October 11, 2007
TMSC Division III Second Round Results: Gold VB vs Bethesda Christian Academy  0 - 2 

Alas, “All good things must come to an end,”  which was true for Gold Volleyball.  CA traveled to Bethesda Christian Academy(BCA) yesterday afternoon to play the #1 seed in the semifinal game of the Division III TMSC Volleyball tournament.  We played hard, we gave it our best shot and we came up short.  CA lost to BCA 2-0.  BCA’s dominant serving and excellent play on the court was just a little too much for us to handle.  CA lost game one 25-12.  We adjusted in game two and kept it close, but in the end BCA pulled away to a 25-18 win.  The girls did very well this season and we are looking forward to next year.

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October 9, 2007
TMSC Division III First Round Results: Gold VB vs Cary Christian  2 - 0

The CA Gold Girl's Volleyball team kept their season alive with a 2-0 win over Cary Christian in the first round of the TMSC tournament. CA came out strong in game one behind excellent serving runs from Daniella Ochoa and Maggie Birmingham-Corbett.   Their serving was supported by excellent play on the floor by the rest of the team.  CA went on to win 25-9.  Elizabeth Carlton opened game two with an excellent scoring run.  The team worked very well on the court setting up several very solid three hit plays.  Also, they moved well to the ball and did a solid job communicating.  Additionally, Jen Kenyon added a second serving run to put the game out of reach for CC.  CA came out with a 25-14 victory.  With the win, CA moves on to the semi-final round.  We play at Bethesda Christian at 4:00 on Thursday afternoon.

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October 2, 2007
CA @ Neuse Baptist Christian School   1-2

The CA Gold Girls Volleyball team traveled to Neuse Baptisit Christian School(NB) yesterday for their final regular season match.  In game one CA started slow and NB pulled ahead quickly.  Once again CA had difficulties receiving serve.  When we did receive serve we followed up with very good play on the court.  CA tried to get back into the game, but NB went on to win 25-14.  Game two was a different story.  CA started strong with excellent serving and solid serve receiving.  However, NB kept the game close and tied the game up 24-24.  CA was able to break their serve and finished strong with a 26-24 win.  Unfortunately, CA had a let down in the tie-breaker.  NB jumped to an early lead, but CA battled back to keep it close.  However, NB was able to pull ahead and went on to 15-8 victory.  CA ends the regular season with a 5-7 record.  The girls have worked hard this season and learned a lot about the game of volleyball.  Their overall improvement as a team has been outstanding.  CA's next match is in the opening round of the TMSC Div. III tourney against Cary Christian.  It will be on our home court in the SEA on October 8.

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September 28, 2007
CA vs. Sallie B Howard   2 - 0

The CS Gold Girl’s V-ball team improved their record to 5-6 with a victory over Sallie B Howard.  CA’s serving caused significant problems for SBH.  As a result there were only a few significant rallies.  All of the players were aggressive on the ball and everybody hit serves.  The Gold Girls played excellent team volleyball.  We are looking forward to our final regular season game on Tuesday, October 2.

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September 27, 2007
CA @ Cary Christian  2 - 0

The CA Gold Volleyball Team traveled to Cary Christian(CC) yesterday for their second match of the season.  CA put together two solid games to win the match 2-0 (25-18, 25- 8 ).  CA played well in both games.  The strongest aspect of yesterday's games was serving.  The CA girls were very consistent in putting the ball over the net and then playing the court well to retain serve.  Once again, the girls worked well as a team.  Great Job Chargers!!

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September 25, 2007
CA @ Bethesda Christian Academy  0 - 2

The CA Gold Girls VB Team lost to Bethesda Christian Academy(BCA) yesterday 2-0.  The scores of the games were 25-16 and 25-18.   Enough about the outcome, let's talk about how the girls played.  CA put together their best two team performances of the year.  Unfortunately, it wasn't enough to overcome a very well-disciplined and strong serving BCA.  CA served consistently, played well on the court with solid passing and, for the first time this season, started to work the net.  The girls played hard and did it as a team.  Several players had notable personal performances.  Samantha Pompeo did well at serve.  Also, Alyssa Potter and Brittany Walker did excellent jobs on the court.  To round out the bunch Alex McKay did a super job at the net.  Great job girls.

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September 20, 2007
CA @ Durham Academy 2 - 0

The CA Gold Girls VB Team travelled to Durham yesterday for a match against rival Durham Academy.  The girls were a strong presence on the court in game one setting up three hit plays consistently and serving well.  DA, also played a solid game to open the match.  As a result there were several lead changes with DA finally gaining a 24-21 advantage.  At that point  Rabiya Syed stepped up to serve and proceeded to win six straight serves, with a little help on the court from the other girls, to give the Chargers the 26-24 victory.  Using the tremendous momentum from game one, CA moved ahead quickly against DA in game 2 behind continued consistent serving and aggressive play on the court.  Elizabeth Carlton had another inspired day on the court with strong support from the other 14 girls.  This was CA's best team effort to date.  Great job Gold Girls. 

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September 19, 2007
CA @ Trinity Academy  0 - 2

The CA Gold VB Team travelled to Optimist Park this afternoon for its rematch against Trinity Academy.  If you saw the first match you saw CA get handily beaten by Trinity.   In this rematch CA came out on the losing side again(2-0), but this time Trinity had to work for the win.   CA’s serving and receiving was stronger and the girls played with greater poise and confidence than in the first meeting of the teams.  Also, there were no missed balls on the receiving end and the girls worked hard to set up three hits on a side.  CA continues to improve and is looking forward to visiting Durham Academy tomorrow.

