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The Excelsior Classical Academy (Durham, NC) varsity volleyball team won Thursday's home non-conference match against Ascend Leadership (Sanford, NC) by a score of 3-0.

	S1	S2	S3	Wins
Ascend Leadership	12	17	16	0
ECA	25	25	25	3

Final score provided by T. Bowers.

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Match Stats

Ascend Leadership (25-26)

Excelsior Classical Academy (25-26)

Ascend Leadership

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	3	15	5.0	35.7	42	9	.143
1	Grace Mehall (Jr)	3	1	0.3	100.0	1	0	1.000
2	Bella Browning (So)	3	6	2.0	35.3	17	3	.176
3	Lola Walls (Jr)	3	4	1.3	36.4	11	1	.273
4	Kimari Cross (So)	3	1	0.3	20.0	5	3	-.400
5	Jessica Brown (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
10	Anneke Anderson (Fr)	3	1	0.3	100.0	1	0	1.000
11	B. Torralba (So)	3	1	0.3	100.0	1	0	1.000
13	C. Anyagaligbo (Sr)	3	1	0.3	33.3	3	0	.333
15	M. Vargas (Fr)	3	0	0.0	.0	1	1	-1.000
16	Jenna Thompson (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	2	1	-.500
19	Makenzie Brown (Sr)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0

Excelsior Classical Academy

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	3	20	6.7	54.1	37	9	.297
#1	S. Llanas Tavera (Fr)	3	5	1.7	55.6	9	3	.222
#10	Neveah Brodie (Fr)	3	1	0.3	33.3	3	1	.000
#3	Juniper Wells (So)	3	4	1.3	44.4	9	4	.000
#4	Zhaniya Brown (So)	3	6	2.0	50.0	12	1	.417
#5	A. Orozco (Fr)	3	2	0.7	100.0	2	0	1.000
#6	Haley Carroll (Sr)	3	2	0.7	100.0	2	0	1.000
#8	D. Romero Lopez (Sr)	3

Ascend Leadership

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	3	7	2.3	17.5	40	10	75.0	17
1	Grace Mehall (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	1	1	.0	0
2	Bella Browning (So)	3	1	0.3	14.3	7	3	57.1	2
3	Lola Walls (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	5	1	80.0	2
4	Kimari Cross (So)	3	1	0.3	12.5	8	0	100.0	6
5	Jessica Brown (Sr)	2	1	0.5	33.3	3	1	66.7	1
10	Anneke Anderson (Fr)	3	2	0.7	25.0	8	2	75.0	3
11	B. Torralba (So)	3	0	0.0	.0	1	1	.0	0
13	C. Anyagaligbo (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	3	1	66.7	1
15	M. Vargas (Fr)	3	0	0.0	.0	1	0	100.0	0
16	Jenna Thompson (Sr)	3	2	0.7	66.7	3	0	100.0	2
19	Makenzie Brown (Sr)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0

Excelsior Classical Academy

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	3	14	4.7	20.6	68	8	88.2	38
#1	S. Llanas Tavera (Fr)	3	0	0.0	.0	7	1	85.7	3
#10	Neveah Brodie (Fr)	3	2	0.7	16.7	12	1	91.7	8
#3	Juniper Wells (So)	3	9	3.0	47.4	19	3	84.2	13
#4	Zhaniya Brown (So)	3	2	0.7	20.0	10	3	70.0	4
#5	A. Orozco (Fr)	3	0	0.0	.0	6	0	100.0	1
#6	Haley Carroll (Sr)	3	1	0.3	7.1	14	0	100.0	9
#8	D. Romero Lopez (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0

Ascend Leadership

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP
	Team Totals	3
1	Grace Mehall (Jr)	3
2	Bella Browning (So)	3
3	Lola Walls (Jr)	3
4	Kimari Cross (So)	3
5	Jessica Brown (Sr)	2
10	Anneke Anderson (Fr)	3
11	B. Torralba (So)	3
13	C. Anyagaligbo (Sr)	3
15	M. Vargas (Fr)	3
16	Jenna Thompson (Sr)	3
19	Makenzie Brown (Sr)	1

