State Champions
1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009

Current physicals are required in order to try out. All players must bring evidence of a current physical to tryouts on the first day

BUGG, STRIEBEL RECEIVE ALL-AMERICAN HONORS; BUGG NAMED TO U-18 YOUTH NATIONAL TEAM

Madison Bugg and Avery Striebel have been selected to PrepVolleyball.com's All-American team.  Bugg was named to the first team and Striebel received Highest Honorable Mention honors.  Striebel was also a second team AVCA/Under Armour Senior All-American.  Bugg has been selected to the 12-member U-18 USA Volleyball Youth National Team that will travel to Guatamala in April to compete in the NORCECA Youth Volleyball Continental Championships.

DORISMOND, FADOOL AND STRIEBEL INK NATIONAL LETTERS OF INTENT

Christina Dorismond, Michelle Fadool and Avery Striebel will continue playing volleyball at the collegiate level next fall.  Striebel will lace them up for coach Fran Flory's LSU Tigers.  LSU (25-7) claimed the SEC conference championship this year and advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament.  Christina Dorismond will play for coach Michelle Young at Furman.  The Paladins (26-4) won the Southern Conference regular season title and were ranked 48th in the final NCAA RPI poll.  Michelle Fadool will be playing for coach Shelton Collier at Wingate.  The Bulldogs (36-2) won their fourth straight South Atlantic Conferene title and advanced to the third round of the 2009 NCAA Div. II national championships.

MADISON BUGG WINS NC GATORADE VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR HONORS

Madison Bugg (6-0 Soph. Setter/Outside Hitter, Cardinal Gibbons) has been named the 2009 North Carolina Gatorade Volleyball Player of the Year.  Madison is the first sophomore to win the award in this state.  She was also voted the MVP of the 2009 NCHSAA 3A state championships as she posted 11 kills (.444 hitting pct.), 13 assists and 12 digs in a 3-0 win over West Henderson.  Bugg had a season-high 7 aces to go along with 11 kills (.474), 15 assists and 8 digs in Gibbons' 3-0 win at D.H. Conley in the region finals.  She hit .508 in the last four matches of the state tournament (39 kills in 12 sets) while posting 16 aces, 43 assists and 38 digs.  Madison paced the Crusaders in aces this year with 76 and added 229 kills (.309), 235 assists and 175 digs. 

CARDINAL GIBBONS FINISHES IN TOP 25 IN THREE NATIONAL POLLS

The Crusaders (27-1-1) are featured in three different year-end national polls.  Gibbons is ranked 16th in the final MaxPreps.com Xcellent 25 poll, 17th in the final ESPN Fab 50 poll and 23rd in the final PrepVolleyball.com Century Club rankings.  The Crusaders are rated 6th in the MaxPreps.com Freeman computer rankings.  Cardinal Gibbons was also featured in the News & Observer's "Decade of Champions" section that honored championships in area professional, college and high school sports.  Cardinal Gibbons volleyball was one of eight area high school programs highlighted along with Enloe boys swimming, Cary wrestling, Green Hope boys golf, Broughton girls soccer, East Chapel Hill boys tennis, Broughton girls tennis and Garner football.

CARDINAL GIBBONS WINS NCHSAA 3A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

Cardinal Gibbons (25-1) defeated West Henderson (27-2) 25-14, 25-12, 25-18 on Saturday to win their 10th state championship in the last 12 years. Madison Bugg paced Gibbons with 11 kills (.444), 13 assists, 12 digs and 2 blocks. Bugg also received serve at a 2.58 clip on her way to winning MVP honors. Avery Striebel tallied 13 kills, 5 blocks and 5 digs and Christina Dorismond had 9 kills (.389) and 4 blocks. Carolyn Albright added 6 kills (.500) and 6 blocks. Michelle Fadool tallied 7 kills, 3 blocks and 6 digs and Victoria Phillips handed out 28 assists. Mandie Kramer scooped up 13 digs and received serve at a 2.81 average.  

The Crusaders are ranked 14th in the latest ESPN/Rise National "Fab 50" poll (11/10/09) and 25th in the PrepVolleyball.com National Top 100 poll (11/12/09).  Gibbons is 3rd in the country in the current MaxPreps.com computer rankings.

CRUSADERS TO MAKE 12TH STRAIGHT APPEARANCE IN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH

Cardinal Gibbons (24-1) defeated host D.H. Conley (26-3) 3-0 to win the NCHSAA 3A east region championship on Tuesday night. Madison Bugg served Gibbons to a 9-0 lead to start the opening set in a serving run that included 6 aces. Conley closed to 21-19 before Bugg's kill gave Gibbons a 3-point margin. Avery Striebel's kill ended the set at 25-20. The Crusaders took a 9-4 lead to begin the second stanza but the Vikings pulled to 13-12 before two kills by Striebel stretched the lead to 15-12. Conley knotted the score at 23-23 before Carolyn Albright's kill was followed by a Conley hitting error to end the set. Bugg served Gibbons to another 9-0 advantage to start the evening's third frame and Christina Dorismond piled up 6 kills in the set to seal the win. Madi Bugg paced Gibbons with 11 kills (.474), 15 assists, 7 aces and 8 digs.  Avery Striebel tallied 14 kills and 7 digs and Christina Dorismond added 11 kills (.667) and 5 blocks.  Victoria Phillips posted 25 assists and 8 digs.

