Firebirds Fly Past No. 18 Maroons at Home

10/12/2021 8:48:00 PM

Box Score KENOSHA, Wis. — The Carthage College women's volleyball team faced off against No. 18 UChicago at home and picked up a 3-0 straight-set win on Tuesday night at Tarble Arena.

After Carthage (15-9) held a two-point lead at 10-8, the home team outscored UChicago (11-7) 9-1. The Maroons responded getting within six but the Firebirds closed it out with back-to-back kills from Liv Carel and Haley Horner.

In set two, the Firebirds controlled a quick 12-3 advantage with a kill from Carel. Later, the Maroons got within eight until Horner added a kill. Another kill and ace from Horner made it 22-11 as Carthage won the set 25-13 off a Jenna Millen kill.

The home team continued the momentum in the third starting with a 6-2 advantage. After UChicago got it to 8-6, an 8-2 run changed the score to 16-8 forcing a Maroons timeout. The visitors climbed back, getting within five until Carel connected on a kill. Molly Skoda hit a strike making it 22-16 as the Firebirds won 25-19.

Carthage returns to conference play facing North Central on the road at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, October 13.

Head Coach Leanne Ulmer

"A great start to a tough week of competition! The team had great energy tonight and were ready to go from the start. Some strong service runs got them out of system and our defense did a nice job of converting their hits into our points. Nicole Acton was on her game tonight at the service line and in the front row. Haley Horner was a big offensive and blocking force again tonight. Jenna Millen ran a good offense tonight and made some great decisions. She is such a strong server as well. Our defense was very good tonight with Leena Ajibola having some timely blocks and Megan Dawrant and Aubree Bucheger getting the digs we needed to transition to our offense. Our team has really been coming together."

Quick Facts

With 13 kills today, Haley Horner now has 869 career kills while at Carthage.
Leena Ajibola led the team in blocks with four while Nicole Acton had four aces.
Aubree Bucheger, Horner, and Molly Skoda tallied double-digit digs finishing with 17, 13, and 11 respectively.

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