The Carthage College women’s soccer team (6-12, 0-7 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) closed out its 2009 season on Sunday, Nov. 1 with a 1-0 loss to CCIW-opponent and No. 8 ...
The Carthage men’s and women's soccer game at Illinois Wesleyan University on Saturday, Oct. 31 have been postponed until Sunday, Nov. 1 due to saturated field conditions at the Neis ...
The Carthage College women’s soccer team (6-11, 0-6 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) lost to the College of St. Benedict (10-5-1), 2-0, on Sunday, Oct. 25 at St. John’s ...
The Carthage College women’s soccer team (6-10, 0-6 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) defeated Finlandia University (1-14), 8-0, on Saturday, Oct. 24 at the National Sports ...
The Carthage College women’s soccer team (5-10, 0-6 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) closed out its home schedule on Wednesday, Oct. 21 with a 2-0 loss to CCIW-opponent Elmhurst ...
10.18.09 | Women's Soccer
The Carthage College women’s soccer team (5-9, 0-5 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) lost to CCIW-opponent North Central College (9-5, 2-3 CCIW), 2-1, on Saturday, Oct. 17 at Art Keller Field in Kenosha, Wis.
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10.14.09 | Women's Soccer
The Carthage College women’s soccer team (5-8, 0-4 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) lost to CCIW-opponent Millikin University (10-4-1, 2-1 CCIW), 2-1, on Wednesday, Oct. 14 at the Millikin Soccer Complex in Decatur, Ill.
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10.12.09 | Women's Soccer
The Carthage College women’s soccer team (5-7, 0-3 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) was shut out by CCIW-opponent Wheaton College (Ill.. 11-2, 3-0 CCIW), 4-0, on Friday, Oct. 9 at Joe Bean Stadium in Wheaton, Ill. The Thunder were ranked 13th in the Oct. 6 National Soccer Coaches Association of America NCAA Division III poll and third in the NSCAA Central Region poll.
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10.6.09 | Women's Soccer
The Carthage College women’s soccer team (5-6, 0-2 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) outlasted the University of Dubuque (8-3), 2-1 in double-overtime on Wednesday, Sept. 30 at the Oyen Soccer Field in Dubuque, Iowa.
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9.29.09 | Women's Soccer
The Carthage College women’s soccer team (4-6, 0-2 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) lost to CCIW-opponent North Park University (4-5, 1-2 CCIW), 5-4, on Saturday, Sept. 26 at the Holmgren Athletic Complex in Chicago.
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9.22.09 | Women's Soccer
The Carthage College women’s soccer team (3-5, 0-1 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) opened its CCIW-schedule on Saturday, Sept. 19 with a 5-1 loss to Augustana College (Ill., 6-0, 1-0 CCIW) at Art Keller Field in Kenosha, Wis.
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9.14.09 | Women's Soccer
The Carthage College women’s soccer team (3-3, 0-0 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) lost to St. Olaf College (3-1), 2-1, on Saturday, Sept. 12 at Rolf Melby Field in Northfield, Minn. St. Olaf took a 1-0 halftime lead behind an unassisted goal by Deanne Schmidt at 10:39. The Oles added their second score with an unassisted goal by Catie Christoffel at 55:17. Carthage’s Shannon Chesna scored on a penalty kick at 87:06.
On Sunday, Sept. 13, the Lady Reds were shut out by Carleton College (1-3-1), 3-0, at Bell Field, also in Northfield. Carleton took a 1-0 halftime lead on an unassisted goal by Lesley Baseman at 43:20. Lily Vanderstaay scored an unassisted goal at 59:05, and Sarah Haggerty closed out the scoring with a goal, assisted by Linnea Carlson, at 80:45. Carthage plays host to Carroll University (3-0-1) on Wednesday, Sept. 16 in a 7 p.m. contest at Art Keller Field in Kenosha, Wis.
