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The Decatur Central (Indianapolis, IN) varsity volleyball team lost Thursday's neutral playoff match against Center Grove (Greenwood, IN) by a score of 3-0.

	S1	S2	S3	Wins
Center Grove	25	25	25	3
Decatur Central	11	7	6	0

Final score provided by P. Wieringa.

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Matchup Info

Match Stats

Center Grove (25-26)

Center Grove

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	3	36	12.0	50.0	72	9	.375
3	Avery Bastien (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0
4	Kaelyn Groce (Jr)	3	3	1.0	33.3	9	1	.222
5	Skylyr Merriman (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0
6	Izzy Maryan (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0
7	A. Schembra (Jr)	3	2	0.7	40.0	5	0	.400
8	Avelyn McGrane (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
9	Gracyn Gilliard (Sr)	3	6	2.0	60.0	10	1	.500
11	Natalie Vance (Sr)	3	10	3.3	45.5	22	2	.364
12	Aaliyah McCray (Jr)	1	1	1.0	100.0	1	0	1.000
14	Abby McCrory (Fr)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0
15	Kaylen Plunkard (Jr)	3	7	2.3	53.8	13	3	.308
16	Gabby Gilliard (Fr)	2	7	3.5	58.3	12	2	.417

Center Grove

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	3	12	4.0	16.2	74	6	91.9	58
3	Avery Bastien (Jr)	3	1	0.3	14.3	7	1	85.7	4
4	Kaelyn Groce (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
5	Skylyr Merriman (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	17	2	88.2	15
6	Izzy Maryan (Jr)	3	2	0.7	11.8	17	0	100.0	14
7	A. Schembra (Jr)	3	6	2.0	46.2	13	1	92.3	11
8	Avelyn McGrane (Jr)	2	1	0.5	14.3	7	2	71.4	5
9	Gracyn Gilliard (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
11	Natalie Vance (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
12	Aaliyah McCray (Jr)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
14	Abby McCrory (Fr)	1	1	1.0	16.7	6	0	100.0	6
15	Kaylen Plunkard (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	3	0	100.0	1
16	Gabby Gilliard (Fr)	2	1	0.5	25.0	4	0	100.0	2

Center Grove

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BA	Tot Blks	B/S
	Team Totals	3	2	1	0.3
3	Avery Bastien (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0
4	Kaelyn Groce (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0
5	Skylyr Merriman (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0
6	Izzy Maryan (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0
7	A. Schembra (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0
8	Avelyn McGrane (Jr)	2	0	0	0.0
9	Gracyn Gilliard (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0
11	Natalie Vance (Sr)	3	1	1	0.3
12	Aaliyah McCray (Jr)	1	0	0	0.0
14	Abby McCrory (Fr)	1	0	0	0.0
15	Kaylen Plunkard (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0
16	Gabby Gilliard (Fr)	2	1	1	0.5

Center Grove

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	D/S
	Team Totals	3	36	12.0
3	Avery Bastien (Jr)	3	4	1.3
4	Kaelyn Groce (Jr)	3	0	0.0
5	Skylyr Merriman (Sr)	3	5	1.7
6	Izzy Maryan (Jr)	3	4	1.3
7	A. Schembra (Jr)	3	5	1.7
8	Avelyn McGrane (Jr)	2	1	0.5
9	Gracyn Gilliard (Sr)	3	2	0.7
11	Natalie Vance (Sr)	3	0	0.0
12	Aaliyah McCray (Jr)	1	0	0.0
14	Abby McCrory (Fr)	1	1	1.0
15	Kaylen Plunkard (Jr)	3	8	2.7
16	Gabby Gilliard (Fr)	2	6	3.0

Center Grove

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA
	Team Totals	3	35	11.7	67
3	Avery Bastien (Jr)	3	2	0.7	3
4	Kaelyn Groce (Jr)	3	0	0.0	0
5	Skylyr Merriman (Sr)	3	2	0.7	5
6	Izzy Maryan (Jr)	3	1	0.3	2
7	A. Schembra (Jr)	3	29	9.7	54
8	Avelyn McGrane (Jr)	2	0	0.0	0
9	Gracyn Gilliard (Sr)	3	0	0.0	1
11	Natalie Vance (Sr)	3	0	0.0	0
12	Aaliyah McCray (Jr)	1	0	0.0	0
14	Abby McCrory (Fr)	1	0	0.0	0
15	Kaylen Plunkard (Jr)	3	0	0.0	0
16	Gabby Gilliard (Fr)	2	1	0.5	2

Center Grove

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	3	20	1	6.7
3	Avery Bastien (Jr)	3	1	0	0.3
4	Kaelyn Groce (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0
5	Skylyr Merriman (Sr)	3	11	0	3.7
6	Izzy Maryan (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0
7	A. Schembra (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0
8	Avelyn McGrane (Jr)	2	0	0	0.0
9	Gracyn Gilliard (Sr)	3	1	0	0.3
11	Natalie Vance (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0
12	Aaliyah McCray (Jr)	1	0	0	0.0
14	Abby McCrory (Fr)	1	0	0	0.0
15	Kaylen Plunkard (Jr)	3	6	1	2.0
16	Gabby Gilliard (Fr)	2	1	0	0.5

Center Grove's stats are presented by HudlHudl

Decatur Central (25-26)

Decatur Central has not entered stats for this match.

