MEQUON, Wis. - The Carthage College women's volleyball team battled Concordia (Wis.) on Wednesday evening, coming away with a 3-2 in five-set win in non-conference action. 

• Final score: Carthage 3, Concordia (Wis.) 2 
• Location: Mequon, Wis. - John Buuck Field House
• Records: Carthage 2-2, Concordia (Wis.) 1-3

• Set one started with both teams trading point for point until a kill from Katie Boston and two Falcons attack errors moved the Firebirds in front 9-7. 
• Later, a kill from Kristina Manojlovic and an ace from Tatum Kebisek extended the Carthage margin to four. 
• Devinn Bell added a kill, putting the Firebirds ahead by three. 
• Kaitie Rohe ended the set with a kill, giving Carthage the set one win 25-21.
• In the second, Leena Ajibola connected on a solo block, giving Carthage a three-point advantage. 
• Two kills from Liv Carel held the Firebirds' margin at four. 
• Concordia (Wis.) rallied, tying it at 23, and went ahead by two late. The Falcons won the set with an ace 26-24. 
• Carthage jumped ahead with three consecutive kills from Boston and Manojlovic. 
• Aubree Bucheger hit an ace as the Firebirds cruised to the set win 25-16. 
• The home team turned the tables in the fourth, going ahead by four with a kill. 
• The Firebirds got within one with kills from Kaitie Rohe, Boston, Carel, Ajibola, and Manojlovic.
• Concordia (Wis.) used four-straight points, extending their lead to 22-16 as they forced a fifth 25-19. 
• Both teams traded point for point again in the fifth until five unanswered points from the Firebirds moved them ahead 10-7, sparked by three-straight kills from Rohe and Carel. 
• Carthage closed the match with kills from Carel and Manojlovic for the 15-10 victory. 

• Liv Carel again led the team in kills with 25 on the day. Carel was two kills shy of tying the record for most kills in a five-set match. 
• Carel tied her career best in kills and has had one match of 25 kills each year while at Carthage. 
• Kristina Manojlovic added 13 kills, while Kaitie Rohe had 10 kills. 
• Tatum Kebisek totaled 31 assists, along with Devinn Bell registering 21. 
• It is the second-consecutive match Kebisek totalled 30 or more assists. 
• Senior Aubree Bucheger collected 16 digs, while Carel had 15. 

"Concordia (Wis.) is always a tough regional opponent. We were up 2-1, then they served us tough, and our passing broke down a bit. They had all the momentum, but we hung tough, took the lead in the fifth at 8-7, and never looked back! Liv Carel was terrific tonight. We asked her to do a lot. Leena Ajibola was tough in the middle and had some timely blocks. I thought our setters, Tatum Kebisek and Devinn Bell, did a nice job tonight. We got some solid passing and defense from our defensive specialists. It was a good team win!"

• Carthage will play in the Wisconsin-Oshkosh "Marty Petersen Invitational". The Firebirds start with tournament-host on Friday, September 8, at 5 p.m.