Jana Paulsen

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Carthage CARTH 7-5,1-1 CCIW

North Central (IL) NCC 11-3,1-1 CCIW

Carthage CARTH

7-5,1-1 CCIW

Final

Feb. 28, 2024

North Central (IL) NCC

11-3,1-1 CCIW

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	5	F
Carthage CARTH	22	25	25	25	16	(3)
North Central (IL) NCC	25	27	19	17	14	(2)

Game Recap: #6 Men's Volleyball | 2/28/2024 10:08:00 PM

Firebirds Frustrate North Central; Earn Reverse Sweep in Naperville

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NAPERVILLE, Ill. — On Wednesday, the No. 12 Carthage College men's volleyball team picked up a hard fought 3-2 win over No. 8 North Central (Ill.).

Final score: Carthage 3 - North Central (Ill.) 2
Location: Naperville, Illinois - Gregory Arena
Records: No. 12 Carthage 8-5 (1-1 CCIW), North Central (Ill.) 11-3 (1-1 CCIW)

In the opening set, Ryan Cholewinski and Keegan Brumitt contributed kills, propelling Carthage to a 5-3 lead.
Subsequently, North Central (Ill.) gained a one-point advantage at 14-13 due to a mishandled set.
Despite a valiant effort, Carthage fell short, and the home team secured the first set with a 25-22 victory.
The second set witnessed Ethan Sprague's kill and Ryan Morey's ace, putting the Firebirds ahead by two. However, the Cardinals surged forward with a two-point advantage from a kill of their own.
Carthage responded, with Brumitt's kill reclaiming the lead. The set reached a thrilling conclusion with Owen Otto's kill and a Cardinals attack error, resulting in a tied score of 24. Ultimately, North Central (Ill.) secured the set with a 27-25 win.
Carthage bounced back in the third set, as Cholewinski's kill established a 9-4 lead.
Brumitt and Cholewinski's combined efforts, marked by crucial kills, propelled Carthage to a 19-13 advantage.
Back-to-back kills from Brumitt sealed the set for Carthage, 25-19.
The fourth set saw contributions from Sprague and Ben Heise, leading to an 11-9 score in favor of the Firebirds.
A final push, including an Otto kill, resulted in an 8-1 run, forcing the match into a fifth set.
The teams engaged in a fierce battle in the fifth set, with Carthage eventually securing a 16-14 win, marked by crucial kills from Heise and errors from the Cardinals.

Ben Heise notched a match and season-best 21 kills in the contest, followed by Keegan Brumitt with 16 and Owen Otto with 11.
Brumitt also recorded his season-best in the kills category.
Gene McNulty tallied 46 assists, a match and season-best.
Otto was the team's leader in digs with 10, a match-best.
The Carthage defense held North Central to -.133 in the final set, while the offense hit a match-best .382 in set four.

"Wow! It is an absolute battle and an instant classic. We know whenever we match up with North Central, it's going to challenge every part of our game, and tonight was no different.

Proud of our entire group. Everyone was locked in, from the guys on the court diving into the stands to the players on the bench yelling in support of their friends. An absolute team win tonight.

Every day is fun with this team. We care about each other; we look out for each other, and we fight for each other. I'm excited to continue forward with the last half of our season."