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The Walther Christian Academy (Melrose Park, IL) varsity volleyball team won Tuesday's neutral conference tournament match against Christ the King (Chicago, IL) by a score of 2-0.

	S1	S2	Wins
Christ the King	9	19	0
WCA	25	25	2

Final score provided by M. Escobedo.

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Box Score
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Matchup Info

Match Stats

Christ the King (25-26)

Christ the King 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	10	5.0	28.6	35	6	.114
3	Nery Espinoza (Sr)	2	4	2.0	33.3	12	3	.083
5	Sarah Zaia (Sr)	2	1	0.5	25.0	4	0	.250
7	Michaela Eden (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
14	Isabella Rosado (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
21	Erin O'Connor (So)	2	0	0.0	.0	2	0	.000
22	Mia Herrera (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
23	Kariyah Perez (Jr)	2	1	0.5	33.3	3	0	.333
24	Jayln Amador (So)	2	0	0.0	.0	3	2	-.667
40	K. Giannotta (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	2	0	.000
44	Jill Bjorklund (Sr)	2	4	2.0	44.4	9	1	.333

Walther Christian Academy

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	2	14	7.0	28.6	49	8	83.7	34
3	Nery Espinoza (Sr)	2	3	1.5	25.0	12	1	91.7	10
5	Sarah Zaia (Sr)	2	7	3.5	41.2	17	2	88.2	14
7	Michaela Eden (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
14	Isabella Rosado (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	2	1	50.0	0
21	Erin O'Connor (So)	2	2	1.0	33.3	6	1	83.3	3
22	Mia Herrera (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
23	Kariyah Perez (Jr)	2	2	1.0	28.6	7	1	85.7	5
24	Jayln Amador (So)	2	0	0.0	.0	5	2	60.0	2
40	K. Giannotta (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
44	Jill Bjorklund (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0

Walther Christian Academy

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BS	Tot Blks	B/S
	Team Totals	2	1	1	0.5
3	Nery Espinoza (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
5	Sarah Zaia (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
7	Michaela Eden (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
14	Isabella Rosado (Jr)	2	0	0	0.0
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	1	1	0.5

Walther Christian Academy

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	D/S
	Team Totals	2	16	8.0
3	Nery Espinoza (Sr)	2	3	1.5
5	Sarah Zaia (Sr)	2	5	2.5
7	Michaela Eden (Sr)	2	2	1.0
14	Isabella Rosado (Jr)	2	2	1.0
21	Erin O'Connor (So)	2	0	0.0
22	Mia Herrera (Jr)	2	1	0.5
23	Kariyah Perez (Jr)	2	2	1.0
24	Jayln Amador (So)	2	1	0.5
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	9	4.5	34
3	Nery Espinoza (Sr)	2	1	0.5	2
5	Sarah Zaia (Sr)	2	0	0.0	1
7	Michaela Eden (Sr)	2	3	1.5	11
14	Isabella Rosado (Jr)	2	5	2.5	16
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	2
24	Jayln Amador (So)	2	0	0.0	1
40	K. Giannotta (Jr)	2	0	0.0	1
44	Jill Bjorklund (Sr)	2	0	0.0	0

Walther Christian Academy

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	2	20	5	10.0
3	Nery Espinoza (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
5	Sarah Zaia (Sr)	2	8	2	4.0
7	Michaela Eden (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
14	Isabella Rosado (Jr)	2	1	0	0.5
21	Erin O'Connor (So)	2	0	0	0.0
22	Mia Herrera (Jr)	2	1	0	0.5
23	Kariyah Perez (Jr)	2	9	3	4.5
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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Match Story

Illinois High School Volleyball - Christ the King Walther Christian Academy

October 21, 2025: Chicago, IL 60644

In Tuesday's non-league bout, the Walther Christian Academy Broncos (Melrose Park, IL) volleyball team knocked off the host Christ the King Gladiators (Chicago, IL), by a margin of 2-0.

The Broncos now possess a 21-7 record. They play next when they travel to Westmont for a non-league bout on Wednesday, October 22. Walther Christian Academy will clash with a Sentinels team coming off a 2-0 non-league win over Holy Trinity (Chicago, IL). The Sentinels record now stands at 26-5.

With the loss, Christ the King drops to 10-7 on the campaign. The Gladiators travel to Woodlands Academy (Lake Forest, IL) to battle the Wildcats in a non-league match on Friday, October 24. The Wildcats enter the match with a record of 4-19. Woodlands Academy won 2-0 in their recent non-league match against Round Lake (Round Lake, IL)

Players of the Match

Christ the King (25-26)

Christ the King has not selected any Players of the Match.

Walther Christian Academy (25-26)

Congratulations to #44 Jill Bjorklund for being selected the Walther Christian Academy Volleyball Player of the Match.

