BOURBONNAIS, Ill. - In their final regular season game of the year the TIU Women's Soccer team came up short in a 3-2 loss to Olivet Nazarene University on Saturday afternoon.
Both sides had their opportunities early in the match to get on the board, but it was the Tigers who found the back of the net first to take a 1-0 lead.
Despite trailing 1-0 after 19 minutes the Trojans quickly rallied back after
Rachel Conrady converted the penalty kick to even the match.
After tying the game it was once again the Tigers who jumped on the front foot, taking a 3-1 lead after two goals in 30 minutes.
The Trojans tried to muster up some offense towards the end of the match, and a despite a late goal from
Jeanine Valera, fell 3-2 to ONU.
The Trojans will look to bounce back next Saturday when the Trojans host ONU for the first round of the CCAC Tournament at 1 PM on Schartner Field.