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The Willows Academy (Des Plaines, IL) varsity volleyball team lost Tuesday's home conference match against Chicago University (Chicago, IL) by a score of 2-0.

	S1	S2	Wins
Chicago University	25	25	2
Willows Academy	17	19	0

Final score provided by L. Kirchhoff .

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Match Stats

Willows Academy (25-26)

Chicago University

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	2	16	8.0	35.6	45	6	.222
2	Elsa Podszus (Sr)	2	4	2.0	30.8	13	1	.231
3	Gigi Wood (So)	2
4	Danielle Smith (So)	1
6	M. Bhatoey-Bertrand (So)	2	2	1.0	66.7	3	1	.333
12	Layla Flowers (So)	2	2	1.0	25.0	8	2	.000
13	Kate Ryan (Sr)	1
14	Rachel Baker (Sr)	1	0	0.0	.0	1	0	.000
15	Leah Russell (Fr)	2	1	0.5	33.3	3	1	.000
16	Kylie Carter (Jr)	2	6	3.0	46.2	13	1	.385
18	Carin Henger (Sr)	1	1	1.0	33.3	3	0	.333
21	Z. Peek Taylor (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	1	0	.000
5/22	Ilana Schopin (Jr)	1

Willows Academy

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	2	10	5.0	32.3	31	10	.000
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	0	0.0	.0	3	0	.000
10	Clare Gannon (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
14	C. Stepansky (Jr)	2	4	2.0	33.3	12	5	-.083
16	A. Donahue (Sr)	2	3	1.5	42.9	7	2	.143
20	Francesca White (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	2	0	.000
30	Rita Toler (Sr)	2	3	1.5	42.9	7	3	.000
33	Dulce Vidales (Fr)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0

Chicago University

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %
	Team Totals	2	9	4.5	18.4	49	3	93.9
2	Elsa Podszus (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	4	0	100.0
3	Gigi Wood (So)	2	2	1.0	13.3	15	0	100.0
4	Danielle Smith (So)	1
6	M. Bhatoey-Bertrand (So)	2
12	Layla Flowers (So)	2
13	Kate Ryan (Sr)	1	0	0.0	.0	1	0	100.0
14	Rachel Baker (Sr)	1
15	Leah Russell (Fr)	2	2	1.0	33.3	6	1	83.3
16	Kylie Carter (Jr)	2	2	1.0	18.2	11	0	100.0
18	Carin Henger (Sr)	1
21	Z. Peek Taylor (Jr)	2	2	1.0	25.0	8	2	75.0
5/22	Ilana Schopin (Jr)	1	1	1.0	25.0	4	0	100.0

Willows Academy

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	2	5	2.5	16.1	31	3	90.3	8
1	Sofia Castillo (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	2	0	100.0	0
2	I. Echavez (Sr)	2	1	0.5	25.0	4	0	100.0	1
7	Maria Paschall (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
10	Clare Gannon (Sr)	2	1	0.5	20.0	5	1	80.0	1
14	C. Stepansky (Jr)	2	2	1.0	14.3	14	1	92.9	5
16	A. Donahue (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	2	0	100.0	0
20	Francesca White (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
30	Rita Toler (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
33	Dulce Vidales (Fr)	1	1	1.0	25.0	4	1	75.0	1

Chicago University

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BS	BA	Tot Blks	B/S	BE
	Team Totals	2	6	7	10	4.8	2
2	Elsa Podszus (Sr)	2
3	Gigi Wood (So)	2
4	Danielle Smith (So)	1	1		1	1.0
6	M. Bhatoey-Bertrand (So)	2	5	2	7	3.5	0
12	Layla Flowers (So)	2		2	2	1.0	2
13	Kate Ryan (Sr)	1		1	1	1.0
14	Rachel Baker (Sr)	1
15	Leah Russell (Fr)	2
16	Kylie Carter (Jr)	2		1	1	0.5
18	Carin Henger (Sr)	1		1	1	1.0
21	Z. Peek Taylor (Jr)	2
5/22	Ilana Schopin (Jr)	1

Willows Academy

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BS	Tot Blks	B/S
	Team Totals	2	1	1	0.5
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	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	1	1	0.5
30	Rita Toler (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
33	Dulce Vidales (Fr)	1	0	0	0.0

Chicago University

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	DE	D/S
	Team Totals	2	25	5	12.5
2	Elsa Podszus (Sr)	2	3	1	1.5
3	Gigi Wood (So)	2	4	2	2.0
4	Danielle Smith (So)	1
6	M. Bhatoey-Bertrand (So)	2
12	Layla Flowers (So)	2
13	Kate Ryan (Sr)	1
14	Rachel Baker (Sr)	1
15	Leah Russell (Fr)	2	3	0	1.5
16	Kylie Carter (Jr)	2	6	2	3.0
18	Carin Henger (Sr)	1
21	Z. Peek Taylor (Jr)	2	7	0	3.5
5/22	Ilana Schopin (Jr)	1	2	0	2.0

Willows Academy

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	DE	D/S
	Team Totals	2	19	6	9.5
1	Sofia Castillo (Jr)	2	0	0	0.0
2	I. Echavez (Sr)	2	9	3	4.5
7	Maria Paschall (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
10	Clare Gannon (Sr)	2	3	1	1.5
14	C. Stepansky (Jr)	2	7	2	3.5
16	A. Donahue (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
20	Francesca White (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
30	Rita Toler (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
33	Dulce Vidales (Fr)	1	0	0	0.0

