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   LaGrange Park (Nazareth Academy) Roadrunners (20-18)


School Information

Name: Nazareth Academy
City: LaGrange Park
County: Cook
Classification Enrollment: 1303.5
Nickname: Roadrunners
Colors: Columbia Blue/Navy/White
Conference: East Suburban Catholic
President: Deborah Tracy
Principal: Therese Hawkins
Athletic Director: Denise Kavanaugh
Assistant Athletic Director: Kimberly Connell
Head Coach: Esai Velez
Assistant Coaches: Brooke Christensen, Taylor Semeniuk, Emely Martinez, Luke Paul Nelson, Jordyn Gosell
Athletic Trainer: Cherlyne Carlos
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to LaGrane (Lyons) 25-22. 25-21 in Regional Semifinals

Team Photo


Roster
No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr.
1 Tess Tortorello LIBERO   So.
3 Gianna Torrejon DS   Sr.
4 Emma Chiaramonte RS-OH   Sr.
5 Beth Surowiec OH   Sr.
6 Grace Gravante MB   Sr.
7 Lexi Van Eekeren SETTER   Jr.
8 Madeline Briscoe SETTER   Jr.
9 Jane Manecke RS-MB   Sr.
11 Gia Petrecca DS   Sr.
14 Emily Gravante OH-RS   Jr.
18 Sadie Quinlan OH   Jr.
19 Anna Waters MB   Sr.
21 Talia Surendran OH   Jr.
23 Elizabeth Mackenzie MB   Fr.
25 Ellie Warren OH   Fr.

Statistics 

  

 

 
  Season Totals
  Single-Match High
 

 

  Name
  Kill
  Blk
  Ace
  Ast
  Dig
  Kill
  Blk
  Ace
  Ast
  Dig

 

 

  Madeline Briscoe
  37
  6
  39
  321
  138
  5
  1
  0
  16
  8

 

 

  Emma Chiaramonte
  33
  4
  3
  2
  12
  5
  1
  0
  1
  4

 

 

  Emily Gravante
  16
  3
  5
  2
  20
  3
  1
  0
  1
  3

 

 

  Grace Gravante
  71
  26
  10
  5
  28
  8
  3
  0
  1
  4

 

 

  Elizabeth Mackenzie
  32
  13
  12
  0
  14
  4
  4
  0
  0
  2

 

 

  Jane Manecke
  108
  22
  0
  1
  14
  8
  3
  0
  1
  3

 

 

  Gia Petrecca
  0
  0
  5
  3
  35
  0
  0
  0
  1
  6

 

 

  Sadie Quinlan
  37
  5
  10
  4
  42
  6
  1
  0
  2
  9

 

 

  Talia Surendran
  133
  7
  14
  7
  115
  10
  1
  0
  2
  9

 

 

  Beth Surowiec
  152
  14
  29
  8
  125
  9
  2
  0
  2
  11

 

 

  Gianna Torrejon
  1
  0
  0
  1
  28
  1
  0
  0
  1
  6

 

 

  Tess Tortorello
  2
  0
  25
  68
  368
  1
  0
  0
  7
  22

 

 

  Lexi Van Eekeren
  81
  12
  33
  242
  129
  7
  2
  0
  15
  14

 

 

  Ellie Warren
  38
  6
  3
  5
  36
  6
  2
  0
  1
  8

 

 

  Anna Waters
  6
  1
  0
  0
  5
  3
  1
  0
  0
  2
 






Scores




 

  Date
  Opponent
  W/L
  1st
  2nd
  3rd

 

 

  8/26
  Burbank (St. Laurence)
  L
  21-25
  21-25
   

 

 

  8/28
  Chicago (Mother McAuley)
  L
  15-25
  6-25
   

 

 

  Plainfield North Invite
 

 

  8/29
  Lockport (Twp.)
  L
  16-25
  18-25
   

 

 

  8/29
  Bolingbrook
  L
  19-25
  21-25
   

 

 

   
 

 

  8/30
  Plainfield (East)
  W
  25-13
  25-22
   

 

 

