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

	S1	S2	Wins
WCA	29	25	2
Willows Academy	27	15	0

Final score provided by M. Escobedo.

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Walther Christian Academy (25-26)

Willows Academy (25-26)

Walther Christian Academy

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	2	21	10.5	40.4	52	16	.096
3	Nery Espinoza (Sr)	2	8	4.0	42.1	19	6	.105
5	Sarah Zaia (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	4	3	-.750
7	Michaela Eden (Sr)	2	1	0.5	50.0	2	1	.000
14	Isabella Rosado (Jr)	2	2	1.0	100.0	2	0	1.000
20	Gabriela Majano (Sr)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0
21	Erin O'Connor (So)	2	2	1.0	40.0	5	1	.200
22	Mia Herrera (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	1	1	-1.000
23	Kariyah Perez (Jr)	2	1	0.5	20.0	5	2	-.200
24	Jayln Amador (So)	2	1	0.5	20.0	5	2	-.200
40	K. Giannotta (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	1	0	.000
44	Jill Bjorklund (Sr)	2	6	3.0	75.0	8	0	.750

Willows Academy

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	2	16	8.0	61.5	26	8	.308
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	2	1.0	50.0	4	1	.250
10	Clare Gannon (Sr)	2	1	0.5	100.0	1	0	1.000
11	Elyse Varda (Jr)	2	3	1.5	75.0	4	1	.500
12	Anna Mary Burke (Jr)	1
14	C. Stepansky (Jr)	2	8	4.0	66.7	12	3	.417
16	A. Donahue (Sr)	2	2	1.0	50.0	4	2	.000
21	Ali Carter (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
38	J. Manning (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	1	1	-1.000

Walther Christian Academy

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	2	8	4.0	15.1	53	5	90.6	29
3	Nery Espinoza (Sr)	2	1	0.5	14.3	7	2	71.4	3
5	Sarah Zaia (Sr)	2	2	1.0	13.3	15	2	86.7	10
7	Michaela Eden (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
14	Isabella Rosado (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	4	0	100.0	1
20	Gabriela Majano (Sr)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
21	Erin O'Connor (So)	2	4	2.0	23.5	17	1	94.1	12
22	Mia Herrera (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
23	Kariyah Perez (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	4	0	100.0	1
24	Jayln Amador (So)	2	1	0.5	20.0	5	0	100.0	2
40	K. Giannotta (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	1	0	100.0	0
44	Jill Bjorklund (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0

Willows Academy

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	2	8	4.0	17.8	45	8	82.2	21
1	Sofia Castillo (Jr)	2	2	1.0	28.6	7	1	85.7	3
2	I. Echavez (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	6	2	66.7	2
7	Maria Paschall (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
10	Clare Gannon (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	8	3	62.5	3
11	Elyse Varda (Jr)	2	1	0.5	25.0	4	0	100.0	2
12	Anna Mary Burke (Jr)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0
14	C. Stepansky (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	7	2	71.4	4
16	A. Donahue (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	3	0	100.0	0
21	Ali Carter (Jr)	2	5	2.5	50.0	10	0	100.0	7
38	J. Manning (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
20	Gabriela Majano (Sr)	1	0	0	0.0
21	Erin O'Connor (So)	2	1	1	0.5
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	0	0	0.0

Willows Academy

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BS	BA	Tot Blks	B/S	BE
	Team Totals	2	3	0	3	1.5	0
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	1	0	1	0.5	0
10	Clare Gannon (Sr)	2	0	0	0	0.0	0
11	Elyse Varda (Jr)	2	0	0	0	0.0	0
12	Anna Mary Burke (Jr)	1
14	C. Stepansky (Jr)	2	0	0	0	0.0	0
16	A. Donahue (Sr)	2	1	0	1	0.5	0
21	Ali Carter (Jr)	2	0	0	0	0.0	0
38	J. Manning (Sr)	2	1	0	1	0.5	0

