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Larkin Willows Academy

Royals

Eagles

The Willows Academy (Des Plaines, 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	23	25	9	1
Willows Academy	25	11	15	2

Final score provided by A. Jacobson.

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Matchup Info

Match Stats

Larkin (25-26)

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Willows Academy (25-26)

Willows Academy

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	Hit %
	Team Totals	3	13	4.3	61.9	21	.619
1	Sofia Castillo (Jr)	2	2	1.0	100.0	2	1.000
10	Clare Gannon (Sr)	2	4	2.0	100.0	4	1.000
11	Elyse Varda (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	3	.000
12	Anna Mary Burke (Jr)	2	1	0.5	50.0	2	.500
14	C. Stepansky (Jr)	2	2	1.0	50.0	4	.500
21	Ali Carter (Jr)	2	2	1.0	50.0	4	.500
38	J. Manning (Sr)	2	2	1.0	100.0	2	1.000

Willows Academy

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	3	7	2.3	17.1	41	6	85.4	16
1	Sofia Castillo (Jr)	2	2	1.0	20.0	10	2	80.0	4
10	Clare Gannon (Sr)	2	1	0.5	14.3	7	2	71.4	3
11	Elyse Varda (Jr)	2	1	0.5	25.0	4	1	75.0	1
12	Anna Mary Burke (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
14	C. Stepansky (Jr)	2	2	1.0	20.0	10	0	100.0	5
21	Ali Carter (Jr)	2	1	0.5	10.0	10	1	90.0	3
38	J. Manning (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0

Willows Academy

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BS	BA	Tot Blks	B/S
	Team Totals	3	4	2	5	1.7
1	Sofia Castillo (Jr)	2	0	0	0	0.0
10	Clare Gannon (Sr)	2	0	0	0	0.0
11	Elyse Varda (Jr)	2	1	0	1	0.5
12	Anna Mary Burke (Jr)	2	1	0	1	0.5
14	C. Stepansky (Jr)	2	2	2	4	2.0
21	Ali Carter (Jr)	2	0	0	0	0.0
38	J. Manning (Sr)	2	0	0	0	0.0

Willows Academy

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	DE	D/S
	Team Totals	3	19	2	6.3
1	Sofia Castillo (Jr)	2	8	2	4.0
10	Clare Gannon (Sr)	2	5	1	2.5
11	Elyse Varda (Jr)	2	3	0	1.5
12	Anna Mary Burke (Jr)	2	0	0	0.0
14	C. Stepansky (Jr)	2	5	0	2.5
21	Ali Carter (Jr)	2	3	0	1.5
38	J. Manning (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0

Willows Academy

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA	BHE
	Team Totals	3	0	0.0	2	0
1	Sofia Castillo (Jr)	2	0	0.0	2	0
10	Clare Gannon (Sr)	2	10	5.0	12	2
11	Elyse Varda (Jr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
12	Anna Mary Burke (Jr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
14	C. Stepansky (Jr)	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

Willows Academy

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	3	30	5	10.0
1	Sofia Castillo (Jr)	2	6	1	3.0
10	Clare Gannon (Sr)	2	4	1	2.0
11	Elyse Varda (Jr)	2	5	1	2.5
12	Anna Mary Burke (Jr)	2	0	0	0.0
14	C. Stepansky (Jr)	2	7	1	3.5
21	Ali Carter (Jr)	2	8	1	4.0
38	J. Manning (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0

Match Story

Illinois High School Volleyball - Larkin can't get by Willows Academy

September 6, 2025: Elgin, IL 60123

The Willows Academy Eagles edged the host Larkin Royals volleyball squad by a final score of 2-1 in Saturday's non-league game.

Next up, the Eagles face the North Shore Country Day Raiders (Winnetka, IL) in a non-league game, on Saturday, September 6. Willows Academy will attempt to advance on its 1-7 season record. The Raiders go into the game with a 3-1 record after their 2-0 non-league win over Wolcott College Prep (Chicago, IL).

With the loss, Larkin drops to 1-10 on the campaign. The Royals travel to Walther Christian Academy (Melrose Park, IL) to play the Broncos in a non-league outing on Saturday, September 6. The Broncos come into the outing with a record of 5-1. Walther Christian Academy won 2-0 in their recent non-league outing against Willows Academy (Des Plaines, IL)

Players of the Match

Larkin (25-26)

Larkin has not selected any Players of the Match.

Willows Academy (25-26)

Congratulations to #1 Sofia Castillo for being selected the Willows Academy Volleyball Player of the Match.

Larkin vs WA Volleyball Match Info

Sat., Sep. 6, 2025 @ 12p

The Willows Academy (Des Plaines, 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
2-27	0-5	0-6	0-9	2-12	.069	.000	8	55

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
Larkin	14.8	16.4	10.5	.3
Willows Academy	17.6	15.6	18.3	.4

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Team Stat Comparison

Larkin		Willows Academy
-	Kills	352
-	Total Blocks	108
-	Serving Aces	156
-	Digs	775
-	Assists	263
-	Receptions	836

Team Leaders

Larkin		Willows Academy	National Avg.
-	Kills	#14 Claire Stepansky117	50
-	Total Blocks	#7 Maria Paschall43	11
-	Serving Aces	#10 Clare Gannon31	16
-	Digs	#14 Claire Stepansky181	79
-	Assists	#10 Clare Gannon288	48
-	Receptions	#14 Claire Stepansky205	82

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Larkin	2-8		Willows Academy	1-8

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
8/28/25	Waukegan	Larkin	(L) 2-0	10/11/25	Waukegan	Willows Academy	(L) 2-0
9/4/25	Larkin	St. Edward	(L) 2-0	9/10/25	St. Edward	Willows Academy	(L) 2-0
9/20/25	Larkin	St. Edward	(W) 2-1
9/6/25	Resurrection	Larkin	(L) 2-0	9/6/25	Resurrection	Willows Academy	(L) 2-0
9/6/25	Larkin	Schaumburg Christian	(L) 2-0	9/6/25	Willows Academy	Schaumburg Christian	(L) 2-0
9/20/25	Schaumburg Christian	Larkin	(L) 2-0	9/26/25	Willows Academy	Schaumburg Christian	(L) 2-0
9/6/25	Larkin	Walther Christian Academy	(L) 2-1	9/3/25	Walther Christian Academy	Willows Academy	(L) 2-0
9/6/25	Larkin	Woodlands Academy	(W) 2-0	9/23/25	Willows Academy	Woodlands Academy	(W) 2-0
9/20/25	Larkin	Westmont	(L) 2-0	9/2/25	Willows Academy	Westmont	(L) 2-0
9/20/25	Illinois Math & Science Academy	Larkin	(L) 2-0	9/6/25	Willows Academy	Illinois Math & Science Academy	(L) 2-0

Record Breakdown

Larkin (25-26)		Willows Academy (25-26)
2-27	Overall	5-22
0-5	League	2-5
0-8	Non-League	1-10
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
2-8	Common Opponent	1-8
0-6	Home	2-8
0-9	Away	2-7
2-12	Neutral	1-7
0-0	Playoff	0-1
2-27	In-State	5-22
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0