LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) released the fifth Top 25 Coaches' Poll Tuesday afternoon with Carthage moving up in the rankings to No. 5.

The Lady Reds earned 1570 total points in the fifth poll of the season after defeating Wheaton (Ill.) in College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) competition last week 3-0. 

Carthage continues CCIW play traveling to face North Central on Wednesday, October 2 at 7 p.m.

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