Box Score

CHICAGO, Ill. – The Illinois Wesleyan men's soccer team ran out of time for a comeback, falling, 2-1, to North Park Wednesday (Oct. 23) night in the City, as Eric Gilbert scored the only Titan goal.
 
IWU is 8-6-3 and 2-3 in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin, while the Vikings improve to 10-4-2 and 3-1-1 in the CCIW.
 
NPU got off on the right foot, scoring its first goal 13:43 minutes into the match when Jonas Pettersson scored down the center.
 
Just one minute after the second period opened, the Vikings struck again extending their lead to 2-0 when Mike Herbst hit the bottom center of the goal.
 
The Titans created offensive action in the 62^nd minute, getting on the scoreboard for the first and last time of the game. IUW's Gilbert successfully shot from 15-yards back to reach the back of the net and conclude the match at 2-1.
 
IWU's Andrew Reed had six saves in his 90-minutes of action, while the Vikings' Wesley Woodley saves eight balls.
 
The Titans will celebrate Seniors' Day Saturday (Oct. 26) when they host Carthage at Neis Field at 5:30 p.m.