ELMHURST, Ill.— To begin the Elmhurst Invite, the Carthage College women's volleyball team split the first day defeating Ohio Wesleyan 3-2 before falling to Wisconsin-River Falls 3-0. The Firebirds concluded the invite falling in close competition to No. 13 Wisconsin-Oshkosh Saturday morning. 


 
Game One

• Final score: Carthage 3 - Ohio Wesleyan 2
• Location: Elmhurst, Illinois - R.A. Faganel Hall
• Records: Carthage 18-6, Ohio Wesleyan 9-2 

 
Game Two

• Final score: Wisconsin-River Falls 3 - Carthage 0
• Location: Elmhurst, Illinois - R.A. Faganel Hall
• Records: Wisconsin-River Falls 18-10, Carthage 18-7

 
Game Three

• Final score: Wisconsin-Oshkosh 3 - Carthage 2
• Location: Elmhurst, Illinois - R.A. Faganel Hall
• Records: Wisconsin-Oshkosh 25-4, Carthage 18-8

 
 
 
 

• In game one, Carthage started with a 10-4 lead over Ohio Wesleyan in set one with a kill from Liv Carel. 
• A kill from Katie Boston made it 19-12. 
• After another Boston kill put the Firebirds ahead 23-18, Ohio Wesleyan got within one before Kaitie Rohe connected on a kill for the 25-23 set win. 
• Carel added another kill in set two, giving the Firebirds a 15-9 advantage. 
• Leena Ajibola tallied a kill and an ace Madilyn Danielson won the set 25-17. 
• It was a back-and-fourth third set, with the score even at 21. 
• Although back-to-back kills from Carel and Boston put the Firebirds up two, Ohio Wesleyan won it 25-23. 
• Following Ohio Wesleyan winning the fourth, Carthage retaliated with a 10-5 margin in the fifth off a kill from Rohe. 
• Carel closed it out with a kill for the match victory. 

 

• Game two saw Wisconsin-River Falls control a slim 13-10 lead in the first.  
• Though a kill from Rohe shrunk the deficit to four, Wisconsin-River falls won the first set 25-20. 
• In the second set, Rohe registered another kill putting the Firebirds ahead 7-6. 
• Later, a bad set for the Falcons extended the lead for Carthage to three. 
• Wisconsin-River Falls rebounded, taking the second 25-18. 
• A combined block from Ella Pettinger and Rohe cut the Falcons lead to two however, Wisconsin-River Falls collected the straight-set victory 25-21. 

 

• Carthage started Saturday morning with a 10-4 lead in set one with an ace from Kiley McCarthy. 
• Later, a kill from Ajibola gave Carthage a 17-11 margin. 
• Though Wisconsin-Oshkosh, ranked No. 13 in this week's American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) coaches poll, got within three before a closing kill from Rohe won it 25-22. 
• After the Titans responded winning sets two and three, Carthage went ahead by one in the fourth with a Carel kill. 
• Back-to-back attack errors for the Titans helped the Firebirds control a 23-21 score as the Firebirds forced a fifth off a block from Ajibola and Boston. 
• Two kills from Pettinger and Rohe shrunk the deficit to four in the fifth however, Wisconsin-Oshkosh won the match 15-8. 

 

• Liv Carel led the Firebirds in kills against Ohio Wesleyan with 25. 
• Tatum Kebisek set a new season-best in assists with 41 during game one. 
• Three Firebirds finished with double-digit digs against Wisconsin-Oshkosh: Aubree Bucheger (17), Jenna Damon (12), and Kaitie Rohe (10). 
• Kaitie Rohe led the Firebirds in kills in two games; 13 against Wisconsin-River Falls and 18 against Wisconsin-Oshkosh. 

 
 


"Very competitive weekend of volleyball. Win in five to open up lose in five to No. 13 Oshkosh. I was very proud of the Firebirds stepping up battling the whole weekend. We were down a few players this weekend due to illness, and I thought our team handled it well against some tough competition. Liv Carel had a strong weekend moving over to Ohio Wesleyan and playing six rotations. Kaitie Rohe and Leena Ajibola were our other consistent offensive contributors. Ella Pettinger, Katie Boston and Leena were solid blocking their best attackers. Ashlyn Pahl did a nice job stepping up off the bench to make some key contributions. Our setters stepped up with some strong serving and running the offense. Looking forward to getting everyone back healthy and practicing to take on tough Elmhurst team on Wednesday."


 

• The Firebirds return to conference play returning home for Senior Day against Elmhurst on Wednesday, October 26 starting at 7 p.m.