Red Men to Drive to Decatur for Next CCIW Match
- Oct 12, 2017
- 2 min read
Photo by M. Fingerson
The Carthage College Red Men (7-5-2, 1-1-1 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) will venture towards Decatur for their next conference matchup against Millikin University (3-8-1, 0-3 CCIW). The match will be a double header with the Carthage women's soccer team playing at 3:30 PM, and the men playing at 6 PM.
LAST TIME OUT
- The Red Men challenged the Vikings of #12 North Park University, ending in a 2-2 draw following two overtime periods.
- Adrian Herrera and Jerry Patino scored Carthage's two goals in the match.
- Niko Mavrogiannis earned two saves at goalkeeper.
SCOUTING THE BIG BLUE
- Millikin University sits at a 3-8-1 record, and will be entering the match following a 2-4 loss to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
- Ivan Lopez leads the Big Blue in goals with three and points with six.
- Michael Longo leads the Big Blue with two assists on the season.
Try Knighton leads the team in Shots and Shots on Goal with 28 and nine respectively.
- Trevor Creek leads the team in saves with 41 on the season.
SERIES HISTORY
- Carthage leads the series against the Big Blue with a 15-4-3 record.
- The last meeting between the two teams was at Art Keller Field in 2016, in which the Red Men edged the Big Blue 4-3.
- In Decatur, Carthage holds a 8-2-2 all-time record in the series against Millikin.
MILESTONE WATCH
- Senior Jamie Tausend is two starts shy of tying for most Career Starts by a Red Men, and three more to take the sole spot.
- Tausend is also one assist shy of taking the sole fifth spot on the Career Assists List.
- Brayan Arce Justiniano is one save of shy of tying for fifth on the Career Saves List and two away from reaching the Top Five.
- Mavrogiannis's 61 saves is five 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 242-168-38 record in his tenure as head coach.
- The Red Men were voted Eighth in the United Soccer Coaches Central Region Poll.
- The 2017 team captains are seniors Tausend and Johnny Rimkus, and juniors Kevin Mahoney and Adrian Herrera.
- In addition to Rimkus and Tausend, the 2017 season features a senior class of Joey Klawitter, and Sahr Mahoney.
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