KENOSHA — Carthage men's soccer opened its 2025 season at home but came up just short in a 1-0 loss to Wisconsin-Platteville on Sunday evening.
- Final Score: Carthage 0 – Wisconsin-Platteville 1
- Location: Kenosha, Wisconsin – Art Keller Field
- Records: Wis.-Platteville 1-0-1, Carthage 0-1-1
- The Pioneers struck quickly, capitalizing on an early set piece.
- In the fifth minute, Wisconsin-Platteville got on the board first off a corner kick into the box.
- Carthage keeper Aaron The was tested early, making multiple saves to keep the Firebirds within striking distance as he stopped shots in the 16th and 17th minutes.
- Carthage increased its attacking pressure five shots after the halftime break.
- Attempts from Jordan Mok and Emmitt Hansen forced saves from Wisconsin-Platteville.
- The Firebirds also earned three corner kicks in the half but couldn't convert.
- The game grew physical in the later stages, and despite late efforts, Carthage was unable to find an equalizer.
"It was a great game of soccer at Art Keller Field tonight. UW-Platteville is a strong, well-organized team, and you can see why they are ranked so highly. We may have given them too much respect in the first half, but I was very pleased with our response to going a goal down. We showed we can compete against the best teams in the country, but we must be able to do it for the full 90 minutes."
- Carthage returns to the pitch on Friday, September 5, playing Gustavus Adolphus at 2:30 in De Pere, Wis.
