Head Coach: Gregg Warren
Assistant Coach: Shannon Miller
Manager: Misha Sims, T'Sani Watson & Abby Andrews
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Overall Record: 8 - 12    Conference Record:   3 - 5

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NCISAA State Volleyball Tournament Quarter Finals
October 26, 2007
#10 Cary Academy vs. #2 Wesleyan Christian Academy   L 0 – 3
CA 21 – WCA 25
CA 18 – WCA 25
CA 22 – WCA 25 

The Lady Chargers traveled to Forsyth Country Day today for their Quarter Finals match against Wesleyan Christian Academy in the NCISAA State Tournament. The Chargers played a solid match and refused to go down without a fight. Losing three games is a tough way to exit the State Tournament, but many people didn’t think we would make this far to begin with. The final score does not give justice to how well the Chargers played today. For being such a young group of girls, they played with excellent composure and played like a veteran squad. I know we’re all excited and can’t wait to get back on the court next season. I can’t express how proud I am of all of the players on the team. I would also like to give a special thanks to the fans that have been supporting us and traveling to cheer us on this entire season…THANK YOU X-FACTOR!!!

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October 19, 2007
TISAC Tournament Review: Lost to NRCA in Semi’s 1 - 3 

The Lady Chargers had an excellent showing this year in the TISAC Tournament. Unfortunately, like the past 3 years, the Chargers fell to NRCA. The Chargers fought hard but couldn’t pull it off and lost in four games to the Knights. The Knights would eventually go on to win the tournament. We did not hang our head though, because we know we played our best and fought hard. On another positive note, the Lady Chargers had two players make the All-Conference team (Christina Wieand, Sr. and Mackenzie Larsen, So.). Congratulations to both of them! The Chargers will be looking to make an impact now on the entire state as we await the results of the seeding committee and see if/who we will be playing in the first round of the state tournament.

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October 16, 2007
Cary Academy @ Ravenscroft: L 1 – 3 

CA Varsity Volleyball finished off the season on a four game losing streak… not exactly the way we were looking to finish the season. Fortunately, tournament play does not depend on regular season play. The Lady Chargers will be wiping the slate clean and starting a new this weekend in the first round of the tournament. The TISAC tournament should be a closely contended one this year as all the teams in the conference are good matches. If you have free time this weekend, be sure to make it out to DA to support your Chargers.

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October 12, 2007
Cary Academy @ Durham Academy: L 0 – 3 

The Lady Chargers traveled to Durham Academy today with a bulls-eye on their backs. Durham Academy came out gunning for the Lady Chargers as they looked to improve their standing within the TISAC Conference. For some reason, Durham Academy has had our number all year though and for the second time this year CA falls to DA. We will be looking to get one more win before the end of the season as the Lady Chargers travel to Ravenscroft for their last match of the regular season. Wish the ladies good luck!

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October 5, 2007
Cary Academy hosts NRCA: L 1 – 3 

The Lady Chargers played a solid game against TISAC rival, NRCA. Unfortunately, we were not able to pull off the victory.  The Lady Chargers will have their last home match this week against Riverside High School. Please come out and support our Seniors and the rest of The Chargers as we look to end our season at home on positive note.

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October 8, 2007
Cary Academy hosts Riverside High School   L 2 – 3 

The Cary Academy Chargers hosted Riverside High School for their Senior Night game tonight. The Chargers came out a little sluggish and we thought we might have been finishing the season at home on a down note… but we were wrong! Tonight’s game was probably one of the greatest volleyball games played at Cary Academy. Our ladies made one of the biggest comebacks from down 10 – 22 in the third game to win and get the momentum back on our side. We then won the 4^th game and finished with an exciting 5^th game that needed extra points to decide. We didn’t win the match but tonight showed just how much heart all of the girls really have. Great game girls!!!

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October 2, 2007
Cary Academy @ Saint Mary’s School W 3 – 0

The Lady Chargers took their game on the road today as they traveled to the hot dungeon at St. Mary’s. It brought all of us back to the open gym days from this summer with how hot is was in their tonight. The Chargers kept their wits about them though and played a solid 3 games to pull off the victory. With some missed substitutions along the front row, the opportunity opened up for some of our back row players to play the giant role and get some swings on the net including a game winning kill by Casey Sedova in overtime of the first game. The Lady Chargers will be looking to improve on some rough serve receive today as they get ready for conference rival NRCA on Friday. If you don’t have anything to do this Friday, even if you do make some time, to come support your Lady Chargers in a BIG GAME!!! We’ll be putting it all on the floor for you this Friday. See you out there.

