Trinity Women's Soccer (11-0-1, 3-0-1 SAA) hits the road for its final away weekend of the regular season, traveling to Tennessee to face Sewanee (6-3-3, 2-1-1 SAA) on Friday before meeting Maryville College (4-4-4, 1-3 SAA) on Sunday.
Last week, the Tigers posted back-to-back shutouts over Alumni Weekend in their first SAA home matches of the season. They beat Berry 1-0, then put away Oglethorpe with a four-goal first half in a 4-0 win to stay unbeaten.
Against Berry, Trinity broke through early in the 19th minute when when
Alex Doran (Boerne, Texas / Geneva School of Boerne) dribbled across the top of the box and slotted a pass to
Madisyn Barganski (Corpus Christi, Texas / Flour Bluff), who turned and ripped a near-post shot to put Trinity ahead 1-0. The Tigers nearly doubled the advantage late in the second half when
Hailey Schlosser (San Jose, Calif. / Branham), used the wind to her favor to curl the shot over the Berry keeper, but the goal was waved off on an offsides call, and the 1-0 score held.
Against Oglethorpe, Doran opened the scoring in the 13th minute, one-timing a cross from Barganski into the back of the net.
Lila Brackin (Dallas, Texas / Lake Highlands) extended the lead in the 22nd minute off of an assist from
Erin O'Donnell (Southlake, Texas / Carroll) before
Talia Camin (Houston, Texas / Memorial) capped her first collegiate goal off of a rebound in the 29th minute. Finally,
Lilly Fant (Crownsville, Md. / Old Mill) capped the scoring at 4-0 in the 40th minute, heading home a corner kick that Schlosser lofted to the back post.
Preview
The Tigers face Sewanee on Friday, October 23rd, at 1:00 PM, then take on Maryville on Sunday, October 25th, at 11:00 AM (ET).
On the Sewanee Tigers: Sewanee is one of Trinity's most familiar opponents, with the series dating back to 1991. Trinity holds a 20-1-2 edge over Sewanee in the overall series. The most recent matchup was a 1-1 comeback draw in SAA conference play. Sewanee was able to convert in the 29th minute to take a 1-0 lead into halftime, but Trinity came out of the break on the attack. Barganski found the back of the net with a header off a cross from defender
Daryan Willyard to pull the Tigers level, and the match finished 1-1.
Sewanee finished last season with an impressive 10-3-4 overall and 3-1-3 SAA record. The Tigers reached the SAA semifinals before losing 1-0 to SAA runner-up, Rhodes College. They graduated 2 key players including third-team United Soccer Coaches All-American forward, Kylene Monaghan who was a driving force in the Tigers 2025 offensive line as well as Lacey Carder, an all-SAA second team defender.
This season, the Tigers are 6-3-3 overall and 2-1-1 in SAA play. Its schedule includes a 3-3 draw with No. 9 Emory, and it enters the weekend off a 1-0 loss to Centre that was decided on a penalty kick.
Players to watch: Sophomore forward Pope Scurlock leads the team with seven goals and an assist and has been named SAA Offensive Player of the Week this season. Senior midfielder Stella Martin, a 2025 All-SAA Honorable Mention, has three goals and a team-high of six assists. Freshman forward/midfielder Amelia Comeaux has started all 12 matches and has two goals and two assists.
On the Maryville College Scots: Sunday's match is the first meeting between Trinity and Maryville in 17 years. The Tigers have won all three previous matchups, most recently a 5-0 win in 2009.
Maryville went 9-7-1 overall and 7-1 in the Collegiate Conference of the South last season, claiming the CCS regular-season title before falling to Asbury on penalty kicks in the conference semifinals. The Scots graduated CCS Defensive Player of the Year Elle Fair, who anchored their 2025 back line, along with a senior class that included All-CCS First Team forward Hannah Smoot, All-CCS First Team midfielder Anabelle Procter and All-CCS Second Team midfielder Chloe Chase.
Maryville is 4-4-4 overall and 1-3 in conference play this season and is coming off a 3-1 loss to Centre and Sewanee.
Players to watch: Senior forward Katie Cotten, a 2025 All-CCS Second Team pick, leads the Scots with eight goals and an assist Sophomore midfielder Regan Boyd, also a 2025 All-CCS Second Team selection, has five goals and an assist. Sophomore defender Katie Ray, a 2025 All-CCS Second Team honoree, has started all 12 matches.
Looking Ahead
Trinity returns to The Paul to close the SAA regular season, hosting Rhodes on Friday, October 30th at 5 PM for Senior Night before facing Millsaps on Sunday, November 1st at 11 AM.
