Jana Paulsen

Box Score

Carthage College CARTHMVB 1-0

Lakeland University LUMVB 0-1

Carthage College CARTHMVB

1-0

Final

Jan. 15, 2024

Lakeland University LUMVB

0-1

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Carthage College CARTHMVB	23	25	25	25	(3)
Lakeland University LUMVB	25	22	19	15	(1)

Game Recap: #6 Men's Volleyball | 1/15/2024 8:27:00 PM

No. 8 Firebirds Open Season with 3-1 Win over Lakeland

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vs. California Lutheran University

1/19/2024 | 7 p.m. PST

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vs. California Lutheran University

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PLYMOUTH, Wis. — The No. 8 ranked men's volleyball team kicked off the 2024 campaign with a 3-1 win over Lakeland Monday evening.

Final score: Carthage 3 - Lakeland 1
Location: Plymouth, Wisconsin - Woltzen Gymnasium
Records: No. 8 Carthage 1-0, Lakeland 0-1

In the first, the Muskies held a 9-7 lead off a service error.
Later, Lakeland kept their lead at two as a Firebirds attack error and a Muskie kill forced a timeout for the visitors.
A combined block from the duo of Ethan Sprague and Owen Otto cut the margin to three, but Lakeland pulled away with the set one victory 25-21.
Carthage turned the tables in the second, going up 11-4 with an ace from Justin Girodat.
Otto later used an ace, making it 21-11.
Although Lakeland mounted a late comeback, Owen Hendricks won the set with a kill 25-22.
Midway through the third, another ace from Otto gave Carthage a 16-13 score.
Ben Heise notched a kill, helping the Firebirds go up by seven as Carthage won 25-19.
In the fourth, back-to-back kills from Everts and Otto moved the visitors ahead by five.
Carthage later used an ace from Otto and a kill from Mitch Geiger, securing the match victory 25-15.

Ryan Cholewinski led the Firebirds with a team-best 10 kills, hitting .333.
Mitch Geiger followed closely with nine, while Ben Heisen and Owen Otto had eight.
Otto also added three aces, and Gene McNulty contributed 22 assists, moving his career total to 2,483, ranking third in the record book.
Ryan Morey recorded 11 assists, and Carthage's Jack McDonald had 10 digs in the contest.

"I am really proud of our group today. That was a tough Lakeland team; they gave us everything we could handle. I was so excited to see our team fight back after losing a close first set. We kept believing in ourselves and the volleyball we can play. Seasons are never defined by their good days but by the days when you must battle, grind, and trust each other.

Mitch Geiger was great today and contributed so many phases outside of his offense. Owen Hendricks was vital in keeping us steady and positive in a difficult situation. Gene McNulty brought some awesome leadership throughout the match and kept us marching forward. Ryan Cholewinski is leading the team in block and kills today is inspiring. When a middle leads the team in kills, you know the entire group is doing their jobs in pursuit of winning.

We needed this match. We needed to get punched. We needed to battle. I'm excited about this season and for the positivity this team attacks with every situation we get put in."