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The Walther Christian Academy (Melrose Park, IL) varsity volleyball team won Saturday's neutral tournament match against Larkin (Elgin, IL) by a score of 2-1.

	S1	S2	S3	Wins
Larkin	25	22	11	1
WCA	18	25	15	2

Final score provided by M. Escobedo.

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Matchup Info

Match Stats

Larkin (25-26)

Larkin has not entered stats for this match.

Walther Christian Academy (25-26)

Walther Christian Academy

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	3	23	7.7	23.2	99	21	.020
5	Sarah Zaia (Sr)	3	2	0.7	20.0	10	3	-.100
7	Michaela Eden (Sr)	3	2	0.7	28.6	7	1	.143
21	Erin O'Connor (So)	3	4	1.3	26.7	15	3	.067
22	Mia Herrera (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	1	0	.000
23	Kariyah Perez (Jr)	3	9	3.0	32.1	28	7	.071
24	Jayln Amador (So)	3	1	0.3	11.1	9	1	.000
40	K. Giannotta (Jr)	3	2	0.7	22.2	9	2	.000
44	Jill Bjorklund (Sr)	3	3	1.0	15.0	20	4	-.050

Walther Christian Academy

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	3	11	3.7	19.3	57	8	86.0	28
5	Sarah Zaia (Sr)	3	5	1.7	50.0	10	1	90.0	5
7	Michaela Eden (Sr)	3	1	0.3	12.5	8	0	100.0	4
21	Erin O'Connor (So)	3	1	0.3	12.5	8	3	62.5	3
22	Mia Herrera (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
23	Kariyah Perez (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	7	1	85.7	3
24	Jayln Amador (So)	3	1	0.3	8.3	12	2	83.3	6
40	K. Giannotta (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
44	Jill Bjorklund (Sr)	3	3	1.0	25.0	12	1	91.7	7

Walther Christian Academy

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BS	Tot Blks	B/S
	Team Totals	3	1	1	0.3
5	Sarah Zaia (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0
7	Michaela Eden (Sr)	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	0	0	0.0
24	Jayln Amador (So)	3	0	0	0.0
40	K. Giannotta (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0
44	Jill Bjorklund (Sr)	3	1	1	0.3

Walther Christian Academy

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	D/S
	Team Totals	3	51	17.0
5	Sarah Zaia (Sr)	3	13	4.3
7	Michaela Eden (Sr)	3	10	3.3
21	Erin O'Connor (So)	3	1	0.3
22	Mia Herrera (Jr)	3	5	1.7
23	Kariyah Perez (Jr)	3	12	4.0
24	Jayln Amador (So)	3	8	2.7
40	K. Giannotta (Jr)	3	0	0.0
44	Jill Bjorklund (Sr)	3	2	0.7

Walther Christian Academy

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA
	Team Totals	3	21	7.0	95
5	Sarah Zaia (Sr)	3	1	0.3	7
7	Michaela Eden (Sr)	3	17	5.7	73
21	Erin O'Connor (So)	3	0	0.0	2
22	Mia Herrera (Jr)	3	0	0.0	2
23	Kariyah Perez (Jr)	3	2	0.7	8
24	Jayln Amador (So)	3	0	0.0	1
40	K. Giannotta (Jr)	3	0	0.0	1
44	Jill Bjorklund (Sr)	3	1	0.3	1

Walther Christian Academy

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	3	45	9	15.0
5	Sarah Zaia (Sr)	3	23	4	7.7
7	Michaela Eden (Sr)	3	2	1	0.7
21	Erin O'Connor (So)	3	0	0	0.0
22	Mia Herrera (Jr)	3	3	1	1.0
23	Kariyah Perez (Jr)	3	11	3	3.7
24	Jayln Amador (So)	3	6	0	2.0
40	K. Giannotta (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0
44	Jill Bjorklund (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0

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Match Story

Illinois High School Volleyball - Larkin edged by Walther Christian Academy

September 6, 2025: Elgin, IL 60123

Walther Christian Academy Broncos (Melrose Park, IL) boosters left the game thrilled Saturday as they saw their volleyball squad nudge the host Larkin Royals (Elgin, IL), 2-1 in a non-league test.

With the win, Walther Christian Academy improves its record to 8-4 on the season. The Broncos travel to Cristo Rey St. Martin (Waukegan, IL) to face the CRSM in a non-league test on Saturday, September 6. The CRSM go into the test with a record of 1-2. Cristo Rey St. Martin lost 2-0 in their recent non-league challenge against Waukegan (Waukegan, IL)

Next, the Royals meet the Woodlands Academy Wildcats (Lake Forest, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, September 6. Larkin will attempt to upgrade on its 1-8 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 1-3 record after their 2-0 non-league loss to Islamic Foundation (Villa Park, IL).

Players of the Match

Larkin (25-26)

Larkin has not selected any Players of the Match.

Walther Christian Academy (25-26)

Congratulations to #7 Michaela Eden for being selected the Walther Christian Academy Volleyball Player of the Match.

Larkin vs WCA Volleyball Match Info

Sat., Sep. 6, 2025 @ 3p

Schaumburg Christian Tournament

The Walther Christian Academy (Melrose Park, IL) varsity volleyball team won Saturday's neutral tournament match against Larkin (Elgin, IL) by a score of 2-1.

Rankings & Records

Larkin (25-26)

IL	Class
684	140

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	SW	SL
2-28	0-5	0-6	0-9	2-13	.067	.000	8	57

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

Team Scoring Averages

	S1	S2	S3	Wins
Larkin	14.7	16.2	10.5	.3
Walther Christian Academy	22.4	22.5	20.0	1.6

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Team Stat Comparison

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

Team Leaders

Larkin		Walther Christian Academy	National Avg.
-	Kills	#3 Nery Espinoza152	51
-	Total Blocks	#3 Nery Espinoza15	11
-	Serving Aces	#5 Sarah Zaia102	16
-	Digs	#5 Sarah Zaia123	80
-	Assists	#14 Isabella Rosado148	48
-	Receptions	#5 Sarah Zaia252	82

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Larkin	1-6		Walther Christian Academy	3-3

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
9/6/25	Larkin	Schaumburg Christian	(L) 2-0	11/4/25	Schaumburg Christian	Walther Christian Academy
9/20/25	Schaumburg Christian	Larkin	(L) 2-0
9/6/25	Larkin	Willows Academy	(L) 2-1	9/3/25	Walther Christian Academy	Willows Academy	(W) 2-0
9/6/25	Larkin	Woodlands Academy	(W) 2-0	8/29/25	Woodlands Academy	Walther Christian Academy	(W) 2-1
9/18/25	Larkin	Elmwood Park	(L) 2-0	8/30/25	Elmwood Park	Walther Christian Academy	(L) 2-0
9/20/25	Larkin	Westmont	(L) 2-0	10/16/25	Walther Christian Academy	Westmont	(L) 2-1
				10/22/25	Walther Christian Academy	Westmont	(L) 2-0
10/1/25	Round Lake	Larkin	(L) 2-0	8/30/25	Round Lake	Walther Christian Academy	(W) 2-0

Record Breakdown

Larkin (25-26)		Walther Christian Academy (25-26)
2-28	Overall	24-7
0-5	League	10-2
0-8	Non-League	7-1
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
1-6	Common Opponent	3-3
0-6	Home	8-1
0-9	Away	7-1
2-13	Neutral	9-5
0-1	Playoff	2-0
2-28	In-State	24-7
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0