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New Castle Center Grove

Trojans

The Center Grove (Greenwood, IN) varsity volleyball team won Saturday's home non-conference match against New Castle (IN) by a score of 3-0.

	S1	S2	S3	Wins
New Castle	20	16	15	0
Center Grove	25	25	25	3

Recap
Box Score
Awards
Matchup Info

Match Stats

Center Grove (25-26)

New Castle

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	3	29	9.7	26.9	108	19	.093
2	Emily Luce (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0
4	C. Armacost (Jr)	3	12	4.0	33.3	36	5	.194
6	Megan Luce (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0
7	Emma Harris (Jr)	3	5	1.7	22.7	22	4	.045
8	Ali Barber (So)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0
10	Elysah Williams (Sr)	3	3	1.0	13.0	23	5	-.087
17	Eleesia Coleman (So)	3	0	0.0	.0	3	0	.000
21	Akiyah Turner (So)	3	5	1.7	33.3	15	3	.133
22	Mallory Ash (So)	3	4	1.3	44.4	9	2	.222

Center Grove

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	3	41	13.7	48.2	85	10	.365
3	Avery Bastein (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	1	0	.000
4	Kaelyn Groce (Jr)	3	8	2.7	50.0	16	2	.375
5	Skylyr Merriman (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0
6	Izzy Maryan (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
7	A. Schembra (Jr)	3	4	1.3	50.0	8	0	.500
8	Avelyn McGrane (Jr)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0
9	Gracyn Gilliard (Sr)	2	4	2.0	57.1	7	1	.429
11	Natalie Vance (Sr)	2	4	2.0	33.3	12	2	.167
12	Aaliyah McCray (Jr)	2	2	1.0	28.6	7	1	.143
15	Kaylen Plunkard (Jr)	3	9	3.0	52.9	17	1	.471
16	Gabby Gilliard (Fr)	3	10	3.3	58.8	17	3	.412

New Castle

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %
	Team Totals	3	3	1.0	5.8	52	5	90.4
2	Emily Luce (Sr)	3	1	0.3	10.0	10	1	90.0
4	C. Armacost (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	9	2	77.8
6	Megan Luce (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0
7	Emma Harris (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	5	0	100.0
8	Ali Barber (So)	3	0	0.0	.0	6	2	66.7
10	Elysah Williams (Sr)	3	1	0.3	7.7	13	0	100.0
17	Eleesia Coleman (So)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0
21	Akiyah Turner (So)	3	1	0.3	11.1	9	0	100.0
22	Mallory Ash (So)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0

Center Grove

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	3	5	1.7	6.8	74	8	89.2	40
3	Avery Bastein (Jr)	3	2	0.7	14.3	14	1	92.9	9
4	Kaelyn Groce (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
5	Skylyr Merriman (Sr)	3	2	0.7	11.1	18	0	100.0	12
6	Izzy Maryan (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	9	1	88.9	5
7	A. Schembra (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	13	3	76.9	7
8	Avelyn McGrane (Jr)	1	0	0.0	.0	2	0	100.0	1
9	Gracyn Gilliard (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
11	Natalie Vance (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
12	Aaliyah McCray (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
15	Kaylen Plunkard (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	6	1	83.3	1
16	Gabby Gilliard (Fr)	3	1	0.3	8.3	12	2	83.3	5

New Castle

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BS	BA	Tot Blks	B/S
	Team Totals	3	1	4	3	1.0
2	Emily Luce (Sr)	3	0	0	0	0.0
4	C. Armacost (Jr)	3	0	1	1	0.3
6	Megan Luce (Sr)	3	0	0	0	0.0
7	Emma Harris (Jr)	3	0	1	1	0.3
8	Ali Barber (So)	3	0	0	0	0.0
10	Elysah Williams (Sr)	3	0	0	0	0.0
17	Eleesia Coleman (So)	3	1	1	2	0.7
21	Akiyah Turner (So)	3	0	0	0	0.0
22	Mallory Ash (So)	3	0	1	1	0.3