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September 18, 2007
CA hosts Duke School   1 - 2

The CA Gold Girl's VB Team lost 1-2 in a tough match against Duke Middle School (DMS) yesterday afternoon.  CA looked sharp in the first game with a consistent team effort serving and very solid play on the floor that led to a 25-11 win.  Unfortunately, in game two DMS jumped out to an early lead.  CA battled back but was not able to overtake DMS.  We lost 25-18.  DMS moved ahead early on in game three, but CA came back to tie the score at 17-17 behind an excellent serving run by Katie Birmingham-Corbett.  The game stayed close, but DMS pulled ahead in the end for a 25-21 victory.  The team effort was solid with notable personal performances by Alyssa Potter and Alex McKay.  Both girls served well and played well on the court.  The girls continue to work hard as a unit with a focus on improving their skills and implementing new techniques.  Also, our play is much more consistent with only occasional letdowns in defense.  We are looking forward to our upcoming rematch against Trinity.

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September 12, 2007
CA hosts Triangle Day School 2 - 1

CA Gold Volleyball improved their record to 2-3 with a solid win over Triangle Day School (TDS) yesterday afternoon.  CA jumped to an early lead in game one behind the excellent serving of Daniella Ochoa and Elizabeth Carlton.  Their serving efforts were well supported with solid floor play by the rest of the team.  the girls talked well and worked hard to set-up solid three hit plays.  CA went on to win the first game 25-11.  TDS stepped up their serving in game two and moved out ahead of CA in the early going.  CA battled back to tie the game and eventually go ahead.  Unfortunately, TDS was able regain the lead and went on to win game two 25-19.  CA refocused it efforts in game three and put together another excellent series of serves supported with solid play on the court.  Once again Daniella Ochoa and Elizabeth Carlton put on strong shows at serve.  Also, they we joined by Jen Kenyon who had her best serving effort this season.  CA  was able to pull off another 25-11 win in game three.  The girls continue to show improvement in all aspects of the game.  They put together an excellent team effort with strong contributions by all of the girls. 

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September 11, 2007
CA hosts Cary Christian School  2 - 0

Finally, the drought is over.  CA Gold VB defeated Cary Christian (CC) 2-0 yesterday afternoon.  Daniella Ochoa opened with an excellent serving run and Rabiya Syed finished off at serve in the 25-1 victory.  Game two started a bit slower for CA with CC jumping out to an early lead.  Samantha Pompeo got the scoring started with a solid serving run.  Also, the rest of the team did a very good job receiving serve and moving to the ball.  Rabiya Syed had a very good game on the court and in at serve.  Elizabeth Carlton finished off the game with a solid serving run to end the game with a 25-19 win.  Great job CA.

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September 7, 2007
CA hosts Neuse Baptist Christian School

Closer, just a little bit closer.  Each match, CA Gold Volleyball shows improvement, but we still have not broke through with our first win.  On Friday, Sept. 7 played its third match in four days against Neuse Baptist.  CA played well, but lost 0-2.  CA moved to the ball well, passed accurately and set up the third hit more consistently.   However, in each of the games we lost, one server dominated for Neuse Baptist.  Receiving serve consistently is still an area of concern.   Within our overall solid team effort there were some notable individual performances.  Daniella Ochoa,  Elizabeth Carlton, and Britanny Hatt had excellent serving runs.   Alex McKay, Maryam Kazemzadeh and Jen Kenyon did solid jobs receiving and passing.  

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September 6, 2007
CA hosts Bethesda Christian Academy   0 - 2

A much more confident and relaxed Gold Girl's Volleyball team played its second match of the season against Bethesda Christian Academy (BCA) yesterday afternoon.  CA came out very strong behind the serving of Katie Birmingham-Corbett and Daniella Ochoa and excellent court play by the rest of the team.  CA took an early lead, but BCA battled back with some serious overhand serving.  CA ended up losing game one 25-20.  BCA opened game two with a dominant serving run and CA quickly got far behind.  However, CA did not give up and using solid play on the court with excellent serving runs by Daniella Ochoa and Elizabeth Carlton pulled close to BCA.  Unfortunately, CA was not able to overcome BCA's serving prowess and lost the second game 25 - 19.  The final match score was 2-0 against CA.   Overall, CA's second outing of the season was a much stronger performance over the first match.  The girls did a very good job of communicating and passing the ball.  Also, our serving at the team level was much more consistent. 

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September 4, 2007
CA vs. Trinity Academy of Raleigh   0 - 2

The Gold Girls VB Team opened its season yesterday with a 2-0 loss against Trinity Academy of Raleigh.   The girls were tentative and nervous, but ready to play.  Daniella Ochoa started things off well with excellent serving, but CA struggled receiving serve and quickly fell behind in the first game.  As a result we dropped game one 25-6.   CA was more settled in game two and put together several solid rallies, but our inexperience became our downfall.  Slow movement and tentative receiving serve caused problems on the court.  Trinity won game two 25-12.   On a positive note CA got additional excellent serving from Alex McKay and Elizabeth Carlton and Rabiya Syed and Emily Aarons did a solid job on the court.   CA is looking forward to continued improvement and our next game on Thursday.