Excelsior Classical Academy

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BS	BA	Tot Blks	B/S
	Team Totals	3	2	0	2	0.7
#1	S. Llanas Tavera (Fr)	3	2		2	0.7
#10	Neveah Brodie (Fr)	3
#3	Juniper Wells (So)	3		0	0	0.0
#4	Zhaniya Brown (So)	3
#5	A. Orozco (Fr)	3		0	0	0.0
#6	Haley Carroll (Sr)	3
#8	D. Romero Lopez (Sr)	3

Ascend Leadership

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	DE	D/S
	Team Totals	3	16	11	5.3
1	Grace Mehall (Jr)	3	5	0	1.7
2	Bella Browning (So)	3	3	1	1.0
3	Lola Walls (Jr)	3	3	2	1.0
4	Kimari Cross (So)	3	0	0	0.0
5	Jessica Brown (Sr)	2	1	1	0.5
10	Anneke Anderson (Fr)	3	3	1	1.0
11	B. Torralba (So)	3	0	1	0.0
13	C. Anyagaligbo (Sr)	3	0	2	0.0
15	M. Vargas (Fr)	3	0	2	0.0
16	Jenna Thompson (Sr)	3	0	1	0.0
19	Makenzie Brown (Sr)	1	1	0	1.0

Excelsior Classical Academy

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	DE	D/S
	Team Totals	3	30	4	10.0
#1	S. Llanas Tavera (Fr)	3	9		3.0
#10	Neveah Brodie (Fr)	3	1		0.3
#3	Juniper Wells (So)	3	11	1	3.7
#4	Zhaniya Brown (So)	3	4	1	1.3
#5	A. Orozco (Fr)	3		0
#6	Haley Carroll (Sr)	3	4	1	1.3
#8	D. Romero Lopez (Sr)	3	1	1	0.3

Ascend Leadership

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA	BHE
	Team Totals	3	10	3.3	48	4
1	Grace Mehall (Jr)	3	1	0.3	4	0
2	Bella Browning (So)	3	1	0.3	4	0
3	Lola Walls (Jr)	3	0	0.0	2	0
4	Kimari Cross (So)	3	0	0.0	0	0
5	Jessica Brown (Sr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
10	Anneke Anderson (Fr)	3	5	1.7	31	3
11	B. Torralba (So)	3	1	0.3	4	1
13	C. Anyagaligbo (Sr)	3	1	0.3	1	0
15	M. Vargas (Fr)	3	1	0.3	1	0
16	Jenna Thompson (Sr)	3	0	0.0	1	0
19	Makenzie Brown (Sr)	1	0	0.0	0	0

Excelsior Classical Academy

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHE
	Team Totals	3	11	3.7	9
#1	S. Llanas Tavera (Fr)	3			1
#10	Neveah Brodie (Fr)	3
#3	Juniper Wells (So)	3			1
#4	Zhaniya Brown (So)	3	1	0.3	3
#5	A. Orozco (Fr)	3	10	3.3	4
#6	Haley Carroll (Sr)	3
#8	D. Romero Lopez (Sr)	3

Ascend Leadership

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	3	37	15	12.3
1	Grace Mehall (Jr)	3	11	5	3.7
2	Bella Browning (So)	3	8	0	2.7
3	Lola Walls (Jr)	3	12	2	4.0
4	Kimari Cross (So)	3	0	1	0.0
5	Jessica Brown (Sr)	2	0	1	0.0
10	Anneke Anderson (Fr)	3	1	0	0.3
11	B. Torralba (So)	3	0	3	0.0
13	C. Anyagaligbo (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0
15	M. Vargas (Fr)	3	3	1	1.0
16	Jenna Thompson (Sr)	3	2	2	0.7
19	Makenzie Brown (Sr)	1	0	0	0.0

Excelsior Classical Academy

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP
	Team Totals	3
#1	S. Llanas Tavera (Fr)	3
#10	Neveah Brodie (Fr)	3
#3	Juniper Wells (So)	3
#4	Zhaniya Brown (So)	3
#5	A. Orozco (Fr)	3
#6	Haley Carroll (Sr)	3
#8	D. Romero Lopez (Sr)	3

Match Story

North Carolina High School Volleyball - Excelsior Classical Academy over Ascend Leadership

August 14, 2025: Durham, NC 27704

In Thursday's non-league challenge, the host Excelsior Classical Academy Flying Lions volleyball squad scored a 3-0 win over the Ascend Leadership Aviators.

