ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – Noah Lindner scored five goals Saturday, as Carthage downed Augustana 17-5 on Senior Day at Thorson-Lucken Field. The Vikings fell to 6-7 on the season and 1-1 in the CCIW, while the Red Men improved to 10-3 overall and 1-1 in the league.

 

Five different Carthage players scored as the visitors bolted to a 5-0 lead after the first quarter. Colin Poitras got the Red Men on the board four minutes in Ethan Flight scored off a Andy Szun assist at the 8:37 mark to make it 2-0. Szun added two more assist in the period and Poitras had two as well.
 
Lindner scored twice in the second quarter, as Carthage added five more goals. Szun scored off a Poitras assist just before the halftime horn to give his team a 10-0 lead at intermission.
 
Lindner added the first two goals of the third quarter, the second coming with the Red Men a man up. Brody Ilstrup added another power-play goal and Carthage led 13-0 after three periods.
 
One of the seniors recognized before the game, Erick Krall (Oswego HS, Oswego, Ill.), broke the Vikings' goose egg with a goal at 14:30 of the fourth quarter. Another, Lee Whorewell (York HS, Elmhurst, Ill.), added a goal, as did sophomore Trever Moore (Naperville Central HS, Naperville, Ill.). Freshman Mark Teschke (Sandburg HS, Orland Park, Ill.) had two, including the last of the contest, with less than a minute remaining.
 
The Red Men got goals from Szun, Tanner Jones and Emmett Sullivan in the final period.
 
Carthage had advantages of 55-28 in shots, 29-14 in shots on goal and 48-26 in ground balls.
 
Tommy Angelos (York HS, Elmhurst, Ill.) recorded eight saves in goal, but suffered the loss, falling to 4-3 on the year.
 
Other Augustana seniors recognized prior the game included Jason Van Dyck (Crystal Lake South HS, Crustal Lake, Ill.) and Matt Balara (St. Charles North HS, Elburn, Ill.).

Next up for Coach Dan Torie's outfit is a contest at North Central on Wednesday, April 17 at 7:00 p.m.