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9.10.09 | Women's Soccer
The Carthage College women’s soccer team (3-1, 0-0 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin), ranked 10th in the Sept. 8 National Soccer Coaches Association Central Region poll, shut out Concordia University (Wis., 2-3), 3-0, on Thursday, Sept. 10 at Art Keller Field in Kenosha, Wis.
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9.6.09 | Women's Soccer
The Carthage College women’s soccer team (2-1, 0-0 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) played host to and won the third annual “Battle on the Border” tournament on Friday-Sunday, Sept. 4-6 at Art Keller Field in Kenosha, Wis. On Friday, Sept. 4, Carthage edged St. Norbert College (0-2), 2-1, with Concordia University (Wis., 2-1) defeating Viterbo University (1-3) by a 5-2 margin. On Saturday, Sept. 5, the Lady Reds edged Clarke College (0-2), 3-2, with St. Norbert (1-2) nipping Viterbo (1-4), 3-2. The tournament concluded on Sunday, Sept. 6 with Clarke (1-2) shutting out Concordia (Wis., 2-2), 2-0, at Kenosha Tremper High School.
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9.2.09 | Women's Soccer
The Carthage College women’s soccer team (0-1, 0-0 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) opened its 2009 season on Tuesday, Sept. 1 with a 2-0 loss to NCAA Division II Rollins College (2-0) at the Barker Family Stadium at Cahall-Sandspur Field in Winter Park, Fla.
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7.30.09 | Women's Soccer
The Carthage College women’s soccer team (0-0, 0-0 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) opens its 2009 season on Sept. 1 by traveling to Winter Park, Fla., to take on NCAA Division II Rollins University in a 5 p.m., EDT contest at the Barker Family Stadium at Cahall-Sandspur Field.
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8.5.09 | Women's Soccer
The CCIW women’s soccer coaches picked Wheaton College (Ill., 7 first-place votes, 49 points) to win the 2008 conference title, followed by defending-champion Illinois Wesleyan University (1 first-place vote, 40 points) second, Augustana College (Ill., 39 points) third, Carthage College (30 points) fourth, Elmhurst College (27 points) fifth, North Park University (16 points) sixth, Millikin University (14 points) seventh and North Central College (9 points) eighth.
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2.2 | Women's Basketball
Wheaton, Ill.
Lady Reds
71
Wheaton College
68
2.3 | Men's Basketball
Wheaton, Ill.
Red Men
68
Wheaton College (Ill.)
63
2.5 | Men's Track and Field
Bloomington, Ill.
Red Men
3 p.m./11 a.m.
Illinois Wesleyan University "Bob Keck Invitational"
2.5 | Women's Track and Field
Bloomington, Ill.
Lady Reds
3 p.m./11 a.m.
Illinois Wesleyan University "Bob Keck Invitational"
2.6 | Men's Volleyball
St. Louis, Mo.-Fontbonne University
Red Men
3
College of Mount St. Joseph
0
2.6 | Men's Tennis
Racine, Wis./Racine Indoor Tennis Center
Red Men
7
Lawrence University
2
2.6 | Men's Basketball
Kenosha, Wis.
Red Men
59
Augustana College (Ill.)
70
2.6 | Women's Basketball
Kenosha, Wis.
Lady Reds
80
Augustana College (Ill.)
35
2.6 | Men's Volleyball
St. Louis, Mo.
Red Men
3
Fontbonne University
0
2.6 | Club Ice Hockey
Kenosha Ice Arena - Kenosha, Wis.--Kenosha Ice Arena
2.9 | Women's Basketball
Elmhurst, Ill.
Lady Reds
7:30 p.m.
Elmhurst College
2.10 | Men's Basketball
Elmhurst, Ill.
Red Men
7:30 p.m.
Elmhurst College
2.10 | Men's Volleyball
Kenosha, Wis.
Red Men
7 p.m.
Milwaukee School of Engineering
2.10 | Women's Basketball
Elmhurst, Ill.
Lady Reds
5 p.m.
Elmhurst College
2.12 | Women's Track and Field
Romeoville, Ill.-Lewis University
Lady Reds
5 p.m.
