Senior Matt Slivinski helped the Carthage College Firebirds Men’s Volleyball team defend their national championship on April 23 in front of their home crowd. Slivinski had 18 kills in his final collegiate match as Carthage College won their second consecutive national championship in four sets (25-21, 25-22, 18-25, 25-22) over No. 1 ranked Springfield College. […]
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Carthage Firebirds look to defend championship at home April 22
The Carthage Firebirds Men’s Volleyball team will have a chance to defend their National Championship on their home court this week. The Firebirds used a 3-0 sweep of Dominican to punch their ticket to the Division 3 Men’s Volleyball Final Four, which they will host in their home arena starting Friday at Tarble Arena. “We […]
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Firebirds advance to Elite Eight
Firebirds Zach Bulthuis and Matt Slivinski both posted double-digit kills as the Carthage College Men’s Volleyball Team notched their first win of NCAA tournament play. Bulthuis posted 12 kills, while Slivinski had 10 kills and six service aces as the Firebirds dispatched Mount Union in three sets to open up tournament play. “Zach was unreal […]
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Firebirds men’s volleyball host first weekend of NCAA Tournament
The Carthage College Firebirds’ men’s volleyball team will be hosting this weekend’s NCAA tournament action at Tarble Arena. The team earned an overall number one seed after earning the CCIW tournament title on Saturday with a 3-1 win over conference rival North Central. Slivinski and Schmidt lead Firebirds past Cardinals Leadership helped lead the Firebirds […]
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Firebirds reach conference championship with 3-0 sweep
A trio of Firebirds helped the Carthage College Men’s Volleyball team make their first step towards defending last year’s national championship. Matt Slivinski, Andrew Otto, and David Markes all posted double-digit kills in the team’s 3-0 sweep of North Park in the semifinals of the CCIW conference tournament on April 6 at Tarble Arena. “We […]