KENOSHA, WIS. — The No. 4 Carthage College men's volleyball defeated Millikin 3-0 on Saturday afternoon for their fifth home victory in the Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) at Tarble Arena.

Carthage (9-0, 5-0 CCIW) jumped out to a 10-2 to open the game. A kill from Matt Slivinski put the Firebirds up 20-9 as Carthage took the first set 25-15. 

Millikin (0-6, 0-5 CCIW) got within two in the second as a kill from Carter Schmidt extended the lead to 15-12 for Carthage. The Firebirds used a 10-5 run to win the set 25-17. 

In the final set of the day, Carthage went up 8-2 to start. Later in the set, an ace from Blake Arnold extended the lead to 15-7 en route to a 25-18 straight-set victory. 

The Firebirds stay at home facing North Park on Wednesday, March 10 at 7 p.m. 

Head Coach JW Kieckhefer

"It was awesome to be back in the friendly confines of Tarble Arena and get a big conference win! 

Parker Connolly had a great night offensively and we really tried to get him involved early and often! If he can produce like that we are going to be close to impossible to stop. Peyton Wieter and Daniel Dyner did an incredible job off the bench in the third set to finish the match. Proud of them for working hard and taking advantage of an opportunity when called upon!

Looking forward to next week and continuing to improve our serving and defense!"

Quick Facts

• Parker Connolly led Carthage in kills with 10 while Daniel Dyner finished with six. 
• Gene McNulty added 10 digs for the Firebirds. 
• Zach Bulthuis registered two aces while Connolly had three blocks in the game. 

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