Walther Christian Academy

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	D/S
	Team Totals	2	24	12.0
3	Nery Espinoza (Sr)	2	1	0.5
5	Sarah Zaia (Sr)	2	7	3.5
7	Michaela Eden (Sr)	2	3	1.5
14	Isabella Rosado (Jr)	2	2	1.0
20	Gabriela Majano (Sr)	1	1	1.0
21	Erin O'Connor (So)	2	1	0.5
22	Mia Herrera (Jr)	2	0	0.0
23	Kariyah Perez (Jr)	2	8	4.0
24	Jayln Amador (So)	2	1	0.5
40	K. Giannotta (Jr)	2	0	0.0
44	Jill Bjorklund (Sr)	2	0	0.0

Willows Academy

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	DE	D/S
	Team Totals	2	32	9	16.0
1	Sofia Castillo (Jr)	2	5	2	2.5
2	I. Echavez (Sr)	2	5	1	2.5
7	Maria Paschall (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
10	Clare Gannon (Sr)	2	4	2	2.0
11	Elyse Varda (Jr)	2	4	1	2.0
12	Anna Mary Burke (Jr)	1
14	C. Stepansky (Jr)	2	8	2	4.0
16	A. Donahue (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
21	Ali Carter (Jr)	2	6	1	3.0
38	J. Manning (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0

Walther Christian Academy

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA
	Team Totals	2	19	9.5	51
3	Nery Espinoza (Sr)	2	0	0.0	1
5	Sarah Zaia (Sr)	2	2	1.0	11
7	Michaela Eden (Sr)	2	7	3.5	15
14	Isabella Rosado (Jr)	2	7	3.5	19
20	Gabriela Majano (Sr)	1	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	2	1.0	4
24	Jayln Amador (So)	2	1	0.5	1
40	K. Giannotta (Jr)	2	0	0.0	0
44	Jill Bjorklund (Sr)	2	0	0.0	0

Willows Academy

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA	BHE
	Team Totals	2	16	8.0	23	3
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	16	8.0	23	3
11	Elyse Varda (Jr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
12	Anna Mary Burke (Jr)	1
14	C. Stepansky (Jr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
16	A. Donahue (Sr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
21	Ali Carter (Jr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
38	J. Manning (Sr)	2	0	0.0	0	0

Walther Christian Academy

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	2	36	7	18.0
3	Nery Espinoza (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
5	Sarah Zaia (Sr)	2	13	3	6.5
7	Michaela Eden (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
14	Isabella Rosado (Jr)	2	1	1	0.5
20	Gabriela Majano (Sr)	1	0	0	0.0
21	Erin O'Connor (So)	2	1	1	0.5
22	Mia Herrera (Jr)	2	7	1	3.5
23	Kariyah Perez (Jr)	2	13	1	6.5
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

Willows Academy

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	2	40	11	20.0
1	Sofia Castillo (Jr)	2	4	1	2.0
2	I. Echavez (Sr)	2	5	1	2.5
7	Maria Paschall (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
10	Clare Gannon (Sr)	2	5	2	2.5
11	Elyse Varda (Jr)	2	5	1	2.5
12	Anna Mary Burke (Jr)	1
14	C. Stepansky (Jr)	2	8	2	4.0
16	A. Donahue (Sr)	2	5	3	2.5
21	Ali Carter (Jr)	2	8	1	4.0
38	J. Manning (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0

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Recap Video

Match Recap: Walther Chr. @ Willows Academy Girls Varsity Volleyball 3:08

Match Story

Illinois High School Volleyball - Willows Academy Walther Christian Academy

September 3, 2025: Des Plaines, IL 60016

In Wednesday's non-league match, the Walther Christian Academy Broncos (Melrose Park, IL) volleyball squad overcame the host Willows Academy Eagles (Des Plaines, IL), by a count of 2-0.

Next up, the Broncos battle the Chicago Hope Academy (Chicago, IL) in a non-league match, on Friday, September 5. Walther Christian Academy will attempt to move on its 5-1 season record. The enter the match with a 2-2 record after their 2-0 non-league loss to Chicago Academy (Chicago, IL).

