Carthage College issued the following announcement on Oct. 2.
The Carthage College women's volleyball team picked up a 3-2 victory over Carroll (Wis.) in the Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) competition Saturday night at Van Male Fieldhouse.
Carthage (12-9, 2-1 CCIW) began with a quick 10-1 lead to start the match. The Firebirds later collected five straight points moving the score to 17-7 sparked by three consecutive aces from Haley Horner. Kasey Pfister added a kill putting the visitors up seven as Carthage won the set with three Pioneers attack errors 25-19.
It was a back-and-forth effort in the second as the score was locked at nine until an 11-3 run for the Firebirds put them in front 20-12 with a kill from Nicole Acton. Though Carroll (Wis.) (4-13, 0-3 CCIW) got it to three, a bad set and a kill from Horner gave the visitors a two-set lead 25-21.
An 8-3 run to start the third for Carthage put them up early until the Pioneers tied it at 12 then took a two-point lead 14-12. After the scoreboard was knotted at 16, the home team controlled a three-point advantage off a bad set. The Firebirds rallied with a kill from Molly Skoda, shrinking the lead to 23-22; however, Carroll (Wis.) won the set 25-23.
With momentum on their side, the Pioneers went up 11-3 in the fourth. Liv Carel added a kill getting Carthage within eight but Carroll (Wis.) forced a fifth 25-16.
The Firebirds responded in the fifth, winning it 15-2 for the 3-2 match win.
Carthage returns home facing Elmhurst on Wednesday, October 6 at 7 p.m.
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