Center Grove

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BS	BA	Tot Blks	B/S
	Team Totals	3	1	14	8	2.7
3	Avery Bastein (Jr)	3	0	0	0	0.0
4	Kaelyn Groce (Jr)	3	0	3	3	1.0
5	Skylyr Merriman (Sr)	3	0	0	0	0.0
6	Izzy Maryan (Jr)	2	0	0	0	0.0
7	A. Schembra (Jr)	3	0	1	1	0.3
8	Avelyn McGrane (Jr)	1	0	0	0	0.0
9	Gracyn Gilliard (Sr)	2	0	1	1	0.5
11	Natalie Vance (Sr)	2	0	0	0	0.0
12	Aaliyah McCray (Jr)	2	0	4	4	2.0
15	Kaylen Plunkard (Jr)	3	0	2	2	0.7
16	Gabby Gilliard (Fr)	3	1	3	4	1.3

New Castle

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	D/S
	Team Totals	3	30	10.0
2	Emily Luce (Sr)	3	9	3.0
4	C. Armacost (Jr)	3	7	2.3
6	Megan Luce (Sr)	3	2	0.7
7	Emma Harris (Jr)	3	3	1.0
8	Ali Barber (So)	3	1	0.3
10	Elysah Williams (Sr)	3	5	1.7
17	Eleesia Coleman (So)	3	0	0.0
21	Akiyah Turner (So)	3	3	1.0
22	Mallory Ash (So)	3	0	0.0

Center Grove

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	D/S
	Team Totals	3	52	17.3
3	Avery Bastein (Jr)	3	7	2.3
4	Kaelyn Groce (Jr)	3	2	0.7
5	Skylyr Merriman (Sr)	3	12	4.0
6	Izzy Maryan (Jr)	2	0	0.0
7	A. Schembra (Jr)	3	9	3.0
8	Avelyn McGrane (Jr)	1	0	0.0
9	Gracyn Gilliard (Sr)	2	2	1.0
11	Natalie Vance (Sr)	2	0	0.0
12	Aaliyah McCray (Jr)	2	0	0.0
15	Kaylen Plunkard (Jr)	3	10	3.3
16	Gabby Gilliard (Fr)	3	10	3.3

New Castle

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA
	Team Totals	3	27	9.0	102
2	Emily Luce (Sr)	3	2	0.7	14
4	C. Armacost (Jr)	3	0	0.0	5
6	Megan Luce (Sr)	3	8	2.7	32
7	Emma Harris (Jr)	3	0	0.0	0
8	Ali Barber (So)	3	0	0.0	0
10	Elysah Williams (Sr)	3	17	5.7	47
17	Eleesia Coleman (So)	3	0	0.0	2
21	Akiyah Turner (So)	3	0	0.0	1
22	Mallory Ash (So)	3	0	0.0	1

Center Grove

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA	BHE
	Team Totals	3	41	13.7	83	1
3	Avery Bastein (Jr)	3	0	0.0	4	0
4	Kaelyn Groce (Jr)	3	1	0.3	1	0
5	Skylyr Merriman (Sr)	3	2	0.7	3	0
6	Izzy Maryan (Jr)	2	1	0.5	1	0
7	A. Schembra (Jr)	3	35	11.7	69	1
8	Avelyn McGrane (Jr)	1	0	0.0	0	0
9	Gracyn Gilliard (Sr)	2	0	0.0	1	0
11	Natalie Vance (Sr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
12	Aaliyah McCray (Jr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
15	Kaylen Plunkard (Jr)	3	0	0.0	2	0
16	Gabby Gilliard (Fr)	3	2	0.7	2	0

New Castle

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	3	64	6	21.3
2	Emily Luce (Sr)	3	24	1	8.0
4	C. Armacost (Jr)	3	19	1	6.3
6	Megan Luce (Sr)	3	1	0	0.3
7	Emma Harris (Jr)	3	18	2	6.0
8	Ali Barber (So)	3	0	0	0.0
10	Elysah Williams (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0
17	Eleesia Coleman (So)	3	0	0	0.0
21	Akiyah Turner (So)	3	2	2	0.7
22	Mallory Ash (So)	3	0	0	0.0

