Box Score The Carthage College men's soccer team (6-3-0, 0-0-0 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin), ranked seventh in the Sept. 17 National Soccer Coaches Association of America Central Region poll, lost to Wartburg College (4-2-2), 2-1, on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 21 at the Wartburg Soccer Field in Waverly, Iowa. Wartburg was ranked seventh in this week's North Region poll.

The Knights took a 1-0 lead at 16:20 first period when Bob Brown scored on a penalty kick. The Red Men tied the game at 36:18 on a goal The Red Men tied the game at 36:18 on a goal by Ryan Crane (Jr., Hawthorn Woods, Ill./Lincolnshire-Stevenson), assisted by Cesar Garcia. Wartburg 's Paris Martins scored the game-winning goal at 60:26, assisted by Bob Brown. The Red Men out-shot the Knights by a 25-12 margin.

"Wartburg was certainly a worthy opponent," admitted Carthage coach Steve Domin, "and ranked in their region, but we played with fire today. Owning the game, as we did, is not the same as winning it. We let them off the hook with so many shots and serves right at their goalkeeper. It was another dominant statistical performance for us. Their score on the penalty kick certainly evened things out. We played so well in the Loras game on Thursday that was rained out, and we were a little banged up today, but I don't want to use that as an excuse. We'll keep chipping away."

Carthage plays host to Robert Morris-Lake County on Thursday, Sept. 26 in a 7 p.m. game at Art Keller Field in Kenosha, Wis.