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Joliet (Catholic Academy) (23-17)


School Information

Name: Joliet Catholic Academy
City: Joliet
County: Will
Classification Enrollment: 1017.225
Nickname: Angels
Colors: Columbia Blue/Brown/White
Conference: East Suburban Catholic
Superintendent and Principal: Jeff Budz
Athletic Director: Jim O'Brien
Girls Athletic Coordinator: Tina Kinsella
Head Coach: LaKisha Cameron
Assistant Coaches: Jessie Aquino, Don-Joe Lei, Amanda Chamberlin, Ryan Vozenilek
Athletic Trainer: Saul Ramirez
Captains: Ava Neuschwander, Emma Vitas, Lauren Cardwell, Jessica Horn
Managers: Anne Mihelich, Heavenly Sarfo, Ally Boehm
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Normal (Community West), 25-20, 26-24, in Third Place Game

Roster
No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr.
1 Grace Korbar DS-RS 5-9 Jr.
2 Carmela Cook DS-S 5-5 So.
3 Emma Alstott DS 5-6 Sr.
4 Bianca Galaviz DS 5-6 So.
5 Delani Kirstein RS-MH 5-10 So.
6 Kylee Vercelote RS-MH 5-9 Sr.
7 Lauren Cardwell L-DS 5-6 Sr.
8 Olivia Chovanec OH 5-10 So.
9 Jessica Horn S 5-10 Jr.
10 Allie Wuestenfield L 5-6 Sr.
11 Ava Neuschwander MH 5-11 Sr.
12 Ellie Blotnik OH 5-10 So.
13 Brooke Simon OH-RS 5-10 So.
14 Emma Vitas MH 5-11 Sr.

Statistics 

  

 

 
  Season Totals
  Single-Match High
 

 

  Name
  Kill
  Blk
  Ace
  Ast
  Dig
  Kill
  Blk
  Ace
  Ast
  Dig

 

 

  Emma Alstott
  0
  0
  2
  0
  23
  0
  0
  1
  0
  4

 

 

  Ellie Blotnik
  183
  7
  32
  1
  149
  9
  0
  1
  0
  7

 

 

  Lauren Cardwell
  10
  0
  26
  3
  216
  1
  0
  4
  1
  7

 

 

  Olivia Chovanec
  208
  11
  56
  7
  108
  9
  0
  3
  1
  5

 

 

  Carmela Cook
  0
  0
  0
  8
  5
  0
  0
  0
  3
  3

 

 

  Bianca Galaviz
  0
  0
  0
  0
  21
  0
  0
  0
  0
  3

 

 

  Jessica Horn
  57
  23
  35
  661
  107
  2
  2
  4
  18
  6

 

 

  Delani Kirstein
  36
  5
  0
  0
  13
  2
  2
  0
  0
  3

 

 

  Grace Korbar
  0
  0
  3
  0
  1
  0
  0
  2
  0
  1

 

 

  Ava Neuschwander
  61
  39
  40
  1
  27
  12
  3
  3
  0
  4

 

 

  Brooke Simon
  53
  4
  2
  0
  17
  3
  1
  0
  0
  0

 

 

  Kylee Vercelote
  16
  3
  0
  0
  11
  5
  1
  0
  0
  2

 

 

  Emma Vitas
  128
  28
  0
  2
  25
  6
  2
  0
  0
  4

 

 

  Allie Wuestenfield
  1
  0
  22
  1
  212
  1
  0
  3
  0
  13
 






Scores




 

  Date
  Opponent
  W/L
  1st
  2nd
  3rd

 

 

  8/22
  Burbank (St. Laurence)
  W
  25-20
  25-20
   

 

 

  8/23
  Chicago (Mother McAuley)
  L
  10-25
  19-25
   

 

 

  Plainfield North Tournament
 

 

  8/26
  Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East)
  L
  22-25
  23-25
   

 

 

  8/26
  Minooka
  W
  25-23
  25-16
   

 

 

  8/27
  Metamora
  L
  19-25
  11-25
   

 

 

  8/27
  Naperville (Neuqua Valley)
  L
  22-25
  23-25
   

 

 

  8/27
  New Lenox (Lincoln-Way West)
  W
  25-15
  25-11
   

 

 

  8/29
  Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais)
  W
  25-9
  25-17
   

 

 

  8/31
  Minooka
  W
  25-16
  25-16
   

 

 

  9/6
  Oak Park (Fenwick)
  W
  25-19
  25-17
   

 

 

  Niles West Varsity Tournament
 

 

  9/9
  Skokie (Niles North)
  W
  22-25
  25-15
  15-13

 

 

  9/9
  Buffalo Grove
  W
  25-17
  25-16
   

 

 

  9/9
  Des Plaines (Maine West)
  W
  25-19
  25-16
   

 

 

  9/10
  Lincolnshire (Stevenson)
  L
  19-25
  20-25
   

 

 

  9/10
  Deerfield (H.S.)
  W
  25-19
  25-15
   

 

 

  9/13
  Chicago Heights (Marian)
  L
  25-27
  9-25
   

 

 

  9/15
  New Lenox (Providence Catholic)
  W
  25-22
  25-17
   

 

 

  9/19
  Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East)
  L
  16-25
  18-25
   

 

 

  9/20
  Chicago (Marist)
  L
  21-25
  25-19
  10-25

 

 

  9/27
  Mundelein (Carmel)
  W
  25-19
  25-18
   

 

