MOUNT BERRY, Ga. – The No. 6 nationally ranked Trinity University Men's Soccer Team continued its hot streak with a convincing 4-1 road victory over Berry College on Sunday afternoon at Bob Pearson Field, capping off a dominant SAA opening weekend for the Tigers.

Trinity wasted little time asserting control, peppering the Vikings' goal early before breaking through in the 16th minute. Max Salinas (Austin, Texas / Austin) received the ball on the half-turn at the edge of the box and slipped it through to senior captain Samuel Theiss (Boerne, Texas / Boerne), who opened up his hips and curled a left-footed strike into the top-left corner. The Tigers then doubled their advantage before halftime when senior forward Aiden Perales (Corpus Christi, Texas / Veterans Memorial) flicked a long ball into the path of Joey Perryman (Flower Mound, Texas / Flower Mound) who chested it down on the edge of the box and smashed a half-volley into the bottom-left corner to make it 2–0 heading into the break.

The visitors showed no signs of slowing down after halftime. In the 60th minute, Adam Knutson (Dripping Springs, Texas / Dripping Springs) was brought down in the penalty area, and designated taker Theiss calmly stepped up to slot the ball into the right-hand corner for his eighth goal of the season, redeeming himself after Friday night's penalty miss and extending the Tigers' lead to 3-0. Just nine minutes later, sophomore Thomas Kay (Stanstead Mountfitchet, England / Bishop's Stortford) buried Trinity's second penalty of the afternoon after being taken down by a clumsy challenge, sealing the result beyond doubt. 

Berry pulled one back in the 88th minute through a penalty, but it proved only a consolation as Trinity's backline, anchored by senior Luke Chandler (Glasgow, Scotland / Balfron), once again proved solid throughout. The Tigers outshot Berry 15-7 and finished with a 6-1 edge in corners.

With the win, the Tigers improve to 9-1-0 overall and 2-0-0 in conference play, extending their unbeaten streak to three.

Up next
The Tigers return home to Paul McGinlay Field on Saturday, October 11 as they face off against the Centre College Colonels at 1:00 p.m in another SAA conference matchup.