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The Cristo Rey Jesuit (Chicago, IL) varsity volleyball team lost Tuesday's home conference match against Walther Christian Academy (Melrose Park, IL) by a score of 2-1.

	S1	S2	S3	Wins
WCA	24	25	25	2
Cristo Rey Jesuit	26	23	13	1

Final score provided by M. Escobedo.

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Match Stats

Walther Christian Academy (25-26)

Walther Christian Academy

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	3	24	8.0	22.0	109	17	.064
3	Nery Espinoza (Sr)	3	12	4.0	38.7	31	5	.226
5	Sarah Zaia (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0
7	Michaela Eden (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	4	1	-.250
14	Isabella Rosado (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	3	1	-.333
21	Erin O'Connor (So)	3	1	0.3	10.0	10	3	-.200
22	Mia Herrera (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	3	0	.000
23	Kariyah Perez (Jr)	3	4	1.3	18.2	22	3	.045
31	Kylie Jones (So)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0
40	K. Giannotta (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	3	0	.000
44	Jill Bjorklund (Sr)	3	7	2.3	21.2	33	4	.091

Walther Christian Academy

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	3	18	6.0	24.3	74	16	78.4	44
3	Nery Espinoza (Sr)	3	2	0.7	25.0	8	3	62.5	3
5	Sarah Zaia (Sr)	3	9	3.0	45.0	20	4	80.0	14
7	Michaela Eden (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
14	Isabella Rosado (Jr)	3	2	0.7	18.2	11	3	72.7	6
21	Erin O'Connor (So)	3	1	0.3	8.3	12	4	66.7	6
22	Mia Herrera (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	10	2	80.0	6
23	Kariyah Perez (Jr)	3	4	1.3	30.8	13	0	100.0	9
31	Kylie Jones (So)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
40	K. Giannotta (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
44	Jill Bjorklund (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0

Walther Christian Academy

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BS	Tot Blks	B/S
	Team Totals	3	1	1	0.3
3	Nery Espinoza (Sr)	3	1	1	0.3
5	Sarah Zaia (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0
7	Michaela Eden (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0
14	Isabella Rosado (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0
21	Erin O'Connor (So)	3	0	0	0.0
22	Mia Herrera (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0
23	Kariyah Perez (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0
31	Kylie Jones (So)	1	0	0	0.0
40	K. Giannotta (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0
44	Jill Bjorklund (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0

Walther Christian Academy

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	D/S
	Team Totals	3	40	13.3
3	Nery Espinoza (Sr)	3	0	0.0
5	Sarah Zaia (Sr)	3	14	4.7
7	Michaela Eden (Sr)	3	4	1.3
14	Isabella Rosado (Jr)	3	2	0.7
21	Erin O'Connor (So)	3	6	2.0
22	Mia Herrera (Jr)	3	2	0.7
23	Kariyah Perez (Jr)	3	10	3.3
31	Kylie Jones (So)	1	2	2.0
40	K. Giannotta (Jr)	3	0	0.0
44	Jill Bjorklund (Sr)	3	0	0.0

Walther Christian Academy

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA
	Team Totals	3	18	6.0	105
3	Nery Espinoza (Sr)	3	0	0.0	0
5	Sarah Zaia (Sr)	3	4	1.3	10
7	Michaela Eden (Sr)	3	5	1.7	31
14	Isabella Rosado (Jr)	3	8	2.7	60
21	Erin O'Connor (So)	3	0	0.0	0
22	Mia Herrera (Jr)	3	0	0.0	0
23	Kariyah Perez (Jr)	3	1	0.3	4
31	Kylie Jones (So)	1	0	0.0	0
40	K. Giannotta (Jr)	3	0	0.0	0
44	Jill Bjorklund (Sr)	3	0	0.0	0

Walther Christian Academy

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	3	26	6	8.7
3	Nery Espinoza (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0
5	Sarah Zaia (Sr)	3	8	1	2.7
7	Michaela Eden (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0
14	Isabella Rosado (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0
21	Erin O'Connor (So)	3	7	2	2.3
22	Mia Herrera (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0
23	Kariyah Perez (Jr)	3	10	3	3.3
31	Kylie Jones (So)	1	1	0	1.0
40	K. Giannotta (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0
44	Jill Bjorklund (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0

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Cristo Rey Jesuit (25-26)

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Recap Video

Match Recap: Walther Chr. @ Cristo Rey Girls Varsity Volleyball 3:11

Match Story

Illinois High School Volleyball - Walther Christian Academy tips Cristo Rey Jesuit

September 23, 2025: Chicago, IL 60608

The Walther Christian Academy Broncos volleyball team scored 2 points and restricted the host Cristo Rey Jesuit Cristeros to 1 in the Broncos league triumph on Tuesday.

