THIS WEEK: The Trinity College women's soccer team went 1-1 last week, including a 2-0 victory over WPI in its home opener on Sunday afternoon to improve to 1-3 on the year. This week, the Bantams host Emerson at 5:30 on Wednesday evening before welcoming Colby to town on Saturday at 11 a.m. in the team's second New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) battle of the season.
Emerson Series History: The two sides have played just three times since 1998, but Trinity has yet to be defeated, holding a 2-0-1 advantage in the series.
Recent history against the Lions: Both teams played to a 0-0 draw last fall in Boston. The Bantams outshot Emerson, 17-4, but were unable to find the back of the net.
Colby Series History: Trinity is 11-7-4 against Colby since the first-ever game back in 1995.
Recent history against the Mules: Trinity beat Colby, 1-0, last season thanks to an early second half game-winner by Tricia Pollock.
- Rookie Whitney Hoban leads the team with six points (T11th in NESCAC) on a pair of goals and two assists (T4th in NESCAC). Hoban scored her second career goal in Trinity's win over WPI and also added an assist on a goal from junior Katie Marlow-Benedick.
- Junior Olga Koszykowska and sophomore Amelia Kroschwitz both recorded assists on each of Trinity's goals against the Engineers on Sunday. The points come as the first of the year for the two.
- Sophomore Taylor O'Connor had 18 saves in a 1-0 loss at Hamilton and recorded her first shutout of the season in Trinity's first win of the year, with seven stops in the 2-0 victory over WPI. O'Connor leads the NESCAC in total saves (30) and is fourth in save percentage (.909).
- Trinity, which leads the NESCAC with 35 saves, is in the midst of a five-game homestand that stretches through the end of the month. The Bantams don't hit the road again until October 2 when they square off against in-state conference rival Wesleyan. The team finishes the regular season with four of its final five games at home.