Posted: Nov 09, 2019
GEORGETOWN, Texas - Top-seeded Trinity University advanced to its 11th straight final with a 2-0 victory over University of Dallas Saturday at the SCAC Women's Soccer Tournament on the campus of Southwestern University. Official Championships Website | Postgame Interview | Tournament Stats
HOW IT HAPPENED
- After a scoreless first half, Trinity got on the board in the 56th minute with a goal from Molly Sheridan, her fifth of the season. It was also her third game-winner.
- Nyad Shepherd put the game on ice for the Tigers with a goal in the 65th minute. It was her third of the season.
- The match was played on Trinitiy's side of the field for much of the contest as the Tigers held a 28-1 advantage in shots and a 8-0 advantage in corners.
- Olivia Severson did her best to keep her team in the match, posting a season-high 15 saves in goal for the Crusaders.
TRINITY UNIVERSITY STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
- Molly Sheridan: 4 shots, 3 shots on goal, 1 goal
- Nyah Shepherd: 3 shots, 2 shots on goal, 1 goal
- Abby Blackwood: 7 shots, 5 shots on goal
- Emma Everts: 5 shots, 3 shots on goal
- Kaity Ward: 3 shots, 2 shots on goal
- Paige Wallace (GK): 90 minutes in goal, 0 goals allowed, 1 save
UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
- Olivia Severson (GK): 90 minutes in goal, 15 saves, 2 goals allowed
NOTABLES
- The meeting was the third between the two in SCAC tournament play with Trinity improving to 3-0 in those matches. Trinity defeated Dallas 7-0 in the 2013 semifinals and 1-0 in the 2012 final.
- This is the ninth straight year Trinity has reached the tournament final after the event was reinstated prior to the 2011 season. Trinity had been to the last two finals prior to that - in 1991 and 1992 - before the postseason was discontinued.
- Trinity has not allowed a goal in SCAC tournament play since the 2016 final, when the Tigers defeated Southwestern, 2-1.
UP NEXT
Trinity advances to tomorrow's championship match and will face the winner of Centenary and Southwestern at 1 p.m. (CT). Dallas ends its season with a 10-7-2 mark, the program's first double-digit win season since 2014.