KENOSHA, WIS.—The Carthage College women's soccer team's final home game of the 2018 campaign pitted them against Millikin University for a Saturday-evening affair. The Lady Reds took a 1-0 lead into halftime courtesy of Morgan Verbeten's goal in the 35^th minute, but were victim of two second-half Millikin goals in a 2-1 loss despite ending the game with a 16-4 advantage in shots. Verbeten contributed four of those shots while Joanne Stanfa tallied three.
 
Carthage goalkeeper Emily Furmanek recorded one save in a complete-game effort, and her counterpart Jennifer Miller stopped six shots for the Big Blue.
 
Emily Furmanek, Joanne Stanfa, Kelly Evancich, Anna McHatton, Maggie Washelesky and Taylor Stenmark were honored prior to the contest as part of the senior day festivities.
 
The loss sends Carthage to 7-6-3, 1-3-2 CCIW while Millikin improves to 6-9, 3-3 CCIW.
 
Millikin 2, Lady Reds 1
 
Carthage torched the Big Blue for eight shots and three corner kicks within the opening 45:00. One of those opportunities found the back of the net when Verbeten's third goal of the season in the 35^th minute gave Carthage a 1-0 lead.
 
Millikin registered a pair of second-half shots, but both found the back of the net when Lucy Koger's goals in the 47^th and 60^th minutes gave them a 2-1 lead. The Lady Reds responded with a 7-0 advantage in shots to close the game, but Millikin goalkeeper Jennifer Miller stopped two of them to secure her team a 2-1 victory.
 
The Big Blue's Shae Giovanni drew the game's only yellow card in the 82^nd minute.
 
Carthage will end their 2018 season with a two-game road swing, which will begin at Wheaton College (Ill.) on Wednesday, October 24 at 7:00 p.m.