Kayleigh Wieska

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Carthage CARTHAGE 9-4, 0-2 CCIW

Ill. Wesleyan IWU 10-2, 2-0 CCIW

Carthage CARTHAGE

9-4, 0-2 CCIW

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Apr. 12, 2025

Ill. Wesleyan IWU

10-2, 2-0 CCIW

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Carthage CARTHAGE	3	1	4	1	9
Ill. Wesleyan IWU	0	5	2	4	11

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse | 4/12/2025 5:40:00 PM

Fast Start Fizzles as Firebirds Slip at Illinois Wesleyan

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BLOOMINGTON — Carthage fell in a tightly contested CCIW matchup on the road Saturday, dropping an 11-9 decision to Illinois Wesleyan at Tucci Stadium.

Final score: Illinois Wesleyan 11 - Carthage 9
Location: Bloomington, Illinois – Tucci Stadium
Records: Illinois Wesleyan 10-2 (2-0 CCIW), Carthage 9-4 (0-2 CCIW)

Carthage opened the game on the front foot, striking first on a goal from Andrew Johnson less than six minutes in.
Alec Gern and Johnson each added scores as the Firebirds built a 3-0 lead after one quarter.
Illinois Wesleyan responded in the second with four straight goals, overtaking the Firebirds and grabbing a 4-3 advantage.
Heading to the halftime break, Illinois Wesleyan held a 5-4 margin.
After a back-and-forth third quarter, Carthage momentarily tied the game at six behind goals from Sam Wallace and Frey.
The Titans reclaimed the lead before the quarter ended and extended it with a flurry of fourth-quarter goals.
Frey's fourth goal of the game cut the deficit to 10-9 with just over nine minutes to go, but the home team tacked on a final goal and held off the Firebirds the rest of the way.

Andrew Frey had four goals in the contest.
Ben Krok finished with a goal and three assists, while Johnson tallied two goals and one assist.
Jake Williamson made 10 saves in goal.

"I am proud of the guys. We keep falling short in these losses, but the fight is always there. We have been close all year, just not able to put them away. The 4/0 penalties were rough, but our defense held on those against a good man up. Gave up too many goals in early offense, especially their inside guys, which is hard to prep and replicate, but needed to do better there. We just never found a rhythm on offense. They were ready for our looks, and I just need to put our guys in a better position than I did today. All four of these losses were winnable games; they just need to find a way to get over the last hurdle."