KENOSHA, Wis. – The Carthage College Lady Reds soccer team fended off late pressure to hang on and defeat Rhodes College, 3-2, at Art Keller Stadium, Saturday, September 26th.
 
Rhodes opened the scoring in the 5th minute of play when the Lynx converted on a low corner that they were able to poke past the Carthage defense at the near post.
 
Carthage answered in the later moments of the first half, as Maggie Washelesky slipped past the defense on a through-ball from Danielle Noverini that she received from Rachel Post, and buried it to the back corner of the net.
 
The trio of Washelesky, Noverini and Post weren't done there as the three connected in the same order when Post found Noverini, who found a sprinting Washelesky on a long 40-yard ball that Washelesky was able to take a touch around the goalkeeper at the top of her box and finish it into the empty net.
 
Danielle Noverini finished off the scoring for the Lady Reds in the 76th minute as she one-timed a low cross from Corinne Brennan off the inside of near post and into the net to extend the Lady Reds lead to 3-1.
 
Saturday was the second time this season that Maggie Washelesky has turned in a two-goal performance, and now has a team-leading six goals on the season.
 
The Lynx would bring it to within one at 3-2 three minutes later, but the Carthage senior goalkeeper, Abby Alm, made a number of huge saves in the final moments including two off Lynx restarts from just outside the box.  Alm finished with 10 saves on the day.
 
On the afternoon, the Lady Reds outshot Rhodes 19-13, but were at a 12-8 disadvantage when it came to attempts on target. 
 
The Lady Reds return to action Tuesday, September 29th when Carthage heads to the University of Chicago to face the maroons at 4PM.