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Otto-Owen
Jana Paulsen
2
Dominican (IL) DU 3-5,0-0 NACC
3
Winner Carthage CARTH 5-4,0-0 CCIW
Dominican (IL) DU
3-5,0-0 NACC
2
Final
3
Carthage CARTH
5-4,0-0 CCIW
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Dominican (IL) DU 25 18 17 25 10 (2)
Carthage CARTH 22 25 25 23 15 (3)

Game Recap: #6 Men's Volleyball |

Firebirds Stifle Stars in Five

KENOSHA, Wis. — The No. 13 Carthage College men's volleyball team defeated No. 14 Dominican (Ill.) in five sets 3-2 on Thursday night. 

The Basics
  • Final score: Carthage 3 - Dominican (Ill.) 2
  • Location: Kenosha, Wisconsin - Tarble Arena
  • Records: No. 13 Carthage 5-4, No. 14 Dominican (Ill.) 
How it Happened
  • Carthage maintained a 9-6 lead in the initial set until the Stars equalized at nine. 
  • Dominican (Ill.) orchestrated a 9-4 surge, including a decisive kill, pushing the score to 18-13. 
  • Carthage staged a comeback, narrowing the gap to one with an ace from Drew Jansen. 
  • Ultimately, the visitors clinched the first set with a 25-22 victory. 
  • The second set commenced with Carthage's 7-0 run, highlighted by consecutive kills from Ryan Cholewinski. 
  • Despite Dominican (Ill.) closing in, an 8-2 run, capped off with a kill from Owen Otto, established a 17-12 lead. 
  • Despite a late ace from the Stars bringing it to 24-18, a final kill from Grant Veldman secured the set at 25-18. 
  • In the third set, kills from Jansen and Veldman propelled Carthage to a 10-7 advantage. 
  • Later, three consecutive kills from Jansen and Otto extended Carthage's lead to 21-15. 
  • A kill from Cholewinski and an Otto ace secured the set for the Firebirds with a 25-17 triumph. 
  • The fourth set saw Carthage taking a two-point lead with a kill from Ethan Sprague. 
  • The Stars surged ahead by two, but Carthage leveled the score at 20 with a solo block from Cholewinski. 
  • Despite the home team reducing the deficit to one with a kill from Jansen, Dominican (Ill.) forced a fifth set with a 25-23 win. 
  • Another Otto kill early in the fifth set established a two-point lead for Carthage. 
  • Kills from Cholewinski and Ben Heise expanded the advantage to 11-9. 
  • Carthage sealed the match with a 4-1 run, securing a 15-10 victory.

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Team Results
  • Up next, Carthage travels to Concordia (Wis.) on Saturday, February 10 starting at 6 p.m. 
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