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The Franklin Academy (Wake Forest, NC) JV volleyball team won Thursday's home non-conference match against Neuse Charter (Smithfield, NC) by a score of 2-0.

	S1	S2	Wins
Neuse Charter	19	13	0
Franklin Academy	25	25	2

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Match Stats

Franklin Academy (25-26)

Neuse Charter

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	2	11	5.5		41	7
4	L. Hernandez (Jr)	2
6	Katelyn Soika (So)	1	1	1.0	50.0	2
7	Sara Eaves (So)	2	1	0.5	50.0	2
9	Savannah Taylor (So)	2	1	0.5	25.0	4	2	-.250
10	Taylor Belvin (Fr)	2	6	3.0	33.3	18	5	.056
12	Gemma Kerwin (Fr)	2			.0	10
24	Mikayla Leonard (Fr)	2			.0	1
26	Izabell Mayes (So)	2	2	1.0	50.0	4

Franklin Academy

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	2	7	3.5		22	2
8	Emma Birely (Fr)	2	2	1.0	40.0	5	1	.200
13	Ava Hawley (Jr)	2	1	0.5	100.0	1
18	Lauren Lane (Fr)	2
25	S. Jackson (Fr)	2	2	1.0	66.7	3
26	Kendall Urwin (So)	2	1	0.5	16.7	6	1	.000
28	I. Brantner (Fr)	1
35	E. Christopoulos (Fr)	2			.0	3
40	Ifrika Akajo (Fr)	2	1	0.5	25.0	4

Neuse Charter

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	2	5	2.5		30	8	73.3	11
4	L. Hernandez (Jr)	2			.0	1			1
6	Katelyn Soika (So)	1
7	Sara Eaves (So)	2			.0	4			1
9	Savannah Taylor (So)	2			.0	2	2	.0
10	Taylor Belvin (Fr)	2			.0	2	2	.0
12	Gemma Kerwin (Fr)	2	2	1.0	33.3	6	2	66.7	2
24	Mikayla Leonard (Fr)	2	2	1.0	33.3	6	1	83.3	3
26	Izabell Mayes (So)	2	1	0.5	11.1	9	1	88.9	4

Franklin Academy

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %
	Team Totals	2	13	6.5	26.5	49	7	85.7
8	Emma Birely (Fr)	2	3	1.5	37.5	8	2	75.0
13	Ava Hawley (Jr)	2	1	0.5	11.1	9	3	66.7
18	Lauren Lane (Fr)	2	4	2.0	28.6	14	1	92.9
25	S. Jackson (Fr)	2	1	0.5	33.3	3	1	66.7
26	Kendall Urwin (So)	2	1	0.5	20.0	5
28	I. Brantner (Fr)	1
35	E. Christopoulos (Fr)	2	3	1.5	30.0	10
40	Ifrika Akajo (Fr)	2

Neuse Charter

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BS	Tot Blks	B/S
	Team Totals	2	6	6	3.0
4	L. Hernandez (Jr)	2
6	Katelyn Soika (So)	1
7	Sara Eaves (So)	2
9	Savannah Taylor (So)	2
10	Taylor Belvin (Fr)	2	3	3	1.5
12	Gemma Kerwin (Fr)	2
24	Mikayla Leonard (Fr)	2
26	Izabell Mayes (So)	2	3	3	1.5

Franklin Academy

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BS	Tot Blks	B/S
	Team Totals	2	7	7	3.5
8	Emma Birely (Fr)	2
13	Ava Hawley (Jr)	2
18	Lauren Lane (Fr)	2
25	S. Jackson (Fr)	2	3	3	1.5
26	Kendall Urwin (So)	2
28	I. Brantner (Fr)	1
35	E. Christopoulos (Fr)	2
40	Ifrika Akajo (Fr)	2	4	4	2.0

Neuse Charter

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	DE	D/S
	Team Totals	2	15	12	7.5
4	L. Hernandez (Jr)	2
6	Katelyn Soika (So)	1
7	Sara Eaves (So)	2	2	1	1.0
9	Savannah Taylor (So)	2	5	2	2.5
10	Taylor Belvin (Fr)	2	2	3	1.0
12	Gemma Kerwin (Fr)	2	2	2	1.0
24	Mikayla Leonard (Fr)	2	1	1	0.5
26	Izabell Mayes (So)	2	3	3	1.5

Franklin Academy

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	DE	D/S
	Team Totals	2	18	8	9.0
8	Emma Birely (Fr)	2	4	2	2.0
13	Ava Hawley (Jr)	2	3		1.5
18	Lauren Lane (Fr)	2	5	2	2.5
25	S. Jackson (Fr)	2		1
26	Kendall Urwin (So)	2	5	1	2.5
28	I. Brantner (Fr)	1
35	E. Christopoulos (Fr)	2	1	2	0.5
40	Ifrika Akajo (Fr)	2

Neuse Charter

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA	BHE
	Team Totals	2	10	5.0	38	5
4	L. Hernandez (Jr)	2			1	1
6	Katelyn Soika (So)	1
7	Sara Eaves (So)	2			2	1
9	Savannah Taylor (So)	2			1
10	Taylor Belvin (Fr)	2			2
12	Gemma Kerwin (Fr)	2			2	1
24	Mikayla Leonard (Fr)	2	10	5.0	30	2
26	Izabell Mayes (So)	2

Franklin Academy

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA	BHE
	Team Totals	2	6	3.0	55	1
8	Emma Birely (Fr)	2			4
13	Ava Hawley (Jr)	2	4	2.0	22
18	Lauren Lane (Fr)	2	1	0.5	10
25	S. Jackson (Fr)	2			1
26	Kendall Urwin (So)	2	1	0.5	5	1
28	I. Brantner (Fr)	1			2
35	E. Christopoulos (Fr)	2			10
40	Ifrika Akajo (Fr)	2			1

