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The Walther Christian Academy (Melrose Park, IL) varsity volleyball team lost Friday's home non-conference match against Ridgewood (Norridge, IL) by a score of 2-0.

	S1	S2	Wins
Ridgewood	25	25	2
WCA	18	14	0

Final score provided by D. Rzewnicki.

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Ridgewood (25-26)

Walther Christian Academy (25-26)

Ridgewood

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	2	20	10.0	30.3	66	15	.076
2	Natalia Sibiga (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
3	Peyton Sabbini (Sr)	2	5	2.5	55.6	9	3	.222
4	Nina Urbanowicz (Fr)	2	3	1.5	27.3	11	3	.000
8	A. Paladino (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
9	C. Tanasiichuk (Fr)	2	3	1.5	37.5	8	1	.250
11	Monika Bartak (Sr)	2	5	2.5	33.3	15	3	.133
12	V. Gawedzki (Fr)	2	1	0.5	33.3	3	0	.333
13	Emma Swiderek (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	1	0	.000
14	Alex Wilk (So)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
16	Ola Lysanczuk (Sr)	2	3	1.5	23.1	13	3	.000
18	E. Olsavskaya (Fr)	2	0	0.0	.0	6	2	-.333

Walther Christian Academy

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	2	11	5.5	20.8	53	16	-.094
3	Nery Espinoza (Sr)	2	6	3.0	26.1	23	7	-.043
5	Sarah Zaia (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	3	0	.000
7	Michaela Eden (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	3	1	-.333
21	Erin O'Connor (So)	2	0	0.0	.0	8	6	-.750
22	Mia Herrera (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
23	Kariyah Perez (Jr)	2	1	0.5	16.7	6	2	-.167
24	Jayln Amador (So)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
40	K. Giannotta (Jr)	2
44	Jill Bjorklund (Sr)	2	4	2.0	40.0	10	0	.400

Ridgewood

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	2	11	5.5	22.9	48	7	85.4	26
2	Natalia Sibiga (Sr)	2	2	1.0	18.2	11	1	90.9	7
3	Peyton Sabbini (Sr)	2	1	0.5	20.0	5	1	80.0	1
4	Nina Urbanowicz (Fr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
8	A. Paladino (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
9	C. Tanasiichuk (Fr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
11	Monika Bartak (Sr)	2	4	2.0	28.6	14	2	85.7	11
12	V. Gawedzki (Fr)	2	2	1.0	33.3	6	1	83.3	2
13	Emma Swiderek (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	6	1	83.3	3
14	Alex Wilk (So)	2	2	1.0	33.3	6	1	83.3	2
16	Ola Lysanczuk (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
18	E. Olsavskaya (Fr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0

Walther Christian Academy

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	2	2	1.0	5.4	37	4	89.2	14
3	Nery Espinoza (Sr)	2	1	0.5	12.5	8	0	100.0	4
5	Sarah Zaia (Sr)	2	1	0.5	10.0	10	0	100.0	5
7	Michaela Eden (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	4	1	75.0	1
21	Erin O'Connor (So)	2	0	0.0	.0	5	0	100.0	2
22	Mia Herrera (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
23	Kariyah Perez (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	4	1	75.0	0
24	Jayln Amador (So)	2	0	0.0	.0	6	2	66.7	2
40	K. Giannotta (Jr)	2
44	Jill Bjorklund (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0

Ridgewood

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP
	Team Totals	2
2	Natalia Sibiga (Sr)	2
3	Peyton Sabbini (Sr)	2
4	Nina Urbanowicz (Fr)	2
8	A. Paladino (Jr)	2
9	C. Tanasiichuk (Fr)	2
11	Monika Bartak (Sr)	2
12	V. Gawedzki (Fr)	2
13	Emma Swiderek (Sr)	2
14	Alex Wilk (So)	2
16	Ola Lysanczuk (Sr)	2
18	E. Olsavskaya (Fr)	2

Walther Christian Academy

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BS	BA	Tot Blks	B/S	BE
	Team Totals	2	3	0	3	1.5	1
3	Nery Espinoza (Sr)	2	2	0	2	1.0	1
5	Sarah Zaia (Sr)	2	0	0	0	0.0	0
7	Michaela Eden (Sr)	2	0	0	0	0.0	0
21	Erin O'Connor (So)	2	0	0	0	0.0	0
22	Mia Herrera (Jr)	2	0	0	0	0.0	0
23	Kariyah Perez (Jr)	2	0	0	0	0.0	0
24	Jayln Amador (So)	2	0	0	0	0.0	0
40	K. Giannotta (Jr)	2
44	Jill Bjorklund (Sr)	2	1	0	1	0.5	0

Ridgewood

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	D/S
	Team Totals	2	45	22.5
2	Natalia Sibiga (Sr)	2	5	2.5
3	Peyton Sabbini (Sr)	2	1	0.5
4	Nina Urbanowicz (Fr)	2	4	2.0
8	A. Paladino (Jr)	2	5	2.5
9	C. Tanasiichuk (Fr)	2	3	1.5
11	Monika Bartak (Sr)	2	1	0.5
12	V. Gawedzki (Fr)	2	3	1.5
13	Emma Swiderek (Sr)	2	10	5.0
14	Alex Wilk (So)	2	12	6.0
16	Ola Lysanczuk (Sr)	2	1	0.5
18	E. Olsavskaya (Fr)	2	0	0.0

Walther Christian Academy

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	DE	D/S
	Team Totals	2	31	0	15.5
3	Nery Espinoza (Sr)	2	6	0	3.0
5	Sarah Zaia (Sr)	2	7	0	3.5
7	Michaela Eden (Sr)	2	5	0	2.5
21	Erin O'Connor (So)	2	0	0	0.0
22	Mia Herrera (Jr)	2	7	0	3.5
23	Kariyah Perez (Jr)	2	6	0	3.0
24	Jayln Amador (So)	2	0	0	0.0
40	K. Giannotta (Jr)	2
44	Jill Bjorklund (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0

