Box Score

ELMHURST, Ill. - The Elmhurst College volleyball team, ranked #24 in the latest AVCA poll, fell to 13-4 overall after dropping a four-set match to seventh-ranked Carthage College.

Carthage (14-2, 3-0 CCIW) took the opening set 25-18 before the Bluejays rallied in the second. Elmhurst led 24-20 in the second, but Carthage fought off five set points before Elmhurst took the set 28-26. Carthage led 14-13 in the third set, but used an 11-5 run to pull away and take the set 25-18. Elmhurst trailed by six early in the fourth set, but the Bluejays narrowed Carthage's lead down to just a point at 13-14, but the Lady Reds answered back, winning five straight points to take a six-point advantage. Carthage closed out the set and the match, winning 25-18, 26-28, 25-18, 25-19.

Megan Reynolds led the Bluejays' offense in the loss, totaling 13 kills and three blocks. Sam Szarmach and Antonéya Veasy Smith totaled 11 kills apiece for Elmhurst. Erin Thill totaled a team-leading 29 assists while Perrie Morgan led the squad in digs with 24. Hannah Lessen chipped in with 14 digs while Kaitlyn Wilks added a team-leading seven blocks.

Elmhurst travels to Augustana College on Tuesday, October 4.