Carthage 3, Augustana 0
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. - The Carthage women's volleyball team continued CCIW play with a 25-14, 25-23, 25-20 sweep of Augustana (Ill.) on Wednesday night at the Carver PE Center.
Set 1: Carthage took the opening set 25-14 after building an 8-2 lead behind a pair of
Kristina Manojlovic service aces and an
Emma Crow kill. Augustana pulled within 12-8, but the Firebirds answered with a 5-1 run to extend their advantage to 17-9. Manojlovic added two more aces during a 3-1 run that pushed Carthage ahead 20-10, and
Della Walsh's service ace closed the set.
Set 2: The Firebirds claimed a 25-23 second set in a frame that featured eight ties and three lead changes. Carthage led 16-11 before Augustana rallied to tie the score at 18-18. The teams traded points down the stretch before Carthage took a 23-21 lead. Augustana pulled within one at 24-23, but a block by
Hailey Wierzgac and Crow ended the set and gave the Firebirds a 2-0 lead.
Set 3: Augustana led 8-5 early in the third before Carthage rallied to tie the set at 10-10. The Firebirds scored six of the next seven points to take a 16-11 lead, with
Ava Dettwiler recording back-to-back service aces and Wierzgac and Manojlovic combining for a block. Manojlovic followed with two more aces during a 5-1 run that pushed Carthage ahead 20-12. Augustana trimmed the deficit to 21-16, but the Firebirds maintained control and closed the match on a Manojlovic kill for the 25-20 victory.
Carthage (12-5, 2-0 CCIW) hit .192 as a team and held Augustana (5-8, 1-1 CCIW) to a .100 hitting percentage. The Firebirds recorded 33 kills, 12 service aces and five total blocks in the three-set victory.
Manojlovic led Carthage with 10 kills, 11 digs and seven service aces. Wierzgac added six kills while hitting .385 and paced the Firebirds with four total blocks. Crow recorded seven kills, while Dettwiler finished with 19 assists, eight digs and three aces.
"Good CCIW win on the road!" said Head Coach Leanne Ulmer. "Tina [Manojlovic] had some great service runs that helped us get some separation in sets 1 and 3. Set 2 was back and forth but we had a timely block from Emma [Crow] and Hailey [Wierzgac] to pull it out. Macy [Wente] and Hailey were efficient on offense tonight and Tina led us in kills. Mina Reichert also came in clutch on the defensive end and in serve receive tonight. Always a tough mid week trip against a solid Augie team. Back at it get ready for our home match with a top 5 team in the country on Saturday!"
Carthage returns to action Saturday, Oct. 3, when the Firebirds host No. 3 Wis-Eau Claire at 1 p.m. in Tarble Arena. For more information, visit athletics.carthage.edu.
