6 Points Down in Conference

The match against Rhodes was one we knew would be a battle. We lost for the first time in program history two years prior on the very same field, though it was under water last time. We stood stunned in 2008 as the game ended and the opposing coach ran out into the middle of the field into a head first slide as he joined the team in celebration....something none of us there on that day would ever forget.

The match started at a frantic pace. Neither side displayed much composure nor created much quality soccer. It seemed more like a tennis match than a soccer match with many possession changes and lots of long strikes with none of them finding the net. Tara went on as a sub and created some difficulty for their outside back that would eventually result in a goal. Abby broke free from the left hand side of the attacking 1/3 moving right. She drew numbers and slotted Tara in on a little diagonal where she had time and space to finish. The game would go into the half at 1-0.

The second half would start off with some sustained pressure for us going forward. Finally after 20-odd corners over the weekend we'd convert as Jordan dropped a nice ball off Abby's foot for what would be the game-winner. The game lost it's quality again and would stay that way through the final whistle that was beaten out by a counter-attack goal after a combination of poor attacking and even worse defending on our part. The 89th minute showed Trinity 2-Rhodes 0. Fifteen seconds later Rhodes added a confidence boost with a late goal to end the game 2-1.

We were pleased with six points in conference away from home far more than with how we accumulated the last three in Memphis. With that said, we'll put it behind us and look forward to the 7th of 8 games thus far this season on the road away to Southwestern...another environment where we saw ourselves drop a match last time we were there.

-LK