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MLAX
Kayleigh Wieska
15
Winner Transylvania TRANSYLV 3-8, 2-0
14
Carthage CARTHAGE 8-3, 1-1
Winner
Transylvania TRANSYLV
3-8, 2-0
15
Final
14
Carthage CARTHAGE
8-3, 1-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 OT F
Transylvania TRANSYLV 2 4 5 3 1 15
Carthage CARTHAGE 5 2 6 1 0 14

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse |

Transylvania Steals One from Firebirds in Overtime

KENOSHA, Wis.  — The Carthage College men's lacrosse fell in close contest to Transylvania in overtime 15-14 on Saturday afternoon at Art Keller Field.

The Basics
  • Final score: Transylvania 15 - Carthage 14 
  • Location: Kenosha, Wisconsin - Art Keller field 
  • Records:Transylvania 3-8 (2-0 CCIW), Carthage 8-3 (1-1 CCIW)

How it Happened 
 
  • Colin Poitras scored the first three goals for the Firebirds as the squad held a 4-1 score early. 
  • Andrew Johnson capped off the Carthage scoring in the first, making it 5-1. 
  • Transylvania cut into the lead with a goal at the 5:16 mark closing out the first quarter. 
  • Goals from George Burchfield and Poitras moved the score back to 7-2. 
  • Four unanswered goals for the Pioneers closed out the quarter sending the Firebirds up by one into the intermission break. 
  • The visitors scored four more goals flipping the score to 10-7 in the third. 
  • Carthage retaliated with four goals, regaining control of the game 12-10. 
  • Both teams traded goals in the final minutes of the third as Carthage held a 13-11 score heading to the fourth. 
  • Transylvania began the fourth with three-straight goals until Jake Westland tied it at 14, forcing overtime. 
  • In overtime, the Pioneers found the back of the net first, winning 15-14.

High Flyers  
Coachs Remarks

"Tough loss today. Corbin was an absolute monster and gave us every opportunity to win with the extra 23 possessions just at X.  We weren't great anywhere else though, at least not consistently, and you have to execute in every phase of the game. We didn't do that today. Not great in our transition defense and just not efficient enough. In fact, a lot of the areas that hurt us in Albion crept up again today, and at some point, we need to figure it out, or we will jeopardize our ability to win close games.

Also, we won't win any conference games when we turn the ball over 26 times. That's the most glaring problem.  

Defensively I will have to take a look at the film, but my guess is that they had several guys score that we either lost off the ball or left uncovered, not working together. We also had a couple of bad approaches that cost us goals late in the possession clock.

It's very disappointing after a great win last Saturday, but we have to find a way to move forward and bounce back."

Up Next 
  • Carthage starts a three-game road contest starting with MSOE on Saturday, April 15 at 1 p.m. 
 


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