Illinois Wesleyan suffered a 1-0 setback to No. 14 North Central on Wednesday, October 13 at Neis Field in Bloomington, Ill. The loss drops the Titans to 2-7-1 overall and 1-2-0 in the CCIW. (Photo by Jimmy Naprstek/Kodiak Creative)

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Men’s Soccer Travels To Take on Carroll in CCIW Meeting

Titans eye third straight win

10/22/2021 1:00:00 PM

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - The Illinois Wesleyan University men's soccer team will travel to Carroll University for a College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin game Saturday, Oct. 23. The Titans will play the Pioneers at 3:30 p.m., following the women's game in Waukesha, Wis.

IWU is on a two-game win streak after defeating Elmhurst University 3-0 Wednesday night, Oct. 20. and Augustana College 5-2 Saturday, Oct. 16. With the win over the Bluejays, the Titans moved to 3-2 in the conference and 4-7-1 overall. Carroll faced Carthage College Wednesday, Oct. 20 where they were overpowered 5-1 against the Cardinals to put them at a 1-3-1 record in the CCIW and 8-5-1 overall.

The Titans saw three different goalscorers in their 3-0 blanking over the Bluejays. Junior Dane Hoare (Chicago, Ill.-Von Steuben) picked up his third career goal during Wednesday night's match, with all three of his goals coming during this season and serving asl game-winners. In addition, seniors Trevor Martin (San Diego, Calif..-St. Augustine) and Donovan Malone (Houston, Texas-St. Pius X) rounded out the scoring for the Green and White.

Freshman goalkeeper Ethan Fineman (Highland Park, Ill.-Highland Park) recorded his first career shutout where he was credited with four saves. The freshman stood on his head for the Titans playing a vital role in IWU's 3-0 win.

In the all-time series between the Pioneers and Titans, IWU holds an all-time record of 5-0-1 as they have never lost a game against CU dating back to the 2009 season. The inaugural match for IWU and Carroll in 2009 was called after a double-overtime scoreless draw. Since then, the Titans have been victors over the Pioneers.

The game will be available via livestream here and live stats can be accessed here.

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