Skip To Main Content
Skip To Main Content

Carthage College Athletics

The Official Website of The Carthage College Firebirds
Griffin Shields
Griffin Shields with 12 kills and six service aces at Benedictine (Ill.)
3
Winner Carthage CARTHAGE 20-6, 13-0
0
Benedictine BENU 7-15, 4-9
Winner
Carthage CARTHAGE
20-6, 13-0
3
Final
0
Benedictine BENU
7-15, 4-9
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Carthage CARTHAGE 25 25 25 (3)
Benedictine BENU 11 13 20 (0)

Game Recap: #6 Men's Volleyball | | By Steve Marovich, Sports Information Director

Men's Volleyball Sweeps Benedictine (Ill.) on March 28

Red Men Conclude Regular-Season Schedule vs. Loras on Wednesday

The Carthage College men's volleyball team (20-6, 13-0 Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League), ranked No. 8 in the March 17 American Volleyball Coaches Association NCAA Division III poll, swept conference-opponent Benedictine University (Ill., 7-15, 4-9 MCVL), 3-0, on Saturday, March 28 at the Dan & Ada Rice Center in Lisle, Ill.  The Red Men's winning set scores over the Eagles were 25-11, 25-13 and 25-20.
 
Griffin Shields (So., Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley) led the Red Men with 12 kills, a .476 attack percentage, six service aces and 10 digs.  Jon Storm (Sr., Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley) had nine kills and hit .318, and setter Ricky Figueroa (Fr., Newbury Park, Ca./ Oaks Christian) collected 30 assists.
 
Carthage concludes its regular-season schedule on Wednesday, April 1 by playing host to conference-opponent Loras College (3-19, 1-12 MCVL) in a 7 p.m. match at Tarble Arena in Kenosha, Wis.
Print Friendly Version