SOUTH BEND, Ind. --- The TIU women's soccer team hit the road on Tuesday afternoon as they visited the Saints of Holy Cross College in South Bend in Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) play. Coming off a strong 8-0 shutout of IU-Northwest on senior day last Saturday, the Trojans looked to carry that momentum into their play against a worthy conference opponent.

After a fairly even first 25 minutes that saw the Saints take six shots on offense, the Trojans would strike first as Kinsey Gomez found the back of the net off an assist by Payton Siragusa to take a 1-0 lead. After carrying that lead into the halftime break, Lauren Henn would double the Trinity lead ten minutes into the second half as she slipped the ball past HCC's Chloe Kantelo to make it 2-0 in favor of TIU.

The Saints however, who saw more opportunities to attack on goal than the Trojans throughout the day, would strike back as Holy Cross' Taelyn Henrickson put HCC on the board in the 70th minute with a goal getting past TIU goalkeeper Sarah Davis. 15 minutes later, Hendrickson would find the net again, taking another shot and even the score at 2-2 to give energy to the Saints.

With the score tied at two goals a piece, the match would go to overtime. Unfortunately, the Trojans would not get much of an opportunity as Bella Cuevas scored on an assist by Olivia Shaw just 90 seconds into extra time, handing TIU the 3-2 loss.

ADDITIONAL GAME NOTES

• Tuesday's loss dropped TIU's all-time record against Holy Cross to 11-2.

• Holy Cross' only two wins against Trinity have come in the previous two meetings (Oct. 16, 2019 and today).

• Holy Cross out shot TIU 22-9 in the match, including 10-3 in shots on goal.

• Kinsey Gomez's 31st minute goal was the first of her career.

• Payton Siragusa's assist on Gomez's goal was her first of the season and her career. Siragusa now has five points on the season.

• Lauren Henn's goal in the 54th minute was her fourth of the season, and eighth of her career.

• Sarah Davis' seven saves against the Saints were a career-high.

UP NEXT

The Trojans (3-5-0) will return to action on Thursday, March 25 as they host the Red Lions of Lincoln Christian University in non-conference play. Kick off is scheduled for 3:30pm CST at the Heritage Park Sports Complex in Wheeling, and can be watched LIVE on the Trojan Sports Network.

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