Tournament Website

DECATUR, Ill. -- Carthage came back from an 0-2 deficit and earned a 22-25, 19-25, 25-17, 25-23, 15-12 win over Millikin to claim the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Volleyball Tournament title on Saturday.

With the victory, the Lady Reds won the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Volleyball Championship. The full bracket will be announced at 11:30 a.m. CST on Monday, November 6 via an NCAA.com Selection Show.

This was the ninth tournament title in program history and third in the last four years. Carthage's farthest NCAA advancement came in 2015 when the Lady Reds made it to the semifinal round.

On Saturday, CCIW Tournament MVP Megan Behrendt led Carthage with 18 kills and added 17 digs, while Ellie LeCount finished with 47 set assists and 12 kills. Rachael Kisten added 17 kills and Luci Krenzke had a game-high 32 digs. Alora Goodey led Millikin with a game-high 27 kills and hit .356. 

2017 All-Tournament Team
Megan Behrendt - Carthage (MVP)
Ellie LeCount - Carthage
Luci Krenzke - Carthage
Alora Goodey - Millikin
Erin Syversen - Millikin
Amy Schryver - Elmhurst
Maddie Williams - Illinois Wesleyan

Twitter & Instagram: CCIW_Athletics
 
The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services nine member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, IL), Carroll University (Waukesha, WI), Carthage College (Kenosha, WI), Elmhurst College (Elmhurst, IL), Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, IL), Millikin University (Decatur, IL), North Central College (Naperville, IL), North Park University (Chicago, IL) and Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL). During the 2016-17 academic year, the CCIW honored over 1,900 academic all-conference recipients, 10 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, 33 CoSIDA Academic All-District recipients, one CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year and over 100 all-Americans.