BANNOCKBURN, Ill. --- The TIU men's soccer team returned home to Schartner Field on Tuesday afternoon as they hosted the Crimson Wave of Calumet St. Joseph in Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) play. Coming off a 6-3 loss at Holy Cross (IN) last Saturday, the Trojan looked to snap their eight-match losing streak at home.

Trinity would apply pressure early and often on the Crimson Wave, forcing their opponents to play the majority of the match on defense. CCSJ was able to break through on a breakaway sequence that saw Tarrel Mcray score the first goal of the match in the 35th minute. Ten minutes later, in the opening seconds of the second half, Jonny Mueller put the Trojans on the board off a pass from Joel Kirakos to tie things up at one a piece.

For the remainder of the afternoon, TIU kept the pedal down offensively. Trenton Garside put the Trojans ahead 2-1 in the 66th minute off a Sammy Olague pass, while Olague found the net just five minute later on an assist by Josiah Fuchs. Ahead 3-1, Mueller scored his second goal of the day in the 76th minute on a Garside pass, as Jorge Vasquez put the ball past CCSJ goalkeeper Jose Molina in the 81st minute thanks to a corner kick from Edwin Zuniga. Xavier Brown put the finishing touches on Trinity's excellent offensive day with an unassisted score in the 86th minute, giving TIU the 6-1 win, and ending their recent string of tough losses.

ADDITIONAL GAME NOTES

• With their win on Tuesday, TIU improves to 9-4-3 all-time against Calumet St. Joseph. It is their second consecutive win over the Crimson Wave.

• Trinity snaps their eight-match losing streak with their win over CCSJ. It was the longest stretch of defeats since dropping eight in a row late in 2016, and into the early 2017 season.

• The Trojans scored a season-high six goals in their win, the most since scoring eight time against Lincoln Christian last season.

• TIU outshot CCSJ 21-3, including 11-1 in shots on goal.

• Jonny Mueller's two goals in the 45th and 76th minutes give him four on the 2021 season, and seven in his collegiate career.

• Joel Kirakos' assist on Mueller's 45th minute goal was the first assist of his career.

• Trenton Garside's 66th minute score was his first of the year, and seventh as a Trojan.

• Sammy Olague notched his first career goal and assist on Tuesday, scoring in the 71st minute, and assisting on Garside's goal just five minutes earlier.

• Josiah Fuchs' recorded his 11th career assist helping Olague score in the 71st minute.

• Garside posted his seventh career assist on Mueller's second goal of the day coming in the 76th minute.

• Jorge Vasquez's 81st minute goal was his first of the season, and sixth of his career.

• Edwin Zuniga posted his first career assist on Vasquez's goal in the final nine minutes of play.

• Xavier Brown's late goal in the 86th minute was his sixth of the season, and 14th as a Trojan. The Zion, Illinois native is now one goal away from joining the program's top ten list all-time for goals scored.

UP NEXT

The Trojans (2-13-0) return to action late on Saturday afternoon as they head to Iowa to take on the Fighting Bees of Saint Ambrose University in their final road match of the 2021 season. Kickoff is scheduled for 5:00pm CST at the St. Vincent Athletic Complex in Davenport, with the game being streamed LIVE on the SAU Sports Network. 

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