Cardinal Gibbons will play West Henderson (27-1) in the state championship match for the fourth time in the last five years. Saturday's title tilt will be held at 5pm at Reynolds Coliseum on the campus of N.C. State University.  The Crusaders are ranked 15th in this week's ESPN/Rise National "Fab 50" Poll and 27th in PrepVolleyball.com's National Top 100 Poll.

CARDINAL GIBBONS ADVANCES TO SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 

Cardinal Gibbons defeated visiting Orange 25-11, 25-5, 25-5 on Thursday night to move into Saturday's NCHSAA 4th round match against Chapel Hill. Madison Bugg paced the Crusaders with 9 kills (0 errors,.692), 12 digs, 2 blocks, 2 aces and 6 assists. Avery Striebel tallied a match-high 12 kills (.556) and added 9 digs and Victoria Phillips handed out 26 assists. Middle blockers Christina Dorismond and Carolyn Albright combined to hit .556 (12 kills, 2 errors, 18 attempts). Mandie Kramer picked up 12 digs and Michelle Fadool had 4 kills (.571). Gibbons posted a season-high team hitting pct. of .556 (39 kills, 4 errors, 63 attempts.  The Crusaders are ranked 16th in the current ESPN/Rise National "Fab 50" Poll and 36th in the PrepVolleyball.com National Top 100 Poll.

CRUSADERS CLAIM CAROLINA 3A TOURNAMENT TITLE

Cardinal Gibbons (21-1-1) defeated visiting Chapel Hill (21-5) 3-0 to win the Carolina 3A conference tournament crown on Wednesday night in Raleigh. Gibbons will host Morehead HS (8-11) on Saturday (10/24/09) at noon in the first round of the NCHSAA 3A state tournament. The Crusaders are looking to make their 12th consecutive appearance in a state championship match. Gibbons is currently ranked 16th in the ESPN/Rise National "Fab 50" poll and 36th in the PrepVolleyball.com National Top 100 Poll.

CARDINAL GIBBONS WINS 12TH STRAIGHT CONFERENCE CROWN

Cardinal Gibbons (19-1-1,10-0) wrapped up the regular season last night with a 25-9, 25-13, 25-11 win at Oxford Webb.  The Crusaders were led by Avery Striebel's 19 kills (.640) and Madison Bugg's 13 kills (.526) and 16 assists.  Webb was the 2006 NCHSAA 3A state runner-up.  The Crusaders will host a Carolina 3A conference tournament semifinal match next Tuesday (TBA).  Cardinal Gibbons continues to move up in several national polls.  The Crusaders are ranked 4th in the lastest MaxPreps.com poll, 20th in the ESPN/Rise Fab 50 poll and 26th in the PrepVolleyball.com top 100 poll.

CRUSADERS FINISH WEEK 3-0, CONTINUE TO CLIMB IN NATIONAL POLLS

Cardinal Gibbons defeated Apex (3-1), Webb (3-0) and Chapel Hill (3-0) this week to improve to 12-1 and 4-0 in the Carolina 3A conference.  Gibbons climbed to #22 in the current ESPN/Rise Fab 50 Poll (9/30/09) and to 30th in the PrepVolleyball.com National Top 100 Poll (10/1/09). Carolyn Albright (6-1 So. MB) and Christina Dorismond (5-10 Sr. MB, Furman) combined to hit .690 in this week's three contests.  Albright tallied 26 kills in 32 attempts with just two errors (.750) and Dorismond rung up 30 kills in 39 swings with only five errors (.641).

CARDINAL GIBBONS CLIMBS TO 34TH IN PREPVOLLEYBALL.COM NATIONAL TOP 100 POLL

The Crusaders moved up seven spots to 34th in the latest PrepVolleyball.com National Top 100 Poll (9/24/09).  Gibbons' 5th place finish in the Archbishop Mitty Invitational (San Jose, CA) spurred the jump.  Cardinal Gibbons is ranked 25th in the ESPN/Rise National Fab 50 Poll (9/23/09). Gibbons (9-1) defeated Orange 3-0 on Thursday night behind 13 kills from Madison Bugg and 11 kills from Avery Striebel.  Carolyn Albright and Christina Dorismond combined to hit a lofty .625 (11 kills, 1 error, 16 attempts).  Victoria Phillips had 26 assists and three aces and Michelle Fadool added six kills and a match-high four aces. Albright also recorded a match-high six blocks.

