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TRINITY INTERNATIONAL TROJANS (8-2-2, 4-1-2 CCAC) vs. ROOSEVELT LAKERS (4-10, 1-6 CCAC)
Saturday, October 25 | 12:00 p.m.
Schartner Field | Deerfield, Ill.

Quick Notes

 • Trinity International prepares for their next-to-last home game of the regular season on Saturday, as the Trojans host the Roosevelt Lakers at Schartner Field. With a win, the Trojans would have the longest winning streak of the season entering the final two weeks of the year. Kickoff against the Lakers is set for 12:00 p.m., and will be available online, at TIUtrojans.com/TIUSportsNetwork.
 • The Trojans currently sit fourth in the CCAC standings, and are ten points back of the conference leaders, with a game in hand.
 • Junior forward Samantha Yasatan is the CCAC leader in goals scored, with 21 this season, nine more goals than any other player in the league. Senior Melissa Loretto leads the CCAC in assists, with 10.
 • Trinity has averaged 3.50 goals per match this season, most in the CCAC, and the 9th-highest average in the NAIA.
 • Roosevelt has averaged 2.29 goals per game, good for 4th in the conference. The Lakers have given up 3.29 goals per match, however, the highest total in the CCAC.

Last Time Out    
 • A pair of goals in the opening seven minutes was enough to earn a road victory last weekend, as Trinity knocked off Cardinal Stritch, 2-0.
 • Missy Loretto scored the game-winner in the third minute, as Morgan Elzinga picked up the assist. Samantha Yasatan put the game away less than four minutes later, with her 21st goal of the year.
  • Senior Liz Burzynski played all 90 mintues in goal, making a 6 saves in the win, and lowering her goals-against average to 0.90 on the season.

In the Polls    
 • Despite their current three-match win streak, the Trojans came up just short of cracking the NAIA Coaches Poll top 25 last week. TIU has 99 points in the latest poll, essentially placing them in a tie for 26th in the national rankings.
 • TIU started the season ranked No. 25 in the NAIA Preseason Coaches Poll, and moved up to No. 22 before falling out following a draw at Trinity Christian, and loss at Olivet Nazarene in early October.
 • The earlier ranking gives the Trojans their third straight campaign in which they were nationally ranked at some point during the season.
 • The Trojans finished off last season as a nationally-ranked program, finishing the year at No. 25, after their late postseason run through the CCAC Tournament and into the NAIA Opening Round.
 • The Trojans kept their spot in the NCCAA Top 10 national rankings, released on Tuesday, at No. 4. TIU earned 44 points in the poll, and are the highest-ranked program from the North Central Region.

NCCAA Championship Anniversary    
 • The TIU women's soccer program is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of their second NCCAA National Championship, in 2004. The team will be honored with an anniversary sleeve patch on this year's uniforms, and will be recognized during the match against Calumet St. Joseph, as a part of the Homecoming Weekend festivities.
 • The Trojans defeated Heritage Christian (Ala.), Cedarville (Ohio), and Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) by a combined score of 7-1 to claim the title.
 • Four players (Allison Budden, Kelly Campbell, Jill Barre, Ashleigh Dellos) were named to the NCCAA All-Tournament Team; Barre earned Tournament MVP honors, while head coach Patrick Gilliam was named NCCAA National Coach of the Year.
 • Trinity has made seven appearances in the NCCAA Tournament in program history, winning twice, in 2004 and 1998. TIU holds a 15-6 record all-time in the tournament.
 • To qualify for this year's NCCAA North Central Regional and hope to advance to the national tournament, the Trojans need a winning percentage of .600 or above. To finish with a qualifying win percentage, TIU needs to earn at least one more win, or two draws over the last four matches.

Stat Leaders
Team Stats
 • As a team, Trinity International not only leads the CCAC with an average of 3.50 goals per match, but also rank 9th nationally in the NAIA. TIU has a conference-high 42 goals on the season, good for 24th in total goals scored.
 • TIU also leads the league in assists per game, averaging 3.00 per match. The team ranks 7th in the NAIA, and 17th nationally with 36 total assists.
 • The Trojans currently average the second-fewest fouls per match, at 7.42, just behind Calumet St. Joseph. TIU is also the only program in the CCAC with just one yellow card this season.
 • Defensively, the Trojans average 1.08 goals allowed per game, the fourth-lowest average in the CCAC. The team's goals-against average of 1.03 also ranks fourth in the league, but Trojan goalkeepers have been fairly quiet, averaging just 4.08 saves per match, the second-lowest average in the conference.
 • Trinity is one of four CCAC teams with at least four shutouts this season; Trinity Christan lead the league with seven clean sheets this year.

Individual Stats
 • Samantha Yasatan has been one of the strongest offensive players in the nation this season, and ranks 1st in the CCAC in five different statistical categories. The junior tops the conference in shots taken per game (5.75), points (44) and points average (3.67), goals, (21) and goals average (1.75). Yasatan also ranks 2nd in the CCAC in total shots, with 69.
 • Yasatan sits 2nd in the NAIA in goals per game, 3rd in points per game, 4th in total goals, 6th in both shots on goal per game (3.5) and total points, and 7th in shots per game.
 • Three Trojans are in the top five in the CCAC in assists, led by Melissa Loretto, with ten to lead the conference. Morgan Elzinga is second in the league with nine helpers, while Michele Streekstra is tied for 5th with four assists. Loretto ranks 3rd in the NAIA in assists per game, and 9th in total assists, while Elzinga comes in 7th and 16th nationally in the same categories.
 • Elzinga has recorded four game-winning goals, and has picked up the game-winner in 33% of all matches this season, the ninth-highest percentage in the NAIA. Her four game-winners ranks 17th nationally, and ranks 2nd in the CCAC. Elzinga is also 10th in the CCAC in total goals, scoring six so far this year.
 • Goalkeeper Liz Burzynski has the CCAC's third-best goals against average, at 0.90. The senior is also recognized among the NAIA's top keepers, coming in 40th on the national leaderboard.

Scouting the Opponents
Roosevelt
 • The Lakers are on the outside looking in at the moment in the race for the CCAC Tournament, and are looking to snap a six-match slide coming into this weekend.
 • RU has has been shut out three times during their last six matches, and are averaging one goal per match during that run, while giving up an average of four goals per match.
 • Junior forward Jamie Beniac is the CCAC's second-leading scorer, with 12 goals on the year. Beniac ranks 35th in the NAIA so far this season.
 • Trinity has won both matchups with Roosevelt since the start of their women's soccer program in 2012.

Good Sports
 • For the third straight season, the Trinity International women's soccer team earned the CCAC Karl Boeck Conference Champions of Character Team Award. The team honor goes to the squad that displays the best sportsmanship throughout the season in the CCAC.
 • Currently, Trinity is one of two programs with the longest streak without a red card in the CCAC, and along with Trinity Christian, have gone five full seasons since seeing one of their players sent off.