Carthage Release

NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- For the 12th time in program history and first time since 2015, Carthage's women's volleyball program claimed the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) regular season title following a sweep of Millikin on Wednesday.

Head coach Leanne Ulmer has now been at the helm for 10 of the Lady Reds' 12 titles including six-straight from 2004-2009, as well as 2011, 2014, 2015 and 2019. Ulmer has also led Carthage to NCAA national semifinal appearances in 2011 and 2015.

Carthage won the outright regular season title with an 8-0 conference record and earned a first-round bye in the 2019 CCIW Women's Volleyball Tournament. The Lady Reds will host a semifinal match on Thursday, November 7 at a time to be determined.

Carthage finishes the regular season this Saturday in a home match against Aurora at 2 p.m.
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 2018-19 academic year, the CCIW honored over 2,200 academic all-conference recipients, 18 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, 43 CoSIDA Academic All-District recipients, and over 100 all-Americans.