MOORHEAD, Minn. - On midterm break Monday, the Carleton College men's soccer team took the trek up to Concordia College-Moorhead for a conference tilt. The Knights took home three vital points in the MIAC standings with a 3-1 triumph, giving them 15 on the season.
 
The Knights (7-5-2, 5-3-0 MIAC) got on the front foot with a strong wind at their back to open play, peppering the Cobbers (3-10-1, 2-4-1 MIAC) keeper Erick Torres with 10 shots. With the finals seconds of the half ticking down, Carleton was still without a goal but forced a turnover. Jonathan Vonderlage (Fy./Seattle, Wash./Lakeside) passed quickly to Ben Pennell (Fy./San Francisco, Calif./Lick-Wilmerding) who found Trevor Jones (Sr./Urbandale, Iowa/Waukee). Jones fired a rocket from the left wing to beat the horn right before the half expired.
 
In the second half, the Knights' strong offense play continued. On a counter attack, Briggs Priem (Fy./Milwaukie, Ore./Rex Putnam) dribbled out of the defensive half and dished the ball to Owen Flanagan (So./San Francisco, Calif./San Francisco University) near midfield. Flanagan took it the rest of the way home for the eventual game-winner in the 51st minute. Carleton added an insurance goal in the 65th minute as the previous scoring pairing flipped roles, with Flanagan sending a cross in to Priem to tap home for his first collegiate goal.
 
Yousif Alshihmani attempted to spark a comeback with a tally for Concordia in the 77th minute, but the three-goal cushion was too much for the Cobbers to overcome.
 
Daniel Linder (Jr./Evanston, Ill./Evanston Township) made four saves and registered his fourth victory in net for the Knights.
 
Up Next for the Knights
Carleton has three matches remaining in the regular season, all at Bell Field. The first is a conference clash against visiting College of St. Scholastica on Saturday, Oct. 22 at 3:30 p.m.