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September 28, 2007
Cary Academy hosts Ravenscroft  W 3 – 1 

The Lady Chargers hosted the Ravens today at home during the Fall Tailgate. The Lady Chargers were charged up with the huge crowd supporting them and cheering them on. Using the crowds energy and enthusiasm, the Lady Chargers overcame the Ravenscroft Ravens in 4 games. This one was a match for the ages as each game contained runs and a battle for the points at the end of each game. I couldn’t be prouder of the girls and the way they played tonight. It was quite impressive to see how well they played together. We could have used a little better serving but the rest of their game was on point tonight. Way to go ladies! We’ll be looking for the play next week as we have two conference matches Tuesday and Friday against St. Mary’s and NRCA. Let’s keep it up Chargers!

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September 25, 2007
Cary Academy @ Wesleyan Christian Academy L 0 – 3

The Lady Chargers traveled out to Wesleyan Christian Academy today in search of a win. Spirits were high for the Chargers and we shook off some the rust from this weekend, but found the same result as yesterday. There are many things you can learn from a loss and we will be fixing these things at our practice this week. Although the Chargers lost, they played 3 well fought games and a couple calls going the other way or point swings the other way and this result could have easily been in our favor. The Chargers will be working out the kinks this week during practice and getting for Ravenscroft this Friday during the Fall Tailgate at Cary Academy. Come out and cheer on your Lady Chargers as they look to improve on their conference record with a big win this Friday!

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September 24, 2007
Cary Academy hosts St. David’s   L 0 – 3 

The Cary Academy Lady Chargers hosted St. David’s today. Today’s game would see the return to a full squad for Cary Academy. Unfortunately, that did not guarantee a win. The Lady Chargers played well, but it might have been a case of the Monday’s that held them back in this game. We allowed St. David’s to go on too many runs and fell too far behind during the game to pull off a win. CA went on a couple of their own runs to pull back into each game, but just couldn’t close out. Not exactly the foot we were looking to get started on this week, but we’ll be looking to improve tomorrow when we travel to Wesleyan.

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September 18, 2007
Cary Academy @ North Raleigh Christian Academy L 0 – 3  

The Cary Academy Varsity Volleyball girls traveled today for the first time in a couple weeks to North Raleigh Christian Academy. The Chargers played well today while adjusting to yet another line-up change. The Chargers played a well rounded game, but just couldn’t find an answer for NRCA’s big hitter and hard serving. The Chargers have the rest of the week off before they come back next week with 3 games in 5 days. The girls will be looking forward to the strong support of their home crowd with two home games next week on Monday and Friday. Let’s see what you got X-Factor!?

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September 18, 2007
Cary Academy hosts Durham Academy  L 0 – 3 

The Chargers took the floor today against a strong defensive Durham Academy team. The Chargers couldn’t find a way to put away the ball on the offensive end. Everything we kept throwing over the net, kept getting dug up and put back on our side. This along with multiple attacking and passing errors isn’t a good combination for winning. The Chargers have some work to do to clean up simple mistakes made and figure out what needs to be done to finish up the season strong.

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September 11, 2007
Cary Academy hosts Saint Mary’s School W 3 – 2 

Today, the Chargers took on their first conference opponent in St. Mary’s. It proved to be a tough battle, but in the end the Chargers pulled through for a five game victory. We almost pulled it out in four games with a stellar come back in the end of the fourth game. The Chargers faulted on some crucial service points which stopped some momentum that we had going. Drive and determination carried us through the end though as we started our conference matches with win. Let’s keep it up ladies and get another win against Durham Academy on Friday. I’ll be expecting some more fan support for a tough match on Friday! The Quest for the Banner continues!!!

