GREENCASTLE, Ind. — The Carthage College women's volleyball team went 3-1 at the Tiger Invitational defeating Concordia (Chi.) 3-0, tournament host DePauw 3-1 and Kalamazoo 3-0 before falling to Albion 3-0 on Friday and Saturday. 



Game One

• Final score: Carthage 3, Concordia (Chi.) 0
• Location: Greencastle, Indiana - Neal Fieldhouse
• Records: Carthage 2-0, Concordia (Chi.) 0-1

Game Two

• Final score: Carthage 3, DePauw 1
• Location: Greencastle, Indiana - Neal Fieldhouse
• Records: Carthage 3-0, DePauw 1-1

Game Three

• Final score: Carthage 3, Kalamazoo 0
• Location: Greencastle, Indiana - Neal Fieldhouse
• Records: Carthage 4-0, Kalamazoo 0-2

Game Four

• Final score: Albion 3, Carthage 0
• Location: Greencastle, Indiana - Neal Fieldhouse
• Records: Albion 2-0, Carthage 4-1

 

• Against Concordia (Chi.), Molly Skoda put the Firebirds up two in the first set. 
• A kill from Ashlyn Pahl made it 16-13 as Carthage took the first set 25-18. 
• Carthage held a five-point lead in set two off back-to-back attack errors. 
• Later, Katie Boston extended the margin to 10 with a kill. Carthage took the second 25-14 with a closing kill from Madilyn Danielson. 
• In the third, a Leena Ajibola kill sparked a 6-1 run for a 15-10 score. 
• Jillian Hiatt notched a kill and a Cougars attack error won the game for the Firebirds 25-14. 

 

• Both teams battled back-and-forth in the second game of the day as two-staight kills from Kaitie Rohe and Skoda shrunk the DePauw deficit to one in the first.
• After the Tigers went up by four, Carthage got within two with a kill from Liv Carel. DePauw collected the final point to win the first set. 
• After the score was locked at 18 in the second, Carthage rattled off five straight points putting them ahead 23-19. 
• Two final kills from Rohe and Ajibola gave the Firebirds the win 25-23.
• DePauw held a four-point advantage in the third until an eight 8-2 run changed the score to 18-16 for Carthage. 
• With the even at 24, Boston collected a kill and a block from Boston, and Devinn Bell won the set 27-25. 
• It was all Carthage in the fourth, going up 15-4 early on. The Firebirds went on to win the game 25-15. 

 

• To open Saturday, Carthage jumped out to a quick 11-4 lead over Kalamazoo. 
• A 9-3 run capped by an ace from Skoda extended the margin to 20-7 as the Firebirds took the first set 25-13. 
• Carthage continued the momentum in the second with a fast 12-4 advantage. 
• Following the Hornets got it to six, another 12-3 run capped off with an ace from Jenna Barrette and a kill from Ella Pettiger made it 24-9. Carthage won it 25-10. 
• Althought Kalamazoo got within one at 11-10, the Firebirds outscored the Hornets 11-3. 
• Two-straight Madilyn Danielson kills won it for Carthage 25-14. 

 

• In the final game of the tournament, Albion controlled a 12-2 margin in the first. 
• Although a kill from Skoda got the Firebirds within 10, the Britons won the first set 25-11. 
• A kill from Danielson and an attack error for Albion gave Carthage an 11-8 lead in the second. 
• The Britons scored eight unanswered points and won the set 25-19. 
• With momentum on their side, Albion picked up the straight set victory 25-8. 

 


 

• Liv Carel let the Firebirds in kills with 13 against Concordia (Chi.).
• Tatum Kebisek registered 25 assists against Concordia (Chi.).
• Molly Skoda had a match-high 16 kills while Devinn Bell recorded 27 assists in the match versus DePauw.
• Aubree Bucheger was the leader in digs in the contest with 23. 
• Madilyn Danielson tallied nine kills for Carthage in the third game of the Tiger Invitational.
• Kebisek and Bucheger each had 12 assist and digs respectively against Kalamazoo.

"Overall, a good weekend for the Firebirds," commented head coach Leanne Ulmer. "I thought our serve and pass game was strong against everyone but Albion. They put a lot of pressure on our serve receive and it forced us to be more predictable on offense and that's tough against a very good team. Against DePauw our offense did a nice job and our block really picked up. Molly Skoda and Leena Ajibola really stepped up and sparked the offense. We had success in the Rightside with Liv Carel and Kaitie Rohe hitting and blocking. Our defense led by Aubree Bucheger picked up as the match went on. Madi Danielson was all over the court defensively, she passed very well and had some nice service runs. Our setters did a nice job as well mixing up the offense. We have a tough competitor in Concordia (Wis.) on Wednesday. so we need to learn from our physical and mental mistakes and get back to work!"