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Rock Island Sterling

Rocks

Golden Warriors

The Sterling (IL) varsity volleyball team won Thursday's home conference match against Rock Island (IL) by a score of 2-0.

	S1	S2	Wins
Rock Island	20	24	0
Sterling	25	26	2

Final score provided by D. Dykeman.

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Match Stats

Sterling (25-26)

Rock Island

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	2	26	13.0		82	14
4	Avery Stewart (Fr)	2			.0	2	0
5	Juliana King (Jr)	2	9	4.5	34.6	26	4	.192
6	Yaretzi Jimenez (Sr)	2
8	Ava Carlson (Fr)	2	7	3.5	41.2	17	2	.294
9	Eh Hser (So)	2
11	AJ Stewart (Sr)	2	8	4.0	57.1	14	1	.500
13	Kaelynn Gbenyo (Fr)	2			.0	3	0
14	Jayden Severs (Jr)	2			.0	9	3
15	Julia Tarnow (Fr)	2	2	1.0	18.2	11	4	-.182

Sterling

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	2	25	12.5	36.8	68	5	.294
1	Nia Harris (Jr)	2	7	3.5	41.2	17	2	.294
5	Mya Lira (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
6	Alasia Harris (Sr)	2	8	4.0	32.0	25	1	.280
9	Megan Stutkze (Jr)	2	4	2.0	44.4	9	1	.333
10	Grace Springman (So)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
12	Kaelee Vardewn (Jr)	2	2	1.0	33.3	6	0	.333
13	Sydney Giffin (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
16	Kasey Weeks (Jr)	2	4	2.0	36.4	11	1	.273
22	M. Birdsley (So)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0

Rock Island

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %
	Team Totals	2	5	2.5		45	4	91.1
4	Avery Stewart (Fr)	2	1	0.5	10.0	10	2	80.0
5	Juliana King (Jr)	2	1	0.5	12.5	8	1	87.5
6	Yaretzi Jimenez (Sr)	2			.0	4	1	75.0
8	Ava Carlson (Fr)	2	2	1.0	20.0	10
9	Eh Hser (So)	2	1	0.5	25.0	4
11	AJ Stewart (Sr)	2			.0	5
13	Kaelynn Gbenyo (Fr)	2
14	Jayden Severs (Jr)	2			.0	4
15	Julia Tarnow (Fr)	2

Sterling

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	2	4	2.0	8.0	50	6	88.0	29
1	Nia Harris (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	9	2	77.8	7
5	Mya Lira (Sr)	2	1	0.5	14.3	7	1	85.7	4
6	Alasia Harris (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	6	1	83.3	3
9	Megan Stutkze (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
10	Grace Springman (So)	2	1	0.5	11.1	9	1	88.9	5
12	Kaelee Vardewn (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
13	Sydney Giffin (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
16	Kasey Weeks (Jr)	2	2	1.0	22.2	9	1	88.9	5
22	M. Birdsley (So)	2	0	0.0	.0	10	0	100.0	5

Rock Island

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BS	BA	Tot Blks	B/S	BE
	Team Totals	2	2	4	4	2.0	7
4	Avery Stewart (Fr)	2
5	Juliana King (Jr)	2
6	Yaretzi Jimenez (Sr)	2
8	Ava Carlson (Fr)	2	1	1	2	1.0	2
9	Eh Hser (So)	2
11	AJ Stewart (Sr)	2		2	2	1.0	1
13	Kaelynn Gbenyo (Fr)	2	1	1	2	1.0	4
14	Jayden Severs (Jr)	2
15	Julia Tarnow (Fr)	2

Sterling

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BS	BA	Tot Blks	B/S
	Team Totals	2	3	2	4	2.0
1	Nia Harris (Jr)	2	0	0	0	0.0
5	Mya Lira (Sr)	2	0	0	0	0.0
6	Alasia Harris (Sr)	2	0	0	0	0.0
9	Megan Stutkze (Jr)	2	2	1	3	1.5
10	Grace Springman (So)	2	0	0	0	0.0
12	Kaelee Vardewn (Jr)	2	0	1	1	0.5
13	Sydney Giffin (Jr)	2	0	0	0	0.0
16	Kasey Weeks (Jr)	2	1	0	1	0.5
22	M. Birdsley (So)	2	0	0	0	0.0

