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The Willows Academy (Des Plaines, IL) varsity volleyball team lost Wednesday's home non-conference match against Walther Christian Academy (Melrose Park, IL) by a score of 2-0.

	S1	S2	Wins
WCA	29	25	2
Willows Academy	27	15	0

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Match Stats

Walther Christian Academy (25-26)

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Willows Academy (25-26)

Willows Academy

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	2	16	8.0	61.5	26	8	.308
1	Sofia Castillo (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
2	I. Echavez (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
7	Maria Paschall (Sr)	2	2	1.0	50.0	4	1	.250
10	Clare Gannon (Sr)	2	1	0.5	100.0	1	0	1.000
11	Elyse Varda (Jr)	2	3	1.5	75.0	4	1	.500
12	Anna Mary Burke (Jr)	1
14	C. Stepansky (Jr)	2	8	4.0	66.7	12	3	.417
16	A. Donahue (Sr)	2	2	1.0	50.0	4	2	.000
21	Ali Carter (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
38	J. Manning (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	1	1	-1.000

Willows Academy

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	2	8	4.0	17.8	45	8	82.2	21
1	Sofia Castillo (Jr)	2	2	1.0	28.6	7	1	85.7	3
2	I. Echavez (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	6	2	66.7	2
7	Maria Paschall (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
10	Clare Gannon (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	8	3	62.5	3
11	Elyse Varda (Jr)	2	1	0.5	25.0	4	0	100.0	2
12	Anna Mary Burke (Jr)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0
14	C. Stepansky (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	7	2	71.4	4
16	A. Donahue (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	3	0	100.0	0
21	Ali Carter (Jr)	2	5	2.5	50.0	10	0	100.0	7
38	J. Manning (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0

Willows Academy

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BS	BA	Tot Blks	B/S	BE
	Team Totals	2	3	0	3	1.5	0
1	Sofia Castillo (Jr)	2	0	0	0	0.0	0
2	I. Echavez (Sr)	2	0	0	0	0.0	0
7	Maria Paschall (Sr)	2	1	0	1	0.5	0
10	Clare Gannon (Sr)	2	0	0	0	0.0	0
11	Elyse Varda (Jr)	2	0	0	0	0.0	0
12	Anna Mary Burke (Jr)	1
14	C. Stepansky (Jr)	2	0	0	0	0.0	0
16	A. Donahue (Sr)	2	1	0	1	0.5	0
21	Ali Carter (Jr)	2	0	0	0	0.0	0
38	J. Manning (Sr)	2	1	0	1	0.5	0

Willows Academy

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	DE	D/S
	Team Totals	2	32	9	16.0
1	Sofia Castillo (Jr)	2	5	2	2.5
2	I. Echavez (Sr)	2	5	1	2.5
7	Maria Paschall (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
10	Clare Gannon (Sr)	2	4	2	2.0
11	Elyse Varda (Jr)	2	4	1	2.0
12	Anna Mary Burke (Jr)	1
14	C. Stepansky (Jr)	2	8	2	4.0
16	A. Donahue (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
21	Ali Carter (Jr)	2	6	1	3.0
38	J. Manning (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0

Willows Academy

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA	BHE
	Team Totals	2	16	8.0	23	3
1	Sofia Castillo (Jr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
2	I. Echavez (Sr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
7	Maria Paschall (Sr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
10	Clare Gannon (Sr)	2	16	8.0	23	3
11	Elyse Varda (Jr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
12	Anna Mary Burke (Jr)	1
14	C. Stepansky (Jr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
16	A. Donahue (Sr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
21	Ali Carter (Jr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
38	J. Manning (Sr)	2	0	0.0	0	0

Willows Academy

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	2	40	11	20.0
1	Sofia Castillo (Jr)	2	4	1	2.0
2	I. Echavez (Sr)	2	5	1	2.5
7	Maria Paschall (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
10	Clare Gannon (Sr)	2	5	2	2.5
11	Elyse Varda (Jr)	2	5	1	2.5
12	Anna Mary Burke (Jr)	1
14	C. Stepansky (Jr)	2	8	2	4.0
16	A. Donahue (Sr)	2	5	3	2.5
21	Ali Carter (Jr)	2	8	1	4.0
38	J. Manning (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0

Recap Video

Match Recap: Walther Chr. @ Willows Academy Girls Varsity Volleyball 3:08

Match Story

Illinois High School Volleyball - Willows Academy Walther Christian Academy

September 3, 2025: Des Plaines, IL 60016

In Wednesday's non-league match, the Walther Christian Academy Broncos (Melrose Park, IL) volleyball squad overcame the host Willows Academy Eagles (Des Plaines, IL), by a count of 2-0.

