BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The Illinois Wesleyan University men's soccer team will travel to Waukesha, Wis. to face off against Carroll University (4-8-1, 2-2-1 CCIW) on Saturday, Oct. 17 at Schneider Field.  

The Titans (6-2-3, 2-1-2 CCIW) dropped their first contest since Sept. 5 against Millikin Wednesday night at Neis Field. The Big Blue stunned the Green and White 3-2, dictated by a late second-half game-winner, to hand IWU its first home loss of the season. Sophomore Daniel Smazil (Downers Grove, Ill.-Downers Grove South) put the Titans up first to draw the contest 1-1 before Millikin came back moments later to push 2-1 going into halftime. Junior Dillon Tierney (Bloomington, Ill.-Normal Community) scored to make it 2-2 with his 74th minute goal. However, the Big Blue found the go-ahead goal in the final minutes to defeat the Titans on Neis for the first time in 11 years. 

Illinois Wesleyan ranks first in the nation for shots per game (24.00), fifth in shutout percentage (0.727), and 12th in team goal against average (0.545). Reigning CCIW Defensive Player of the Week Owen Boukalik (Northville, Mich.-Northville) remains ranked among the best. The senior goalkeeper is in the top-20 in the nation and first in the CCIW with a 0.535 goals against average mark. 

Going into Saturday's contest, Illinois Wesleyan hold the all-time series lead over the Pios, 6-2-4. IWU has a 4-0-3 record at Schneider Stadium. The Titans and Carroll have tied in each of the past two meetings. IWU's last loss to CU being in 2024 at Neis during the regular season. The last time the Green and White won at Schneider Field was in 2021 when IWU beat the Pios, 2-1. Carroll currently sits eighth in the conference in scoring average (1.077), while also having the highest opponent scoring average (2.31) in the CCIW. 

The Green and White are set to face off at 3:30 p.m. following the conclusion of the women's contest. Live coverage of the event can be accessed here.