 in their recent non-league contest against South Caldwell (Hudson, NC)

Next, the Red Devils meet the University Christian Barracudas (Hickory, NC) in a non-league contest, on Wednesday, September 17. Newton-Conover will attempt to upgrade on its 1-13 season record.

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NCHS @ Hickory Volleyball Match Info

Tue., Sep. 16, 2025 @ 5:30p

The Hickory (NC) varsity volleyball team won Tuesday's home conference match against Newton-Conover (Newton, NC) by a score of 3-0.

Rankings & Records

Newton-Conover (25-26)

NC	Class
398	39

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	SW	SL
2-22	2-14	2-8	0-14	.083	.125	12	68

Hickory (25-26)

NC	Class
11	2

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	SW	SL
33-4	16-0	17-1	11-2	5-1	.892	1.000	94	16

Team Scoring Averages

	S1	S2	S3	S4	Wins
Newton-Conover	16.0	17.3	15.8	18.3	.5
Hickory	24.4	24.5	22.7	24.3	2.5

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Head-to-Head

Hickory won on 8/14/2025

8/14 @ 6p S1 S2 S3 Wins

Hickory 25 25 25 3
Newton-Conover 16 13 14 0

The Hickory (NC) varsity volleyball team won Thursday's away conference match against Newton-Conover (Newton, NC) by a score of 3-0.
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Hickory won last month

9/16 @ 5:30p S1 S2 S3 Wins

Newton-Conover 6 18 5 0
Hickory 25 25 25 3

The Newton-Conover (Newton, NC) varsity volleyball team lost Tuesday's away conference match against Hickory (NC) by a score of 3-0.
Box score
Hickory won this month

10/13 @ 6p S1 Wins

Newton-Conover - 0
Hickory - 3

The Newton-Conover (Newton, NC) varsity volleyball team lost Monday's away conference tournament match against Hickory (NC) by a score of 3-0.
Box score

8/14 @ 6p	S1	S2	S3	Wins
Hickory	25	25	25	3
Newton-Conover	16	13	14	0

10/13 @ 6p	S1	Wins
Newton-Conover	-	0
Hickory	-	3

Team Stat Comparison

Newton-Conover		Hickory
329	Kills	1228
25	Total Blocks	145
85	Serving Aces	299
609	Digs	1473
293	Assists	1110
394	Receptions	1463

Team Leaders

Newton-Conover		Hickory	National Avg.
#7 Mollie Ross193	Kills	#11 Emmi Gambill556	50
#7 Mollie Ross14	Total Blocks	23/25 Kira Morin83	10
#7 Mollie Ross21	Serving Aces	#11 Emmi Gambill66	16
#9 Kristi Castro181	Digs	#0 Ella Kate Stewart352	78
#1 Maria Starnes306	Assists	#1 Piper Jillings493	47
#9 Kristi Castro133	Receptions	#0 Ella Kate Stewart655	80

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Newton-Conover	2-14		Hickory	19-0

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
8/12/25	Newton-Conover	East Lincoln	(L) 3-1	9/2/25	Hickory	East Lincoln	(W) 3-0
9/11/25	East Lincoln	Newton-Conover	(L) 3-1	10/2/25	East Lincoln	Hickory	(W) 3-0
				10/21/25	East Lincoln	Hickory	(W) 3-0
8/20/25	Newton-Conover	Alexander Central	(L) 3-1	10/6/25	Alexander Central	Hickory	(W) 3-0
8/21/25	Newton-Conover	Bandys	(L) 3-0	9/9/25	Bandys	Hickory	(W) 3-0
9/23/25	Bandys	Newton-Conover	(L) 3-0	10/9/25	Hickory	Bandys	(W) 3-1
				10/14/25	Bandys	Hickory	(W) 3-0
8/26/25	North Lincoln	Newton-Conover	(L) 3-0	8/21/25	Hickory	North Lincoln	(W) 3-0
9/25/25	Newton-Conover	North Lincoln	(L) 3-0	9/23/25	North Lincoln	Hickory	(W) 3-0
				10/15/25	North Lincoln	Hickory	(W) 3-0
8/28/25	Bunker Hill	Newton-Conover	(W) 3-1	8/12/25	Bunker Hill	Hickory	(W) 3-0
9/30/25	Newton-Conover	Bunker Hill	(L) 3-1	9/11/25	Hickory	Bunker Hill	(W) 3-0
9/2/25	Newton-Conover	West Iredell	(L) 3-0	8/28/25	Hickory	West Iredell	(W) 3-0
10/2/25	West Iredell	Newton-Conover	(W) 3-1	9/30/25	West Iredell	Hickory	(W) 3-0
9/4/25	Newton-Conover	Foard	(L) 3-0	8/19/25	Foard	Hickory	(W) 3-0
10/7/25	Foard	Newton-Conover	(L) 3-0	9/18/25	Hickory	Foard	(W) 3-0
9/9/25	Maiden	Newton-Conover	(L) 3-0	8/26/25	Maiden	Hickory	(W) 3-0
10/9/25	Newton-Conover	Maiden	(L) 3-0	9/25/25	Hickory	Maiden	(W) 3-0
10/18/25	Newton-Conover	Brevard	(L) 3-0	9/20/25	Brevard	Hickory	(W) 2-1

Record Breakdown

Newton-Conover (25-26)		Hickory (25-26)
2-22	Overall	33-4
2-15	League	19-0
0-6	Non-League	3-1
0-3	Head to Head	3-0
2-14	Common Opponent	19-0
2-8	Home	17-1
0-14	Away	11-2
0-0	Neutral	5-1
0-1	Playoff	3-0
2-22	In-State	33-4
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0