BANNOCKBURN, Ill. --- The TIU women's soccer team returned to Schartner Field on a windy Tuesday afternoon as they welcomed the Redhawks of Indiana University Northwest to town in Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) play. Coming off a 5-3 win over Saint Xavier on Saturday in their home and conference opener, the Trojans looked to pick up their second win in league play, and their fifth consecutive victory.

In just the second meeting all-time against IU-Northwest, the Trojans would dominate from start to finish. Reigning CCAC Offensive Player of the Week Abigail Olsson got things started for the blue and white in just the fourth minute of play on a breakaway pass to put TIU ahead 1-0. Elizabeth Bayert would net her first career goal in the 16th minute, and would not be done as she scored again just two minutes and 39 seconds later on an assist by Olsson to put Trinity ahead 3-0.

Off the bench, Kinsey Gomez etched her name in the scorebook on a goal with an assist from Bayert in the 30th minute, while Olsson notched her second straight multi-goal match on an unassisted score in the 39th minute as TIU took a commanding 5-0 lead into halftime.

Trinity, who overwhelmingly dominated possession of the ball all afternoon, struck again as Bayert scored her third goal of the day for her first career hat trick. The Redhawks would get one back in the 61st as Mackenzie Rainwater put IU-Northwest on the board to avoid the shutout on a shot just past TIU goalkeeper Sarah Davis' reach. Despite the Redhawk goal, Trinity didn't flinch as Gomez again score unassisted in the 81st, while Olsson capped the afternoon off on a bad IU-Northwest pass in the 82nd minute with her third goal of the day and her second consecutive hat trick, as TIU rolled past the Redhawks, 8-1.

ADDITIONAL NOTES

• TIU improves to 2-0 all-time against IU-Northwest with today's win.

• The Trojans have dominated the scoring in the series, now having outscored the Redhawks 16-1 all-time.

• Trinity improves to 5-1-0 with Tuesday's win, their fifth straight. This victory marks the first time since 2017 that TIU has won at least five straight matches. The program's longest winning streak in the last 15 seasons is nine.

• TIU outshot IU-Northwest 18-3, including 9-3 in shots on goal.

• Both teams played a very clean match with just three total fouls called, and no yellow or red cards issued.

• Tuesday's match marks the fifth consecutive match that TIU has scored a goal within the first three minutes of the second half. The only time the Trojans have not scored immediately out of halftime was in their 2-0 season opening loss at Indiana Wesleyan.

• Abigail Olsson's three goals were the sixth, seventh, and eighth of the season. Olsson now increased her career total to 11.

• Olsson is the first TIU player to record multiple hat tricks in a season since Jillian Kolster in 2017.

• Olsson's assist on Bayert's goal in the 18th minute was her third of the season, and sixth of her career.

• Elizabeth Bayert's hat trick performance marked her the first three collegiate goals of her career. Bayert's assist on Gomez's 30th minute goal was also her first career assist .

• Kinsey Gomez's two goals against the Redhawks were the second and third of the season, and fourth and fifth of her career.

• Lauren Corral's assist on Bayert's third goal of the match in the 47th minute was her second assist of the season and of her career.

• Tuesday marks the first time that the TIU women's soccer team has posted hat tricks in consecutive matches since 2015. Samantha Yastan scored three goals against the University of St. Francis (IL) on Nov. 6, 2015 in the CCAC Tournament quarterfinal, while Jillian Kolster scored three times in the next match against Judson in the tournament semifinal on Nov. 10.

• Tuesday also marks the first time a Trojan has recorded back-to-back hat tricks against conference opponents since Jillian Kolster in 2017.

UP NEXT

The Trojans (5-1-0) will return to action next Wednesday, September 22 as they visit the Judson Eagles in CCAC action. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:45pm CST at the McHenry Athletic Complex in Crystal Lake, and can be watched LIVE on the Judson Sports Network.

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