With the win, Excelsior Classical Academy advances its record to 1-0 on the season. The Flying Lions host Eno River Academy (Hillsborough, NC) to face the Bobcats in a Triangle North 1A/2A test on Tuesday, August 19. The Bobcats go into the test with a record of 2-0.

The Aviators now sport a 0-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host Clover Garden School for a Central Tar Heel 1A test on Tuesday, August 19. Ascend Leadership will face a Grizzlies squad coming off a 3-1 non-league win over Phoenix Academy (High Point, NC). The Grizzlies record now stands at 1-1.

Players of the Match

Ascend Leadership (25-26)

Congratulations to #2 Bella Browning for being selected the Ascend Leadership Volleyball Player of the Match.

Excelsior Classical Academy (25-26)

Congratulations to ##3 Juniper Wells for being selected the Excelsior Classical Academy Volleyball Player of the Match.

ALHS @ ECA Volleyball Match Info

Thu., Aug. 14, 2025 @ 6p

The Excelsior Classical Academy (Durham, NC) varsity volleyball team won Thursday's home non-conference match against Ascend Leadership (Sanford, NC) by a score of 3-0.

Rankings & Records

Ascend Leadership (25-26)

NC	Class
329	15

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	SW	SL
10-10	5-8	7-3	3-7	.500	.385	35	38

Excelsior Classical Academy (25-26)

NC	Class
324	14

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	SW	SL
13-11	4-8	7-5	6-6	.542	.333	46	36

Team Scoring Averages

	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	Wins
Ascend Leadership	19.5	21.1	20.8	24.0	15.0	1.8
Excelsior Classical Academy	21.7	21.8	20.7	20.5	6.0	1.9

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Team Stat Comparison

Ascend Leadership		Excelsior Classical Academy
404	Kills	528
73	Total Blocks	96
224	Serving Aces	312
620	Digs	1112
314	Assists	340
787	Receptions	9

Team Leaders

Ascend Leadership		Excelsior Classical Academy	National Avg.
#2 Bella Browning139	Kills	#3 Juniper Wells177	53
#4 Kimari Cross41	Total Blocks	#1 Stephanie Llanas Tavera44	11
#3 Lola Walls52	Serving Aces	#3 Juniper Wells115	16
#1 Grace Mehall188	Digs	#1 Stephanie Llanas Tavera308	84
#8 Ella Canoy155	Assists	#5 Alejandra Orozco286	50
#1 Grace Mehall311	Receptions	#10 Neveah Brodie3	86

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Ascend Leadership	2-1		Excelsior Classical Academy	2-2

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
8/26/25	Ascend Leadership	Southern Wake Academy	(W) 3-1	8/22/25	Southern Wake Academy	Excelsior Classical Academy	(W) 3-1
9/23/25	Southern Wake Academy	Ascend Leadership	(W) 3-0	10/14/25	Excelsior Classical Academy	Southern Wake Academy	(W) 3-1
10/23/25	Ascend Leadership	Vance Charter	(L) 3-0	9/2/25	Excelsior Classical Academy	Vance Charter	(L) 3-0
				9/25/25	Vance Charter	Excelsior Classical Academy	(L) 3-2

Record Breakdown

Ascend Leadership (25-26)		Excelsior Classical Academy (25-26)
10-10	Overall	13-11
5-8	League	4-8
3-1	Non-League	8-3
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
2-1	Common Opponent	2-2
7-3	Home	7-5
3-7	Away	6-6
0-0	Neutral	0-0
2-1	Playoff	1-0
10-10	In-State	13-11
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0