GREENVILLE, lll. — The No. 11 Carthage College men's volleyball team picked up a 3-0 sweep over Greenville in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin action Saturday at H.J. Long Gymnasium. 
 
The Red Men (10-3, 4-0 CCIW) Jumped out to a 11-4 lead before going on to take the set 25-13. In the second, the Panthers (1-11, 0-3 CCIW) went up 11-5 to start. Carthage put together a 11-3 run take control of the set 16-14. Following a Greenville timeout, kills from Eric Winter and Mike Motyka saw the score grow to 22-19. Although the Panthers got within three, the Red Men took a two-set lead with a Greenville attack error. 

It was all Carthage in the third going up 17-6 before the Red Men collected the straight-set sweep 25-15. 

Next up, Carthage travels to Millikin on Saturday, March 7 starting at 7 p.m.

Head Coach JW Kieckhefer

"This is big time conference win on the road, never easy to get. It was nice to get some experience for guys who have been working extremely hard in the practice gym and deserve some court time. 
 
Our middles were great today. Eric Winter's offense was incredible along with Ben Perez's impressive blocking performance. Peyton Wieter passed the ball really well and was super efficient offensively. Great day for our group and we are excited to finally get a couple days off!"

Quick Facts

• Eric Winter led the Red Men in kills finishing the match with 13 while Carter Schmidt and Peyton Wieter chipped in with eight and seven kills respectively. 
• Mike Motyka registered 34 assists in the match. 
• Kyle Cohan added 12 digs.

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