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MLAX
Kayleigh Wieska
17
Winner Albion ALBION 5-3
14
Carthage CARTHAGE 6-2
Winner
Albion ALBION
5-3
17
Final
14
Carthage CARTHAGE
6-2
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Albion ALBION 2 3 7 5 17
Carthage CARTHAGE 3 3 4 4 14

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse |

Firebirds Fall Short in Snowy Contest Against Albion

KENOSHA, Wis.  — On a snowy flurry day, the Carthage College men's lacrosse fell to Albion on Saturday 17-14. 

The Basics
  • Final score: Albion 17 - Carthage 14
  • Location: Kenosha, Wisconsin - Art Keller Field
  • Records: Albion 5-3, Carthage 6-2

How it Happened 
 
  • The Carthage Firebirds opened the game, scoring with 13:14 left in the first. 
  • The Britons quickly responded with their own goal, making the game tied at one after two minutes of playing time. 
  • With a little over ten minutes left in the first period, Colin Poitras buried a goal with no assist.  
  • The Britons went eleven minutes scoreless, and with two minutes left in the first, the visitors scored their second goal. Carthage fired back to hold the lead going into the start of the second. 
  • The Firebirds kicked off the second with a goal from Andrew Frey off an assist from Alec Gern. 
  • Albion went on a 2-0 run, making the score tied with five minutes left in the first half. 
  • Within the last five minutes to go in the quarter, the two teams went back and forth, responding to each other's goals. At the end of the second half, the Firebirds held the lead by one goal.
  • The visitors started up the second half with a 3-0 run, gaining the lead for the first time in the game. The Firebirds fought back with a 2-0 run to tie the game back up. 
  • The Firebirds forced a turnover with an open net and took advantage; the dynamic duo of Andrew Johnson and George Burchfield scored with four minutes and 21 seconds left in the third. 
  • Carthage led off the fourth with a goal twenty seconds in by Poitras, but Albion answered immediately with a 3-0 run. 
  • After going back and forth during the fourth, the final score was 17-14 as Albion won. 

High Flyers

Coachs Remarks

"I told the guys today was about getting better, and I thought we figured out a lot of things. Albion is one of the best teams in our region and better than their record coming in, so we knew we had a tough game in front of us. 

Gartner had a great game today in the pipes and gave us a chance to win, which is something we have been needing and looking for.

We have to continue to get better in some areas, though. There are a couple of things we have addressed individually and as a team, and by mid season, we need to correct those and learn from them. And still haven't yet done that.

We needed to be a little bit better in our shooting and finishing, that hurt us a bit today, and we have to play better defense when sliding to the ball. We also need to have a stronger game at the X. 

Statistically, I look at this game, see turnovers, caused turnovers, etc., and think we won it by four or five goals. So we managed the game fairly well.

Overall, many more positives than negatives; we need to keep growing and getting better one game at a time."


Up Next 
  • Carthage hits the road facing Concordia (Wis.) in their final tune up before conference play starts. 
  • The Firebirds and Falcons will face off on Wednesday, March 29 starting 4 p.m. 

Gallery: (3-25-2023) MLAX 3.25.23


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