WAUKESHA, Wis. – The Carroll University men's soccer team won decisively against Edgewood College in its home opener on Wednesday night. The Pioneers rolled to a 3-1 victory over the eagles. Ethan Pequignot scored and assisted on a goal to record three-points for Carroll.
 
The Pioneers (3-1, 0-0 CCIW) took 34 shot attempts this evening, 16 in the first half and 18 in the second. 34 shots ties the record for second most in a Carroll men's soccer game. Josh Gonzaga and Zane Walters tied with six shots a piece, with Ryan Coughlin and Julius Marks coming in tied for third with five. Five of Walters shots were on goal tonight. Keeper Tyler Hanson had almost a quiet shutout, allowing one goal while recording two saves.
 
Pequignot played a ball by Anthony Buffington from midfield and shook a defender to the ground to confuse the keeper and leak in a shot low right for the score in the 24^th minute. In the 30^th minute, six minutes after entering the game, Marks scored from just outside of the goal line on an assist by Shiroda.
 
Edgewood snuck in a goal off a wild shot from 30 yards out in the 59^th minute to bring it to a one score game. The Pios, who had over 60% possession for the night, went back and forth with the Eagles for awhile before re-taking control again and netting the third goal of the night off a Coughlin shot from Pequignot in the 89^th minute.
 
Carroll continues a home stand on Saturday night with a 7 PM match up with Wisconsin Lutheran. Carroll shutout the Knights on the road in 2019 in the last matchup.