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The Walther Christian Academy (Melrose Park, IL) varsity volleyball team won Wednesday's home conference match against Ellison (Chicago, IL) by a score of 2-0.

	S1	S2	Wins
Ellison	2	17	0
WCA	25	25	2

Final score provided by M. Escobedo.

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Match Stats

Ellison (25-26)

Ellison has not entered stats for this match.

Walther Christian Academy (25-26)

Walther Christian Academy

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	2	19	9.5	61.3	31	5	.452
3	Nery Espinoza (Sr)	2	4	2.0	66.7	6	1	.500
5	Sarah Zaia (Sr)	2	1	0.5	50.0	2	0	.500
7	Michaela Eden (Sr)	2	3	1.5	100.0	3	0	1.000
14	Isabella Rosado (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
20	Gabriela Majano (Sr)	2	1	0.5	100.0	1	0	1.000
21	Erin O'Connor (So)	2	2	1.0	66.7	3	0	.667
22	Mia Herrera (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	1	1	-1.000
23	Kariyah Perez (Jr)	2	3	1.5	50.0	6	2	.167
24	Jayln Amador (So)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
40	K. Giannotta (Jr)	2	3	1.5	50.0	6	1	.333
44	Jill Bjorklund (Sr)	2	2	1.0	66.7	3	0	.667

Walther Christian Academy

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	2	26	13.0	53.1	49	10	79.6	38
3	Nery Espinoza (Sr)	2	5	2.5	71.4	7	1	85.7	6
5	Sarah Zaia (Sr)	2	10	5.0	66.7	15	3	80.0	12
7	Michaela Eden (Sr)	2	2	1.0	28.6	7	3	57.1	3
14	Isabella Rosado (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
20	Gabriela Majano (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
21	Erin O'Connor (So)	2	4	2.0	50.0	8	2	75.0	6
22	Mia Herrera (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
23	Kariyah Perez (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
24	Jayln Amador (So)	2	5	2.5	45.5	11	0	100.0	11
40	K. Giannotta (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
44	Jill Bjorklund (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	1	1	.0	0

Walther Christian Academy

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP
	Team Totals	2
3	Nery Espinoza (Sr)	2
5	Sarah Zaia (Sr)	2
7	Michaela Eden (Sr)	2
14	Isabella Rosado (Jr)	2
20	Gabriela Majano (Sr)	2
21	Erin O'Connor (So)	2
22	Mia Herrera (Jr)	2
23	Kariyah Perez (Jr)	2
24	Jayln Amador (So)	2
40	K. Giannotta (Jr)	2
44	Jill Bjorklund (Sr)	2

Walther Christian Academy

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	D/S
	Team Totals	2	4	2.0
3	Nery Espinoza (Sr)	2	0	0.0
5	Sarah Zaia (Sr)	2	2	1.0
7	Michaela Eden (Sr)	2	0	0.0
14	Isabella Rosado (Jr)	2	0	0.0
20	Gabriela Majano (Sr)	2	0	0.0
21	Erin O'Connor (So)	2	0	0.0
22	Mia Herrera (Jr)	2	1	0.5
23	Kariyah Perez (Jr)	2	1	0.5
24	Jayln Amador (So)	2	0	0.0
40	K. Giannotta (Jr)	2	0	0.0
44	Jill Bjorklund (Sr)	2	0	0.0

Walther Christian Academy

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA
	Team Totals	2	15	7.5	25
3	Nery Espinoza (Sr)	2	0	0.0	0
5	Sarah Zaia (Sr)	2	3	1.5	3
7	Michaela Eden (Sr)	2	8	4.0	17
14	Isabella Rosado (Jr)	2	3	1.5	4
20	Gabriela Majano (Sr)	2	1	0.5	1
21	Erin O'Connor (So)	2	0	0.0	0
22	Mia Herrera (Jr)	2	0	0.0	0
23	Kariyah Perez (Jr)	2	0	0.0	0
24	Jayln Amador (So)	2	0	0.0	0
40	K. Giannotta (Jr)	2	0	0.0	0
44	Jill Bjorklund (Sr)	2	0	0.0	0

Walther Christian Academy

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	2	18	2	9.0
3	Nery Espinoza (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
5	Sarah Zaia (Sr)	2	2	0	1.0
7	Michaela Eden (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
14	Isabella Rosado (Jr)	2	0	0	0.0
20	Gabriela Majano (Sr)	2	3	1	1.5
21	Erin O'Connor (So)	2	0	0	0.0
22	Mia Herrera (Jr)	2	1	0	0.5
23	Kariyah Perez (Jr)	2	11	1	5.5
24	Jayln Amador (So)	2	1	0	0.5
40	K. Giannotta (Jr)	2	0	0	0.0
44	Jill Bjorklund (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0

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Recap Video

Match Recap: CICS Ellison @ Walther Chr. Girls Varsity Volleyball 3:10

Match Story

Illinois High School Volleyball - Walther Christian Academy over Ellison

October 15, 2025: Melrose Park, IL 60160

Fans at Wednesday's league contest between the Walther Christian Academy Broncos (Melrose Park, IL) and the visiting Ellison Lions (Chicago, IL), observed Walther Christian Academy's volleyball team top Ellison by a score of 2-0.