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September 4, 2007
Cary Academy vs. Forsyth Country Day School W 3 – 2 

One word describes tonight’s game against Forsyth Country Day School…Incredible! Tonight’s game was probably one of the most emotionally loaded games we’ve been in. The Chargers came out strong, winning the first two games with good serving and strong defense. Spirits were running high and the girls might have spent too much energy on the first two games, as there was a major lull in the energy with the next two games. The Chargers dropped the next two games due mainly to low spirits and allowing Forsyth to go on runs of 5 – 6 points at a time. The Chargers did fight back in the end of both games, but it was too little too late. The fifth and final game started off slow for the Chargers as they let the Furies get ahead by a couple of points. We fought back though and took the lead. High spirits carried the Chargers through the final game point…twice! If you couldn’t make it to this match you missed an epic battle! Great job ladies! We’ll be looking to ride this wave through next week, when the Lady Chargers take on St. Mary’s Tuesday @ home and Durham Academy Friday @ home. Hope to see our fans out there!

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August 30, 2007
Cary Academy vs. Wilson Christian Academy  1 – 3 

The Cary Academy Chargers had a tough time tonight trying to figure out the scrambling defense of Wilson Christian Academy. It seemed like everything we threw at them, they kept scrambling to get back up. If you were to look at the digging stats, you would have thought we won with three players (Cate Glendenning, Mackenzie Larsen and Christina Wieand) all putting up at double figures in digs. We were noticeably lacking on offense however, with minimal kills and too many passing errors to get a continuous flow going. The Chargers will be looking to turn things around next week with a home match against Forsyth Country Day. Come out and support your Lady Chargers, we need some fans to help keep the energy pumping in the gym!

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August 28, 2007
Cary Academy vs. Franklin Academy  3 – 0

The Cary Academy Volleyball girls started their 5 game home stretch on the right foot today with a win versus Franklin Academy. The Chargers won today with aggressive serving and smart net play. With key players still on the bench, the other girls stepped into new spots and filled the holes nicely. Our defense did a great job getting everything up and in play. We’ll be looking to continue our great play Thursday against Wilson Christian. Once again, a big thank you to the continued fan support, we love the loud cheering section!! See you Thursday.

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August 24, 2007
Greensboro Super 6 Volleyball Tournament: Cary Academy took 5^th place.  

This past weekend, the Cary Academy Varsity Volleyball team traveled to Greensboro to participate in the Super 6 Volleyball Tournament. The Chargers played well, while still dealing with injuries to two team members. I had tried a couple different line-up changes on the girls throughout the tournament and they handled it pretty well. We’re still working out players positions and learning where each member can contribute best to the team. We finished the tournament on a strong note, winning our last two games we played. We are looking forward to our next stretch of matches as we will be playing at home for our next 5 straight matches. We’re looking forward to the continued fan support and want to have a good streak of hopefully 5 wins. We will be starting our 5 game stretch tomorrow night against Franklin Academy. Come out and support your girls!

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August 21, 2007
Cary Academy vs. Greensboro Day School    3 - 1

 The Cary Academy Chargers hosted Greensboro Day School in their first home match of the season today. An endurance match lasting four games, with almost each one going to the wire, resulted in the girls first win of the season. The Chargers overcame some last minute lineup changes with all out hustle on the floor. We will be looking to ride this victory into this weekend, where we will be traveling to Greensboro for the Super 6 Tournament at the Sportsplex. We are looking forward to this weekend and are looking to bring home some hardware. I would like to thank the excellent fan turnout and the great enthusiasm/spirit displayed in the stands last night. Hope to see you guys at all home matches!

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Cary Academy @ Charlotte Latin: 8/17/2007 L 0-3 

The Cary Academy Chargers traveled to Charlotte this to take on Charlotte Latin in their first match of the 2007 season. The chargers, in the midst of replacing 7 seniors from last year’s team, played 3 quality games. Still learning a new system and feeling out positions, the lady chargers played 3 solid games of net defense and offense. We are very young and still figuring out what works best for our team, but we got a good look at our potential for the future. We can only improve as our season goes on. We are looking forward to surprising many who thought this would be a rebuilding season.

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Cary Academy @ Providence Day School: 8/18/07 L 1-3 

On the second day of travel in Charlotte, the chargers played Providence Day School in the morning before heading home. Today’s game brought the same result as yesterday, but significant improvement was very noticeable as players were beginning to realize mistakes they had made against Charlotte Latin. All four matches were hard fought and the match that was won showed sparks of excellence that the lady chargers will soon be demonstrating on a consistent basis. We will be hosting Greensboro Day on Tuesday for our home opener and hope to have a packed house to cheer on the future of Cary Academy Volleyball!