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The Willows Academy (Des Plaines, IL) varsity volleyball team won Tuesday's home conference match against North Shore Country Day (Winnetka, IL) by a score of 2-1.

	S1	S2	S3	Wins
NSCD	25	17	21	1
Willows Academy	22	25	25	2

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Match Stats

North Shore Country Day (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	3	25	8.3	64.1	39	2	.590
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	6	3.0	75.0	8	0	.750
10	Clare Gannon (Sr)	2	3	1.5	75.0	4	0	.750
11	Elyse Varda (Jr)	2	2	1.0	40.0	5	1	.200
14	C. Stepansky (Jr)	2	9	4.5	75.0	12	1	.667
16	A. Donahue (Sr)	2	2	1.0	66.7	3	0	.667
20	Francesca White (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	2	0	.000
21	Ali Carter (Jr)	2	2	1.0	66.7	3	0	.667
38	J. Manning (Sr)	1	1	1.0	50.0	2	0	.500

Willows Academy

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	3	19	6.3	25.7	74	7	90.5	29
1	Sofia Castillo (Jr)	2	2	1.0	16.7	12	0	100.0	6
2	I. Echavez (Sr)	2	1	0.5	12.5	8	0	100.0	3
7	Maria Paschall (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
10	Clare Gannon (Sr)	2	2	1.0	33.3	6	1	83.3	2
11	Elyse Varda (Jr)	2	5	2.5	29.4	17	4	76.5	5
14	C. Stepansky (Jr)	2	6	3.0	31.6	19	2	89.5	8
16	A. Donahue (Sr)	2	2	1.0	22.2	9	0	100.0	4
20	Francesca White (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
21	Ali Carter (Jr)	2	1	0.5	33.3	3	0	100.0	1
38	J. Manning (Sr)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0

Willows Academy

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BS	BA	Tot Blks	B/S
	Team Totals	3	2	1	3	0.8
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	1	1	0.5
10	Clare Gannon (Sr)	2	0	0	0	0.0
11	Elyse Varda (Jr)	2	0	0	0	0.0
14	C. Stepansky (Jr)	2	2	0	2	1.0
16	A. Donahue (Sr)	2	0	0	0	0.0
20	Francesca White (Sr)	2	0	0	0	0.0
21	Ali Carter (Jr)	2	0	0	0	0.0
38	J. Manning (Sr)	1	0	0	0	0.0

Willows Academy

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	DE	D/S
	Team Totals	3	37	6	12.3
1	Sofia Castillo (Jr)	2	9	3	4.5
2	I. Echavez (Sr)	2	3	0	1.5
7	Maria Paschall (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
10	Clare Gannon (Sr)	2	5	2	2.5
11	Elyse Varda (Jr)	2	3	0	1.5
14	C. Stepansky (Jr)	2	9	1	4.5
16	A. Donahue (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
20	Francesca White (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
21	Ali Carter (Jr)	2	8	0	4.0
38	J. Manning (Sr)	1	0	0	0.0

Willows Academy

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA
	Team Totals	3	24	8.0	29
1	Sofia Castillo (Jr)	2	0	0.0	0
2	I. Echavez (Sr)	2	0	0.0	0
7	Maria Paschall (Sr)	2	0	0.0	0
10	Clare Gannon (Sr)	2	21	10.5	26
11	Elyse Varda (Jr)	2	0	0.0	0
14	C. Stepansky (Jr)	2	0	0.0	0
16	A. Donahue (Sr)	2	0	0.0	0
20	Francesca White (Sr)	2	0	0.0	0
21	Ali Carter (Jr)	2	3	1.5	3
38	J. Manning (Sr)	1	0	0.0	0

Willows Academy

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	3	38	9	12.7
1	Sofia Castillo (Jr)	2	12	4	6.0
2	I. Echavez (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
7	Maria Paschall (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
10	Clare Gannon (Sr)	2	4	2	2.0
11	Elyse Varda (Jr)	2	5	1	2.5
14	C. Stepansky (Jr)	2	8	1	4.0
16	A. Donahue (Sr)	2	4	1	2.0
20	Francesca White (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
21	Ali Carter (Jr)	2	5	0	2.5
38	J. Manning (Sr)	1	0	0	0.0

Match Story

Illinois High School Volleyball - Willows Academy tips North Shore Country Day

September 9, 2025: Des Plaines, IL 60016

In Tuesday's league challenge, the host Willows Academy Eagles volleyball team scored a close 2-1 victory over the North Shore Country Day Raiders.

The Eagles (2-8) will now prepare for their challenge against St. Edward (Elgin, IL). The Green Wave enter the non-league challenge with a 2-6 record. In their last challenge, St. Edward got by Larkin (Elgin, IL), 2-0, in a non-league test.

