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Carel
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Winner Wis.-Platteville UWP 4-4,0-0 WIAC
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Carthage CARTH 6-2,0-0 CCIW
Winner
Wis.-Platteville UWP
4-4,0-0 WIAC
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Final
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Carthage CARTH
6-2,0-0 CCIW
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Wis.-Platteville UWP 25 14 15 25 15 (3)
Carthage CARTH 20 25 25 21 13 (2)
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Winner Wis.-Whitewater UWW 4-0,0-0 WIAC
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Carthage CARTH 6-3,0-0 CCIW
Winner
Wis.-Whitewater UWW
4-0,0-0 WIAC
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Final
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Carthage CARTH
6-3,0-0 CCIW
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Wis.-Whitewater UWW 25 25 25 (3)
Carthage CARTH 19 16 11 (0)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Women’s Volleyball Concludes Day Two of Carthage Invite

KENOSHA, Wis. — The No. 5 Carthage College women's volleyball team suffered back-to-back losses falling to Wisconsin-Platteville 3-2 in five sets before being swept by No. 19 Wisconsin-Whitewater 3-0 on Saturday at Tarble Arena.

Wisconsin-Platteville (4-4) jumped out ahead in set one 7-3 forcing a Carthage (6-3) timeout. The Firebirds got within five with a kill from Molly Skoda at 14-9. Haley Horner connected on a kill shrinking the deficit to four at 16-12. The home team got within three twice but Wisconsin-Platteville took the first set 25-20.

Carthage rebounded in the second going up 6-1 sparked by back-to-back aces from Jenna Millen. The Firebirds then used a 13-7 run to go up 19-8 as Carthage tied it at a set apiece with a Pioneers attack error and a kill from Liv Carel 25-14. 

Skoda fired a kill putting the Firebirds up 8-5 in the third but the visitors battled back getting within one at 14-13. Out of a Carthage timeout, the home team closed out the set with an 11-2 run 25-15. 

It was a back-and-forth fourth as Wisconsin-Platteville held a slim 10-8 margin. The Pioneers later went up 19-14 with a kill and ace. Carthage got within one twice, however, the visitors took set four 25-21. 

Wisconsin-Platteville led 6-3 to start the fifth until a kill from Horner shrank the deficit to 6-5. Leena Ajibola added a kill getting the Firebirds within two 12-10 and later, one with an ace from Millen but the Pioneers collected the final two points to win the match 15-13. 

In the second game of the day, Wisconsin-Whitewater (4-0) held a 9-5 margin to start. The Warhawks then used an 11-5 run extending the lead to 20-10. Carthage got within five with an ace from Skoda but the visitors took set one 25-19.

Wisconsin-Whitewater went up 17-8 to start the second. In the set, a kill from Carel made it 22-13 but the Warhawks took a two-set lead 25-16. 

The visitors continued the pressure in the third with a 7-2 difference and completed the straight-set sweep winning the set 25-11. 

Up next, Carthage starts conference play facing No. 15 Millikin at home on Wednesday, September 15 at 7 p.m.  
 

Head Coach Leanne Ulmer

"Well, today was a tough one. We had some good sets against UW Platteville but couldn't sustain the energy. Against a strong Whitewater team, we really got behind the eight-ball in a hurry. They are a tough team to fight from behind. We have to get things corrected and come together quickly. We have a tough conference opponent in Millikin coming to Tarble on Wednesday."
 

Quick Facts

  • Haley Horner tallied a new season-high in kills with 23 against Wisconsin-Platteville. 
  • Jenna Millen recorded a new career-best against Wisconsin-Platteville finishing with 46 assists. 
  • Horner and Nicole Acton each had four blocks against Wisconsin-Whitewater.

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