ST. PETER, Minn. — After surrendering a late goal, the Carleton College men’s soccer team came within inches of salvaging a point against host Gustavus Adolphus College on Saturday afternoon before ultimately falling, 1-0. The Knights dropped to 4-3-2 overall and 1-2-1 in MIAC play.
Gustavus (3-7-1, 2-2-1 MIAC) broke a scoreless deadlock as Alex Wilson bent his low-angle shot into the top left corner of the goal.
With the Knights pressing forward in search of the equalizer, Mark Roth’s (So./Evanston, Ill./Evanston Township) shot in the 89th minute nearly sent the teams to overtime, but an unfriendly carom off the crossbar ended the Knights’ chances at a comeback.
Carleton’s Brandon Hilliard (Jr./Anoka, Minn./Totino Grace) made nine saves on the day, while the Knights forced Gustie goalie Matt Bateman to make seven stops.
With the loss, the Knights fall to a three-way tie for seventh in the MIAC table. Carleton hosts College of St Scholastica in a non-conference meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 4 p.m. A live video webcast will be available via Knights Online.
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