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East Lincoln Hickory

Mustangs

Red Tornadoes

The Hickory (NC) varsity volleyball team won Thursday's home conference match against East Lincoln (Denver, NC) by a score of 3-0.

	S1	S2	S3	Wins
East Lincoln	11	18	16	0
Hickory	25	25	25	3

Final score provided by J. Stephens.

Recap
Box Score
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Match Stats

East Lincoln (25-26)

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Hickory (25-26)

Hickory

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	3	45	15.0	44.1	102	9	.353
0	E. Stewart (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	1	0	.000
1	Piper Jillings (Jr)	3	2	0.7	40.0	5	1	.200
2	Megan Starnes (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	5	1	-.200
3	Emma Mullis (Sr)	1	1	1.0	100.0	1	0	1.000
4	Olivia Alala (Sr)	3	1	0.3	33.3	3	1	.000
5	C. Bridgers (Sr)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0
6	Maya Rodriguez (Sr)	3	1	0.3	100.0	1	0	1.000
7	Izzy Montgomery (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
11	Emmi Gambill (Jr)	3	21	7.0	47.7	44	3	.409
13	Ryan Hines (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0
14	Eliese Moreau (Fr)	3	4	1.3	23.5	17	0	.235
15	Emma Pfeifer (Sr)	2	3	1.5	50.0	6	0	.500
21	R. Shoemaker (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0
22	Ella Stephens (Jr)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0
23/25	Kira Morin (Jr)	3	12	4.0	63.2	19	3	.474

Hickory

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	3	8	2.7	11.0	73	10	86.3	63
0	E. Stewart (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
1	Piper Jillings (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	7	0	100.0	7
2	Megan Starnes (Jr)	3	2	0.7	16.7	12	1	91.7	11
3	Emma Mullis (Sr)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
4	Olivia Alala (Sr)	3	2	0.7	28.6	7	1	85.7	6
5	C. Bridgers (Sr)	1	1	1.0	33.3	3	1	66.7	2
6	Maya Rodriguez (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
7	Izzy Montgomery (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	1	0	100.0	1
11	Emmi Gambill (Jr)	3	1	0.3	7.7	13	3	76.9	10
13	Ryan Hines (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	8	0	100.0	8
14	Eliese Moreau (Fr)	3	0	0.0	.0	6	0	100.0	6
15	Emma Pfeifer (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
21	R. Shoemaker (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	3	1	66.7	2
22	Ella Stephens (Jr)	1	1	1.0	33.3	3	0	100.0	3
23/25	Kira Morin (Jr)	3	1	0.3	10.0	10	3	70.0	7

Hickory

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BA	Tot Blks	B/S
	Team Totals	3	4	2	0.7
0	E. Stewart (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0
1	Piper Jillings (Jr)	3	2	2	0.7
2	Megan Starnes (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0
3	Emma Mullis (Sr)	1	0	0	0.0
4	Olivia Alala (Sr)	3	2	2	0.7
5	C. Bridgers (Sr)	1	0	0	0.0
6	Maya Rodriguez (Sr)	3	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)	2	0	0	0.0
21	R. Shoemaker (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0
22	Ella Stephens (Jr)	1	0	0	0.0
23/25	Kira Morin (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0

Hickory

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	D/S
	Team Totals	3	47	15.7
0	E. Stewart (Jr)	3	8	2.7
1	Piper Jillings (Jr)	3	4	1.3
2	Megan Starnes (Jr)	3	5	1.7
3	Emma Mullis (Sr)	1	2	2.0
4	Olivia Alala (Sr)	3	0	0.0
5	C. Bridgers (Sr)	1	0	0.0
6	Maya Rodriguez (Sr)	3	0	0.0
7	Izzy Montgomery (Sr)	2	1	0.5
11	Emmi Gambill (Jr)	3	9	3.0
13	Ryan Hines (Sr)	3	6	2.0
14	Eliese Moreau (Fr)	3	6	2.0
15	Emma Pfeifer (Sr)	2	3	1.5
21	R. Shoemaker (Sr)	3	1	0.3
22	Ella Stephens (Jr)	1	1	1.0
23/25	Kira Morin (Jr)	3	1	0.3

