NAPERVILLE, ILL.—There is a fine line between history, and recent history. The Carthage College women's soccer team's 14-3-4 overall record against North Central College heading into their showdown on Saturday afternoon paints a clear picture of their dominance. Recent history suggests otherwise as the Lady Reds were riding a two-game losing skid against the Cardinals dating back the previous two seasons.
 
Carthage's previous victory over the Cardinals came in a 2-1 decision at Art Keller Field on October 12, 2013. The Lady Reds were looking to return to their historically dominant ways over North Central on Saturday afternoon.
 
Carthage peppered the Cardinals for 10 shots in the second half. Those shots failed to get past North Central goalkeeper Nicki Seiton in a 1-0 loss for the Lady Reds. Carthage falls to 5-4-0, 0-1-0 CCIW while North Central College improves to 2-5-2, 1-0-0 CCIW.
 
North Central College 1, Lady Reds 0
 
The Lady Reds took advantage of four North Central fouls throughout the opening 10 minutes of the game. This resulted in a 3-2 advantage in the shots department for Carthage at one point. The Cardinals followed that with a string of three shots in the 32^nd minute that resulted from two corner kicks.
 
The Lady Reds were in a 9-4 hole in shots after the first half, but stormed back with 10 in the second half. The Cardinals only mustered a pair of shots in the direction of Carthage goalkeeper Emily Furmanek in the second half. One of those shots found the back of the net to help secure a 1-0 victory for North Central College.
 
Jessica DeJong tallied her first goal of the season in the 68^th minute for the Cardinals two minutes after she entered the game to give the Cardinals the 1-0 advantage.
 
Despite the 1-0 loss, Carthage outshot North Central 14-11 in the game. Furmanek was strong in net for the Lady Reds again, turning away seven shots in 90 minutes of work.
 
The Lady Reds will return to Art Keller Field on Wednesday, October 5 against Wheaton College. Game time is set for 5:00 p.m.