BUENA VISTA, VA.—A week removed from a three-game tour throughout the Gulf South, the Carthage College men's lacrosse team made a quick turnaround for an 11-hour bus ride to Buena Vista, Virginia for a Saturday-afternoon bout against Southern Virginia University. The Red Men jumped to a 3-0 lead with 10:06 left in the first quarter, which also included a 6-0 edge in shots. That cushion slowly dwindled as Southern Virginia didn't allow another Red Men lead when they tied the game 4-4 with 5:48 left in the opening frame before they cruised to a 25-16 victory.
 
Noah Lindner engineered the Red Men offense with five goals and two assists for seven points, along with a game-high 11 shot attempts. Brody Ilstrup, Andy Szun, Gavin Kaepernick and Colin Poitras each tallied three-point games for Carthage.
 
The Red Men turned in their best performance from the face-off circle this season with a 28-of-44 mark. Griffin Cleary engineered Carthage's face-off efforts with a 27-of-38 figure. Liam O'Connor and Eron Simpson each contributed a pair of caused turnovers for the Red Men, who finished with nine in the contest.
 
Southern Virginia outshot Carthage 52-40. Goalies Kyle Guthrie, Sam Kotsonas and Zerik Rodriguez each saw time in net and collectively made 15 saves for the Red Men. Southern Virginia also saw a trio of goalies see time in Caleb Brodie, Morgan Dunn and Ian Arave, who collectively tallied 11 saves.
 
The Red Men fall to 6-2, 0-0 CCIW while Southern Virginia improves to 4-5, 0-0 CAC.
 
Southern Virginia 25, Red Men 16
 
Carthage's 3-0 lead with 10:06 left in the first vanished after Southern Virginia responded with a 7-2 run and a 12-5 shots advantage to close the opening frame en route to a 7-5 cushion. Southern Virginia proceeded to double-up Carthage in the score column with a 16-8 halftime lead. That lead continued to grow as Southern Virginia outscored Carthage 6-1 in the third quarter, giving them a 22-9 edge heading into the final 10:00.
 
The fourth quarter saw the tables turn in favor of Carthage, where five different Red Men contributed goals for a team total of seven in the frame. Time was the Red Men's enemy in their comeback bid as they ended the game with a 26-16 loss.
 
Carthage will embark on an 11-day hiatus before they host Concordia University (Wis.) on Wednesday, March 27 at 7:00 p.m.