The Eagles (0-4) will now prepare for their match against Schaumburg Christian (Schaumburg, IL). The Conquerors enter the non-league match with a 2-0 record. In their last match, Schaumburg Christian notched a victory over Regina Dominican (Wilmette, IL), 2-1, in a non-league match.

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Players of the Match

Walther Christian Academy (25-26)

Congratulations to #21 Erin O'Connor for being selected the Walther Christian Academy Volleyball Player of the Match.

Willows Academy (25-26)

Congratulations to #21 Ali Carter for being selected the Willows Academy Volleyball Player of the Match.

WCA @ WA Volleyball Match Info

Wed., Sep. 3, 2025 @ 5p

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

Rankings & Records

Walther Christian Academy (25-26)

IL	Class
351	77

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	SW	SL
24-7	8-1	8-1	7-1	9-5	.774	.889	49	21

Willows Academy (25-26)

IL	Class
658	191

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
Walther Christian Academy	22.4	22.5	20.0	1.6
Willows Academy	17.6	15.6	18.3	.4

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Team Stat Comparison

Walther Christian Academy		Willows Academy
412	Kills	352
32	Total Blocks	108
359	Serving Aces	156
409	Digs	775
346	Assists	263
675	Receptions	836

Team Leaders

Walther Christian Academy		Willows Academy	National Avg.
#3 Nery Espinoza152	Kills	#14 Claire Stepansky117	51
#3 Nery Espinoza15	Total Blocks	#7 Maria Paschall43	11
#5 Sarah Zaia102	Serving Aces	#10 Clare Gannon31	16
#5 Sarah Zaia123	Digs	#14 Claire Stepansky181	80
#14 Isabella Rosado148	Assists	#10 Clare Gannon288	48
#5 Sarah Zaia252	Receptions	#14 Claire Stepansky205	82

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Walther Christian Academy	4-3		Willows Academy	5-6

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
8/29/25	Woodlands Academy	Walther Christian Academy	(W) 2-1	9/23/25	Willows Academy	Woodlands Academy	(W) 2-0
9/6/25	North Shore Country Day	Walther Christian Academy	(L) 2-0	9/6/25	Willows Academy	North Shore Country Day	(L) 2-1
				9/9/25	North Shore Country Day	Willows Academy	(W) 2-1
9/6/25	Larkin	Walther Christian Academy	(W) 2-1	9/6/25	Larkin	Willows Academy	(W) 2-1
9/6/25	Cristo Rey St. Martin	Walther Christian Academy	(W) 2-1	9/22/25	Cristo Rey St. Martin	Willows Academy	(W) 2-0
				10/11/25	Willows Academy	Cristo Rey St. Martin	(W) 2-0
9/9/25	Walther Christian Academy	Chesterton Academy of the Holy Family	(W) 2-1	10/2/25	Chesterton Academy of the Holy Family	Willows Academy	(L) 2-0
				10/16/25	Willows Academy	Chesterton Academy of the Holy Family	(L) 2-0
10/16/25	Walther Christian Academy	Westmont	(L) 2-1	9/2/25	Willows Academy	Westmont	(L) 2-0
10/22/25	Walther Christian Academy	Westmont	(L) 2-0
11/4/25	Schaumburg Christian	Walther Christian Academy		9/6/25	Willows Academy	Schaumburg Christian	(L) 2-0
				9/26/25	Willows Academy	Schaumburg Christian	(L) 2-0

Record Breakdown

Walther Christian Academy (25-26)		Willows Academy (25-26)
24-7	Overall	5-22
10-2	League	2-5
7-1	Non-League	1-10
1-0	Head to Head	0-1
4-3	Common Opponent	5-6
8-1	Home	2-8
7-1	Away	2-7
9-5	Neutral	1-7
2-0	Playoff	0-1
24-7	In-State	5-22
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0