KENOSHA, Wis. – The Carthage College men's soccer team earned a much needed convincing win on Wednesday night at Art Keller Field, defeating the Elmhurst College Bluejays, 5-0.
 
The win moves the Red Men to 8-6-2 on the year and 2-2-1 in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin, while Elmhurst falls to 7-6-2 and 2-4-0 in the league.
 
"It's good to get back on track after letting a few games slip away from us," said head coach Steve Domin following the win.  "We are taking it one game at a time right.  We put together some great combinations this evening and seeing Jerry Patino and Adrian Herrera each net a pair was fantastic."
 
Jerry Patino opened the scoring in the 11^th minute as he received a ball from Jamie Tausend and he put it inside the back post from a tough angle.  Seven minutes later Kevin Reilly put the Red Men up 2-0 as he redirected a ball from Ivan Esquivel past Elmhurst goalkeeper Nick King.
 
Adrian Herrera capped the first half following his own shot, collecting the rebound and blasting it over King to give the Red Men a 3-0 lead in the 24^th minute, which the Red Men took into the half.
 
In the second half, Kevin Penarrieta drew a penalty kick in the 54^th minute, giving Herrera his second goal of the game and Patino added his second on a through-ball from Kevin Mahoney, which Patino slotted past replacement goalkeeper Donnie Kvien for the 5-0 final.
 
Carthage goalkeeper Niko Mavrogiannis was tested twice in the match, recording a pair of saves to earn his second clean sheet of the season.
 
Next up for the Red Men, they will head to Illinois Wesleyan as part of a Carthage triple header in Bloomington, Illinois on Saturday, as the men's soccer team will cap-off a day that features football, women's soccer and men's soccer down south.