DE PERE — The Carthage men's soccer team came up just short Sunday afternoon, falling 2-1 on the road to St. Norbert at Schneider Stadium. After a scoreless first half, the Firebirds equalized midway through the second, but the Green Knights found the winner in the closing minutes to seal the result.
- Final Score: St. Norbert 2 – Carthage 1
- Location: De Pere, Wisconsin – Schneider Stadium
- Records: St. Norbert 1-3, Carthage 0-3-1
- After the break, St. Norbert broke through in the 67th minute, converting from the penalty shot to take a 1-0 lead.
- Carthage answered just 10 minutes later when Dennis Valle scored his first goal of the season in the 76th minute, finishing a pass from Lincoln Ponce to draw the Firebirds level.
- Momentum was short-lived, as the Green Knights reclaimed the lead in the 84th minute with the eventual game-winner.
- Firebirds Goalkeeper Aaron The made three saves on the day, including two in the first half to keep the match scoreless going into halftime.
- Carthage recorded six shots in the second half, highlighted by Valle's tally and three attempts from Theron Miceli.
- Valle finished with a goal on two shots, while Ponce registered his first assist of the season.
"We were slow to start today, and it put us in a difficult position. Credit to the guys who came in for the second half and showed a lot of grit. We need to put in a full 90 minutes if we want our reward, so now we will recover and focus on the next game."
- Carthage stays on the road playing Loras on Friday, September 19 at 7 p.m.