Chicagoland Indoor Track and Field Championship
2.13 | Men's Track and Field
Chicago, Ill.-University of Chicago
Red Men
11 a.m.
Chicagoland Indoor Track and Field Championship
2.13 | Men's Tennis
Jackson, Wis.-Pleasant Valley Tennis Club
Red Men
3:30 p.m.
St. Norbert College
2.13 | Men's Tennis
Jackson, Wis.-Pleasant Valley Tennis Club
Red Men
6:30 p.m.
Concordia University (Wis.)
2.13 | Men's Basketball
Kenosha, Wis.
Red Men
7:30 p.m.
North Central College
2.13 | Men's Lacrosse
Pontiac, Mich.
Red Men
2 p.m., EST
Albion College
2.13 | Women's Basketball
Kenosha, Wis.
Lady Reds
5 p.m.
North Central College
2.13 | Women's Water Polo
Oak Park, Ill.-Fenwick H.S.
Lady Reds
12:10 p.m.
Loyola University (Ill.) Club
2.13 | Women's Water Polo
Oak Park, Ill.-Fenwick H.S.
Lady Reds
3:50 p.m.
University of Notre Dame Club
2.14 | Women's Water Polo
Oak Park, Ill.-Fenwick H.S.
Lady Reds
8:25 a.m.
Miami University Club
2.14 | Women's Water Polo
Oak Park, Ill.-Fenwick H.S.
Lady Reds
2:50 p.m.
Grand Valley State University Club
2.14 | Men's Lacrosse
Pontaic, Mich.
Red Men
Noon, EST
Davenport
2.16 | Women's Basketball
Kenosha, Wis.
Lady Reds
7:30 p.m.
North Park University
Did You Know...
Carthage's "Mr. Touchdown"
The last living member of Carthage's first football team, the 1895 squad, was William Simmons, "02. Simmons was honored at a 1958 Carthage game for scoring the Red Men's first-ever home touchdown in an 18-0 win over Quincy University on Nov. 28, 1895 in Carthage, Ill. Simmons scored on a 75-yard fumble recovery.
Former Carthage basketball player Kent Dernbach (2002-03) is currently the Northern Illinois University Director of Men’s Basketball Operations. Dernbach held the same post at George Mason University from 2007 to 2009.
Red Men's 1,000th Basketball Win
With an 85-60 win over Concordia University (Wis.) on Nov. 28, Carthage won its 1,000th men's basketball game. The program began in 1907.
Coach Leanne Ulmer
Head women's volleyball coach Leanne Ulmer entered the 2009 season with a .759 winning percentage over seven seasons, which ranks 12th among active NCAA Division III coaches. Ulmer has won six CCIW titles in nine years at Carthage, inclduing a shared title in 2004 and outright titles in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.
Little All-Americans
The Associated Press has named 16 Carthage football players "Little All-Americans" since 1938, including punter Tyler Funk, a 2009 honoree.
Bosko Djurickovic
Carthage men's basketball coach Bosko Djurickovic’s CCIW winning percentage entering the 2009-10 season (.663, 224-114) is the sixth-best in the 63-year history of the league, and his 224 wins placed him first among active conference coaches.
Coach Brady Lindsley
Carthage women's tennis coach Brady Lindsley won his 200th career match in the fall of 2009. Lindsley, with a 204-79 record heading into the spring 2010 portion of the season, has been named CCIW "Women's Tennis Coach of the Year" three times.
First NFL Playoff Game
John “Popeye” Wager, ‘31, was a lineman for the 1932 NFL Portsmouth (Ohio) Spartans, who played the Chicago Bears in the first-ever NFL post-season game. The Spartans finished the regular season in a first-place tie with the Bears, whose owner, George Halas, had a playoff game scheduled and moved from Wrigley Field, then the Bears’ home turf, to an indoor contest at the Chicago Stadium.
Carthage's 24th Varsity Sports Begins in 2009-10
Carthage launches its 24th varsity sport in 2009-10, as the women's lacrosse team begins varsity play with a March 9-13 trip to Southern California.
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