Rock Island

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	DE	D/S
	Team Totals	2	53	16	26.5
4	Avery Stewart (Fr)	2	15	4	7.5
5	Juliana King (Jr)	2	16	3	8.0
6	Yaretzi Jimenez (Sr)	2	2	3	1.0
8	Ava Carlson (Fr)	2	8	3	4.0
9	Eh Hser (So)	2
11	AJ Stewart (Sr)	2	8	3	4.0
13	Kaelynn Gbenyo (Fr)	2
14	Jayden Severs (Jr)	2
15	Julia Tarnow (Fr)	2	4		2.0

Sterling

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	DE	D/S
	Team Totals	2	40	3	20.0
1	Nia Harris (Jr)	2	9	1	4.5
5	Mya Lira (Sr)	2	7	2	3.5
6	Alasia Harris (Sr)	2	12	0	6.0
9	Megan Stutkze (Jr)	2	0	0	0.0
10	Grace Springman (So)	2	5	0	2.5
12	Kaelee Vardewn (Jr)	2	0	0	0.0
13	Sydney Giffin (Jr)	2	1	0	0.5
16	Kasey Weeks (Jr)	2	2	0	1.0
22	M. Birdsley (So)	2	4	0	2.0

Rock Island

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA	BHE
	Team Totals	2	26	13.0	67	2
4	Avery Stewart (Fr)	2	4	2.0	8
5	Juliana King (Jr)	2	1	0.5	2
6	Yaretzi Jimenez (Sr)	2
8	Ava Carlson (Fr)	2	5	2.5	7
9	Eh Hser (So)	2
11	AJ Stewart (Sr)	2	16	8.0	50	2
13	Kaelynn Gbenyo (Fr)	2
14	Jayden Severs (Jr)	2
15	Julia Tarnow (Fr)	2

Sterling

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA
	Team Totals	2	25	12.5	65
1	Nia Harris (Jr)	2	0	0.0	3
5	Mya Lira (Sr)	2	1	0.5	2
6	Alasia Harris (Sr)	2	1	0.5	2
9	Megan Stutkze (Jr)	2	0	0.0	0
10	Grace Springman (So)	2	0	0.0	0
12	Kaelee Vardewn (Jr)	2	0	0.0	0
13	Sydney Giffin (Jr)	2	11	5.5	29
16	Kasey Weeks (Jr)	2	0	0.0	0
22	M. Birdsley (So)	2	12	6.0	29

Rock Island

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	2	40	3	20.0
4	Avery Stewart (Fr)	2	11	2	5.5
5	Juliana King (Jr)	2	9		4.5
6	Yaretzi Jimenez (Sr)	2	3		1.5
8	Ava Carlson (Fr)	2	16	1	8.0
9	Eh Hser (So)	2
11	AJ Stewart (Sr)	2	1		0.5
13	Kaelynn Gbenyo (Fr)	2
14	Jayden Severs (Jr)	2
15	Julia Tarnow (Fr)	2

Sterling

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	2	36	3	18.0
1	Nia Harris (Jr)	2	8	1	4.0
5	Mya Lira (Sr)	2	9	1	4.5
6	Alasia Harris (Sr)	2	13	1	6.5
9	Megan Stutkze (Jr)	2	0	0	0.0
10	Grace Springman (So)	2	6	0	3.0
12	Kaelee Vardewn (Jr)	2	0	0	0.0
13	Sydney Giffin (Jr)	2	0	0	0.0
16	Kasey Weeks (Jr)	2	0	0	0.0
22	M. Birdsley (So)	2	0	0	0.0

Match Story

Illinois High School Volleyball - Sterling over Rock Island

October 9, 2025: Sterling, IL 61081

Fans at Thursday's league contest between the Sterling Golden Warriors (Sterling, IL) and the visiting Rock Island Rocks (Rock Island, IL), saw Sterling's volleyball squad notch a victory over Rock Island by a score of 2-0.

With the win, Sterling improves its record to 13-13 on the season. The Golden Warriors travel to Naperville Central (Naperville, IL) to encounter the Redhawks in a non-league battle on Saturday, October 11. The Redhawks go into the battle with a record of 12-9. Naperville Central won 2-0 in their recent league contest against Neuqua Valley (Naperville, IL)

Next, the Rocks battle the Alleman Pioneers (Rock Island, IL) in a Western Big 6 contest, on Tuesday, October 14. Rock Island will attempt to move on its 5-13 season record.

