Jana Paulsen

Box Score

Carthage CARTH 17-6,9-1 CCIW

Loras LOR 24-1,9-1 CCIW

Carthage CARTH

17-6,9-1 CCIW

Final

Apr. 13, 2024

Loras LOR

24-1,9-1 CCIW

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Carthage CARTH	25	21	21	18	(1)
Loras LOR	22	25	25	25	(3)

Game Recap: #6 Men's Volleyball | 4/13/2024 9:31:00 PM

Carthage Men's Volleyball Succumbs to Loras 3-1 in CCIW Finals

DUBUQUE, Iowa. — On Saturday's College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) Tournament finals, the fifth-ranked Loras defeated the seventh-ranked Carthage College men's volleyball team 3-1.

Final score: Loras 3 - Carthage 1
Location: Dubuque, Iowa - Lillis Court
Records: No. 5 Loras 24-1, No. 7 Carthage 17-6

Carthage took an early lead in the first set, with Ryan Cholewinski's solo block giving them a six-point advantage.
Gene McNulty extended the lead to 13-8 with a decisive kill.
Despite Loras' comeback, tying the score at 17, Owen Otto's kill shifted momentum back to the Firebirds, leading 23-22.
Otto's ace and a Duhawks' attack error secured the set for Carthage, finishing 25-22.
Ben Heise's kill initially gave Carthage a three-point lead in the second set, but Loras surged ahead by five with a combined block.
Although Carthage closed the gap to three with another Heise kill, Loras won the set 25-21.
Heise's kill brought Carthage to a 9-8 lead in the third set, followed by a combined block from Heise and David Markes, putting them ahead by one.
The teams traded points until Loras pulled ahead 24-20 with a block, ultimately winning the set 25-21.
Mitch Geiger's kill tied the score at eight in the fourth set, but Loras gained a four-point lead with a subsequent kill.
Carthage responded with a kill from Cholewinski, but Loras finished strong with a 7-3 run, winning the match 25-18.

Owen Otto totaled a match-best 20 kills, one shy of his season-best.
David Markes added eight kills, while Ryan Cholewinski had six.
Gene McNulty recorded 42 assists in the match, the sixth time this season he has had 40 or more assists.
Mitch Geiger registered a team-best two aces and had seven digs.