PLYMOUTH, Wis. — To begin the season, the Carthage College women's volleyball team swept Lakeland in non-conference action 3-0 on Thursday afternoon at Woltzen Gymnasium. 



 

• Final score: Carthage 3, Lakeland 0
• Location: Plymouth, Wis. - Woltzen Gymnasium
• Records: Carthage 1-0, Lakeland 0-1

 

• Carthage started set one with a 6-2 lead with a kill from Molly Skoda. 
• After Lakeland tied it at 18, back-to-back attack errors sealed the set victory for Carthage 25-20.
• In set two, a kill from Liv Carel made it 14-11 in favor of the Firebirds. 
• Two-straight kills from Kaitie Rohe extended the lead to 22-18 as the visitors won the second 25-18. 
• An ace from Madilyn Danielson and a kill from Rohe put Carthage ahead 9-5 early in the third. 
• After Lakeland took a 21-19 margin, the Firebirds responded with a 6-1 run to pick up the straight-set win. 

• Katie Boston, Molly Skoda, and Kaitie Rohe each had seven kills in the game. 
• Liv Carel had a game-high five blocks. 
• Aubree Bucheger and Skoda each had 14 digs. 
• Tatum Kebisek started her career at Carthage with a team-high 13 assists followed by Devinn Bell with nine. 

"It was nice to get the first match under our belt," said head coach Leanne Ulmer. "Lakeland is a much-improved team from last year and they kept the pressure on us. We have a lot of young players and it was great to see them compete. Aubree Bucheger and Molly Skoda are our leaders and they showed why today. Now it's off to Indiana for the weekend!"



 

• Carthage hits the road playing in the Tiger Invitational hosted by DePauw. 
• The Firebirds first play Concordia (Chi.) on Friday, September 2 before concluding the day playing tournament host DePauw at 6 p.m. CT.