  8/30
  Rockford (Guilford)
  W
  25-22
  23-25
  15-12

 

 

  8/30
  Plainfield (North)
  L
  18-25
  21-25
   

 

 

  9/2
  Aurora (Central Catholic)
  W
  25-11
  25-15
   

 

 

  9/4
  River Forest (Trinity)
  W
  25-13
  25-16
   

 

 

  LT Quad
 

 

  9/5
  Normal (Community West)
  W
  25-18
  25-22
   

 

 

  9/5
  LaGrange (Lyons)
  L
  20-25
  16-25
   

 

 

  9/5
  Lombard (Montini)
  L
  20-25
  21-25
   

 

 

  9/8
  Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)
  W
  25-18
  25-16
   

 

 

  9/10
  Lisle (Benet Academy)
  L
  16-25
  18-25
   

 

 

  9/12
  Oswego (East)
  W
  25-18
  15-25
  15-10

 

 

  9/12
  Downers Grove (South)
  L
  12-25
  16-25
   

 

 

  DGS Invite
 

 

  9/13
  Downers Grove (South)
  L
  25-19
  14-25
  10-15

 

 

  9/13
  Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest)
  L
  21-25
  19-25
   

 

 

  9/13
  Lockport (Twp.)
  W
  25-19
  14-25
  15-10

 

 

  9/16
  Chicago (Marist)
  L
  18-25
  14-25
   

 

 

  9/18
  Aurora (Metea Valley)
  W
  25-12
  26-28
  25-21

 

 

  9/23
  Wheaton (St. Francis)
  L
  19-25
  23-25
   

 

 

  10/1
  Chicago Heights (Marian)
  W
  25-13
  25-17
   

 

 

  10/2
  Chicago (DePaul College Prep)
  L
  14-25
  25-22
  17-25

 

 

  10/7
  Mundelein (Carmel)
  W
  30-32
  25-21
  25-19

 

 

  10/14
  Joliet (Catholic Academy)
  W
  25-19
  25-16
   

 

 

  10/17
  Roselle (Lake Park)
  W
  25-14
  25-22
   

 

 

  10/17
  Wheaton (St. Francis)
  L
  17-25
  18-25
   

 

 

  Plainfield Central Tournament
 

 

  10/18
  Chicago (Marist)
  L
  16-25
  13-25
   

 

 

  10/18
  Plainfield (Central)
  W
  25-22
  25-23
   

 

 

  Plainfield Central Tournament
 

 

  10/18
  Naperville (North)
  W
  25-11
  25-18
   

 

 

  10/21
  Arlington Heights (St. Viator)
  L
  15-25
  16-25
   

 

 

  10/22
  Chicago (St. Ignatius College Prep)
  L
  23-25
  24-26
   

 

 

  LaGrange Park (Nazareth Academy) Regional
 

 

  10/28
  Chicago (Acero/Garcia)
  W
  25-0
  25-1
   

 

 

  10/30
  Chicago (Kennedy)
  W
  25-4
  25-10
   

 

 

  Elmhurst (Timothy Christian) Sectional
 

 

  11/4
  Elmhurst (Timothy Christian)
  W
  26-24
  25-17
   

 

 

  11/6
  Geneva
  W
  23-25
  25-21
  25-22

 

 

  Chicago (De La Salle) Super-Sectional
 

 

  11/10
  Oak Park (Fenwick)
  W
  27-25
  25-18
   

Head Coach Esai Velez
Year W-L-T
LaGrange Park (Nazareth Academy)
2025 20-18

Tournament History 

2019-3A           1-1 (29-8-0)   3rd  Melissa Masterson
L  19-25, 18-25         Sterling (H.S.)
W  25-21, 25-22         Normal (University)
2021-3A           2-0 (30-7-0)   1st  Melissa Masterson
W  25-21, 25-15         Joliet (Catholic Academy)
W  25-18, 20-25, 25-21  Belvidere (North)
2022-3A           1-1 (22-17-0)  2nd  Melissa Masterson
W  25-19, 25-13         Taylorville
L  23-25, 23-25         Wheaton (St. Francis)