The Broncos now have a 13-5 record. They play next when they travel to Our Lady of Tepeyac for a Chicago Prep outing on Thursday, September 25. Walther Christian Academy will play a Tigers team coming off a 2-0 league win over Providence-St. Mel (Chicago, IL). The Tigers record now stands at 2-2.

With the loss, Cristo Rey Jesuit drops to 3-6 on the season. The Cristeros travel to Northtown (Chicago, IL) to confront the Pumas in a Chicago Prep game on Friday, September 26. The Pumas go into the game with a record of 4-3. Northtown won 2-0 in their recent league game against Ellison (Chicago, IL)

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Players of the Match

Walther Christian Academy (25-26)

Congratulations to #5 Sarah Zaia for being selected the Walther Christian Academy Volleyball Player of the Match.

Cristo Rey Jesuit (25-26)

Cristo Rey Jesuit has not selected any Players of the Match.

WCA @ CRJHS Volleyball Match Info

Tue., Sep. 23, 2025 @ 6:30p

Cristo Rey Jesuit High School

The Cristo Rey Jesuit (Chicago, IL) varsity volleyball team lost Tuesday's home conference match against Walther Christian Academy (Melrose Park, IL) by a score of 2-1.

Rankings & Records

Walther Christian Academy (25-26)

IL	Class
403	92

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	SW	SL
18-5	8-0	7-1	7-0	4-4	.783	1.000	36	17

Cristo Rey Jesuit (25-26)

IL	Class
577	117

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	SW	SL
8-8	6-3	4-6	4-2	.500	.667	17	17

Team Scoring Averages

	S1	S2	S3	Wins
Walther Christian Academy	21.9	22.0	20.9	1.6
Cristo Rey Jesuit	20.0	21.3	19.0	1.1

Walther Christian Academy Videos

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Team Stat Comparison

Walther Christian Academy		Cristo Rey Jesuit
246	Kills	-
19	Total Blocks	-
230	Serving Aces	-
279	Digs	-
197	Assists	-
427	Receptions	-

Team Leaders

Walther Christian Academy		Cristo Rey Jesuit	National Avg.
#3 Nery Espinoza94	Kills	-	44
#3 Nery Espinoza8	Total Blocks	-	9
#5 Sarah Zaia66	Serving Aces	-	14
#5 Sarah Zaia85	Digs	-	69
#7 Michaela Eden91	Assists	-	42
#5 Sarah Zaia162	Receptions	-	72

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Walther Christian Academy	9-0		Cristo Rey Jesuit	7-3

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
8/27/25	Walther Christian Academy	Rochelle Zell Jewish	(W) 2-0	9/28/25	Cristo Rey Jesuit	Rochelle Zell Jewish	(W) 2-0
9/5/25	Chicago Hope Academy	Walther Christian Academy	(W) 2-0	9/3/25	Chicago Hope Academy	Cristo Rey Jesuit	(W) 2-0
9/6/25	Cristo Rey St. Martin	Walther Christian Academy	(W) 2-1	9/20/25	Cristo Rey St. Martin	Cristo Rey Jesuit	(L) 2-0
9/11/25	Walther Christian Academy	Christ the King	(W) 2-1	10/7/25	Christ the King	Cristo Rey Jesuit	(L) 2-0
9/16/25	Northtown	Walther Christian Academy	(W) 2-0	9/26/25	Cristo Rey Jesuit	Northtown	(W) 2-0
9/19/25	Holy Trinity	Walther Christian Academy	(W) 2-0	10/9/25	Holy Trinity	Cristo Rey Jesuit	(W) 2-0
9/25/25	Walther Christian Academy	Our Lady of Tepeyac	(W) 2-0	10/14/25	Cristo Rey Jesuit	Our Lady of Tepeyac	(W) 2-1
10/8/25	Providence-St. Mel	Walther Christian Academy	(W) 2-0	9/22/25	Providence-St. Mel	Cristo Rey Jesuit	(W) 2-0
10/15/25	Ellison	Walther Christian Academy	(W) 2-0	9/30/25	Cristo Rey Jesuit	Ellison	(W) 2-0
10/16/25	Walther Christian Academy	Westmont		9/18/25	Westmont	Cristo Rey Jesuit	(L) 2-0

Record Breakdown

Walther Christian Academy (25-26)		Cristo Rey Jesuit (25-26)
18-5	Overall	8-8
8-0	League	6-3
6-1	Non-League	1-4
1-0	Head to Head	0-1
9-0	Common Opponent	7-3
7-1	Home	4-6
7-0	Away	4-2
4-4	Neutral	0-0
0-0	Playoff	0-0
18-5	In-State	7-8
0-0	Out-of-State	1-0