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Quick Notes    
 • Trinity International begins the 12-match run through the CCAC on Saturday, when they open conference play at Robert Morris. Kickoff against the Eagles is set for 5:30 p.m.
 • The Trojans are looking to bounce back from two losses in their last three matches, most recently falling on the road at NCAA Division III foe Concordia (Wisc.), 1-0.
 • The Trinity offense has started slowly, with three goals scored in the season's first four matches. TIU ranks 12th in the CCAC with 0.75 goals scored per game in the early season.
 • Defensively, the Trojans hold a 0.95 goals against average, good for 2nd in the CCAC.
 • Trinity is coming off three straight seasons with 13 or more wins, and two consecutive appearances in the NAIA Women's Soccer Championship.

Last Time Out    
 • Trinity finished with a 1-1 mark two weeks ago, earning a 2-1 home victory over Concordia (Mich.) on Sept. 5, before falling on the road to Concordia (Wisc.), 1-0.
 • In just her third career match, freshman forward Jillian Kolster scored twice, earning her first career goal in the 22nd minute against the Concordia Cardinals, then scoring the game-winner in the second half.
• On the road against Concordia (Wisc.) on Monday, a long shot late in the first half proved to be the difference, as the Falcons knocked off TIU by a 1-0 margin.

In the Polls    
 • Trinity International earned its highest ranking in eight years, as the Trojans were slotted at No. 17 in the NAIA Women's Soccer Preseason Coaches Top 25 Poll last month.
 • Trinity improved six spots from their No. 23 ranking in the final 2014 poll, and have earned the program's highest ranking since the 2007 preseason poll, when the Trojans were selected No. 14. That season, TIU finished with an 11-8-2 overall record, reaching the NCCAA North Central Regional Final.
 • TIU's appearance in the preseason poll also marks the fourth straight season that the Trojans have been nationally ranked at some point during the year.
 • TIU has been ranked in the Preseason Poll eight times in program history, since the poll began in 1999. (2000-2002, 2007, 2012-15)

Last Meeting with RMU    
 • Down two goals within the first 14 minutes of play, Trinity International responded with two scores late in the first half and a 54th minute game-winner to earn a comeback victory on the road against the Eagles on Oct. 29.
• Morgan Elzinga scored the Trojans' first and last goals, for the fifth of her eight game-winning goals in 2014.
 • The win over Robert Morris also officially clinched a playoff spot for Trinity in the 2014 CCAC Tournament, in which they reached the tournament final and earned a berth into the 2014 NAIA Women's Soccer Championship.

Scouting the Opponents    
 • The Eagles wrapped up their non-conference schedule on Tuesday, with a 2-0 loss at Viterbo (Wisc.). Robert Morris holds a 1-3-1 record so far in 2015, and are winless in their last four contests.
 • The RMU attack has struggled as of late, and the Eagles are without a goal in their last three matches. The team ranks 11th in the CCAC with 0.80 goals per match. Defensively, their goals-against average of 1.53 is 7th-best in the conference.
 • Junior Tianna Carrington has led the Eagles offense so far this season, with three goals on the year. The London, England native is tied for 7th in the CCAC in goals scored, and is 8th in the conference with seven points.
 • Senior goalkeeper Darby Bennett holds a 1.88 goals-against average, good for 8th in the CCAC.
 • Since 2007, Robert Morris leads the all-time series over Trinity International, 7-3-2. The Trojans, however, have won the past two meetings, and are 3-3 against the Eagles in Arlington Heights.

Champions of Character    
 • Last season, Trinity International earned the Karl Boeck Conference Champions of Character Award for the fourth consecutive year. The Trojans have gone six straight seasons without a single red card; in 2014, TIU was charged with two yellow cards over 20 matches, for the lowest per-match average in the CCAC.

Player Notes    
 • Sophomore goalkeeper Surina Lewandowski has gotten the starting job the first two matches of the year, and has posted a 0.90 goals against average, currently the top mark in the CCAC. Lewandowski also ranks 47th nationally in the NAIA with an average of 6.0 saves per game.
 • Freshman McKenzie Chappell has started the last two matches for the Trojans in goal, and has a 1.00 goals against average, with two goals allowed.
 • Two players; senior Kelsey Gill and sophomore Michelle Ortiz, have been on the field for all 380 minutes so far this season.

Up Next    
 • The Trojans have a pair of home games next week, beginning when they take on St. Xavier from Schartner Field on Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 4:00 p.m. TIU will then play their final non-conference match of the year, against Missouri Baptist on Saturday, Sept. 26, starting at noon.