Box Score MEQUON, Wis. — To start the week of competition, the Carthage College women's volleyball team fell to Concordia (Wis.) in their second meeting of the season 3-0 on Tuesday night at R. John Buuck Fieldhouse. 

Early in the first set, Concordia (Wis.) (9-3) went up 11-8 with a Falcons kill. Out of a Carthage (11-8) timeout, a kill from Liv Carel and an attack error for the home team tied it at 17. With the score locked at 20, the home team ended with a 5-1 run, taking set one 25-21. 

The Falcons started the second with a 10-3 lead until the Firebirds got within three with a kill from Nicole Acton and a block from Haley Horner and Acton. Concordia (Wis.) retaliated with three straight aces extending the lead to 14-7. The Falcons put together an 11-3 run to close out the set 25-10. 

In the third, the home team went up 8-4 early with a kill until a quick three-point swing, shrinking the deficit to one highlighted by kills from Kaitie Rohe and Molly Skoda 10-9. Concordia (Wis.) retaliated, outscoring the Firebirds 8-4 for an 18-13 score. Carthage again fought back, narrowing the gap to three with a kill from Carel 23-20 but the Falcons won the game 25-20. 

The Firebirds return to the court on Wednesday, September 28 facing Aurora on the road on Wednesday, September 28 at 7 p.m.   

Head Coach Leanne Ulmer

""The first set was back and forth with some strong serving on both sides. They got their offense on track and we struggled to get ours going. The Second set got away from us and the third set was competitive. Kasey Pfister and Nicole Acton did a nice job in the middle tonight."

Quick Facts

• Liv Carel finished with six kills, while Haley Horner and Molly Skoda each had five. 
• Jenna Millen and Kathryn Shuty each added 12 and 10 assists respectively. 
• Aubree Bucheger tallied 11 digs while Kaitie Rohe had seven. 

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