 

  9/29
  Wheaton (W. Warrenville South)
  L
  22-25
  26-28
   

 

 

  Asics Challenge
 

 

  9/30
  Lombard (Montini)
  L
  19-25
  18-25
   

 

 

  9/30
  Louisville (Assumption), KY
  L
  26-24
  20-25
  8-25

 

 

  10/1
  Cary (C.-Grove)
  L
  20-25
  21-25
   

 

 

  10/1
  Dubuque (Wahlert), IA
  W
  25-16
  25-23
   

 

 

  10/1
  Lexington (Henry Clay), KY
  W
  25-19
  25-19
   

 

 

  10/4
  Arlington Heights (St. Viator)
  W
  25-22
  22-25
  25-22

 

 

  10/11
  LaGrange Park (Nazareth Academy)
  L
  20-25
  23-25
   

 

 

  10/12
  Darien (Hinsdale South)
  W
  25-21
  25-10
   

 

 

  10/14
  Lisle (Benet Academy)
  L
  21-25
  11-25
   

 

 

  10/14
  Crystal Lake (Prairie Ridge)
  W
  25-16
  25-17
   

 

 

  10/15
  Normal (Community)
  L
  15-25
  20-25
   

 

 

  10/15
  Downers Grove (North)
  W
  25-9
  24-26
  25-11

 

 

  10/15
  Rockton (Hononegah)
  L
  18-25
  20-25
   

 

 

  10/18
  Lisle (Benet Academy)
  L
  25-21
  13-25
  9-25

 

 

  Country Club Hills (Hillcrest) Regional
 

 

  10/25
  Calumet City (Thornton Fractional North)
  W
  25-3
  25-6
   

 

 

  10/27
  Oak Lawn (Richards)
  W
  25-20
  25-12
   

 

 

  Joliet (Catholic Academy) Sectional
 

 

  10/31
  Chicago Heights (Marian)
  W
  21-25
  25-21
  25-20

 

 

  11/2
  Lemont (H.S.)
  W
  25-23
  25-23
   

 

 

  Darien (Hinsdale South) Super-Sectional
 

 

  11/4
  Burbank (St. Laurence)
  W
  25-17
  30-28
   

Head Coach LaKisha Cameron
Year W-L-T
Joliet (Catholic Academy)
2021 27-13 (4th)
2022 23-17
2 yrs. 50-30

Tournament History 

As JOLIET (ST. FRANCIS)
1986-AA           2-1 (37-5)     3rd  James Kelly
W  15-12, 15-9          Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest)
L  7-15, 8-15           Oak Lawn (Richards)
W  10-15, 15-12, 16-14  St. Charles (H.S.)
1987-AA           0-1 (33-6-2)   DNP  Connie Smyder
L  7-15, 10-15          Wheaton (St. Francis)

As JOLIET (CATHOLIC ACADEMY)
1998-AA           1-2 (32-8-2)   4th  Kathy Major
W  15-9, 15-1           Chicago (Simeon)
L  11-15, 9-15          Naperville (Central)
L  12-15, 15-11, 6-15   Jacksonville (H.S.)
2003-AA           3-0 (39-2-1)   1st  Christine Scheibe
W  25-19, 25-23         Chicago (Mother McAuley)
W  25-21, 25-21         Park Ridge (Maine South)
W  26-24, 25-18         Barrington
2005-AA           1-2 (36-7)     4th  Christine Scheibe
W  25-27, 25-19, 25-13  Breese (Mater Dei)
L  23-25, 21-25         Crystal Lake (Prairie Ridge)
L  25-22, 25-27, 21-25  Chicago (Mother McAuley)
2006-AA           2-1 (37-6)     3rd  Christine Scheibe
W  25-15, 25-22         Winnetka (New Trier)
L  14-25, 17-25         Wheaton (St. Francis)
W  17-25, 25-12, 25-18  Barrington
2008-3A           2-0 (39-3)     1st  Christine Scheibe
W  25-19, 25-23         Breese (Mater Dei)
W  25-19, 25-14         Burlington (Central)
2009-3A           2-0 (41-1)     1st  Christine Scheibe
W  25-20, 25-17         Crystal Lake (Central)
W  25-20, 25-23         Breese (Mater Dei)
2010-3A           1-1 (34-8)     2nd  Christine Scheibe
W  25-20, 25-14         Woodstock (Marian)
L  25-15, 18-25, 24-26  Breese (Mater Dei)
2014-3A           1-1 (25-17)    2nd  Christine Scheibe
W  22-25, 25-19, 25-19  Lombard (Montini)
L  18-25, 23-25         Wheaton (St. Francis)
2015-3A           1-1 (26-13-0)  2nd  Christine Scheibe
W  25-21, 25-27, 25-13  LaSalle (L.-Peru)
L  25-16, 18-25, 12-25  Woodstock (Marian)
2018-3A           1-1 (28-14-0)  3rd  Christine Scheibe
L  25-27, 20-25         Sterling (H.S.)
W  25-13, 25-18         Chicago (Latin)
2019-3A           1-1 (26-15-0)  2nd  Christine Scheibe
W  25-23, 25-20         Normal (University)
L  16-25, 19-25         Sterling (H.S.)
2021-3A           0-2 (27-15-0)  4th  LaKisha Cameron
L  21-25, 15-25         LaGrange Park (Nazareth Academy)
L  20-25, 24-26         Normal (Community West)