Chicago University

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA	BHE
	Team Totals	2	16	8.0	49	2
2	Elsa Podszus (Sr)	2	0	0.0	1	0
3	Gigi Wood (So)	2	11	5.5	31	1
4	Danielle Smith (So)	1
6	M. Bhatoey-Bertrand (So)	2
12	Layla Flowers (So)	2
13	Kate Ryan (Sr)	1
14	Rachel Baker (Sr)	1
15	Leah Russell (Fr)	2	5	2.5	13	1
16	Kylie Carter (Jr)	2
18	Carin Henger (Sr)	1
21	Z. Peek Taylor (Jr)	2	0	0.0	2	0
5/22	Ilana Schopin (Jr)	1	0	0.0	2	0

Willows Academy

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA	BHE
	Team Totals	2	10	5.0	24	4
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	10	5.0	24	4
14	C. Stepansky (Jr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
16	A. Donahue (Sr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
20	Francesca White (Sr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
30	Rita Toler (Sr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
33	Dulce Vidales (Fr)	1	0	0.0	0	0

Chicago University

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	2	25	4	12.5
2	Elsa Podszus (Sr)	2	6	2	3.0
3	Gigi Wood (So)	2
4	Danielle Smith (So)	1
6	M. Bhatoey-Bertrand (So)	2
12	Layla Flowers (So)	2
13	Kate Ryan (Sr)	1
14	Rachel Baker (Sr)	1
15	Leah Russell (Fr)	2
16	Kylie Carter (Jr)	2	4	0	2.0
18	Carin Henger (Sr)	1
21	Z. Peek Taylor (Jr)	2	8	0	4.0
5/22	Ilana Schopin (Jr)	1	7	2	7.0

Willows Academy

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	2	21	6	10.5
1	Sofia Castillo (Jr)	2	2	0	1.0
2	I. Echavez (Sr)	2	8	3	4.0
7	Maria Paschall (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
10	Clare Gannon (Sr)	2	3	1	1.5
14	C. Stepansky (Jr)	2	8	2	4.0
16	A. Donahue (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
20	Francesca White (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
30	Rita Toler (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
33	Dulce Vidales (Fr)	1	0	0	0.0

Match Story

Illinois High School Volleyball - Chicago University over Willows Academy

October 7, 2025: Des Plaines, IL 60016

In Tuesday's league challenge, the visiting Chicago University Maroons volleyball team scored a 2-0 triumph over the Willows Academy Eagles.

The Maroons (10-8) will now prepare for their game against Jones (Chicago, IL). The Eagles come into the non-league outing with a 12-12 record. In their last outing, Jones defeated De La Salle (Chicago, IL), 2-1, in a non-league outing.

With the loss, Willows Academy drops to 4-14 on the campaign. The Eagles travel to Cristo Rey St. Martin (Waukegan, IL) to clash with the CRSM in a non-league outing on Saturday, October 11. The CRSM enter the match with a record of 10-11. Cristo Rey St. Martin won 2-0 in their recent non-league match against Lake County Baptist (Waukegan, IL)

Players of the Match

Chicago University (25-26)

Congratulations to #3 Gigi Wood for being selected the Chicago University Volleyball Player of the Match.

Willows Academy (25-26)

Congratulations to #16 Alinabella Donahue for being selected the Willows Academy Volleyball Player of the Match.

CU @ WA Volleyball Match Info

Tue., Oct. 7, 2025 @ 6p

The Willows Academy (Des Plaines, IL) varsity volleyball team lost Tuesday's home conference match against Chicago University (Chicago, IL) by a score of 2-0.

Rankings & Records

Chicago University (25-26)

IL	Class
288	62

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	SW	SL
17-14	6-1	6-6	6-4	5-4	.548	.857	40	33

Willows Academy (25-26)

IL	Class
647	186

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	SW	SL
5-22	2-5	2-8	2-7	1-7	.185	.286	12	46

Team Scoring Averages

	S1	S2	S3	Wins
Chicago University	20.2	19.1	19.2	1.3
Willows Academy	17.6	15.6	18.3	.4

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Team Stat Comparison

Chicago University		Willows Academy
568	Kills	352
200	Total Blocks	108
227	Serving Aces	156
1024	Digs	775
562	Assists	263
1124	Receptions	836

Team Leaders

Chicago University		Willows Academy	National Avg.
#16 Kylie Carter191	Kills	#14 Claire Stepansky117	51
#13 Kate Ryan66	Total Blocks	#7 Maria Paschall43	11
#21 Zora Peek Taylor44	Serving Aces	#10 Clare Gannon31	16
#21 Zora Peek Taylor378	Digs	#14 Claire Stepansky181	81
#3 Gigi Wood296	Assists	#10 Clare Gannon288	48
#21 Zora Peek Taylor362	Receptions	#14 Claire Stepansky205	83

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Chicago University	5-1		Willows Academy	2-7

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

Record Breakdown

Chicago University (25-26)		Willows Academy (25-26)
17-14	Overall	5-22
6-1	League	2-5
6-6	Non-League	1-10
1-0	Head to Head	0-1
5-1	Common Opponent	2-7
6-6	Home	2-8
6-4	Away	2-7
5-4	Neutral	1-7
1-1	Playoff	0-1
17-14	In-State	5-22
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0