Abbey Calhoun

Loras LOR 20-1,7-1 CCIW

Carthage CARTH 14-5,7-1 CCIW

Loras LOR

20-1,7-1 CCIW

Final

Mar. 30, 2024

Carthage CARTH

14-5,7-1 CCIW

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Loras LOR	26	18	17	20	(1)
Carthage CARTH	24	25	25	25	(3)

Game Recap: #6 Men's Volleyball | 3/30/2024 6:15:00 PM

No. 10 Firebirds Hand No. 4 Loras First Loss of the Season

Next Match:

at North Park University

4/3/2024 | 7 p.m.

Full Schedule

Apr. 03 (Wed) / 7 p.m.

at North Park University

History

KENOSHA, Wis. — The No. 10 ranked Carthage College men's volleyball team picked up a 3-1 win over No. 4 Loras on Saturday.

The first set started off with a strong offense from Loras, but two back-to-back kills from Ryan Cholewinski and two attack errors tied the Firebirds at seven.
Carthage battled point-for-point and was unable to exceed a four-point deficit.
Consecutively, a kill from Owen Otto, a service ace from Gene McNulty, and a block from Otto and Cholewinski tied the game again at 17.
The Firebirds were able to gain a small lead towards the end of the set but Loras came back quickly to win the set with a kill 26-24.
Carthage was strong going into the second set, leading 2-1 after a kill from David Markes.
Loras was able to tie the score at six before the Firebirds sprang forth with an 8-4 run, ending with a four-point lead of 14-10.
After a Duhawks timeout, Carthage held the lead by five points and won the second set 25-18.
The Firebirds came in hot for the third set, extending an 11-3 lead after a kill from Mitch Geiger.
Loras got within five, but Carthage kept them on their toes, never letting them get within more than six.
Carthage ended the third set with a block from Otto to win 25-17.
Loras and Carthage rapidly started advancing point-for-point against one another at the start of the fourth set.
Loras tied it early at six, but a block from Markes and McNulty brought the Firebirds back up by two.
Both teams traded points until a service ace from McNulty gave them a five-point advantage and led 18-13.
The Firebirds stayed ahead of the Duhawks and won the set 25-20 to end the game 3-1.

Owen Otto and David Markes led Carthage with double-digit kills on the day with 16 and 13, respectively.
Ryan Cholewinski added six total blocks, while Markes notched five.
For the 10th time this season, Gene McNulty had 30 or more assists, finishing the match with 43.