Box Score The Carthage College men's soccer team (5-1-0, 0-0-0 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) opened a two-game trip to Michigan on Friday, Sept. 14 with a 2-1 upset of No. 8 Hope College (4-2) in front of 780 fans at the Van Andel Soccer Stadium in Holland, Mich.  Carthage has won four games in a row since losing to Kalamazoo College on Sept. 1. 
 
In the win over Hope, Carthage took a 1-0 lead in the first period when Frank Delgado (Sr., Lake Geneva, Wis./Badger) scored, assisted by Stephen Korosis, at 38:37 on a shot from 18 yards out.  Hope tied the game at 58:45 second period on a header goal by Grant Neal, assisted by Jason Muller.   The Red Men won the game at 87:49 when Petar Tijanic (So., Glenview, Ill./Park Ridge-Maine East) scored from six yards out, assisted by Drew Liogas.  Carthage out-shot Hope, 31-17, with Red Men goalkeeper Milan Tijanic (Sr., Glenview, Ill./Park Ridge-Maine East) collecting six saves. 
 
"This was just two great teams battling in front of hundreds  of people,” said Carthage coach Steve Domin  “There aren't many places we go, and we go coast to coast, were I am in awe of a soccer environment, but today was one of them.  There wasn't a weak player on the field for either team, and the fans got their money worth.  Both teams could have traded attacks for another hour entertaining the crowd.  Frank Delgado and Petar Tijanic had special goals today, and were well earned.  It certainly was a hard-fought game and win, but we felt good about dictating the pace and the shots.  Of the 30-plus shots we took, many of them could have fallen in  Their goal keeper was the man of the match for them."
 
On Saturday, Sept. 15, the Red Men take on Albion College (1-4) in a 3 p.m., EDT game at Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium in Albion, Mich.