Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Men's Soccer Falls to Carthage in Final Minute

KENOSHA, Wis. -- Carthage College scored twice in the game's final six minutes, including the winning tally with :31 left in the match, en route to a 2-1 win over the University of Chicago men's soccer team Tuesday evening.

Junior midfielder Steven Chase (Cumberland, Maine/ Greely) (pictured) gave the Maroons (5-3-2) the lead with his second goal of the season in the 61st minute.

The lead held until the 85th minute when Greg Pignataro tallied off an assist from Cale Brown.

With the game apparently headed to overtime, Carthage's Michael Dombrowski scored unassisted at the 89:29 mark.

Shots were even at 4-4 in the first half before Carthage (7-4-1) notched a 10-5 edge in the second period.

Carthage goalkeeper Milan Tijanic made three saves, while freshman netminder Elek Lane (Eau Claire, Wis./ Memorial) collected five for the Maroons.

Chicago continues its four-game road stretch Sunday when it travels to Pittsburgh to face University Athletic Association rival Carnegie Mellon University.

Hegel's Late Goal Lifts Women's Soccer Past Carthage

CHICAGO -- Senior Allison Hegel's (Vienna, Va./ Jefferson) goal in the 82nd minute lifted the 19th-ranked University of Chicago women's soccer team to a 1-0 win over Carthage College Tuesday at Stagg Field.

Freshman Ellie von Storch (Charlottesville, Va./ Charlottesville) slipped a pass to Hegel (pictured), who then sent a shot into the lower right corner of the net with 8:49 remaining in the contest. The goal was Hegel's team-leading sixth of the year and her third game-winner.

Chicago, which snapped a three-game home winless streak, outshot the Lady Reds (4-6-1) by a 21-3 margin.

Senior goalkeeper Emma Gormley (Carmel, Ind./ Carmel) collected two saves to notch her fifth shutout of the year and 24th of her career, tying her for the second-most in Chicago history.

Carthage netminder Angela Spinelli made four saves, and Lady Red defenders stopped three other shots.

Chicago (6-3-1) travels to Pittsburgh to face University Athletic Association rival Carnegie Mellon University Sunday afternoon in the first of a four-match road swing.