With the win, Walther Christian Academy improves its record to 18-5 on the season. The Broncos travel to Westmont (Westmont, IL) to encounter the Sentinels in a Chicago Prep battle on Thursday, October 16. The Sentinels go into the battle with a record of 24-5. Westmont won 2-0 in their recent non-league battle against Berwyn/Cicero Morton (Cicero, IL)

The Lions now have a 0-8 record. They take the field next when they host Rochelle Zell Jewish for a Chicago Prep contest on Thursday, October 16. Ellison will meet a Tigers team coming off a 2-0 league win over Our Lady of Tepeyac (Chicago, IL). The Tigers record now stands at 3-10.

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Players of the Match

Ellison (25-26)

Ellison has not selected any Players of the Match.

Walther Christian Academy (25-26)

Congratulations to #40 Karina Giannotta for being selected the Walther Christian Academy Volleyball Player of the Match.

Ellison @ WCA Volleyball Match Info

Wed., Oct. 15, 2025 @ 6:30p

The Walther Christian Academy (Melrose Park, IL) varsity volleyball team won Wednesday's home conference match against Ellison (Chicago, IL) by a score of 2-0.

Rankings & Records

Ellison (25-26)

IL	Class
740	227

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	SW	SL
0-10	0-9	0-5	0-4	0-1	.000	.000	1	20

Walther Christian Academy (25-26)

IL	Class
328	67

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	SW	SL
24-7	8-1	8-1	7-1	9-5	.774	.889	49	21

Team Scoring Averages

	S1	S2	S3	Wins
Ellison	12.4	12.9	23.0	.1
Walther Christian Academy	22.4	22.5	20.0	1.6

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Team Stat Comparison

Ellison		Walther Christian Academy
-	Kills	412
-	Total Blocks	32
-	Serving Aces	359
-	Digs	409
-	Assists	346
-	Receptions	675

Team Leaders

Ellison		Walther Christian Academy	National Avg.
-	Kills	#3 Nery Espinoza152	51
-	Total Blocks	#3 Nery Espinoza15	11
-	Serving Aces	#5 Sarah Zaia102	16
-	Digs	#5 Sarah Zaia123	81
-	Assists	#14 Isabella Rosado148	48
-	Receptions	#5 Sarah Zaia252	83

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Ellison	0-8		Walther Christian Academy	9-2

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
9/18/25	Christ the King	Ellison	(L) 2-0	9/11/25	Walther Christian Academy	Christ the King	(W) 2-1
				10/21/25	Christ the King	Walther Christian Academy	(W) 2-0
9/23/25	Ellison	Northtown	(L) 2-0	9/16/25	Northtown	Walther Christian Academy	(W) 2-0
9/25/25	Ellison	Holy Trinity	(L) 2-0	9/19/25	Holy Trinity	Walther Christian Academy	(W) 2-0
9/30/25	Cristo Rey Jesuit	Ellison	(L) 2-0	9/23/25	Walther Christian Academy	Cristo Rey Jesuit	(W) 2-1
10/2/25	Our Lady of Tepeyac	Ellison	(L) 2-0	9/25/25	Walther Christian Academy	Our Lady of Tepeyac	(W) 2-0
				10/21/25	Our Lady of Tepeyac	Walther Christian Academy	(W) 2-0
10/3/25	Westmont	Ellison	(L) 2-0	10/16/25	Walther Christian Academy	Westmont	(L) 2-1
				10/22/25	Walther Christian Academy	Westmont	(L) 2-0
10/9/25	Ellison	Providence-St. Mel	(L) 2-1	10/8/25	Providence-St. Mel	Walther Christian Academy	(W) 2-0
10/16/25	Rochelle Zell Jewish	Ellison	(L) 2-0	8/27/25	Walther Christian Academy	Rochelle Zell Jewish	(W) 2-0

Record Breakdown

Ellison (25-26)		Walther Christian Academy (25-26)
0-10	Overall	24-7
0-9	League	10-2
0-0	Non-League	7-1
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
0-8	Common Opponent	9-2
0-5	Home	8-1
0-4	Away	7-1
0-1	Neutral	9-5
0-1	Playoff	2-0
0-10	In-State	24-7
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0