ROCK ISLAND -- The Augustana men's soccer team will return home to Thorson-Lucken Field for their next contest on Wednesday, October 5 when they host the Illinois Wesleyan Titans. 

Augie was defeated by the Carthage on the road Saturday to drop to 0-8-1 on the season. Carthage sent three shots through the back of the net in the first 50 minutes of play, with no response from the Vikings resulting in a 3-0 loss for Augustana. The Vikings did tally nine shots, with five on goal, but couldn't connect between the goalposts to generate points. Junior goalkeeper Frankie Baio did see his first action of the season on Saturday, allowing only one score in his 45 minutes of play.

Illinois Wesleyan enters the matchup 3-5-2 on the year, with an 0-2 record in CCIW play. The Titans are coming off a 2-1 loss to conference foe Wheaton, with the lone goal coming in the middle of the second period via forward Gavin Smith. 

Augustana leads the all-time series over Illinois Wesleyan 18-14-3, but has dropped three of their last four matchups to the Titans. Illinois Wesleyan defeated Augie 5-2 a season ago in Bloomington. Wednesday's match will be the first meeting between the two programs in Rock Island since 2018.

Start time is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. from Thorson-Lucken Field. Live video and stat links can be found here.