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NC Gold Volleyball Academy is a volleyball club based in NC, ranked as high as #2099 nationally by VolleyLens. It fields 8 teams in the 2025-26 season. VolleyLens has tracked the club from the 2025-26 season through 2025-26 across 8 team-seasons.
8 teams · Ages 14–18
Written from this club's match results and rankings, and updated whenever they are. Nothing here is estimated.
NC Gold Volleyball Academy is a club volleyball program based in NC, competing in the Carolina region. In 2025-26 it fielded eight girls teams aged 14 to 18.
Its girls program ranks #2,099 nationally and #48 of 129 in NC for 2025-26, on a Club Score of 1,356. That places it in the Emerging tier, the band VolleyLens assigns from Club Score.
Across the season its teams played 293 matches and won 133 of them, a 45% win rate. Its strongest team, NC GOLD 18-1, is #1,470 nationally and #371 in NC, at 1,515 Elo on a 17-19 record.
Teams averaged 37 matches each over the season. The club entered 20 events between 10 January and 28 June, a season of about 6 months. Of those, 6 were Elite or Premier events — the strongest fields on the calendar.
Those events were held in seven states, with 16 of 20 outside NC. Destinations included SC, TN, FL, GA, PA and DC. Travel is described here in trips and destinations rather than cost, because event locations carry no distances.
Everything below — teams, statistics and rankings — is for this season and program. Pick another from Season History.
#2099 nationally · Club Score 1356
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| Season | Division | Rank | Club Score | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Girls | #2099 | 1356 | 8 |
Every team NC Gold Volleyball Academy fielded in the 2025-26 season, with its age group, national rank and win-loss record. Elo rating measures strength from results: it rises faster for beating strong opponents than for beating weak ones, so a team that plays up is not punished for losing.
| Team | Program | Age | Elo | Record | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC GOLD 18-1 | Girls | 18 | 1515 (Competitive) | 17-19 | 47% |
| NC GOLD 15-1 | Girls | 15 | 1490 (Developing) | 26-22 | 54% |
| NC GOLD 17-3 | Girls | 17 | 1471 (Developing) | 11-12 | 48% |
| NC GOLD 16-3 | Girls | 16 | 1466 (Developing) | 13-10 | 57% |
| NC GOLD 14-3 | Girls | 14 | 1434 (Developing) | 12-14 | 46% |
| NC GOLD 17-1 | Girls | 17 | 1431 (Developing) | 24-33 | 42% |
| NC GOLD 16-1 | Girls | 16 | 1430 (Developing) | 22-35 | 39% |
| NC GOLD 15-3 | Girls | 15 | 1362 (Emerging) | 8-15 | 35% |
Where NC Gold Volleyball Academy competed in the 2025-26 season: every tournament its teams played, the host city, how strong the event was, and what each team's record was there. It shows how far the club travels and the level of competition it takes on.
Elite, Premier, Competitive and Regional rate the strength of each event's field, from where it ranks nationally against every other tournament that season. An Elite event draws hundreds of teams from across the country; a Regional one is a local weekend.
| Tournament | Location | National Rank | Record | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAU Girls National Volleyball Championships-Wave 4 (Competitive) | Orlando, FL | #100 of 3,214 | 6-15 | NC GOLD 15-1 — 15 Select: 5-6; NC GOLD 16-1 — 16 Select: 1-9 |
