NAPERVILLE, ILL.—The 2018 regular season finale pitted the Carthage College men's lacrosse team at North Central College (Ill.) in a Saturday-matinee. On the heels of breaking the single-season goals school record in a 21-5 win over Carroll (Wis.) on April 25, Andy Szun proceeded to eclipse the career goals (158) and single-season points (97) records in a 18-10 victory over North Central (Ill.). Szun finished the contest with four goals.
 
With 2018 postseason competition and one full collegiate season ahead of Szun, his 158 career goals passes Danny Morse's (2011-2014) previous career record of 157. The Winnipeg, Manitoba native's 97 points this season jumps Jack Meachum's previous record of 96 set in 2014.
 
Szun's School Records
 
Single-Game Goals
11 vs. Olivet College (W, 26-1) (3/31/18)
Single-Season Goals
68 (2018)
Career Goals
158
Single-Season Points
97 (2018)
 
Fellow Winnipeg native Colin Poitras led all players with six goals in the contest, while Brody Ilstrup contributed three for the Red Men. Matt Curran and Ethan Flight rounded out the Carthage multiple-goal scorers with two each. North Central set the tone with an 18-17 edge in shots throughout the opening 30:00 before Carthage stormed back and out-shot them 43-31 throughout the game, thanks to Ilstrup's game-high 12 shot attempts.
 
Andy Meyers returned as Carthage's primary face-off weapon with a 19-29 mark, which engineered a 22-32 team figure. Carthage goalkeeper Zerik Rodriguez made eight saves while his counterpart Dylan Cost turned away 12 shots for the Cardinals.
 
The Red Men conclude the regular season 12-5, 4-2 CCIW while North Central falls to 6-10, 2-4 CCIW.
 
Red Men 18, North Central 10
 
The Red Men surrendered leads of 4-3 and 5-4 within the opening 15:00. Brody Ilstrup ignited a Carthage 4-0 run with a goal at the 2:14 mark of the first quarter, which tied the game 5-5. The Red Men rattled off a 3-0 second quarter en route to an 8-5 halftime lead despite North Central outshooting them 7-6 in the frame. Rodriguez's four second-quarter saves helped the Red Men keep their distance.
 
Carthage's 19-7 third-quarter edge in shots helped them double North Central 14-7 in the score column heading into the final 15:00, enough cushion to hold onto an 18-10 win.
 
The #3 Red Men will compete in the 2018 CCIW Men's Lacrosse Tournament Semifinal against #2 Elmhurst College at Langhorst Field in Elmhurst, Illinois on Wednesday, May 2. Game time is set for 7:30 p.m.