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MVB
Mike Gryniewicz
3
Winner Carthage CARTH 15-3,10-0 CCIW
0
North Central (IL) NCC 17-2,8-2 CCIW
Winner
Carthage CARTH
15-3,10-0 CCIW
3
Final
0
North Central (IL) NCC
17-2,8-2 CCIW
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Carthage CARTH 25 25 25 (3)
North Central (IL) NCC 12 23 16 (0)

Game Recap: #6 Men's Volleyball |

Third Ranked Firebirds Foil North Central in Road CCIW Bout

NAPERVILLE, Ill. — The No. 3 Carthage College men's volleyball team defeated No. 4 North Central (Ill.) on the road 3-0 picking up their 10th the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin win of the season on Saturday. 

In the first set, Carthage (15-3, 10-0 CCIW) controlled an 11-6 lead with an ace from Carter Schmidt. After back-to-back attack errors for North Central (Ill.) (17-2, 8-2 CCIW) extended the visitor's lead to 13-7, four-straight points for Carthage extended the margin to nine with two kills from Schmidt and David Markes. The Firebirds closed out the set with two kills from Zach Bulthuis and Schmidt for the 25-12 set victory. 

The Cardinals jumped out to a 13-9 advantage in the second before an 8-1 run for Carthage flipped the score to 17-14. A kill from Bulthuis put the Firebirds ahead by two at 21-19. Although North Central (Ill.) made a late push getting within one, Schmidt hit another kill to win the set 25-23. 

Evan Cashen gave Carthage a 13-7 score in the third with an ace then a 6-2 run widened the gap to 10. Carthage closed out the game with a kill from Markes winning it 25-16. 

The Firebirds return home facing MSOE on Tuesday, March 29 at 7 p.m. 


Head Coach JW Kieckhefer

"I am so incredibly proud of this group. We have been playing some high-level volleyball in the practice gym and I am so glad we could showcase that again today. 

What a great team win. Every single player is getting better and battling for each other, as one. 

There has been some adversity this season. But we trusted each other, battled to get better are playing some great volleyball at a great time. Winning conference championships is never easy, doing it on the road is even harder. I was so pumped with our level of play to earn that share of the CCIW Championship. We can win it outright next week. So much more for us to earn this season. We are ready to battle for it."


Quick Facts

  • Two Firebirds finished with double-digit kills: Carter Schmidt (15) and David Markes (12). 
  • Markes led the team in blocks with three while Zach Bulthuis and Gene McNulty each had two. 
  • With two aces in today's match, Matt Slivinski now has 51 for the season, closing in on the single-season record (53). 
  • McNulty had 37 assists today, the 13th time this season he has had 30 or more in a game. 


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