Hickory

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA	BHE
	Team Totals	3	37	12.3	95	2
0	E. Stewart (Jr)	3	1	0.3	4	0
1	Piper Jillings (Jr)	3	12	4.0	29	1
2	Megan Starnes (Jr)	3	0	0.0	0	0
3	Emma Mullis (Sr)	1	0	0.0	0	0
4	Olivia Alala (Sr)	3	0	0.0	2	0
5	C. Bridgers (Sr)	1	1	1.0	2	0
6	Maya Rodriguez (Sr)	3	0	0.0	0	0
7	Izzy Montgomery (Sr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
11	Emmi Gambill (Jr)	3	0	0.0	5	0
13	Ryan Hines (Sr)	3	15	5.0	35	1
14	Eliese Moreau (Fr)	3	0	0.0	0	0
15	Emma Pfeifer (Sr)	2	1	0.5	2	0
21	R. Shoemaker (Sr)	3	1	0.3	1	0
22	Ella Stephens (Jr)	1	5	5.0	12	0
23/25	Kira Morin (Jr)	3	1	0.3	3	0

Hickory

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	3	43	4	14.3
0	E. Stewart (Jr)	3	17	1	5.7
1	Piper Jillings (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0
2	Megan Starnes (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0
3	Emma Mullis (Sr)	1	4	0	4.0
4	Olivia Alala (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0
5	C. Bridgers (Sr)	1	1	0	1.0
6	Maya Rodriguez (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0
7	Izzy Montgomery (Sr)	2	1	0	0.5
11	Emmi Gambill (Jr)	3	10	0	3.3
13	Ryan Hines (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0
14	Eliese Moreau (Fr)	3	10	3	3.3
15	Emma Pfeifer (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
21	R. Shoemaker (Sr)	3	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 - Hickory over East Lincoln

October 2, 2025: Hickory, NC 28601

The Hickory Red Tornadoes (Hickory, NC) volleyball knocked off the visiting East Lincoln Mustangs (Denver, NC), 3-0 in Thursday's league bout.

The Red Tornadoes now possess a 25-4 record. They play next when they host Alexander Central for a non-league bout on Monday, October 6. Hickory will clash with a Cougars team coming off a 3-0 league loss to Watauga (Boone, NC). The Cougars record now stands at 13-5.

With the loss, East Lincoln falls to 7-14 on the year. The Mustangs host Maiden (Maiden, NC) to battle the Blue Devils in a Western Foothills 4A/5A match on Tuesday, October 7. The Blue Devils enter the match with a record of 17-3. Maiden won 3-0 in their recent league match against Bandys (Catawba, NC)

East Lincoln @ Hickory Volleyball Match Info

Thu., Oct. 2, 2025 @ 4:30p

The Hickory (NC) varsity volleyball team won Thursday's home conference match against East Lincoln (Denver, NC) by a score of 3-0.

Rankings & Records

East Lincoln (25-26)

NC	Class
265	26

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	SW	SL
8-18	6-11	4-7	4-11	.308	.353	31	59

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	S5	Wins
East Lincoln	19.7	21.3	18.2	20.4	11.7	1.2
Hickory	24.4	24.5	22.7	24.3	-	2.5

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Head-to-Head

Hickory won last month

9/2 @ 6p S1 S2 S3 Wins

Hickory 25 27 25 3
East Lincoln 15 25 18 0

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

10/2 @ 4:30p S1 S2 S3 Wins

East Lincoln 11 18 16 0
Hickory 25 25 25 3

The East Lincoln (Denver, NC) varsity volleyball team lost Thursday's away conference match against Hickory (NC) by a score of 3-0.
Box score
Hickory won last week

10/21 @ 6p S1 S2 S3 Wins

East Lincoln 14 13 16 0
Hickory 25 25 25 3

The East Lincoln (Denver, NC) varsity volleyball team lost Tuesday's away playoff match against Hickory (NC) by a score of 3-0.
Box score