Ridgewood

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA	BHE
	Team Totals	2	20	10.0	72	1
2	Natalia Sibiga (Sr)	2	8	4.0	27	0
3	Peyton Sabbini (Sr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
4	Nina Urbanowicz (Fr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
8	A. Paladino (Jr)	2	0	0.0	1	0
9	C. Tanasiichuk (Fr)	2	0	0.0	1	1
11	Monika Bartak (Sr)	2	1	0.5	3	0
12	V. Gawedzki (Fr)	2	7	3.5	28	0
13	Emma Swiderek (Sr)	2	4	2.0	11	0
14	Alex Wilk (So)	2	0	0.0	1	0
16	Ola Lysanczuk (Sr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
18	E. Olsavskaya (Fr)	2	0	0.0	0	0

Walther Christian Academy

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA
	Team Totals	2	10	5.0	50
3	Nery Espinoza (Sr)	2	0	0.0	0
5	Sarah Zaia (Sr)	2	0	0.0	5
7	Michaela Eden (Sr)	2	10	5.0	43
21	Erin O'Connor (So)	2	0	0.0	0
22	Mia Herrera (Jr)	2	0	0.0	1
23	Kariyah Perez (Jr)	2	0	0.0	1
24	Jayln Amador (So)	2	0	0.0	0
40	K. Giannotta (Jr)	2
44	Jill Bjorklund (Sr)	2	0	0.0	0

Ridgewood

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	2	31	2	15.5
2	Natalia Sibiga (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
3	Peyton Sabbini (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
4	Nina Urbanowicz (Fr)	2	3	0	1.5
8	A. Paladino (Jr)	2	4	0	2.0
9	C. Tanasiichuk (Fr)	2	0	0	0.0
11	Monika Bartak (Sr)	2	4	0	2.0
12	V. Gawedzki (Fr)	2	0	0	0.0
13	Emma Swiderek (Sr)	2	17	2	8.5
14	Alex Wilk (So)	2	3	0	1.5
16	Ola Lysanczuk (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
18	E. Olsavskaya (Fr)	2	0	0	0.0

Walther Christian Academy

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	2	42	11	21.0
3	Nery Espinoza (Sr)	2	6	1	3.0
5	Sarah Zaia (Sr)	2	15	2	7.5
7	Michaela Eden (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
21	Erin O'Connor (So)	2	0	0	0.0
22	Mia Herrera (Jr)	2	9	4	4.5
23	Kariyah Perez (Jr)	2	12	4	6.0
24	Jayln Amador (So)	2	0	0	0.0
40	K. Giannotta (Jr)	2
44	Jill Bjorklund (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0

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Recap Video

Match Recap: Ridgewood @ Walther Chr. Girls Varsity Volleyball 3:11

Match Story

Illinois High School Volleyball - Walther Christian Academy Ridgewood

September 12, 2025: Melrose Park, IL 60160

In Friday's non-league bout, the Ridgewood Rebels (Norridge, IL) volleyball team knocked off the host Walther Christian Academy Broncos (Melrose Park, IL), by a margin of 2-0.

The Rebels now possess a 10-0 record. They play next when they travel to Elmwood Park for a Upstate Eight bout on Tuesday, September 16. Ridgewood will clash with a Tigers team coming off a 2-0 league loss to Riverside-Brookfield (Riverside, IL). The Tigers record now stands at 5-3.

With the defeat, Walther Christian Academy falls to 10-5 on the year. The Broncos host Northtown (Chicago, IL) to battle the Pumas in a Chicago Prep match on Tuesday, September 16. The Pumas enter the match with a record of 2-2. Northtown lost 2-0 in their recent league match against Westmont (Westmont, IL)

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Players of the Match

Ridgewood (25-26)

Ridgewood 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.

Ridgewood @ WCA Volleyball Match Info

Fri., Sep. 12, 2025 @ 6p

Walther Christian Academy

The Walther Christian Academy (Melrose Park, IL) varsity volleyball team lost Friday's home non-conference match against Ridgewood (Norridge, IL) by a score of 2-0.

Rankings & Records

Ridgewood (25-26)

IL	Class
209	45

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	SW	SL
24-7	3-3	12-2	5-2	7-3	.774	.500	48	22

Walther Christian Academy (25-26)

IL	Class
368	84

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
Ridgewood	23.2	23.2	20.9	1.5
Walther Christian Academy	22.0	22.2	20.0	1.5

Ridgewood Videos

Walther Christian Academy Videos

Team Stat Comparison

Ridgewood		Walther Christian Academy
665	Kills	423
94	Total Blocks	32
285	Serving Aces	382
1157	Digs	452
596	Assists	356
993	Receptions	723

Team Leaders

Ridgewood		Walther Christian Academy	National Avg.
#11 Monika Bartak171	Kills	#3 Nery Espinoza153	53
#3 Peyton Sabbini47	Total Blocks	#3 Nery Espinoza15	11
#14 Alex Wilk55	Serving Aces	#5 Sarah Zaia123	16
#13 Emma Swiderek357	Digs	#5 Sarah Zaia139	84
#2 Natalia Sibiga234	Assists	#14 Isabella Rosado152	50
#13 Emma Swiderek470	Receptions	#5 Sarah Zaia270	86

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Ridgewood	1-0		Walther Christian Academy	0-1

Date	Away	Home	Result		Date	Away	Home	Result
9/16/25	Ridgewood	Elmwood Park	(W) 2-0		8/30/25	Elmwood Park	Walther Christian Academy	(L) 2-0

Record Breakdown

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