The Raiders now own a 6-4 record. They put it on the line next when they host Christian Liberty for a non-league challenge on Friday, September 12. North Shore Country Day will play a Chargers squad coming off a 2-1 league loss to South Beloit (South Beloit, IL). The Chargers record now stands at 1-1.

Players of the Match

North Shore Country Day (25-26)

North Shore Country Day has not selected any Players of the Match.

Willows Academy (25-26)

Congratulations to #14 Claire Stepansky for being selected the Willows Academy Volleyball Player of the Match.

NSCD @ WA Volleyball Match Info

Tue., Sep. 9, 2025 @ 6p

The Willows Academy (Des Plaines, IL) varsity volleyball team won Tuesday's home conference match against North Shore Country Day (Winnetka, IL) by a score of 2-1.

Rankings & Records

North Shore Country Day (25-26)

IL	Class
414	99

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	SW	SL
10-9	1-3	5-1	2-6	3-2	.526	.250	24	21

Willows Academy (25-26)

IL	Class
633	178

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	SW	SL
4-13	2-2	2-5	1-5	1-3	.235	.500	9	28

Team Scoring Averages

	S1	S2	S3	Wins
North Shore Country Day	20.9	21.2	19.4	1.3
Willows Academy	17.6	15.9	16.7	.5

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Head-to-Head

North Shore Country Day won last month

9/6 @ 2p S1 S2 S3 Wins

Willows Academy 25 20 10 1
NSCD 15 25 15 2

The Willows Academy (Des Plaines, IL) varsity volleyball team lost Saturday's neutral tournament match against North Shore Country Day (Winnetka, IL) by a score of 2-1.
Box score
Willows Academy won last month

9/9 @ 6p S1 S2 S3 Wins

NSCD 25 17 21 1
Willows Academy 22 25 25 2

The North Shore Country Day (Winnetka, IL) varsity volleyball team lost Tuesday's away conference match against Willows Academy (Des Plaines, IL) by a score of 2-1.
Box score

9/6 @ 2p	S1	S2	S3	Wins
Willows Academy	25	20	10	1
NSCD	15	25	15	2

Team Stat Comparison

North Shore Country Day		Willows Academy
-	Kills	175
-	Total Blocks	47
-	Serving Aces	87
-	Digs	374
-	Assists	132
-	Receptions	423

Team Leaders

North Shore Country Day		Willows Academy	National Avg.
-	Kills	#14 Claire Stepansky53	37
-	Total Blocks	#7 Maria Paschall21	8
-	Serving Aces	#14 Claire Stepansky17	12
-	Digs	#21 Ali Carter84	58
-	Assists	#10 Clare Gannon125	35
-	Receptions	#21 Ali Carter90	60

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
North Shore Country Day	2-3		Willows Academy	1-4

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
9/6/25	North Shore Country Day	Walther Christian Academy	(W) 2-0	9/3/25	Walther Christian Academy	Willows Academy	(L) 2-0
9/16/25	Lake Forest Academy	North Shore Country Day	(L) 2-1	10/11/25	Lake Forest Academy	Willows Academy
				10/21/25	Willows Academy	Lake Forest Academy
9/24/25	North Shore Country Day	Francis W. Parker	(L) 2-1	9/16/25	Francis W. Parker	Willows Academy	(L) 2-0
9/30/25	Woodlands Academy	North Shore Country Day	(W) 2-0	9/23/25	Willows Academy	Woodlands Academy	(W) 2-0
10/3/25	North Shore Country Day	Christian Heritage Academy	(L) 2-0	8/26/25	Christian Heritage Academy	Willows Academy	(L) 2-0
10/7/25	North Shore Country Day	Latin		10/14/25	Latin	Willows Academy
10/14/25	North Shore Country Day	Regina Dominican		9/30/25	Willows Academy	Regina Dominican	(L) 2-0
				10/11/25	Regina Dominican	Willows Academy
10/17/25	Beacon Academy	North Shore Country Day		10/23/25	Beacon Academy	Willows Academy
10/21/25	Chicago University	North Shore Country Day		10/7/25	Chicago University	Willows Academy

Record Breakdown

North Shore Country Day (25-26)		Willows Academy (25-26)
10-9	Overall	4-13
1-3	League	2-2
6-3	Non-League	1-8
1-1	Head to Head	1-1
2-3	Common Opponent	1-4
5-1	Home	2-5
2-6	Away	1-5
3-2	Neutral	1-3
0-0	Playoff	0-0
10-9	In-State	4-13
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0