Neuse Charter

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	2	20	15	10.0
4	L. Hernandez (Jr)	2	3	4	1.5
6	Katelyn Soika (So)	1	2		2.0
7	Sara Eaves (So)	2	2	1	1.0
9	Savannah Taylor (So)	2	3	3	1.5
10	Taylor Belvin (Fr)	2	3		1.5
12	Gemma Kerwin (Fr)	2	6	4	3.0
24	Mikayla Leonard (Fr)	2	1	2	0.5
26	Izabell Mayes (So)	2		1

Franklin Academy

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	2	20	4	10.0
8	Emma Birely (Fr)	2	3		1.5
13	Ava Hawley (Jr)	2	2		1.0
18	Lauren Lane (Fr)	2	8		4.0
25	S. Jackson (Fr)	2
26	Kendall Urwin (So)	2	3	3	1.5
28	I. Brantner (Fr)	1
35	E. Christopoulos (Fr)	2	4	1	2.0
40	Ifrika Akajo (Fr)	2

Match Story

North Carolina High School Volleyball - Franklin Academy over Neuse Charter

August 28, 2025: Wake Forest, NC 27587

Fans at Thursday's non-league contest between the Franklin Academy Patriots (Wake Forest, NC) and the visiting Neuse Charter Cougars (Smithfield, NC), observed Franklin Academy's volleyball team top Neuse Charter by a count of 2-0.

The Patriots (3-4) will now prepare for their contest against Roxboro Community (Roxboro, NC). The Bulldogs enter the non-league contest with a 4-2 record. In their last contest, Roxboro Community achieved victory over East Wake Academy (Zebulon, NC), 2-0, in a non-league battle.

The Cougars now own a 1-4 record. They put it on the line next when they host Thales Academy Flowers Plantation for a non-league battle on Thursday, September 4.

Players of the Match

Neuse Charter (25-26)

Neuse Charter has not selected any Players of the Match.

Franklin Academy (25-26)

Congratulations to #18 Lauren Lane for being selected the Franklin Academy JV Volleyball Player of the Match.

Neuse Charter @ FA Volleyball Match Info

Thu., Aug. 28, 2025 @ 4:30p

The Franklin Academy (Wake Forest, NC) JV volleyball team won Thursday's home non-conference match against Neuse Charter (Smithfield, NC) by a score of 2-0.

Rankings & Records

Neuse Charter (25-26)

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	SW	SL
3-5	1-1	2-3	1-2	.375	.500	6	10

Franklin Academy (25-26)

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	SW	SL
4-5	1-1	3-2	1-3	.444	.500	11	10

Team Scoring Averages

	S1	S2	S3	Wins
Neuse Charter	19.6	19.6	-	.8
Franklin Academy	22.5	20.8	8.7	1.2

Head-to-Head

Franklin Academy won last month

8/28 @ 4:30p S1 S2 Wins

Neuse Charter 19 13 0
Franklin Academy 25 25 2

The Neuse Charter (Smithfield, NC) JV volleyball team lost Thursday's away non-conference match against Franklin Academy (Wake Forest, NC) by a score of 2-0.
Box score
Match starts in 18 day
The Franklin Academy (Wake Forest, NC) JV volleyball team has an away conference match @ Neuse Charter (Smithfield, NC) on Tuesday, September 30 @ 4:30p.
Preview match

Team Stat Comparison

Neuse Charter		Franklin Academy
92	Kills	75
26	Total Blocks	31
52	Serving Aces	78
85	Digs	166
72	Assists	62
164	Receptions	180

Team Leaders

Neuse Charter		Franklin Academy	National Avg.
#26 Izabell Mayes33	Kills	#35 Eva Christopoulos15	6
#10 Taylor Belvin13	Total Blocks	#25 Savannah Jackson19	1
#24 Mikayla Leonard24	Serving Aces	#13 Ava Hawley22	5
#12 Gemma Kerwin20	Digs	#18 Lauren Lane43	12
#24 Mikayla Leonard59	Assists	#13 Ava Hawley51	6
#10 Taylor Belvin37	Receptions	#18 Lauren Lane67	13

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Neuse Charter	2-2		Franklin Academy	3-2

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
8/19/25	Neuse Charter	Roxboro Community	(L) 2-0	9/2/25	Roxboro Community	Franklin Academy	(L) 2-0
9/15/25	Roxboro Community	Neuse Charter		10/2/25	Franklin Academy	Roxboro Community
8/21/25	Triangle Math & Science	Neuse Charter	(W) 2-0	9/3/25	Franklin Academy	Triangle Math & Science	(W) 2-0
9/16/25	Neuse Charter	Triangle Math & Science
8/25/25	Vance Charter	Neuse Charter	(L) 2-0	8/18/25	Vance Charter	Franklin Academy	(L) 2-1
9/9/25	Research Triangle	Neuse Charter	(W) 2-0	8/20/25	Research Triangle	Franklin Academy	(W) 2-0
10/2/25	Neuse Charter	Research Triangle		9/15/25	Franklin Academy	Research Triangle
9/11/25	Neuse Charter	East Wake Academy		8/26/25	East Wake Academy	Franklin Academy	(W) 2-0
10/6/25	East Wake Academy	Neuse Charter		9/18/25	Franklin Academy	East Wake Academy

Record Breakdown

Neuse Charter (25-26)		Franklin Academy (25-26)
3-5	Overall	4-5
1-1	League	1-1
2-4	Non-League	3-4
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
2-2	Common Opponent	3-2
2-3	Home	3-2
1-2	Away	1-3
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-0	Playoff	0-0
3-5	In-State	4-5
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0