Center Grove

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	3	44	1	14.7
3	Avery Bastein (Jr)	3	16	0	5.3
4	Kaelyn Groce (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0
5	Skylyr Merriman (Sr)	3	8	1	2.7
6	Izzy Maryan (Jr)	2	0	0	0.0
7	A. Schembra (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0
8	Avelyn McGrane (Jr)	1	0	0	0.0
9	Gracyn Gilliard (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
11	Natalie Vance (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
12	Aaliyah McCray (Jr)	2	0	0	0.0
15	Kaylen Plunkard (Jr)	3	14	0	4.7
16	Gabby Gilliard (Fr)	3	6	0	2.0

Match Story

Indiana High School Volleyball - New Castle crushed by Center Grove

August 23, 2025: Greenwood, IN 46143

In Saturday's non-league match, the Center Grove Trojans (Greenwood, IN) volleyball squad overcame the visiting New Castle Trojans (New Castle, IN), by a count of 3-0.

Coming up next, the Trojans clash with the Bloomington North Cougars (Bloomington, IN) in a non-league bout, on Monday, August 25. Center Grove will attempt to better on its 4-1 season record. The Cougars come into the bout with a 1-2 record after their 3-0 non-league loss to Brownstown Central (Brownstown, IN).

With the loss, New Castle drops to 1-1 on the campaign. The Trojans travel to Centerville (Centerville, IN) to clash with the Bulldogs in a non-league bout on Tuesday, August 26. The Bulldogs come into the bout with a record of 2-5. Centerville lost 2-0 in their recent non-league bout against Daleville (Daleville, IN)

Players of the Match

New Castle (25-26)

New Castle has not selected any Players of the Match.

Center Grove (25-26)

Congratulations to #16 Gabby Gilliard for being selected the Center Grove Volleyball Player of the Match.

New Castle @ Center Grove Volleyball Match Info

Sat., Aug. 23, 2025 @ 11:15a

The Center Grove (Greenwood, IN) varsity volleyball team won Saturday's home non-conference match against New Castle (IN) by a score of 3-0.

Rankings & Records

New Castle (25-26)

Overall	Home	Away	Win %	SW	SL
1-1	1-0	0-1	.500	3	3

Center Grove (25-26)

Overall	Home	Away	Win %	SW	SL
4-1	2-0	2-1	.800	12	4

Team Scoring Averages

	S1	S2	S3	S4	Wins
New Castle	22.5	20.5	20.5	-	1.5
Center Grove	23.8	24.2	23.0	25.0	2.4

Team Stat Comparison

New Castle		Center Grove
71	Kills	135
6	Total Blocks	17
12	Serving Aces	23
101	Digs	202
66	Assists	130
120	Receptions	199

Team Leaders

New Castle		Center Grove	National Avg.
#4 Cadence Armacost33	Kills	#15 Kaylen Plunkard48	11
#17 Eleesia Coleman4	Total Blocks	#4 Kaelyn Groce10	2
#21 Akiyah Turner5	Serving Aces	#16 Gabby Gilliard10	4
#2 Emily Luce31	Digs	#5 Skylyr Merriman58	16
#10 Elysah Williams31	Assists	#7 Anabelle Schembra144	10
#2 Emily Luce52	Receptions	#15 Kaylen Plunkard63	17

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
New Castle	0-0		Center Grove	0-0

Date	Away	Home	Result		Date	Away	Home	Result
9/6/25	Perry Meridian	New Castle			9/11/25	Center Grove	Perry Meridian
9/20/25	Fishers	New Castle			9/15/25	Fishers	Center Grove

Record Breakdown

New Castle (25-26)		Center Grove (25-26)
1-1	Overall	4-1
0-0	League	0-0
1-1	Non-League	4-1
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
0-0	Common Opponent	0-0
1-0	Home	2-0
0-1	Away	2-1
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-0	Playoff	0-0
1-1	In-State	4-1
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0