The CVC Weekly report is your source for keeping up with all of the latest news and happenings in the Continental Volleyball Conference. Each week you can find news, results, statistics and other information in regards to CVC volleyball.

HEADLINES

Schultz Named AVCA Player of the Week (March 18, 2014)
Carthage College senior Jim Schultz was named the AVCA Player of the Week on March 18 after.....MORE

All Four CVC Teams Hold Same Spot in AVCA Poll (March 25, 2014)
All four Continental Volleyball Conference teams ranked in the AVCA poll maintained their ranking from the previous week, highlighted by Juniata's top ranking in the nation.....MORE

#4 Ranked Carthage Splits Against #6 UC Santa Cruz (March 25, 2014)
The #4 ranked Carthage men's volleyball team faced went 2-1 in a three match trip to California this past weekend, picking up a split against #6 ranked UC Santa Cruz....MORE

CVC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
The CVC Player of the Week is honored for their performance during the week. Click on the sport link below to see the full list of 2013-14 Players of the Week.

CVC Player of the Week for March 24 - Mark Feiler, Juniata College- RELEASE

Full List of 2014 CVC Players of the Week - HERE

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 AROUND THE CVC

Cairn dropped their fifth consecutive match as they fell 3-0 to #15 ranked Stevenson last week. Cairn hit just .150 in the match as Josiah Buss, Ryan Garven and Randall Colson all tied for the team lead with seven kills. Jon Wilson finished with 25 assists while Matthew Rhodes added 10 digs.

Carthage traveled to California last week, where they saw their 11 match winning streak snapped in a loss to #6 UC Santa Cruz. The Red Men responded with a win over Holy Names the next day and got revenge against UC Santa Cruz with a 3-0 sweep on Tuesday. The Red Men come back home this weekend to face Dominican University in a CVC contest.

Dominican dropped their only match of the week, a 3-2 loss to #12 ranked Lakeland. The Stars fell 25-23, 19-25, 25-21, 18-25 and 15-12 in the battle of CVC newcomers. Dominican was led by Jeremy Royko's 14 kills while Zachery Sinn added 10 kills. Alex Coyne finished recorded 46 assists on his team's 55 kills, along with 17 digs.

Eastern Mennonite had their CVC playoff hopes dashed in a 3-0 loss to Thiel College last weekend. The loss dropped the Royals to 1-6 in the CVC East. Eastern Mennonite hit just .067 as a team with Quentin Moore leading the way with 17 kills.

The Griffins will be looking to snap their two match losing streak as they head out on the road for a pair of CVC contests this weekend. Fontbonne faces #12 ranked Lakeland on Saturday and will then head over to play MSOE on Sunday.

As the regular season is winding down the Eagles will be focusing on repeating as CVC Tournament champions. They have won five straight matches, including defeating Eastern Mennonite and Marymount last week. They will face Thiel, Hilbert and Penn State-Altoona this weekend.

Lakeland carries a five match winning streak into this week's action, in which they will host three opponents. The Muskies play host to St. Xavier on Wednesday and then return to action with CVC matches against Fontbonne on Saturday and Mount St. Joseph on Sunday.

After a short home stand last week Marymount heads out on the road for their next three matches. They will take on CVC East foes Cairn and #15 Stevenson this weekend as they will look to snap a two match losing streak. Marymount, in their first year of the program, are currently 7-15 overall and 2-5 in the CVC East.

MSOE closes out their regular season with four consecutive home matches including a pair of CVC matches this weekend. The Raiders will host Mount St. Joseph on Saturday and Fontbonne on Sunday. MSOE will be looking to avenge 3-1 losses to both teams earlier this season.

Mount St. Joseph had a successful weekend, taking all three matches of a three match series on Sunday. They topped Rust 3-0 in a pair of matches and added a 3-2 win over Fontbonne. The Lions' are now 15-8 on the season and are guaranteed of a winning season.

The #15 ranked Mustangs went 3-1 in the Kean Invitational last week including a win over #9 Elmira, their second win over a nationally-ranked team this season. Stevenson has won two straight matches and will host Eastern Mennonite and Marymount this weekend.

Thiel picked up a pair of wins last week, topping Marymount and Eastern Mennonite by identical 3-0 scores. The Tomcats are now 12-13 on the season and will face top ranked Juniata College this week.

THIS WEEK'S CVC SCHEDULE
To see a complete schedule of this week's CVC action click HERE