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River Ridge Mendota

Wildcats

Trojans

The Mendota (IL) varsity volleyball team won Saturday's neutral tournament match against River Ridge (Hanover, IL) by a score of 2-1.

	S1	S2	S3	Wins
River Ridge	25	17	6	1
Mendota	15	25	15	2

Final score provided by D. Salazar.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Match Stats

Mendota (25-26)

River Ridge

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S
	Team Totals	3	22	7.3
1	JORDAN BALLARD (So)	3	2	0.7
3	K. PATTERSON (Jr)	3	5	1.7
6	AVA KETELSEN (Sr)	3	6	2.0
7	G. SCHNITZLER (Sr)	3
16	KACI PATTERSON (Sr)	3	6	2.0
17	ELLIE RIFE (So)	3	3	1.0

Mendota

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	3	40	13.3	66.7	60	4	.600
1	Zariah Escatel (So)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0
2	Maren Atherton (Sr)	1
3	Harlow Folty (Jr)	3	4	1.3	66.7	6	0	.667
4	laylie denault (Sr)	3	15	5.0	71.4	21	3	.571
5	Addi Jones (Sr)	1
6	Sydney Tolley (Sr)	3	1	0.3	10.0	10	0	.100
8	Eva Beetz (Fr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0
11	Mariyah Elam (Jr)	3	13	4.3	86.7	15	1	.800
12	Abby Delao (Fr)	3	6	2.0	85.7	7	0	.857
13	Kate Strouss (Jr)	3	1	0.3	100.0	1	0	1.000
15	Elaina Koch (Jr)	3

River Ridge

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S
	Team Totals	3	5	1.7
1	JORDAN BALLARD (So)	3
3	K. PATTERSON (Jr)	3
6	AVA KETELSEN (Sr)	3	2	0.7
7	G. SCHNITZLER (Sr)	3	1	0.3
16	KACI PATTERSON (Sr)	3
17	ELLIE RIFE (So)	3	2	0.7

Mendota

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	3	5	1.7	9.1	55	10	81.8	27
1	Zariah Escatel (So)	3	1	0.3	33.3	3	1	66.7	1
2	Maren Atherton (Sr)	1
3	Harlow Folty (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	10	2	80.0	5
4	laylie denault (Sr)	3	1	0.3	12.5	8	2	75.0	4
5	Addi Jones (Sr)	1
6	Sydney Tolley (Sr)	3	1	0.3	9.1	11	2	81.8	6
8	Eva Beetz (Fr)	3	1	0.3	11.1	9	2	77.8	4
11	Mariyah Elam (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	4	0	100.0	2
12	Abby Delao (Fr)	3	1	0.3	10.0	10	1	90.0	5
13	Kate Strouss (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
15	Elaina Koch (Jr)	3

River Ridge

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BS	Tot Blks	B/S
	Team Totals	3	3	3	1.0
1	JORDAN BALLARD (So)	3
3	K. PATTERSON (Jr)	3	1	1	0.3
6	AVA KETELSEN (Sr)	3
7	G. SCHNITZLER (Sr)	3	1	1	0.3
16	KACI PATTERSON (Sr)	3
17	ELLIE RIFE (So)	3	1	1	0.3

Mendota

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BS	BA	Tot Blks	B/S	BE
	Team Totals	3	3	0	3	1.0	2
1	Zariah Escatel (So)	3	0	0	0	0.0	0
2	Maren Atherton (Sr)	1
3	Harlow Folty (Jr)	3	1	0	1	0.3	1
4	laylie denault (Sr)	3	0	0	0	0.0	0
5	Addi Jones (Sr)	1
6	Sydney Tolley (Sr)	3	0	0	0	0.0	0
8	Eva Beetz (Fr)	3	0	0	0	0.0	0
11	Mariyah Elam (Jr)	3	2	0	2	0.7	1
12	Abby Delao (Fr)	3	0	0	0	0.0	0
13	Kate Strouss (Jr)	3	0	0	0	0.0	0
15	Elaina Koch (Jr)	3

River Ridge

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	D/S
	Team Totals	3	36	12.0
1	JORDAN BALLARD (So)	3	7	2.3
3	K. PATTERSON (Jr)	3	5	1.7
6	AVA KETELSEN (Sr)	3	9	3.0
7	G. SCHNITZLER (Sr)	3	1	0.3
16	KACI PATTERSON (Sr)	3	11	3.7
17	ELLIE RIFE (So)	3	3	1.0

Mendota

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	DE	D/S
	Team Totals	3	27	0	9.0
1	Zariah Escatel (So)	3	9	0	3.0
2	Maren Atherton (Sr)	1
3	Harlow Folty (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0
4	laylie denault (Sr)	3	14	0	4.7
5	Addi Jones (Sr)	1	0	0	0.0
6	Sydney Tolley (Sr)	3	4	0	1.3
8	Eva Beetz (Fr)	3	0	0	0.0
11	Mariyah Elam (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0
12	Abby Delao (Fr)	3	0	0	0.0
13	Kate Strouss (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0
15	Elaina Koch (Jr)	3

