DUBUQUE, Iowa.  — The men's lacrosse team from Carthage College secured their fourth victory of the season by defeating Dubuque 14-8 in non-conference play on Saturday afternoon.

• Final score: Carthage 14 - Dubuque 8
• Location: Dubuque, Iowa - Oyen Field
• Records: Carthage 4-3, Dubuque 2-3

 

• Andrew Frey opened the scoring for the Firebirds at 12:44 in the first quarter, securing his first goal of the game.
• Despite the Spartans leveling the score at one, Carthage dominated the rest of the quarter, tallying five unanswered goals to establish a 6-1 score.
• Alec Gern kick-started the second quarter with a goal, but Dubuque responded with two of their own, narrowing the margin to four.
• Johnny Lane extended Carthage's advantage to five at the 8:51 mark of the second quarter.
• The Firebirds added two more goals before halftime, maintaining a three-point advantage heading into the break.
• Dubuque closed the gap to two with a goal early in the third quarter, only for Frey to respond swiftly with another goal.
• Despite Dubuque scoring again three minutes later, Carthage remained ahead at 9-7.
• George Burchfield and James Keiser scored goals late in the third quarter, extending the Firebirds' lead to 11-7.
• Carthage's defense held firm in the fourth quarter, limiting Dubuque to just one goal, while Jacob Cameron, Frey, and Burchfield secured the victory with additional goals for the final score of 14-8.

• Three Firebirds scored three goals in the contest: George Burchfield, James Keiser, and Andrew Frey. 
• Chad Kohlmann led the Firebirds in ground balls with six, followed by Johnny Lane and George Mobraaten with five. 
• In goal, Luke Bloomer made eight saves for Carthage for his third win of the season. 

"Today was a really great day for our team. We have been needing guys to step up with players out of the lineup, and today, that happened in a big way.  Chad Kohlmann got the team off to a great start with a perfect first. James Keiser and Johnny Lane really helped ignite some momentum on the offensive side. Andrew Frey, not even close to 100 percent, had big plays every time Dubuque crept back in it. The attack at DU was very good, and while we didn't have our best day on defense, I thought our guys were physically and mentally resilient this afternoon and made big stops when needed. I have been really hard on the team this past week and am very proud of how the entire team has responded."


 

• The Firebirds return home facing Concordia (Wis.) on Wednesday, March 20 at 7 p.m.