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The Christ the King (Chicago, IL) varsity volleyball team lost Thursday's home conference match against Walther Christian Academy (Melrose Park, IL) by a score of 2-1.

	S1	S2	S3	Wins
WCA	19	25	25	2
Christ the King	25	15	17	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	16	5.3	37.2	43	9	.163
3	Nery Espinoza (Sr)	3	6	2.0	33.3	18	5	.056
5	Sarah Zaia (Sr)	3	2	0.7	33.3	6	2	.000
7	Michaela Eden (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	1	0	.000
14	Isabella Rosado (Jr)	3	1	0.3	100.0	1	0	1.000
21	Erin O'Connor (So)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0
22	Mia Herrera (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0
23	Kariyah Perez (Jr)	3	4	1.3	57.1	7	1	.429
24	Jayln Amador (So)	3	0	0.0	.0	1	0	.000
40	K. Giannotta (Jr)	3	2	0.7	100.0	2	0	1.000
44	Jill Bjorklund (Sr)	3	1	0.3	14.3	7	1	.000

Walther Christian Academy

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	3	8	2.7	18.6	43	6	86.0	23
3	Nery Espinoza (Sr)	3	2	0.7	28.6	7	1	85.7	3
5	Sarah Zaia (Sr)	3	3	1.0	37.5	8	2	75.0	4
7	Michaela Eden (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
14	Isabella Rosado (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	4	0	100.0	2
21	Erin O'Connor (So)	3	1	0.3	12.5	8	0	100.0	5
22	Mia Herrera (Jr)	3	2	0.7	25.0	8	2	75.0	6
23	Kariyah Perez (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	4	1	75.0	1
24	Jayln Amador (So)	3	0	0.0	.0	4	0	100.0	2
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	BE
	Team Totals	3	2	2	0.7	1
3	Nery Espinoza (Sr)	3	2	2	0.7	1
5	Sarah Zaia (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0	0
7	Michaela Eden (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0	0
14	Isabella Rosado (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0	0
21	Erin O'Connor (So)	3	0	0	0.0	0
22	Mia Herrera (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0	0
23	Kariyah Perez (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0	0
24	Jayln Amador (So)	3	0	0	0.0	0
40	K. Giannotta (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0	0
44	Jill Bjorklund (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0	0

Walther Christian Academy

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	D/S
	Team Totals	3	16	5.3
3	Nery Espinoza (Sr)	3	0	0.0
5	Sarah Zaia (Sr)	3	3	1.0
7	Michaela Eden (Sr)	3	0	0.0
14	Isabella Rosado (Jr)	3	3	1.0
21	Erin O'Connor (So)	3	3	1.0
22	Mia Herrera (Jr)	3	0	0.0
23	Kariyah Perez (Jr)	3	6	2.0
24	Jayln Amador (So)	3	0	0.0
40	K. Giannotta (Jr)	3	0	0.0
44	Jill Bjorklund (Sr)	3	1	0.3

Walther Christian Academy

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA
	Team Totals	3	13	4.3	39
3	Nery Espinoza (Sr)	3	0	0.0	1
5	Sarah Zaia (Sr)	3	1	0.3	3
7	Michaela Eden (Sr)	3	5	1.7	11
14	Isabella Rosado (Jr)	3	5	1.7	19
21	Erin O'Connor (So)	3	0	0.0	0
22	Mia Herrera (Jr)	3	0	0.0	0
23	Kariyah Perez (Jr)	3	2	0.7	5
24	Jayln Amador (So)	3	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	31	11	10.3
3	Nery Espinoza (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0
5	Sarah Zaia (Sr)	3	14	1	4.7
7	Michaela Eden (Sr)	3	1	1	0.3
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	14	9	4.7
24	Jayln Amador (So)	3	2	0	0.7
40	K. Giannotta (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0
44	Jill Bjorklund (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0

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Christ the King (25-26)

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Match Recap: Walther Chr. @ Christ the King Girls Varsity Volleyball 3:09

Match Story

Illinois High School Volleyball - Walther Christian Academy tips Christ the King

September 11, 2025: Chicago, IL 60644

In Thursday's league challenge, the visiting Walther Christian Academy Broncos volleyball team scored a close 2-1 victory over the Christ the King Gladiators.

The Broncos (10-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Ridgewood (Norridge, IL). The Rebels enter the non-league challenge with a 9-0 record.

Next, the Gladiators meet the Rochelle Zell Jewish Tigers (Deerfield, IL) in a Chicago Prep test, on Tuesday, September 16. Christ the King will attempt to advance on its 3-2 season record.

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Players of the Match

Walther Christian Academy (25-26)

Congratulations to #22 Mia Herrera for being selected the Walther Christian Academy Volleyball Player of the Match.

Christ the King (25-26)

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WCA @ CKHS Volleyball Match Info

Thu., Sep. 11, 2025 @ 6p

The Christ the King (Chicago, IL) varsity volleyball team lost Thursday'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
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

Christ the King (25-26)

IL	Class
471	107

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	SW	SL
13-8-1	6-3	4-4-1	5-3	4-1	.614	.667	29	19

Team Scoring Averages

	S1	S2	S3	Wins
Walther Christian Academy	22.4	22.5	20.0	1.6
Christ the King	16.5	16.5	12.8	1.3

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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.
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Walther Christian Academy won last month

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

10/21 @ 7:30p	S1	S2	Wins
Christ the King	9	19	0
WCA	25	25	2

Team Stat Comparison

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

Team Leaders

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

Common Opponents

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

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

Record Breakdown

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