TEAM LEADERS (Through 10 matches):

KILLS- Avery Striebel 122, Madison Bugg 102, Michelle Fadool 66, Christina Dorismond 60

ASSISTS- Victoria Phillips 261, Madison Bugg 92

BLOCKS- Carolyn Albright 31, Michelle Fadool 22, Christina Dorismond 21

DIGS- Mandie Kramer 150, Michelle Fadool 83, Avery Striebel 83, Madison Bugg 80

ACES- Madison Bugg 37, Avery Striebel 20, Victoria Phillips 19

HITTING PCT.- Carolyn Albright .540, Christina Dorismond .436, Michelle Fadool .374

CRUSADERS FINISH 5TH IN ARCHBISHOP MITTY TOURNAMENT

Cardinal Gibbons ended their trip to San Jose, California with a 3-0 victory over St. Francis (Sacramento) in the 5th place match at the 13th annual Archbishop Mitty Invitational (9/18-19).  Gibbons went 3-1 with their only loss coming at the hands of Berkeley Prep (Tampa, FL...ranked 9th in the current PrepVolleyball.com National Top 100 Poll).  St. Francis advanced to the 5th place match by defeating Marymount (#6 in the PV.com poll) in a hotly contested 5-set battle.  The Crusaders defeated Christian Brothers (Sacramento...2008 CIF Class IV state runner-up, 64th in PV.com's Preseason National Top 100 Poll) to move into the 5th place match. Archbishop Mitty (#1 ranked team in the country) defeated Dos Pueblos (Goleta, CA...#4) 3-1 in the tournament finals. 

TOURNAMENT TEAM LEADERS:

KILLS- Avery Striebel 57, Madison Bugg 48

BLOCKS- Carolyn Albright 17, Christina Dorismond 13

ACES- Madison Bugg 12, three tied with 4

DIGS- Mandie Kramer 68, Michelle Fadool 38

ASSISTS- Victoria Phillips 113, Madison Bugg 33

Cardinal Gibbons is currently ranked 25th in the ESPN/Rise National "Fab 50" Poll and 41st in the PrepVolleyball.com National Top 100 Poll.

CARDINAL GIBBONS TO PLAY IN ARCHBISHOP MITTY INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT

The volleyball team travels to San Jose, CA this weekend to play in the Archbishop Mitty Invitational tournament.  The tournament features a number of nationally ranked teams in the 16-member field including the country's top-rated squad in Archbishop Mitty.  The tourney also has the following nationally ranked teams making an appearance: Dos Pueblos (#9, Goleta, CA), Berkeley Prep (#13, Tampa, FL), Marymount (#30, Los Angeles, CA) and Christian Brothers (#64, Sacramento, CA) .  Other highly regarded participants include Santa Barbara (the only other team besides Mitty to ever win the tournament...they claimed the crown in 2007), St. Francis (Sacramento) and Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills, CA).  Cardinal Gibbons (#76) is seeded 6th in the tournament and will play 11th seeded Los Gatos on Friday at 2 pm.

CARDINAL GIBBONS TO HOST FREE MIDDLE SCHOOL CLINIC

The volleyball team is hosting a free middle school clinic on Saturday, September 12th from 10am to 12 noon in the Cardinal Gibbons High School gymansium.  The clinic is free to any member of our area Catholic middle school teams.  Space is limited so reserve your spot at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=iZKTQmr6URIzmxK3PfLnjQ_3d_3d

CRUSADERS #76 IN PREPVOLLEYBALL.COM PRESEASON NATIONAL TOP 100 POLL

Cardinal Gibbons and J.H. Rose are the only teams from North Carolina to appear in PrepVolleyball.com's preseason national top 100 poll.  Rose, the defending NCHSAA 4A state champions, is ranked #32 while Gibbons comes in at #76.  Both teams competed in the annual Great Eight tournament in Greensboro a week ago and split two 25-point sets.  The Rampants won the first 25-16 while Gibbons took the second set 25-7. 

CARDINAL GIBBONS WINS THIRD CONSECUTIVE GREAT EIGHT TOURNAMENT TITLE

Cardinal Gibbons defeated West Henderson 3-0 on Friday (8/21/09) in a rematch of the 2008 NCHSAA 2A title match to advance to the championship bracket of the Great Eight Tournament on Saturday.  The Crusaders claimed the tournament crown to become the first team to ever win three straight Great Eight championships. Madison Bugg, Michelle Fadool and Avery Striebel were named to the all-tournament team and Christina Dorsimond was an honorable-mention selection.

Contact Information
 
Jim Freeman, Head Coach
jfreeman@cghsnc.org
(919) 834-1625 x232

Dean Monroe, Athletic Director
dmonroe@cghsnc.org