AVCA Division III Coaches' Top 25 Poll

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) released the third Top 25 Coaches' Poll Tuesday afternoon with Carthage moving up in the rankings to No. 10.

The Lady Reds earned 1102 total points in the third poll of the season after going 4-0 in competition last week with victories over Lake Forest (3-0), No. 18 St. Thomas (3-0), No. 9 Wisconsin-Eau Claire (3-1) and Gustavus Adolphus (3-0).

The last time Carthage was ranked in the top-10 was the 2016 preseason poll, where the Lady Reds were ranked eighth after ending the previous season (2015) ranked third.

Carthage stays on the road for the first conference game of the season, traveling to Illinois Wesleyan on Wednesday, September 18 at 7 p.m.

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