Late goal sinks No. 9 men's soccer

The St. Thomas men's soccer team fell to Carthage College by the score of 1-0 on Sunday evening in Kenosha, Wis. The Red Men scored the only goal of the contest in the 82nd minute to capture the victory. With the result, the Tommies fall to 5-3-0 overall, while Carthage improves to 4-4-0.

Sunday's opening half was a defensive affair, as there were just five shots recorded before the intermission. Carthage held the slight advantage with a count of 3-2. Only one shot was on target, which was saved by Tommie goalkeeper Mitchell Koehler.

The second half came with more offense. The Red Men again held the shot advantage, this time 9-5, for a final tally of a 12-7 for the game.

With just over eight minutes remaining in regulation, Ryan Crane scored his second goal of the season thanks to assists from Arnoldo Reyes and Michael Dombrowski. The score gave the Red Men the 1-0 lead and also proved to be the game-winner in the shutout.

Mitchell Koehler was tagged with the loss after making three saves in his 2014 debut. Red Men keeper Nick Huftalin was awarded the win in a two-save effort.

"Today was a great college soccer game between two very good teams," said Head Coach Jon Lowery. "I have to give credit to Carthage. They are very good team and scored a great goal. We had our opportunities, but in the end didn't find the needed equalizer. This was a tough weekend but just what we came for. Our non-conference schedule has prepared us very well for our MIAC tests ahead. We have been through some very tough games and the lessons learned will serve us well."

UST will be back in action on Saturday, Sept. 27th when the Tommies hit the road to Winona where they will take on Saint Mary's. That game is set for a 6:00 p.m., kickoff.

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