PLATEVILLE, Wis. - The Carthage College women's volleyball won their opening match against Wisconsin-River Falls 3-2 before falling to tournament hosts Wisconsin-Platteville 3-0.

 
Game One

• Final score: Carthage 3 - Wisconsin-River Falls 2
• Location: Platteville, Wisconsin-Williams Fieldhouse
• Records: Carthage 11-7, Wisconsin-River Falls 14-6

Game Two

• Final score: Wisconsin-Platteville 3 - Carthage 0
• Location: Platteville, Wisconsin-Williams Fieldhouse
• Records: Wisconsin-Platteville 17-3, Carthage 11-8

• Game one saw Liv Carel give Carthage a 5-2 starting point with a kill. 
• The Falcons responded by going ahead 15-10 before another kill from Carel made it a four-point set. 
• Later, a kill from Madilyn Danielson shrunk the lead to one, but Wisconsin-River Falls scored the final four points to win the first 25-20. 
• After the Falcons sprang to a 9-5 advantage, kills from Katie Boston and Carel tied it at 13. 
• An ace from Tatum Kebisek on the following point flipped the score to 14-13. 
• Kills from Kaitie Rohe and Ella Pettinger propelled the Firebirds to a 20-16 score. 
• Wisconsin-River Falls rallied, tying it at 24; however, kills from Kristina Manojlovic and Carel won the set. 
• Manojlovic connected on another kill in the third for a five-point Firebirds lead. 
• Later, Devinn Bell added a kill for an 18-12 score. 
• Though the Falcons got within five, Carel closed the door on a comeback with a kill 25-18. 
• Wisconsin-River Falls responded in the fourth, going ahead 9-4 before Carthage rattled off six unanswered points. 
• Jenna Damon used an ace that cut the Falcons' margin to one, but Wisconsin-River Falls held on to force a fifth 25-20. 
• In the fifth, both teams traded point-for-point, with Carthage holding on to a two-point advantage with a Pettinger block and Carel kill. 
• The Falcons tied the set at 14 before Manojlovic used a kill and an attack error to win it for Carthage. 
• In the second game of the day, Carthage held a 12-10 score in the first with a kill from Carel. 
• Both teams went point-for-point until the Wisconsin-Platteville went ahead by two from an attack error. 
• A Leena Ajibola kill got the Firebirds within one, but the Pioneers won the first set 25-20. 
• The home team controlled an 8-3 score in the second until a 7-1 run for Carthage capped off with a kill from Manojlovic gave the visitors a one-point lead. 
• Wisconsin-Platteville rallied, going ahead 20-14, and held on to win the second 25-17. 
• Three consecutive kills from the tandem of Ajibola, Manojlovic, and Rohe shrunk the Pioneer margin to one. 
• Though Liv Carel struck another kill, the home team won 25-17. 

• Liv Carel tallied 21 kills against Wisconsin-River Falls and hit .304 in the contest. 
• Four Firebirds totaled double-digit digs against Wisconsin-River Falls: Jenna Damon (23), Tatum Kebisek (14), Aubree Bucheger (14) and Liv Carel (14). 
• Damon collected 12 in the second game of the day. 
• Kebisek recorded 24 assists in the day's opening contest and 11 against Wisconsin-Platteville. 
• Leena Ajibola and Kristina Manojlovic had seven kills for Carthage in the day's second game.

"Exciting first match back and forth. Liv Carel played well all around and was big at the net for us. Our defense and passing stepped up, Jenna Damon, Aubree Bucheger, and Madilyn Danielson did a nice job of passing and playing solid defense. We struggled offensively against a good UW Platteville team. We always learn some things about ourselves on these weekends. Big match vs Millikin at home on Wednesday. We are excited to get back to practice and prepare for a very competitive week!"

• Carthage returns to conference play facing Millikin at home on Wednesday, October 11 at 7 p.m.