9/2 @ 6p	S1	S2	S3	Wins
Hickory	25	27	25	3
East Lincoln	15	25	18	0

10/21 @ 6p	S1	S2	S3	Wins
East Lincoln	14	13	16	0
Hickory	25	25	25	3

Team Stat Comparison

East Lincoln		Hickory
-	Kills	1228
-	Total Blocks	145
-	Serving Aces	299
-	Digs	1473
-	Assists	1110
-	Receptions	1463

Team Leaders

East Lincoln		Hickory	National Avg.
-	Kills	#11 Emmi Gambill556	50
-	Total Blocks	23/25 Kira Morin83	10
-	Serving Aces	#11 Emmi Gambill66	16
-	Digs	#0 Ella Kate Stewart352	78
-	Assists	#1 Piper Jillings493	47
-	Receptions	#0 Ella Kate Stewart655	80

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
East Lincoln	6-13		Hickory	18-2

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
8/12/25	Newton-Conover	East Lincoln	(W) 3-1	8/14/25	Hickory	Newton-Conover	(W) 3-0
9/11/25	East Lincoln	Newton-Conover	(W) 3-1	9/16/25	Newton-Conover	Hickory	(W) 3-0
				10/13/25	Newton-Conover	Hickory	(W) 3-0
8/13/25	East Lincoln	South Point	(L) 3-1	10/23/25	South Point	Hickory	(W) 3-0
9/10/25	South Point	East Lincoln	(L) 3-0
8/14/25	Bandys	East Lincoln	(L) 3-1	9/9/25	Bandys	Hickory	(W) 3-0
9/16/25	East Lincoln	Bandys	(L) 3-1	10/9/25	Hickory	Bandys	(W) 3-1
				10/14/25	Bandys	Hickory	(W) 3-0
8/19/25	East Lincoln	North Lincoln	(L) 3-0	8/21/25	Hickory	North Lincoln	(W) 3-0
9/18/25	North Lincoln	East Lincoln	(L) 3-0	9/23/25	North Lincoln	Hickory	(W) 3-0
				10/15/25	North Lincoln	Hickory	(W) 3-0
8/21/25	East Lincoln	Bunker Hill	(W) 3-1	8/12/25	Bunker Hill	Hickory	(W) 3-0
9/23/25	Bunker Hill	East Lincoln	(W) 3-2	9/11/25	Hickory	Bunker Hill	(W) 3-0
8/26/25	West Iredell	East Lincoln	(W) 3-2	8/28/25	Hickory	West Iredell	(W) 3-0
9/25/25	East Lincoln	West Iredell	(W) 3-0	9/30/25	West Iredell	Hickory	(W) 3-0
8/27/25	East Lincoln	Kings Mountain	(L) 3-0	9/26/25	Hickory	Kings Mountain	(L) 2-1
10/8/25	Kings Mountain	East Lincoln	(L) 3-1	9/27/25	Hickory	Kings Mountain	(L) 2-0
8/28/25	East Lincoln	Foard	(L) 3-2	8/19/25	Foard	Hickory	(W) 3-0
9/30/25	Foard	East Lincoln	(L) 3-0	9/18/25	Hickory	Foard	(W) 3-0
9/4/25	East Lincoln	Maiden	(L) 3-0	8/26/25	Maiden	Hickory	(W) 3-0
10/7/25	Maiden	East Lincoln	(L) 3-0	9/25/25	Hickory	Maiden	(W) 3-0
10/13/25	East Lincoln	Maiden	(L) 3-0

Record Breakdown

East Lincoln (25-26)		Hickory (25-26)
8-18	Overall	33-4
6-11	League	19-0
0-4	Non-League	3-1
0-3	Head to Head	3-0
6-13	Common Opponent	18-2
4-7	Home	17-1
4-11	Away	11-2
0-0	Neutral	5-1
1-1	Playoff	3-0
8-18	In-State	33-4
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0