KENOSHA, WIS.—A west-coast foe invaded Tarble Arena on Friday night as the #3 Carthage College men's volleyball team awaited #12 California Lutheran University. Strong runs over the beginning of each of the three sets propelled the Red Men to a 3-0 sweep over the Kingsmen.
 
Evan Walsh posted a game-high 12 kills while teammate Matt Reinsel fed him with 42 assists for Carthage. Eric Winter, who registered seven kills and a game-high .500 hitting percentage on the evening, powered a Carthage attacking unit that posted a .303 figure. Reigning CCIW Offensive Player of the Week Braeden Waumans and Matt Slivinski each tallied nine kills, followed by Parker Connolly's eight.
 
The Red Men defense held Cal Lutheran to just .194 hitting, and reigning CCIW Defensive Player of the Week Kai Cromwell had a lot to do with that with 12 digs. Waumans displayed his two-way prowess with 10 digs in addition to his offensive contributions. The Carthage defense topped out at 47 digs and 13 blocks on the night.
 
The Red Men stay undefeated at 6-0, 0-0 MCVL while Cal Lutheran falls to 4-4.
 
Red Men 3, Cal Lutheran 0
 
The Red Men took care of the first set 25-22. An early 11-5 Carthage run got away from them after three-straight attack errors narrowed their lead to 11-8. Three key kills from Slivinski down the stretch propelled Carthage to the 25-22 set-one victory.
 
The Red Men's balanced offense helped them jump to a 15-3 lead in set two as five different players contributed kills throughout the run. It was enough cushion in Carthage's 25-17 set-two victory.
 
Set three resulted in a quick 9-3 lead for the Red Men, but 11 errors on their part helped Cal Lutheran cut their deficit to 22-20. The Kingsmen couldn't get closer as Carthage held onto the 25-22 win in set three.
 
The Red Men will host Lakeland University on Saturday, February 2 at 1:00 p.m.