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MVB Team
Cameron Krueger
0
Augustana (IL) AUGIE 12-12,2-8 CCIW
3
Winner Carthage CARTH 16-6,8-2 CCIW
Augustana (IL) AUGIE
12-12,2-8 CCIW
0
Final
3
Carthage CARTH
16-6,8-2 CCIW
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Augustana (IL) AUGIE 19 15 15 (0)
Carthage CARTH 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: #6 Men's Volleyball |

Firebirds Wrap Up Regular Season With Straight-Set Sweep of Augustana

KENOSHA, Wis. — On Senior Day, the No. 9 Carthage College men's volleyball team picked up a straight-set sweep over Augustana (Ill.) concluding the regular season on Saturday. 

The Basics
  • Final score: Carthage 3 - Augustana (Ill.) 0
  • Location: Kenosha, Wisconsin - Tarble Arena 
  • Records: No. 9 Carthage 16-6 (8-2 CCIW), Augustana (Ill.) 12-12 (2-8 CCIW)


How it Happened 
 
  • Carthage started the match going up 7-3 with a kill from Drew Jansen
  • After the Vikings tied it at 11, the Firebirds used a 71 run, moving the score to 18-12 off two aces from Mitch Geiger
  • The home team won the first following service and attack errors 25-19. 
  • In the second, the Firebirds went ahead 12-8 following three-straight attack errors. 
  • Though the Vikings got within four, Carthage closed out the set with an 11-4 run capped off with a kill from Mik Brunovskis
  • The Firebirds continued to fire on all cylinders in the third as kills from Ryan Cholewinski, Brunovskis, and Zach Bulthuis pushed the lead to seven. 
  • Carthage won the match with kills from Ty Martin and Grant Veldman

High Flyers
  • Zach Bulthuis posted double-digit kills in the match with 10, while Ryan Cholewinski had five total blocks. 
  • Gene McNulty added 27 assists, pushing his average per set to 9.46, which is third in the conference. 


Up Next 
  • Carthage stays home, playing as the No. 2 seed in the CCIW Tournament, welcoming No. 3 Loras to Tarble Arena on Wednesday, April 12, at 7 p.m.




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