DUBUQUE — The No. 5 Carthage College men's volleyball team added their third conference win of the season defeating No. 12 Loras in straight sets. 

• Final Score: Carthage 3 - Loras 0 (25-22, 25-23, 25-22)
• Location: Dubuque, Iowa - Lillis Athletic and Wellness Center
• Records: No. 5 Carthage 13-2 (3-0 CCIW), No. 12 Loras 9-2 (3-1 CCIW) 

• Loras opened the first set with a strong start, but Owen Hendricks and Ryan Cholewinski helped Carthage build an early lead. 
• An ace from Hendricks extended the advantage to 16-11, forcing a Loras timeout. 
• The Duhawks fought back to tie the set at 19, but Hendricks and Ben Heise delivered key kills down the stretch to secure a 25-22 win.
• In the second set, Loras led 6-2 before Carthage rallied behind Heise and Owen Otto. 
• The Firebirds tied the set at 20 after an ace from Otto. Hendricks put Carthage ahead with a kill, and Cholewinski finished the set at 25-23.
• Carthage jumped out to a 12-5 lead in the third set with an ace from Joe Kolwicz. 
• Loras closed the gap to 19-18, but Otto and Cholewinski responded with crucial points. 
• The Firebirds sealed the sweep with a 25-22 victory as Cholewinski added another kill. 

• Three Firebirds finished with double-digit kills: Owen Hendricks (14), Owen Otto (13) and Ryan Cholewinski (10).
• Hendricks and Otto each had three aces in the match while Ryan Morey had 40 assists, three shy of his season-best. 

"This group continues to impress me with the way they play for each other. Our entire team believes in the guy next to them and battles for them, in the practice gym and on the court. I think that has been a massive reason for our success this year. The depth of talent we have combined with these guys working hard for the guy next to them, makes this team fun to coach. It's not often you can go on the road and produce a .560 offensive night. Credit to Zack Noland, Owen Otto, and Owen Hendricks for passing the ball at a high level and Ryan Morey for the consistent location of the volleyball all match. We had 4 hitters over .500 today and that shows the depth that makes this group hard to stop. Defensively I thought we worked really hard. Ben Heise found some big digs in big moments. Ryan Cholewinski block touched a crazy high amount of balls at the net and Hudson Sweitzer came up with a massive block in set 3 to really get us going to win the match. I'm excited to continue to work as a team. We need to find ways to get better but also enjoy the time we are spending together. There is a lot of season left for us, but we need to continue to stack days in the practice gym to find our best volleyball."

• The Firebirds return home to play North park on Wednesday, March 5 at 7 p.m.