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The Challenger (Hickory, NC) JV volleyball team won Thursday's home conference match against Veritas Christian Academy (Arden, NC) by a score of 2-0.

	S1	S2	Wins
VCA	16	21	0
Challenger	25	25	2

Final score provided by T. Lewis.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Match Stats

Veritas Christian Academy (25-26)

Veritas Christian Academy has not entered stats for this match.

Challenger (25-26)

Challenger

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	2	9	4.5		32	5
1	Melanie Vang (So)	2			.0	1
3	Norah White (So)	2	4	2.0	26.7	15	3	.067
10	Danna Mendoza (So)	2	1	0.5	100.0	1
10	Hannah Thomas (Fr)	2			.0	3	1
11	Kinley King (Fr)	2	3	1.5	60.0	5
12	Kate Dickerson (Fr)	2	1	0.5	50.0	2	1	.000
14	Kara Moore (So)	2			.0	2
23	Harper Hill (So)	2			.0	3

Challenger

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	2	17	8.5		51	10	80.4	31
1	Melanie Vang (So)	2
3	Norah White (So)	2	11	5.5	57.9	19	3	84.2	12
10	Danna Mendoza (So)	2
10	Hannah Thomas (Fr)	2	1	0.5	14.3	7	3	57.1	4
11	Kinley King (Fr)	2	1	0.5	14.3	7			4
12	Kate Dickerson (Fr)	2	1	0.5	25.0	4	2	50.0	2
14	Kara Moore (So)	2			.0	5	2	60.0	2
23	Harper Hill (So)	2	3	1.5	33.3	9			7

Challenger

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BE
	Team Totals	2	3
1	Melanie Vang (So)	2
3	Norah White (So)	2
10	Danna Mendoza (So)	2
10	Hannah Thomas (Fr)	2	2
11	Kinley King (Fr)	2
12	Kate Dickerson (Fr)	2	1
14	Kara Moore (So)	2
23	Harper Hill (So)	2

Challenger

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	DE	D/S
	Team Totals	2	15	8	7.5
1	Melanie Vang (So)	2		1
3	Norah White (So)	2	7	1	3.5
10	Danna Mendoza (So)	2	0	1	0.0
10	Hannah Thomas (Fr)	2	1	1	0.5
11	Kinley King (Fr)	2	3	2	1.5
12	Kate Dickerson (Fr)	2
14	Kara Moore (So)	2	2	2	1.0
23	Harper Hill (So)	2	2		1.0

Challenger

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA	BHE
	Team Totals	2	8	4.0	32	5
1	Melanie Vang (So)	2			1
3	Norah White (So)	2	2	1.0	5
10	Danna Mendoza (So)	2			1
10	Hannah Thomas (Fr)	2			1	1
11	Kinley King (Fr)	2			1
12	Kate Dickerson (Fr)	2	1	0.5	2
14	Kara Moore (So)	2	4	2.0	18	3
23	Harper Hill (So)	2	1	0.5	3	1

Challenger

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	2	22	10	11.0
1	Melanie Vang (So)	2	5	3	2.5
3	Norah White (So)	2	4	2	2.0
10	Danna Mendoza (So)	2	2	2	1.0
10	Hannah Thomas (Fr)	2	3		1.5
11	Kinley King (Fr)	2	3	1	1.5
12	Kate Dickerson (Fr)	2		1
14	Kara Moore (So)	2	4	1	2.0
23	Harper Hill (So)	2	1		0.5

Match Story

North Carolina High School Volleyball - Challenger over Veritas Christian Academy

September 18, 2025: Hickory, NC 28602

In Thursday's league challenge, the host Challenger Firebirds volleyball team scored a 2-0 triumph over the Veritas Christian Academy Warriors.

The Firebirds (4-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Pinnacle Classical Academy (Shelby, NC). The Eagles come into the challenge with a 7-4 record. In their last challenge, Pinnacle Classical Academy beat Community Christian Academy (Bessemer City, NC), 2-1, in a league challenge.

