Conway, SC – The Atlantic Collegiate Academy volleyball team wasted no time in imparting its dominance over visiting Lake City Early College High on Thursday night at "The Flight Deck".
In fact, the Armada played an almost flawless match in posting a 3-0 victory over the Panthers. ACA dominated in the first two sets, winning 25-6 and 25-1, before clinching the match with a 25-12 victory in the third set.
"We played much cleaner and limited errors tonight against an athletic and hardworking team," Armada head coach
Larry Church said. "I am proud of our ability to focus. Our less experienced players were able to go in and contribute when they got the opportunity."
The Armada improved to 6-2-2 overall on the season and to 3-0 in Region 7-AA play.
Junior
Addison Autry led ACA to the victory with nine digs and five service aces. Classmate
Kathryn Delea chipped in with five kills.
Prior to the varsity match, the Armada junior varsity team posted a dominant victory over Lake City, winning the match up 2-0 with set victories of 25-11 and 25-9.
Ava Holland had another strong performance in the match as the setter for the team, posting 17 assists to go along with four service aces. Bella Goebel and Halle Bain shared duties as the Libero and played well while Jak Church had four digs and a pair of service aces in the second set. Sophia Lynch and Arianna Lynch had three kills each in the match.
The Armada will have another busy Saturday, traveling to North Augusta to play in the Fox Creek Tournament. The event includes two pools of five team playing four matches, two set maximum, each. The top two teams from each pool will advance to the tournament semifinals.
ACA is set to open tournament play at 9:40 a.m. against Mid-Carolina High. They will then play Silver Bluff High at 11:15, Brookland-Cayce at 1:45 p.m. and Aquinas (Ga.) High at 3:20 p.m. Semifinal matches are scheduled to begin at 4:10 with the championship match set for 5:15 p.m.
"This weekend will be a great opportunity to see how much we have grown in the past week," Church said.
About Atlantic Collegiate Academy: Atlantic Collegiate Academy (ACA), located in Myrtle Beach, S.C., serves high school students in a safe, small and family-centered setting. Our students seek the opportunity and challenge of rigorous curriculum, high academic standards and elite athletics while also earning up to two years of college credit. ACA serves students in grades 9-12 using an honors curriculum in 9th and 10 grades with a dual enrollment curriculum in 11th and 12th grades.
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