Kayleigh Wieska

Box Score

Ill. Wesleyan IWU 9-3, 2-0

Carthage CARTHAGE 6-7, 0-1

Ill. Wesleyan IWU

9-3, 2-0

Final

Apr. 13, 2024

Carthage CARTHAGE

6-7, 0-1

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Ill. Wesleyan IWU	4	5	7	2	18
Carthage CARTHAGE	2	2	5	4	13

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse | 4/13/2024 4:39:00 PM

Despite Strong Efforts, Firebirds Fall to Titans 18-13

Next Game:

at Carroll University

4/17/2024 | 7 p.m.

Next Game

Full Schedule

Apr. 17 (Wed) / 7 p.m.

at Carroll University

History

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KENOSHA, Wis. — On Saturday, the Carthage College men's lacrosse team fell to Illinois Wesleyan 18-13 at Art Keller Field.

Final score: Elmhurst 18 - Carthage 13
Location: Kenosha, Wisconsin - Art Keller Field
Records: Illinois Wesleyan 9-3 (2-0 CCIW), Carthage 6-7 (0-2 CCIW)

The Titans took an early lead, scoring two goals in the first before Ian Edwards narrowed the gap to 2-1 with 9:01 left.
Adding to their lead, the visitors scored two more goals, increasing the margin to 4-1.
Jake Westland's goal brought Carthage within two as the teams entered the second quarter.
Illinois Wesleyan built on their lead with a 5-2 run in the second quarter, leading 9-4 at halftime.
Alec Gern ignited the Firebirds with a goal at the 13:13 mark of the third quarter.
Carthage stayed within reach of the Titans, as goals from Andrew Frey and Andrew Johnson reduced the deficit to six with 1:35 remaining in the third quarter.
Another goal by the Titans extended their lead to 16-9 going into the final quarter.
Edwards scored again in the fourth, bringing Carthage within six points.
Despite two goals by Illinois Wesleyan, the Firebirds responded with two of their own.
George Burchfield's goal narrowed the deficit to five points, but Illinois Wesleyan ultimately secured the victory.

Ian Edwards was the top goal scorer for Carthage on the day, scoring four. It marked the third time Edwards has recorded four or more goals this season.
Alec Gern added three goals and two assists, while Andrew Johnson and Andrew Frey netted two.
Sam Wallace led the Firebirds in two categories: ground balls (6) and caused turnovers (3).

"The guys fought hard today. And I am proud of that. The offense really stepped up with a much better second half. Needed to put a couple more of those doorstep looks away, though. We also got baited into shooting on the ten-man too often, and it cost us some settled possessions and put more pressure on the defense.

Our settled defense was decent, but we made way too many mental and stick mistakes in our clearing games, and that, with their early offense, was the biggest difference in the game. Stats don't have it, but I am pretty certain they had 3 or 4 goals out of their poles.

We still have a lot of room to grow and a lot of correctable mistakes that can help us be more successful as a team and program. We have two CCIW games next week and need to learn from these first two so we can get better results."