Next up, the Broncos battle the Chicago Hope Academy (Chicago, IL) in a non-league match, on Friday, September 5. Walther Christian Academy will attempt to move on its 5-1 season record. The enter the match with a 2-2 record after their 2-0 non-league loss to Chicago Academy (Chicago, IL).

The Eagles (0-4) will now prepare for their match against Schaumburg Christian (Schaumburg, IL). The Conquerors enter the non-league match with a 2-0 record. In their last match, Schaumburg Christian notched a victory over Regina Dominican (Wilmette, IL), 2-1, in a non-league match.

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Players of the Match

Walther Christian Academy (25-26)

Congratulations to #21 Erin O'Connor for being selected the Walther Christian Academy Volleyball Player of the Match.

Willows Academy (25-26)

Congratulations to #21 Ali Carter for being selected the Willows Academy Volleyball Player of the Match.

WCA @ WA Volleyball Match Info

Wed., Sep. 3, 2025 @ 5p

The Willows Academy (Des Plaines, IL) varsity volleyball team lost Wednesday's home non-conference match against Walther Christian Academy (Melrose Park, IL) by a score of 2-0.

Rankings & Records

Walther Christian Academy (25-26)

IL	Class
394	88

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	SW	SL
15-5	6-0	4-1	7-0	4-4	.750	1.000	30	17

Willows Academy (25-26)

IL	Class
630	179

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	SW	SL
4-12	2-2	2-4	1-5	1-3	.250	.500	9	26

Team Scoring Averages

	S1	S2	S3	Wins
Walther Christian Academy	21.5	21.6	20.9	1.5
Willows Academy	17.8	15.8	16.7	.6

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Team Stat Comparison

Walther Christian Academy		Willows Academy
44	Kills	119
1	Total Blocks	30
47	Serving Aces	54
26	Digs	245
28	Assists	85
69	Receptions	278

Team Leaders

Walther Christian Academy		Willows Academy	National Avg.
#3 Nery Espinoza19	Kills	#14 Claire Stepansky33	35
#44 Jill Bjorklund1	Total Blocks	#7 Maria Paschall10	7
#5 Sarah Zaia19	Serving Aces	#21 Ali Carter11	11
#5 Sarah Zaia13	Digs	#21 Ali Carter52	54
#14 Isabella Rosado19	Assists	#10 Clare Gannon75	33
#5 Sarah Zaia26	Receptions	#21 Ali Carter61	57

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Walther Christian Academy	4-1		Willows Academy	4-2

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
8/29/25	Woodlands Academy	Walther Christian Academy	(W) 2-1	9/23/25	Willows Academy	Woodlands Academy	(W) 2-0
9/6/25	North Shore Country Day	Walther Christian Academy	(L) 2-0	9/6/25	Willows Academy	North Shore Country Day	(L) 2-1
				9/9/25	North Shore Country Day	Willows Academy	(W) 2-1
9/6/25	Larkin	Walther Christian Academy	(W) 2-1	9/6/25	Larkin	Willows Academy	(W) 2-1
9/6/25	Cristo Rey St. Martin	Walther Christian Academy	(W) 2-1	9/22/25	Cristo Rey St. Martin	Willows Academy	(W) 2-0
				10/11/25	Willows Academy	Cristo Rey St. Martin
9/9/25	Walther Christian Academy	Chesterton Academy of the Holy Family	(W) 2-1	10/2/25	Chesterton Academy of the Holy Family	Willows Academy
				10/16/25	Willows Academy	Chesterton Academy of the Holy Family
10/16/25	Walther Christian Academy	Westmont		9/2/25	Willows Academy	Westmont	(L) 2-0

Record Breakdown

Walther Christian Academy (25-26)		Willows Academy (25-26)
15-5	Overall	4-12
6-0	League	2-2
5-1	Non-League	1-7
1-0	Head to Head	0-1
4-1	Common Opponent	4-2
4-1	Home	2-4
7-0	Away	1-5
4-4	Neutral	1-3
0-0	Playoff	0-0
15-5	In-State	4-12
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0