CKHS vs WCA Volleyball Match Info

Tue., Oct. 21, 2025 @ 7:30p

CPC Tournament

The Walther Christian Academy (Melrose Park, IL) varsity volleyball team won Tuesday's neutral conference tournament match against Christ the King (Chicago, IL) by a score of 2-0.

Rankings & Records

Christ the King (25-26)

IL	Class
513	117

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	SW	SL
13-9-1	6-3	4-5-1	5-3	4-1	.587	.667	30	21

Walther Christian Academy (25-26)

IL	Class
371	83

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	SW	SL
24-8	8-1	8-1	7-1	9-6	.750	.889	49	23

Team Scoring Averages

	S1	S2	S3	Wins
Christ the King	16.4	16.9	12.6	1.3
Walther Christian Academy	22.0	22.2	20.0	1.5

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Head-to-Head

Walther Christian Academy won on 9/11/2025

9/11 @ 6p S1 S2 S3 Wins

WCA 19 25 25 2
Christ the King 25 15 17 1

The Walther Christian Academy (Melrose Park, IL) varsity volleyball team won Thursday's away conference match against Christ the King (Chicago, IL) by a score of 2-1.
Box score
Walther Christian Academy won on 10/21/2025

10/21 @ 7:30p S1 S2 Wins

Christ the King 9 19 0
WCA 25 25 2

The Christ the King (Chicago, IL) varsity volleyball team lost Tuesday's neutral conference tournament match against Walther Christian Academy (Melrose Park, IL) by a score of 2-0.
Box score

9/11 @ 6p	S1	S2	S3	Wins
WCA	19	25	25	2
Christ the King	25	15	17	1

Team Stat Comparison

Christ the King		Walther Christian Academy
-	Kills	423
-	Total Blocks	32
-	Serving Aces	382
-	Digs	452
-	Assists	356
-	Receptions	723

Team Leaders

Christ the King		Walther Christian Academy	National Avg.
-	Kills	#3 Nery Espinoza153	53
-	Total Blocks	#3 Nery Espinoza15	11
-	Serving Aces	#5 Sarah Zaia123	16
-	Digs	#5 Sarah Zaia139	84
-	Assists	#14 Isabella Rosado152	50
-	Receptions	#5 Sarah Zaia270	86

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Christ the King	11-4-1		Walther Christian Academy	12-2

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
8/25/25	Christ the King	Wolcott College Prep	(W) 2-1	10/17/25	Wolcott College Prep	Walther Christian Academy	(W) 2-0
8/30/25	Wolcott College Prep	Christ the King	(W) 2-0
10/6/25	Wolcott College Prep	Christ the King	(W) 2-0
8/30/25	Christ the King	Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park	(W) 2-0	10/29/25	Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park	Walther Christian Academy	(W) 2-0
9/16/25	Christ the King	Rochelle Zell Jewish	(W) 2-0	8/27/25	Walther Christian Academy	Rochelle Zell Jewish	(W) 2-0
10/21/25	Rochelle Zell Jewish	Christ the King	(W) 2-0
9/18/25	Christ the King	Ellison	(W) 2-0	10/15/25	Ellison	Walther Christian Academy	(W) 2-0
9/20/25	Cristo Rey St. Martin	Christ the King	(T) 1-1	9/6/25	Cristo Rey St. Martin	Walther Christian Academy	(W) 2-1
9/20/25	Cristo Rey St. Martin	Christ the King	(L) 2-0
9/23/25	Westmont	Christ the King	(L) 2-0	10/16/25	Walther Christian Academy	Westmont	(L) 2-1
				10/22/25	Walther Christian Academy	Westmont	(L) 2-0
10/2/25	Holy Trinity	Christ the King	(W) 2-0	9/19/25	Holy Trinity	Walther Christian Academy	(W) 2-0
10/3/25	Christ the King	Northtown	(L) 2-1	9/16/25	Northtown	Walther Christian Academy	(W) 2-0
10/7/25	Christ the King	Cristo Rey Jesuit	(W) 2-0	9/23/25	Walther Christian Academy	Cristo Rey Jesuit	(W) 2-1
10/13/25	Providence-St. Mel	Christ the King	(W) 2-0	10/8/25	Providence-St. Mel	Walther Christian Academy	(W) 2-0
10/16/25	Christ the King	Our Lady of Tepeyac	(W) 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
10/24/25	Christ the King	Woodlands Academy	(L) 2-0	8/29/25	Woodlands Academy	Walther Christian Academy	(W) 2-1

Record Breakdown

Christ the King (25-26)		Walther Christian Academy (25-26)
13-9-1	Overall	24-8
6-4	League	10-2
2-3	Non-League	7-1
0-2	Head to Head	2-0
11-4-1	Common Opponent	12-2
4-5-1	Home	8-1
5-3	Away	7-1
4-1	Neutral	9-6
2-1	Playoff	2-1
13-9-1	In-State	24-8
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0