BOURBONNAIS, Ill. -- One of the most potent offenses in the NAIA was kept off the scoreboard for the second straight match, as the No. 22 Trinity International Trojans suffered a 2-0 loss on the road to Olivet Nazarene on Saturday afternoon.
Box Score | Season Stats | CCAC StandingsThe Trojans suffered their first loss of CCAC play in a rematch of last season's CCAC Tournament Final, where TIU earned a trip to the NAIA Women's Soccer National Championship by claiming the conference title in a shootout.
Trinity maintained possession throughout much of the first half, outshooting the Tigers 9-6 before the break. Olivet was able to break through twice during that time however, as ONU's Betsy Hetrick put away the first goal of the day in the 26th minute, then struck again in the 34th to give her team the 2-0 halftime lead.
Both sides were kept off the board in the second half, but ONU ended up with the edge in the shot column, firing 12 times at goal in the second half, and outshooting the Trojans 18-16 overall. For the Trojans, leading scorer
Samantha Yasatan generated a team-high five shots, including two on goal, but was kept scoreless for the second straight match, after scoring in the Trojans' first seven matches. Nikki Post had a solid day, taking four shots in the match. Senior goalkeeper Liz Burzynski made three saves, while playing all 90 minutes in goal.
The Trojans return home for a pair of matches at Schartner Field next week, to celebrate Homecoming Weekend. TIU faces off against St. Xavier on Tuesday, October 7, at 4:00 p.m., then welcomes Calumet St. Joseph on Friday, October 10, also beginning at 4:00 p.m.