| AAU Girls National Volleyball Championships-Wave 3 (Elite) | Orlando, FL | #6 of 3,214 | 1-9 | NC GOLD 17-1 — 17 Club: 1-9 |
| Coastal Classic Volleyball Championships (Competitive) | Myrtle Beach, SC | #278 of 3,214 | 8-7 | NC GOLD 17-1 — 17/18 Club: 2-3; NC GOLD 15-1 — 15 Club: 2-3; NC GOLD 16-1 — 16 Club: 4-1 |
| The South Carolina AAU Grand Prix LOVB Fest (Competitive) | Boiling Springs, SC | #117 of 3,214 | 2-3 | NC GOLD 15-1 — 15 Power - Am and Pm Wave: 2-3 |
| 2026 GIRLS Charlotte JVA Challenge (Competitive) | Charlotte, NC | #196 of 3,214 | 9-9 | NC GOLD 16-1 — 16 Club: 4-3; NC GOLD 17-1 — 17-18 Club: 2-4; NC GOLD 15-1 — 15 Club: 3-2 |
| 2026 NIKE Big South National Qualifier WKND 2 (Elite) | Atlanta, GA | #14 of 3,214 | 10-11 | NC GOLD 17-1 — 17 Challenge: 6-1; NC GOLD 16-1 — 16 American Red: 2-5; NC GOLD 18-1 — 18 Challenge: 2-5 |
| 2026 Greensboro AAU Super Regional (Regional) | Greensboro, NC | #416 of 3,214 | 1-4 | NC GOLD 18-1 — 18 Girls: 1-4 |
| 2026 Carolina Cup (USAV) (Regional) | Rocky Mount, NC | #1012 of 3,214 | 13-8 | NC GOLD 14-3 — 14 Girls: 3-3; NC GOLD 17-3 — 17/18 Girls: 3-2; NC GOLD 15-3 — 15 Girls: 3-2; NC GOLD 16-3 — 16 Girls: 4-1 |
| 2026 Northeast Qualifier 2 (15O, 16OUL, 17ULA) (Elite) | Philadelphia, PA | #23 of 3,214 | 6-9 | NC GOLD 17-1 — 17 American Blue: 4-4; NC GOLD 16-1 — 16 Liberty: 2-5 |
| ROCK n RALLY (Regional) | Gatlinburg, TN | #1225 of 3,214 | 5-1 | NC GOLD 15-1 — 15 Girls: 5-1 |
| 2026 Northeast Qualifier 1 (18OULA, 17O,14C,15C) (Premier) | Philadelphia, PA | #42 of 3,214 | 6-2 | NC GOLD 18-1 — 18 American: 6-2 |
| 2026 Nashville AAU Super Regional (Competitive) | Franklin, TN | #302 of 3,214 | 7-8 | NC GOLD 15-1 — 15 Club: 3-2; NC GOLD 17-1 — 17 Club: 1-4; NC GOLD 16-1 — 16 Club: 3-2 |
| 2026 Charlotte AAU Grand Prix, ALL AGES (Competitive) | Rock Hill, SC | #315 of 3,214 | 8-12 | NC GOLD 17-3 — 17 Club: 2-3; NC GOLD 15-3 — 15 Club: 1-4; NC GOLD 16-3 — 16 Club: 2-3; NC GOLD 14-3 — 14 Girls: 3-2 |
| 2026 NIKE Savannah Showdown (Competitive) | Savannah, GA | #260 of 3,214 | 5-7 | NC GOLD 17-1 — 17 Club: 2-4; NC GOLD 16-1 — 16 Club: 3-3 |
| 20th Annual Capitol Hill Volleyball Classic (Premier) | Washington, DC | #50 of 3,214 | 4-3 | NC GOLD 18-1 — 18 Club: 4-3 |
| 2026 Carolina Challenge (AAU) (Regional) | Rock Hill, SC | #588 of 3,214 | 1-4 | NC GOLD 15-3 — 15 Girls : 1-4 |
| 2026 K2 Madness Clash (Regional) | Knoxville, TN | #1177 of 3,214 | 8-7 | NC GOLD 16-3 — 16 Club: 3-2; NC GOLD 17-3 — 17 Club: 3-2; NC GOLD 14-3 — 14 Club: 2-3 |
| 2026 Queen City Classic Wk2 (Regional) | CHARLOTTE, NC | #650 of 3,214 | 16-17 | NC GOLD 15-3 — 15 Club: 1-2; NC GOLD 17-3 — 17 Club: 1-2; NC GOLD 17-1 — 17 Club: 4-1; NC GOLD 14-3 — 14 Club: 2-3; NC GOLD 16-3 — 16 Club: 1-2; NC GOLD 18-1 — 18 Club: 2-1; NC GOLD 16-1 — 16 Club: 1-4; NC GOLD 15-1 — 15 Club: 4-2 |
| 2026 GIRLS AAU Southern Power Super Regional (Premier) | Rock Hill, Concord, SC | #67 of 3,214 | 8-13 | NC GOLD 18-1 — 18 Open: 2-4; NC GOLD 16-1 — 16 Open: 2-3; NC GOLD 15-1 — 15 Open: 2-3; NC GOLD 17-1 — 17 Open: 2-3 |
| Chucktown Showdown (Regional) | Charleston, SC | #978 of 3,214 | 9-11 | NC GOLD 17-3 — 17/18 Girls: 2-3; NC GOLD 14-3 — 14 Girls: 2-3; NC GOLD 15-3 — 15 Girls: 2-3; NC GOLD 16-3 — 16 Girls: 3-2 |