MARION, Ind. --- After a four month break following the shortened and postponed COVID-19 season of 2020, the TIU women's soccer team returned to action late Saturday afternoon as they kicked off the 2021 campaign on the road at 11th-ranked Indiana Wesleyan. Coming off a 7-6 run last season with a 24th consecutive CCAC Tournament appearance, the Trojans looked to start off the new season well against a tough opponent.

Indiana Wesleyan, with a pair of games already under their belt, would dominate possession throughout the match, giving the Trojans very few opportunities on offense. Despite this, Trinity was able to play solid defense by clearing multiple IWU attacks from in front of the goal. Both teams would head into halftime with a scoreless tie.

The Wildcats however would break the tie in the 47th minute as Jackie Norris slipped the ball past TIU goalkeeper Sarah Davis on a header, and a pass from Sydney Brown. 13 minutes later, IWU would score again with Brown once again providing the assist on a goal, this time from Lauren Turner. Davis would save three additional shots on goal, while sophomore teammates Abigail Olsson and Nicole Boudakh each took a shot on goal, unable to find the back of the net as TIU dropped their season opener by a 2-0 final.

ADDITIONAL NOTES

• With today's loss, the Trojans fall to 1-3 all-time against Indiana Wesleyan.

• Trinity is now 11-4-1 in their last 16 season opening matches, including 3-2 in their last five.

• Saturday's match was TIU's first season opening loss since 2018, when the Trojans fell at Spring Arbor (MI) 4-0.

• TIU was outshot 16-2 in Saturday's match, including 6-2 in shots on goal.

• After playing all 90 minutes in goal for Trinity on Saturday, Sarah Davis passed Jennifer Huntington (1990) for the ninth most minutes in goal in program history with 1,419. Davis is also the ninth TIU keeper to record over 1,400 in goal.

• Davis' career saves total increased to 55 after Saturday's loss, putting her just seven saves shy of joining the program's top ten list in the category.

UP NEXT

The Trojans (0-1) return to action on Tuesday, August 31 as they visit the Viterbo University V-Hawks on the road in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Kickoff is scheduled for 4:30pm, and can be watched LIVE on the V-Hawk Sports Network.
 

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