Box Score The Carthage College men's soccer team (4-1-0, 0-0-0 College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin) concluded play at the "East Coast Classic" on Sunday, Sept. 7 with a 3-2 win in double-overtime over Manhattanville College (2-1-0 at GoValiants.com Field in Purchase, N.Y.  The Red Men opened tournament play on Saturday, Sept. 6 with a 3-1 loss to the Stevens Institute of Technology (1-3-0) at the De Baun Athletic Complex in Hoboken, N.J.
 
In the victory over Manhattanville, the Valiants took a quick, 1-0 lead on a goal off the far-right post by Dan Lorandini, assisted by Michael Alcarez, at 43:52 first period.  The Red Men tied the game at 47:38 second period on a free-kick goal by Nicolas Vogel, assisted by both Kevin Dombrowski and Seamus Kaminski.  The Valiants' Eddie Silber scored the go-ahead goal at 68:27, assisted by both Lorandini and Jamie Macchia.  Carthage sent the game into overtime, 2-2, when Michael Dombrowski (Sr., Johnsburg, Ill.) scored on a corner kick, assisted by Austin Bitta, with 1:30 left to play.
 
After a scoreless first-overtime period, Carthage broke the tie at 6:33 in the second overtime on a penalty-kick goal by Ryan Crane (Sr., Hawthorn Woods, Ill./Lincolnshire-Stevenson).  Crane pressured Manhattanville goalkeeper Steve Singson and beat him to the ball before Singson fouled him.  "The end of the game wasn't without fireworks," noted Carthage coach Steve Domin, "as two players from each team were ejected after the match."
 
"We have been through so much the last two weeks," said Carthage coach Steve Domin, "but the guys just keep responding to the challenges I throw at them.  The number of games, the quick turnarounds, the travel, the injuries, all the off-the-field stuff, it's been incredible.  Despite all the adversity, this has been a tremendously rewarding year so far.  We need some time to dust off and get some people back on the field."
 
Carthage plays host to St. Norbert College on Friday, Sept. 12 in a 7 p.m. game at Art Keller Field in Kenosha, Wis.