The Carthage College women's volleyball team (26-6, 6-0 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin), ranked 10th in the Oct. 18 American Volleyball Coaches Association NCAA Division III poll and first in the Oct. 21 NCAA Division III Midwest Regional poll, went 3-1 at the Friday-Saturday, Oct. 21-22 Wisconsin-Whitewater Tournament III in Whitewater, Wis. 
 
On Friday, Oct. 21, Carthage swept Wisconsin-Oshkosh (17-13), 3-0, before defeating Wartburg College (20-9), 3-1.  The Lady Reds' winning set scores over the Titans were 25-19, 25-16 and 25-22, while their winning scores over the Knights were 25-27, 25-23, 25-22 and 25-17.  On Saturday, Oct. 22, Carthage defeated No. 22 Wisconsin-Whitewater (20-7), 3-1, before being swept by No. 4 Wittenberg University (27-3), 3-0.  The Lady Reds' winning set scores over the Warhawks were 25-15, 25-21, 18-25 and 25-23, and the Tigers' winning scores in the final match were 25-19, 25-19 and 25-20. Wittenberg has swept 27-of-30 opponents so far this year.
 
In the win over Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Carthage 's Michelle Madeja (Sr., Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley) had 11 kills, while Lauren Dembkowski (Sr., Mount Prospect, Ill./Arlington Heights-Hersey) had 10 kills with a .409 attack percentage.  Cindy Cavanagh (Sr., Naperville, Ill./Aurora-Waubonsie Valley) collected nine kills, hit. 400 and had six blocks (2 solo, 4 assisted).  Setter Drewann Pancratz (Sr., Schaumburg, Ill.) averaged 10.33 assists per set.  In the Wartburg match, Madeja blistered the Knights with 24 kills and three block solos, while Dembkowski had 11 kills.  Pancratz averaged 13.0 assists per set against Wartburg.  In the win over Wisconsin-Whitewater, Madeja had 12 kills and four blocks.  Cavanagh had eight kills and six blocks, while Dembkowski had eight kills with five blocks.  Madeja and Cavanagh each had six kills in the loss to Wittenberg.
 
Carthage closes out its regular-season schedule on Tuesday, Oct. 25 by traveling to Rock Island, Ill., to play CCIW-opponent Augustana College (Ill., 8-19, 1-5 CCIW) in a 7 p.m. match at the Roy J. Carver Center.