Carthage College 2007 Men’s Soccer Preview
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Name of school |
Carthage College |
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Location |
Kenosha, Wis. |
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Founded |
1847 |
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Enrollment |
2,180 |
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Nickname |
Red Men |
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School colors |
Red, white and black |
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Home field |
Art Keller Field |
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Capacity |
1,658 |
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Surface |
AstroPlayä(new in 2000) |
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Affiliation |
NCAA Division III |
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Conference |
CCIW |
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President |
F. Gregory Campbell |
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Athletics director |
Robert R. Bonn |
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Assistant athletics director |
Steve Marovich |
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Senior woman administrator |
Leanne Ulmer |
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Athletics phone |
262-551-5942 |
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First year of men’s soccer |
1981 |
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Overall all-time record |
124-138-19 |
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Years in NCAA/last |
N/A |
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Last post-season opponent, year |
N/A |
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Result |
N/A |
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CCIW championships |
N/A |
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Sports information director |
Steve Marovich |
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SID e-mail |
stevich@concentric.net |
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SID office phone |
262-551-5740 |
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SID home phone |
262-551-5547 |
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SID Fax |
262-551-5926 or 815-371-2840 (Internet fax) |
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Athletics fax |
262-551-5995 |
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Hotline |
262-551-5388 |
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Athletics web site |
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SID Mailing Address |
2001 Alford Park Drive Kenosha, WI 53140 |
Kenosha News
Dave Marran, sports editor
715 58th St./Kenosha, WI 53141
262-656-6290; 262-657-4946 (FAX)
Racine Journal-Times
Susan Shemanske, sports editor
212 4th St./Racine, WI 53403
262-631-1750; 262-631-1780 (FAX)
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Head coach |
Steve Domin |
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Record at school (years) |
114-95-16 (12 years) |
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Career record (years) |
114-95-16 (12 years) |
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Soccer phone |
262-551-5930 |
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Best time to reach |
10 a.m. – 2 p.m. |
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sdomin@carthage.edu |
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Part-time assistant coach |
Tim Burke |
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Graduate assistant coach |
Max Zbilut |
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Student assistant coach |
Cody Taylor |
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Head athletics trainer |
Laurie Jensen |
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Total |
Home |
Away |
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2006 record |
11-5-3 |
4-3-2 |
7-2-1 |
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CCIW record |
5-1-1 |
2-1-1 |
3-0-0 |
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Conference finish |
2nd |
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Final ranking last year |
N/A |
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Poll |
N/A |
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Starters returning/lost |
10/1 |
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Letterwinners returning/lost |
18/4 |
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DATE |
DAY |
OPPONENT |
TIME |
LOCATION |
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Carthage “Battle on the Border” |
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Aug. 31 |
Fri. |
Carthage vs. Calvin |
2 p.m. |
Kenosha, Wis. |
Sept. 1 |
Sat. |
Calvin vs. Concordia (Wis.)Carthage vs. Buena Vista |
11 a.m. 1 p.m. |
Kenosha, Wis. Kenosha, Wis. |
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Sept. 2 |
Sun. |
Buena Vista vs. Concordia (Wis.) |
Noon |
Kenosha, Wis. |
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Sept. 5 |
Wed. |
Cardinal Stritch |
7 p.m. |
Milwaukee, Wis. |
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Sept. 8 |
Sat. |
Loras |
3 p.m. |
Kenosha, Wis. |
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Sept. 11 |
Tue. |
St. Mary’s (Minn.) |
7 p.m. |
Kenosha, Wis. |
Sept. 14 |
Fri. |
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts |
7 p.m., EDT |
Boston, Mass. |
Sept. 16 |
Sun. |
Tufts University |
1 p.m., EDT |
Medford, Mass. |
Sept. 19 |
Wed. |
St. Ambrose |
7 p.m. |
Kenosha, Wis. |
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Sept. 22 |
Sat. |
St. Norbert |
2 p.m. |
Kenosha, Wis. |
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Sept. 26 |
Wed. |
Lake Forest |
8 p.m. |
Kenosha, Wis. |
Sept. 30 |
Sun. |
Carroll (Wis.) |
2 p.m. |
Waukesha, Wis. |
Oct. 3 |
Wed. |
*Augustana (Ill.) |
7:30 pm |
Rock Island, Ill. |
Oct. 6 |
Sat. |
Robert Morris-Lake County |
5 p.m. |
Kenosha, Wis. |
Oct. 9 |
Tue. |
*North Central |
7 p.m. |
Kenosha, Wis. |
Oct. 13 |
Sat. |
*North Park |
7 p.m. |
Chicago, Ill. |
Oct. 16 |
Tue. |
*Elmhurst |
7 p.m. |
Kenosha, Wis. |
Oct. 20 |
Sat. |
*Millikin |
2 p.m. |
Kenosha, Wis. |
Oct. 21 |
Sun. |
Lakeland |
3 p.m. |
Kenosha, Wis. |
Oct. 24 |
Wed. |
*Wheaton (Ill.) |
7 p.m. |
Wheaton, Ill. |
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Oct. 27 |
Sat. |
*Illinois Wesleyan |
3 p.m. |
Bloomington, Ill. |
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CCIW Tournament |
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Oct. 31 |
Wed. |
Semifinals |
TBA |
TBA |
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Nov. 3 |
Sat. |
Championship |
TBA |
TBA |
*CCIW games
Times listed are Central Time, except as noted
Home games in bold
NOTE: The Sept. 14 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts game will be played at Boston University’s Nickerson Field.
