Box Score The Carthage College men's soccer team (5-4-0, 0-0-0 College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin), ranked eighth in the Sept. 23 National Soccer Coaches Association of America Central Region poll, let a 3-0 lead get away, but outlasted Wisconsin-Whitewater (4-3-1), 4-3 in overtime, on Wednesday, Sept. 24 at the Fiskum Soccer Field in Whitewater, Wis. The Warhawks were ranked fourth in the Sept. 23 NSCAA North Region poll.
Carthage took a 2-0 first-half lead, with
Ivan Chavez (Jr., Cicero, Ill./Morton East) scoring the first goal at 17:43, assisted by
Nicolas Vogel.
Michael Dombrowski (Sr., Johnsburg, Ill.) scored his sixth goal of the year, assisted by
Ryan Crane, at 21:27. The Red Men made it a 3-0 game in the second period when
Cesar Garcia (Jr., Round Lake, Ill.) scored at 61:47, assisted by
Atli Einarsson.
The Warhawks got on the board at 65:30 when Ty McCoy scored, assisted by both Robert Jones and Michael Salm. Wisconsin-Whitewater closed the gap to 3-2 at 82:11 on a goal by John Gottwald, assisted by both Salm and Justin Stanke. The Warhawks tied the game, 3-3, at 87:43 on a header goal by Isaac Morrison with Salm collecting his third assist. The Red Men's
Nicolas Vogel (Fr., Libertyville, Ill.) scored the game-winner at 91:57 in overtime, assisted by Mitchell Carsten. The Red Men had a 19-12 advantage in shots and an 9-4 edge in corner kicks.
"We played really attractive soccer," said Carthage coach Steve Domin, "and I mean for long stretches. Give UW-Whitewater some credit, as they made a nice rally when we emptied the bench after being up 3-0, but frankly, we simply dominated the stat sheet and the field. I was really proud of our backline. but it's hard for newly-inserted players to hold the serve versus that height for the first time, and on the road. Nicolas Vogel and Shane Reilly both had great games. Each day, someone else is picking us up."
On Saturday, Sept. 27, Carthage travels to Chicago to take on the University of Chicago (5-4-0) in a 7 p.m. match at Stagg Field.
