Grace Christian lost a district match 0-3 (20-25, 15-25, 22-25) at Concord Christian.  Offensive leaders for the Lady Rams were Ali Morris with 10 kills, 7 assists, 3 aces and Bailey Fersner with 11 assists,  6 kills, 1 ace.  Morris also recorded 2 blocks on the night.

The Lady Rams are now 6-4 (1-2 district) and play host to CAK on Thursday when they will honor seniors Bailey Fersner and Laiken White.

Grace Christian won a non-district match at Cosby last Thursday 3-0 (25-12, 25-10, 27-13).  Key individual performers in this match were Ali Morris with12 kills, 2 aces, and 1 block, Bailey Fersner with 6 assists and 2 aces, and Taylor Rose with 4 aces.

Grace is now 6-3 (1-1).  

The Rams defeated York Institute 35-0 on Friday night to move to 4-0 on the season.  The Rams had 4 passing touchdowns (Cooper Riggs to Michael Human, Pierce Browning, Grant Warwick and Jared Long) and one rushing touchdown by Caleb Curcio.  Art Knight connected on all 5 extra points.

Cooper Riggs was 18-31 for 257 yards.  Pierce Browning led the receivers with 8 catches for 134 yards.  Caleb Curcio led rushing with 12 rushes for 69 yards.  

The defense was led by Johnny Eller who recorded 17 tackles and caused one fumble.

Friday was a special night on campus as all our fall senior athletes were honored at the game.  We are so thankful for the seasons these athletes and their teams have had so far!

Grace Christian won a non-district match vs. Bearden: 3-0 (25-19, 25-23, 27-25). Key performers for GCA were:  Ali Morris – 12 kills,12 assists, 11 digs, 6 aces, and 1 block; Bailey Fersner – 9 assists, 4 kills, 8 digs, and 2 aces; and Laiken White – 2 aces, 3 kills, 6 digs, and 3 blocks.

Grace Christian Academy is 5-3 (1-1).  GCA returns to action on Tuesday at Lakeway Christian Academy in White Pine.

Varsity volleyball fell to district opponent The King's Academy in a 4 set battle 1-3 (18-25, 25-19, 24-26, 20-25).  Key performers for the Lady Rams were Ali Morris with 20 kills,13 assists,14 digs,1 ace, and 3 blocks.  Bailey Fersner had 19 assists, 15 kills, 7 digs, 3 aces, and 1 block.  Defensively, GCA was led by Sydney Thompson with 17 digs.

Grace Christian Academy is now 4-3 (1-1).  

Grace Christian lost to an undefeated Seymour team:  0-2 (22-25, 14-25)

The team bounced back to defeat South Doyle: 2-0 (25-8, 25-11).  Statistical leaders for the Lady Rams were Ali Morris with 9 kills, 11 assists, 6 digs, 4 aces, and 4 blocks and Bailey Fersner with 13 assists, 13 kills, and 7 digs.

GCA is now 4-2 overall and 1-0 in the district.

The Varsity volleyball team ends their first week of matches with a 3-1 record.  The JV volleyball team ends with a 1-1 record.

On Monday, the Varsity volleyball team came from behind to win 3-2 against a solid Webb team. Ali Morris had 30 kills and 15 assists. Bailey Fersner had 22 assists and12 kills. Sydney Thompson had 31 digs.  The JV team fell to Webb in their first contest of the season.

On Tuesday, Varsity volleyball traveled to Gibbs where they fell to a great Heritage team 20-25, 19-25. However, they bounced back to bring home a win against Gibbs 25-18, 25-15.  Ali Morris tallied 17 kills, 8 assists, and11 digs while Bailey Fersner recorded 15 assists, 9 kills, and 7 digs and Sydney Thompson had 22 digs.

Thursday saw both the JV and Varsity Volleyball teams sweep Central. Bailey Fersner led the way with 24 service points, 5 aces, 9 assists, 5 digs, 2 blocks, and 6 kills.

The Lady Rams fought to the very end before falling to Notre Dame - Chattanooga in five sets (25-14, 25-15, 20-25, 22-25, 15-12) in the first round of the DII-A East Region Tournament.

Records: Grace Christian Academy 17-9 (District 6-3)

Region Tournament play continues on Saturday at GCA. 

2:00 Semifinal: Concord Christian vs. Webb

3:30 Semifinal:  The King's Academy vs. Notre Dame

5:30 Consolation

7:00 Championship

The Lady Rams competed in the district tournament at Webb on Saturday afternoon.

Kings Academy defeated Grace Christian 25-14, 25-13, 16-25, 25-14 in one of the semifinal matches.  Grace was led by Ali Morris (16 kills, 8 assists, 20 digs, 2 blocks), Bailey Fersner (10 kills, 6 assists, 10 digs) and Madi Morris (8 assists, 13 digs).

Webb of Knoxville defeated Grace Christian 26-24, 25-21, 25-10 in the consolation match.  GCA was led by Ali Morris (15 kills, 6 digs, 4 blocks), Madi Morris (5 kills, 19 assists, 11 digs), and Madelyn Harper (3 kills, 11 digs).

Records: Grace Christian Academy 17-8 (District 6-3)

On Thursday, October 10, the Lady Rams will travel to Notre Dame in Chattanooga for a quarterfinal game of the region tournament.  The semifinals and finals will be held at GCA on Saturday, October 12.

The Lady Rams defeated First Baptist Academy of Powell 25-6, 25-9, 25-15 in the first round of the District Tournament on Thursday evening.  

Ali Morris – 7 kills, 3 assists, 3 digs, 2 aces

Taylor Rose – 7 kills, 4 digs, 3 aces

Bailey Fersner – 5 kills, 2 digs

Madi Morris – 5 kills, 5 digs

Madelyn Harper – 8 digs

Sam Pittenger – 6 assists, 4 digs, 2 kills

Keana Way – 7 aces, 4 assists, 4 digs

Sydney Thompson – 17 digs

Records: Grace Christian Academy 17-6 (District 6-1)

Tournament play continues on Saturday at Webb as the Lady Rams face The King's Academy at 3:00.  A win moves them into the Championship game at 6:00.  The consolation game is scheduled for 4:30.