River Ridge

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S
	Team Totals	3	19	6.3
1	JORDAN BALLARD (So)	3
3	K. PATTERSON (Jr)	3
6	AVA KETELSEN (Sr)	3
7	G. SCHNITZLER (Sr)	3	9	3.0
16	KACI PATTERSON (Sr)	3
17	ELLIE RIFE (So)	3	10	3.3

Mendota

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA	BHE
	Team Totals	3	39	13.0	64	2
1	Zariah Escatel (So)	3	1	0.3	1	0
2	Maren Atherton (Sr)	1
3	Harlow Folty (Jr)	3	0	0.0	0	0
4	laylie denault (Sr)	3	0	0.0	0	0
5	Addi Jones (Sr)	1
6	Sydney Tolley (Sr)	3	0	0.0	0	0
8	Eva Beetz (Fr)	3	24	8.0	32	0
11	Mariyah Elam (Jr)	3	0	0.0	0	0
12	Abby Delao (Fr)	3	8	2.7	21	1
13	Kate Strouss (Jr)	3	6	2.0	10	1
15	Elaina Koch (Jr)	3

River Ridge

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP
	Team Totals	3
1	JORDAN BALLARD (So)	3
3	K. PATTERSON (Jr)	3
6	AVA KETELSEN (Sr)	3
7	G. SCHNITZLER (Sr)	3
16	KACI PATTERSON (Sr)	3
17	ELLIE RIFE (So)	3

Mendota

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	3	37	3	12.3
1	Zariah Escatel (So)	3	26	0	8.7
2	Maren Atherton (Sr)	1
3	Harlow Folty (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0
4	laylie denault (Sr)	3	5	0	1.7
5	Addi Jones (Sr)	1
6	Sydney Tolley (Sr)	3	5	3	1.7
8	Eva Beetz (Fr)	3	1	0	0.3
11	Mariyah Elam (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0
12	Abby Delao (Fr)	3	0	0	0.0
13	Kate Strouss (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0
15	Elaina Koch (Jr)	3

Match Story

Illinois High School Volleyball - River Ridge can't get by Mendota

September 6, 2025: Hanover, IL 61041

Mendota Trojans (Mendota, IL) followers left the game satisfied Saturday as they saw their volleyball squad edge the host River Ridge Wildcats (Hanover, IL), 2-1 in a non-league test.

With the win, Mendota advances its record to 3-9 on the season. The Trojans host Princeton (Princeton, IL) to face the Tigers in a Three Rivers challenge on Tuesday, September 9. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 8-5. Princeton won 2-1 in their recent non-league challenge against Riverdale (Port Byron, IL)

Next, the Wildcats play the Warren Warriors (Warren, IL) in a Northwest Upstate Illini game, on Tuesday, September 9. River Ridge will attempt to advance on its 0-8 season record. The Warriors go into the game with a 0-8 record after their 2-0 non-league loss to Pearl City (Pearl City, IL).

Coaches Summary

Match Summary

Big Games fro senior captain Denault as well as newcomer junior Mariyah Elam

River Ridge vs Mendota Volleyball Match Info

Sat., Sep. 6, 2025 @ 1p

The Mendota (IL) varsity volleyball team won Saturday's neutral tournament match against River Ridge (Hanover, IL) by a score of 2-1.

Rankings & Records

River Ridge (25-26)

IL	Class
513	135

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	SW	SL
7-23-4	2-10	4-7	1-8-1	2-8-3	.265	.167	22	53

Mendota (25-26)

IL	Class
590	128

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	SW	SL
6-28-1	0-10	2-9-1	1-12	3-7	.186	.000	18	62

Team Scoring Averages

	S1	S2	S3	Wins
River Ridge	19.2	18.3	18.3	.6
Mendota	17.3	19.3	17.9	.5

River Ridge Videos

Mendota Videos

Team Stat Comparison

River Ridge		Mendota
625	Kills	684
79	Total Blocks	123
149	Serving Aces	162
638	Digs	874
536	Assists	579
-	Receptions	1746

Team Leaders

River Ridge		Mendota	National Avg.
#6 AVA KETELSEN306	Kills	#11 Mariyah Elam236	53
#6 AVA KETELSEN36	Total Blocks	#11 Mariyah Elam92	11
#6 AVA KETELSEN34	Serving Aces	#1 Zariah Escatel37	16
#6 AVA KETELSEN164	Digs	#1 Zariah Escatel361	84
#17 ELLIE RIFE302	Assists	#8 Eva Beetz359	50
-	Receptions	#1 Zariah Escatel576	86

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
River Ridge	0-0-1		Mendota	1-0

Date	Away	Home	Result		Date	Away	Home	Result
10/18/25	River Ridge	Amboy	(T) 1-1		8/28/25	Amboy	Mendota	(W) 2-1

Record Breakdown

River Ridge (25-26)		Mendota (25-26)
7-23-4	Overall	6-28-1
2-10	League	0-10
2-6-2	Non-League	3-5
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
0-0-1	Common Opponent	1-0
4-7	Home	2-9-1
1-8-1	Away	1-12
2-8-3	Neutral	3-7
0-1	Playoff	0-1
5-22-4	In-State	6-28-1
2-1	Out-of-State	0-0