The Carthage College men's soccer team (10-6-1, 3-2-0 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) nipped CCIW-opponent North Central College (5-8-3, 0-4-1 CCIW), 1-0, on Sunday, Oct. 24 at Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium in Naperville, Ill.  

The two teams battled to a scoreless tie in the first period.  Carthage's Greg Pignataro (Jr. Algonquin, Ill./Jacobs) broke the deadlock with a goal, assisted by Cesar Castanon, at 50:55.  The Red Men out-shot the Cardinals by a 14-9 margin.  Carthage travels to Chicago on Wednesday, Oct. 27 to play CCIW-opponent North Park University (9-4-1, 3-1-1 CCIW) in a 7:30 p.m. game at the Holmgren Athletic Complex. 

“I felt like we could have won this one 3-0 or 4-1 going away,” said Carthage coach Steve Domin.  “We had a few setters, which could have made this game different.  Give a lot of credit to North Central for keeping organized behind the ball.  They got forward on a few counters, putting two balls on frame, which could have also changed game management, but Aaron Dirck came up big on both occasions.”  

Carthage travels to Chicago on Wednesday, Oct. 27 to play CCIW-opponent North Park University (4-12-1, 1-4-0 CCIW) in a 7:30 p.m. game at the Holmgren Athletic Complex.