BANNOCKBURN, Ill. --- The TIU women's soccer team returned home on Saturday afternoon as they hosted the 23rd ranked Trolls of Trinity Christian College in Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) action. Coming off a tough 1-0 loss at Judson on Tuesday, the Trojans looked to bounce back from their second loss of the season with a much needed victory over a nationally ranked opponent.

Both teams would battle for 35 scoreless minutes before Brianna Uhl put the Trolls ahead 1-0 on an unassisted goal. TIU would respond quickly as they have done several times this season with an early score in the second half as Abigail Olsson tied the match in the 46th minute.

Ten minutes after Olsson's goal, the Trolls would retake the lead as Demi Scibetta scored with a shot past TIU goalkeeper Sarah Davis for the 2-1 lead in the 56th minute. The Trojans would not trail for long however as just four minutes later, Olsson would find freshman midfielder Kate Jung for the equalizer in the 60th minute past TCC keeper Gillian Alberto. With no deciding goal in the remaining 30 minutes of regulation, the match would ultimately to a second overtime period, where the Trolls, in the 105th minute of play, Scibetta netted the game-winning goal to give Trinity Christian the 3-2 win, and hand TIU their first set of consecutive losses this season.

ADDITIONAL NOTES

• TIU falls to 7-13-4 all-time against Trinity Christian following Saturday's loss. The Trolls have now won the last three meetings.

• The Trojans are 0-2 against teams ranked in the NAIA Top 25 Poll. TIU fell to #11 Indiana Wesleyan  by a 1-0 on Aug. 28 to open the 2021 season.

• Saturday's match was TIU's first loss this season in which they were not shut out.

• Abigail Olsson's goal in the 46th minute was her team-leading ninth of the season, and 12th of her career. The sophomore from Crystal Lake, Illinois is one goal away from tying both Jill Barre (2002) and Stephanie Frey (2002) for ninth on the program's all-time scoring list.

• Kate Jung's 60th minute goal was the second of her young collegiate career. Jung's second goal in her freshman season has come on just four shot attempts on goal.

• Olsson's assist on Jung's goal was her fourth of the year, and seventh as a Trojan.

UP NEXT

The Trojans (5-3-0) will return to action on Tuesday, September 28 against another team receiving votes in the NAIA top 25 poll in the Cardinal Stritch University Wolves. Kickoff is scheduled for 4:00pm CST at Schartner Field, with the game being streamed LIVE on the Trojan Sports Network. Fans are encouraged to wear tye-dye outfits as part of the TIU's Student Government's theme day.
 

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Trinity International University is a comprehensive, national university affiliated with the Evangelical Free Church of America and located in Bannockburn, Illinois, 25 miles north of Chicago. TIU educates men and women to engage in God's redemptive work in the world by cultivating academic excellence, Christian faithfulness and lifelong learning.