Match Story

Indiana High School Volleyball - Decatur Central crushed by Center Grove

October 16, 2025: Greenwood, IN 46143

In Thursday's non-league match, the Center Grove Trojans (Greenwood, IN) volleyball squad overcame the visiting Decatur Central Hawks (Indianapolis, IN), by a count of 3-0.

Next up, the Trojans battle the Southport Cardinals (Indianapolis, IN) in a non-league match, on Saturday, October 18. Center Grove will attempt to move on its 24-9 season record. The Cardinals enter the match with a 15-13 record after their 3-1 league win over Terre Haute North Vigo (Terre Haute, IN).

Players of the Match

Center Grove (25-26)

Congratulations to #11 Natalie Vance for being selected the Center Grove Volleyball Player of the Match.

Decatur Central (25-26)

Decatur Central has not selected any Players of the Match.

Center Grove vs DCHS Volleyball Match Info

Thu., Oct. 16, 2025 @ 6p

The Decatur Central (Indianapolis, IN) varsity volleyball team lost Thursday's neutral playoff match against Center Grove (Greenwood, IN) by a score of 3-0.

This match is a part of the "2025-26 IHSAA Class 4A Girls Volleyball State Tournament - S12 | Southport".

Rankings & Records

Center Grove (25-26)

IN	Class
11	9

Overall	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	SW	SL
26-10	8-2	8-3	10-5	.722	81	39

Decatur Central (25-26)

IN	Class
299	74

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	SW	SL
5-20	0-7	3-5	2-11	0-4	.200	.000	22	64

Team Scoring Averages

	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	Wins
Center Grove	23.4	23.6	22.6	23.9	13.5	2.3
Decatur Central	17.3	15.5	19.0	20.3	14.4	.9

Team Stat Comparison

Center Grove		Decatur Central
1421	Kills	224
203	Total Blocks	229
265	Serving Aces	62
1724	Digs	666
1339	Assists	74
1913	Receptions	305

Team Leaders

Center Grove		Decatur Central	National Avg.
#16 Gabby Gilliard410	Kills	#18 Ashyr Lawson47	50
#11 Natalie Vance82	Total Blocks	#42 Zaylah Headley-Bailey113	11
#7 Anabelle Schembra70	Serving Aces	#28 Kaylynn Napier10	16
#5 Skylyr Merriman353	Digs	#22 Isabelle "Izzy" Burton282	79
#7 Anabelle Schembra1151	Assists	#17 Savannah Leeds35	47
#15 Kaylen Plunkard547	Receptions	#22 Isabelle "Izzy" Burton61	81

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Center Grove	8-1		Decatur Central	0-7

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
8/21/25	Center Grove	Martinsville	(W) 3-0	9/9/25	Decatur Central	Martinsville	(L) 3-0
8/28/25	Plainfield	Center Grove	(L) 3-2	9/23/25	Decatur Central	Plainfield	(L) 3-0
9/4/25	Franklin Community	Center Grove	(W) 3-0	8/26/25	Decatur Central	Franklin Community	(L) 3-0
10/2/25	Franklin Community	Center Grove	(W) 3-1
9/8/25	Franklin Central	Center Grove	(W) 3-2	10/1/25	Decatur Central	Franklin Central	(L) 3-0
10/18/25	Franklin Central	Center Grove	(W) 3-0
9/11/25	Center Grove	Perry Meridian	(W) 3-0	8/19/25	Decatur Central	Perry Meridian	(L) 3-0
10/2/25	Center Grove	Whiteland	(W) 3-0	9/2/25	Whiteland	Decatur Central	(L) 3-0
10/18/25	Center Grove	Southport	(W) 3-0	8/18/25	Decatur Central	Southport	(L) 3-1

Record Breakdown

Center Grove (25-26)		Decatur Central (25-26)
26-10	Overall	5-20
0-0	League	0-7
18-6	Non-League	5-9
1-0	Head to Head	0-1
8-1	Common Opponent	0-7
8-2	Home	3-5
8-3	Away	2-11
10-5	Neutral	0-4
3-1	Playoff	0-1
22-9	In-State	5-20
4-1	Out-of-State	0-0