R/L |
Name |
Yr. |
Pos. |
GP-GS |
Goals |
Assists |
Points |
Honors |
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L |
Max Zbilut |
Grad. |
F/MF |
17-17 |
5 |
1 |
11 |
First-team All-CCIW |
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R |
Chris Fidlow |
Jr. |
F/MF |
18-18 |
2 |
7 |
11 |
Second-team All-CCIW |
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R |
Pat Walsh |
Sr. |
D |
19-19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Second-team All-CCIW |
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R |
Greg Goldsberry |
Sr. |
D/F |
15-14 |
5 |
2 |
12 |
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R |
Alex Laurn |
Sr. |
F |
16-14 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
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R |
Roger Straz |
Jr. |
D |
19-19 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
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R/L. |
Name |
Yr. |
GP-GS |
GA |
Avg. |
Saves |
Sho |
Honors |
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R |
Andy Connor |
Jr. |
18-17 |
19 |
1.09 |
73 |
7 |
Second-team All-CCIW |
2006 Season Review
The 2006 Carthage College men’s soccer team (11-5-3, 5-1-1 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin), coached by Steve Domin (114-95-16, 12 years) reached the CCIW Men’s Soccer Tournament for the third-straight year. The second-seeded Red Men lost to third-seeded Wheaton College (Ill.), 3-1, in a tournament semifinal game at Art Keller Field in Kenosha, Wis. Carthage’s 11-5-3 finish was its best overall mark since the 1997 team went 15-5, and its second-place conference finish matched the 1996 team’s effort.
Carthage opened the season with a pair of losses in California, losing to the University of LaVerne, 2-0, and falling to the University of Redlands by a 3-1 margin. The Red Men returned home and rolled up eight wins and three ties in their next 11 games. One of those ties was 0-0 double-overtime affair with eventual-conference champion North Park University. In that 11-game unbeaten streak, Carthage out-scored its opponents by an 18-3 margin. Carthage won three of its final games, all in conference, to finish with a 5-1-1 league mark and second place.
Four Carthage players were named All-CCIW. Midfielder Max Zbilut (graduated-senior, Kenosha, Wis./Tremper, 5 goals, 1 assist) was named first-team All-CCIW, with goal keeper Andy Connor (Jr., Lake Zurich, Ill./Mundelein-Carmel, 1.09 goals-against average, 7 shutouts), midfielder Chris Fidlow (Jr., Gurnee, Ill./Mundelein-Carmel, 2 goals, team-leading 7 assists) and defender Pat Walsh (Sr., Carmel, Ind.) earning second-team all-conference honors. In addition, Zbilut was named National Soccer Coaches Association of America second-team All-Wisconsin, and Fidlow was named honorable mention all-state.
2007 Season Outlook
Coach Steve Domin returns 18-of-22 letterwinners and 10-of-11 starters from last year’s 11-5-3 team. Max Zbilut is lost to graduation. In addition to All-CCIW returnees Andy Connor, Chris Fidlow and defender Pat Walsh, the Red Men return defender/forward Greg Goldsberry (Sr., Gurnee, Ill./Warren Township, 5 goals, 2 assists), forward Alex Laurn (Jr., Hudsonville, Mich., 3 goals, 1 assist), defender Roger Straz (Jr., Des Plaines, Ill./Maine West, 3 goals, 1 assist), defender/midfielder Doug Fitzgerald (Jr., Hawthorn Woods, Ill./Mundelein-Carmel, 3 goals), forward Ryan Batley (Sr., Neenah, Wis., 2 goals, 1 assist), midfielder Gary Mouradian (Jr., Antioch, Ill., 1 goal, 2 assists), midfielder Mike Grba (So., San Diego, Calif./Glenview, Ill.-Glenbrook South, 1 goal) and defender/midfielder Michael Armour (Jr., Gurnee, Ill./Warren Township).
The Red Men open their 2007 season by playing host to the Carthage “Battle on the Border” Tournament, taking on Calvin College and Buena Vista University. Carthage makes a mid-September trip to the Boston-area to play the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts and Tufts University. Other 2007 non-conference opponents include Cardinal Stritch University, Loras College, St. Mary’s University (Minn.), St. Ambrose University, St. Norbert College, Lake Forest College, Carroll College (Wis.) and Lakeland College.