Box Score 
Senior Taylor McGinnis won five of nine faceoffs and led Augustana with five ground balls
Saturday, but the Vikings fell 11-6 at Carthage.KENOSHA, Wis. – An early 4-0 deficit proved a bit too much to overcome for Augustana Saturday, as the Vikings' bid for the first CCIW men's lacrosse championship came up short with an 11-6 loss at Carthage. Augustana (12-4, 4-1) finishes second in the CCIW's first season of play, while the Red Men (15-3, 5-0) win the league's inaugural regular season title.
Carthage's Dylan Harris scored twice in the first 17 minutes as the Red Men took that 4-0 lead. Freshman Nick Zielinksi
(Huntley HS, Huntley, Ill.) got the Vikings on the board with an unassisted goal at 9:28 of the second quarter.
Timothy Francis of Carthage had consecutive goals less than two minutes apart before
Scott Davis (St. Thomas Aquinas HS, Overland Park, Kan.) found the net to cut Augustana's halftime deficit to 6-2.
Sophomore
Jared Hawkins (Everett HS, Everett, Wash.) scored off a Davis assist in the third quarter, but the Red Men got goals by Tanner Thomas, John Salerno and Billy Lane to lead 9-3 heading to the final period.
Senior
Colin Haley (St. Charles East HS, St. Charles, Ill.) and Zielinski cut the deficit to 9-5 with goals in the first three minutes of the fourth, but Salerno stopped the momentum, scoring with 10:56 to play. Luke Seidel added a Carthage goal at the 6:38 mark. Viking junior
Kevin Gleason (Loyola Academy, Chicago, Ill.) completed the scoring with 4:10 remaining.
The Red Men had statistical advantages of 36-22 in shots, 28-19 in ground balls and 14-8 in faceoffs. Augustana committed 16 turnovers, to 11 for Carthage.
Senior defender
Taylor McGinnis (New Trier HS, Kenilworth, Ill.) led the Vikings with five ground balls and won five of nine faceoffs. Senior
Jeremy Gottardo (Jacobs HS, Algonquin, Ill.) forced a team-high three turnovers. Junior goalkeeper
Jack Peters (Maine South HS, Park Ridge, Ill.) made eight saves.
Second seed Augustana will host third-seeded Illinois Wesleyan (10-6, 3-2) in a CCIW Tournament semifinal at Thorson-Lucken Field this week. The date and time have yet to be determined. The Vikings defeated the Titans 11-7 in Bloomington, Illinois on April 22.
