Red Men To Meet Thunder Wednesday
- Oct 2, 2017
- 2 min read
Photo by M. Fingerson
The Carthage College Men's Soccer Team (5-5-1, 0-1 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) returns to the road as they face off against the Wheaton College Thunder (4-6, 0-1 CCIW) at Joe Bean Stadium.
LAST TIME OUT
- The Red Men fell to the North Central Cardinals in Double Overtime in their CCIW Opener.
- Niko Mavrogiannis made three saves during the contest.
SCOUTING THE THUNDER
- The Thunder fell to North Park University 2-0 in their CCIW opener.
- Goalkeeper Haston Biddlecome made six saves in the match.
- Senior Captain Max Carey and Midfielder Will Woodfin lead the Thunder offense with three goals each on the season.
SERIES HISTORY
- The Red Men trail in the all-time series against Wheaton with 4-14-2 record. However, the Red Men have won three of the last four meetings against the Thunder.
- The Red Men and the Thunder met twice in 2016 in regular season and post-season play.
- The Red Men defeated the Thunder in CCIW season action with a 4-2 score.
- The Red Men would meet the Thunder again in the CCIW Championship tournament with a 2-1 score, solidifying back-to-back tournament championships.
MILESTONE WATCH
- Senior Left back Jamie Tausend is five starts shy of reaching the top spot on the Most Starts by a Red Men.
- Tausend is also one assist shy of taking the sole fifth spot on the Career Assists List.
- Justiniano is six saves short of reaching the top five on the Red Men Career Saves List.
- Mavrogiannis's 59 saves is seven shy of taking the seventh spot on the Red Men Career Saves List.
THINGS TO KNOW
- Head coach Steve Domin is in his 22nd season as Carthage men’s soccer head coach. Domin holds a overall 241-168-37 record in his tenure as head coach.
- The 2017 team captains are seniors Tausend and Johnny Rimkus, and juniors Mahoney and Adrian Herrera.
- In addition to Rimkus and Tausend, the 2017 season features a senior class of Erik Boese, Joey Klawitter, and Sahr Mahoney.
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