Trinity Defeats Centenary to Advance to Ninth Straight SCAC Women's Soccer Final

Trinity Defeats Centenary to Advance to Ninth Straight SCAC Women's Soccer Final

SHREVEPORT, La. - Top seeded Trinity University advanced to its ninth-straight SCAC Women's Soccer final with Saturday's 5-0 shutout of Centenary College.

Five different players scored for the Trinity Tigers as they earned the dominant win over the Ladies Saturday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Trinity outshot Centenary 38-3.
  • Trinity took six corner kicks, scoring off of one in the ninth minute of play.

TRINITY UNIVERSITY STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

  • Julia Kelly (MF): 1 goal, 4 shots, 3 shots on goal
  • Abby Tisdale (MF): 1 goal, 3 shots, 1 shot on goal
  • Meredith Licata (F): 1 goal, 3 shots, 1 shot on goal
  • Tierney Thomison (F): 1 goal, 2 shots, 1 shot on goal
  • Chelsea Cole (MF): 1 goal, 2 shots, 1 shot on goal
  • Paige Wallace (GK): 45:00 minutes of play, 2 saves

CENTENARY COLLEGE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

  • Maggie Pitcher (GK): 90:00 minutes of play, 9 saves
  • Pamela Fonseca (MF): 1 shot, 1 shot on goal
  • Riley Spudic (D): 1 shot, 1 shot on goal

NOTABLES

  • Cole's goal was the 18th of the season, while Kelly and Licata's goals were their 12th and eighth, respectively.
  • Trinity will meet Texas Lutheran in the championship game, the third time in the last four years that the two teams have faced off in the title game.
  • There have been nine SCAC women's soccer tournaments in the league's history and Trinity has played in the final of all nine. Heading into tomorrow's final, the Tigers are 7-1 in those previous seven championship matches.

UP NEXT

Trinity (17-1) advances to the SCAC championship match for the ninth straight year and will take on Texas Lutheran University Sunday at 1 p.m. CT.