Rock Island @ Sterling Volleyball Match Info

Thu., Oct. 9, 2025 @ 6p

Sterling High School

The Sterling (IL) varsity volleyball team won Thursday's home conference match against Rock Island (IL) by a score of 2-0.

Rankings & Records

Rock Island (25-26)

IL	Class
308	100

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	SW	SL
10-21	6-8	4-6	4-9	2-6	.323	.429	26	46

Sterling (25-26)

IL	Class
244	54

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	SW	SL
19-16	5-9	7-7	4-6	8-3	.543	.357	44	41

Team Scoring Averages

	S1	S2	S3	Wins
Rock Island	20.4	20.2	18.7	.8
Sterling	21.7	21.5	20.6	1.3

Head-to-Head

Rock Island won on 9/16/2025

9/16 @ 7p S1 S2 Wins

Sterling 16 15 0
Rock Island 25 25 2

The Sterling (IL) varsity volleyball team lost Tuesday's away conference match against Rock Island (IL) by a score of 2-0.
Box score
Sterling won last month

10/9 @ 6p S1 S2 Wins

Rock Island 20 24 0
Sterling 25 26 2

The Rock Island (IL) varsity volleyball team lost Thursday's away conference match against Sterling (IL) by a score of 2-0.
Box score

9/16 @ 7p	S1	S2	Wins
Sterling	16	15	0
Rock Island	25	25	2

Team Stat Comparison

Rock Island		Sterling
510	Kills	696
91	Total Blocks	122
184	Serving Aces	159
758	Digs	1053
407	Assists	597
722	Receptions	1189

Team Leaders

Rock Island		Sterling	National Avg.
#5 Juliana King101	Kills	#1 Nia Harris221	52
#13 Kaelynn Gbenyo57	Total Blocks	#16 Kasey Weeks58	11
#8 Ava Carlson54	Serving Aces	#13 Sydney Giffin35	16
#4 Avery Stewart216	Digs	#10 Grace Springman210	82
#11 AJ Stewart397	Assists	#13 Sydney Giffin449	49
#4 Avery Stewart237	Receptions	#1 Nia Harris285	85

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Rock Island	5-7		Sterling	4-8

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
9/4/25	Quincy	Rock Island	(L) 2-1	9/11/25	Quincy	Sterling	(L) 2-0
9/30/25	Rock Island	Quincy	(L) 2-0	10/7/25	Sterling	Quincy	(L) 2-1
9/9/25	Rock Island	Galesburg	(W) 2-0	9/23/25	Sterling	Galesburg	(L) 2-0
10/2/25	Galesburg	Rock Island	(W) 2-0	10/16/25	Galesburg	Sterling	(L) 2-0
9/11/25	Moline	Rock Island	(L) 2-1	9/9/25	Sterling	Moline	(L) 2-0
10/7/25	Rock Island	Moline	(L) 2-0	10/2/25	Moline	Sterling	(W) 2-1
9/18/25	Rock Island	Alleman	(W) 2-1	9/25/25	Alleman	Sterling	(L) 2-1
10/14/25	Alleman	Rock Island	(W) 2-1	10/21/25	Sterling	Alleman	(W) 2-1
9/23/25	East Moline United	Rock Island	(L) 2-0	9/18/25	East Moline United	Sterling	(W) 2-1
10/16/25	Rock Island	East Moline United	(W) 2-0	10/14/25	Sterling	East Moline United	(W) 2-1
9/25/25	Rock Island	Geneseo	(L) 2-0	9/4/25	Sterling	Geneseo	(L) 2-0
10/21/25	Geneseo	Rock Island	(L) 2-1	9/30/25	Geneseo	Sterling	(L) 2-1

Record Breakdown

Rock Island (25-26)		Sterling (25-26)
10-21	Overall	19-16
6-8	League	5-9
2-6	Non-League	4-3
1-1	Head to Head	1-1
5-7	Common Opponent	4-8
4-6	Home	7-7
4-9	Away	4-6
2-6	Neutral	8-3
0-1	Playoff	1-1
9-18	In-State	19-15
1-3	Out-of-State	0-0