Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 | Box Score 3 | Box Score 4 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The No. 5 Carthage College women's volleyball team finished up day two of the American Volleyball Coaches Association Invitational tournament beating Elmhurst 3-0 in game one before beating Millikin in the second game to win the tournament. 

On day one, the Firebirds defeated Earlham 3-2 (25-16, 18-25, 25-21, 26-28, 15-10). Haley Horner led Carthage in kills with a season-high 26 kills, .316 hitting percentage, and a season-high 10 total blocks. Sophomore Molly Skoda had 10 kills, a .258 hitting percentage, and three aces. Autumn McGee also registered 10 kills and 22 digs while Aubree Bucheger tallied 23 digs. Jordyn Barrette led Carthage in assists with 34 while Kathryn Shuty had 16 assists in the match. 

In the second game of the day, Carthage beat Concordia-Wisconsin 3-1 (25-11, 19-25, 25-19). Horner finished with 14 kills hitting .250 and had three aces while Andrea Kozak had 10 kills with a .500 hitting percentage along with three blocks. Molly Skoda added 12 kills and a .370 hitting percentage while Barrette had 11 assists. Kathryn Shuty had 18 assists and six blocks while McGee had 22 digs and two aces. Bucheger added 11 digs while Megan Dawrant tallied 10 digs. 

On day two, the Firebirds beat fellow College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin foe Elmhurst 3-0 (25-20, 25-14, 25-23). Jordyn Barrette registered 19 assists, Molly Skoda tallied 12 kills while Haley Horner led the Firebirds with 22 kills. 

In the final match of the day, Carthage won against Millikin 3-1 (25-20, 25-23, 14-25, 27-25). Haley Horner and Molly Skoda each finished with double-digit kills 16 and 10 respectively while Nicole Acton and Horner had four aces apiece. Andrea Kozak had four total blocks while Kathryn Shuty had 21 assists along with Jordyn Barrette adding 17 assists. 

Next up, the Firebirds will face Augustana (Ill.) for the Illinois Wesleyan Tournament on Wednesday, April 14 at 7 p.m. 

All-Tournament Team
Haley Horner, Carthage
Aubree Bucheger, Carthage
Andrea Kozak, Carthage
Alyssa Vignos, Millikin
Sarah Bingenheimer, Millikin
Karrington Jackson, Transylvania
Kayla Mast, Elmhurst

Head Coach Leanne Ulmer: 

"What a great team weekend for the Firebirds!! Our practices leading up to the weekend had been good and it really felt like the team was coming together! Haley Horner was playing at a different level this weekend. She was dominant at the net! Molly Skoda had a big weekend on the outside as well. She really raised her level of play. Kathryn Shuty and Jordyn Barrette did a great job distributing the ball to the hitters. Kathryn also did a nice job blocking and Jordyn went on some great service runs. Autumn McGee was so tough on defense! Andrea Kozak is the team's emotional leader and she really played well all weekend. Nicole Acton really blocked and served well. Our back row of Aubree Buchegar, Megan Dawrant, and Olivia Masso was clutch passing and play some impressive defense! Our bench really contributed and it was great team bonding this weekend! I am SO proud of all of them coming together to bring the trophy back to Carthage!"


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