Next, the Warriors play the Mountain View Christian Academy Mustangs (Cowpens, SC) in a challenge, on Friday, September 19. Veritas Christian Academy will attempt to upgrade on its 2-6 season record. The Mustangs go into the test with a 5-2 record after their 2-0 non-league win over Shining Light Baptist Academy (Monroe, NC).

VCA @ Challenger Volleyball Match Info

Thu., Sep. 18, 2025 @ 4:30p

The Challenger (Hickory, NC) JV volleyball team won Thursday's home conference match against Veritas Christian Academy (Arden, NC) by a score of 2-0.

Rankings & Records

Veritas Christian Academy (25-26)

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	SW	SL
6-14	5-10	3-7	3-7	.300	.333	16	29

Challenger (25-26)

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	SW	SL
5-8	5-7	4-3	1-5	.385	.417	10	18

Team Scoring Averages

	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	Wins
Veritas Christian Academy	10.9	11.1	6.4	0	0	.8
Challenger	21.5	18.8	15.0	-	-	.8

Team Stat Comparison

Veritas Christian Academy		Challenger
-	Kills	81
-	Total Blocks	11
-	Serving Aces	127
-	Digs	198
-	Assists	46
-	Receptions	404

Team Leaders

Veritas Christian Academy		Challenger	National Avg.
-	Kills	#23 Harper Hill21	15
-	Total Blocks	#23 Harper Hill5	3
-	Serving Aces	#3 Norah White40	10
-	Digs	#3 Norah White47	29
-	Assists	#14 Kara Moore21	15
-	Receptions	#3 Norah White89	31

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Veritas Christian Academy	5-7		Challenger	4-8

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
9/2/25	Long Shoals Wesleyan Academy	Veritas Christian Academy	(L) 2-0	9/4/25	Long Shoals Wesleyan Academy	Challenger	(W) 2-1
				9/16/25	Challenger	Long Shoals Wesleyan Academy	(L) 2-0
9/5/25	Veritas Christian Academy	Lake Lure Classical Academy	(W) 2-1	8/28/25	Challenger	Lake Lure Classical Academy	(W) 2-0
9/25/25	Lake Lure Classical Academy	Veritas Christian Academy	(W) 2-0
9/8/25	Veritas Christian Academy	The Master's Academy	(W) 2-0	10/2/25	The Master's Academy	Challenger	(W) 2-0
9/15/25	The Master's Academy	Veritas Christian Academy	(L) 2-1
9/9/25	Veritas Christian Academy	Pinnacle Classical Academy	(L) 2-0	8/26/25	Pinnacle Classical Academy	Challenger	(L) 2-0
				9/24/25	Challenger	Pinnacle Classical Academy	(L) 2-0
9/12/25	Christian Family Academy	Veritas Christian Academy	(L) 2-0	9/2/25	Christian Family Academy	Challenger	(L) 2-0
				10/6/25	Challenger	Christian Family Academy	(L) 2-0
9/26/25	Community Christian Academy	Veritas Christian Academy	(L) 2-0	9/11/25	Community Christian Academy	Challenger	(L) 2-0
				9/30/25	Challenger	Community Christian Academy	(L) 2-0
				10/14/25	Challenger	Community Christian Academy	(L) 2-0
9/29/25	Haywood Christian Academy	Veritas Christian Academy	(W) 2-0	8/18/25	Haywood Christian Academy	Challenger	(W) 2-1
10/6/25	Veritas Christian Academy	Haywood Christian Academy	(L) 2-1
10/10/25	Veritas Christian Academy	Haywood Christian Academy	(W) 2-0
10/23/25	Haywood Christian Academy	Veritas Christian Academy	(L) 2-0

Record Breakdown

Veritas Christian Academy (25-26)		Challenger (25-26)
6-14	Overall	5-8
5-11	League	5-8
0-2	Non-League	0-0
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
5-7	Common Opponent	4-8
3-7	Home	4-3
3-7	Away	1-5
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-0	Playoff	0-0
6-13	In-State	5-8
0-1	Out-of-State	0-0