Volleyball Recap: Avery Schmidt and Emerson Morris Secure Win for East Wake Academy + How To Watch

The home team had won the previous six meetings between East Wake Academy and Neuse Charter, and East Wake Academy kept the tradition alive. The Eagles blew past the Cougars 3-0 on Thursday. For the Eagles, this counts as revenge for the 3-2 win the Cougars walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2024.

The final score came out to 25-19, 25-16, 25-21.

Emerson Morris

Blocks Solo

09/11/25 vs Neuse Charter	3
09/09/25 vs Voyager Academy	2
09/08/25 @ Research Triangle	2
09/05/25 @ Vance Charter	3
09/04/25 @ NCSSM: Durham	3
+ 4 more games

Leading East Wake Academy to victory were Emerson Morris and Avery Schmidt. Morris had seven digs, six kills, five aces, and three blocks, while Schmidt had nine digs and two aces. Morris has been hot for a while, having posted two or more blocks the last nine times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Sydney Bizub, who had four digs and three aces.

They weren't the only good server: East Wake Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Neuse Charter only served one ace.

East Wake Academy's victory bumped their record up to 8-6. As for Neuse Charter, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-6.

East Wake Academy has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Triangle Math & Science on the 15th. As for Neuse Charter, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 loss against Roxboro Community on the 15th.