THOMASVILLE, Ga. - Thomas travels to The Sun Conference (TSC) member Warner (Fla.) on Saturday. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. ET.

"We're trying to get back on track after facing a couple of difficult, ranked opponents, but if we focus on ourselves and play for each other, then I like our chances against a tough Warner squad," Night Hawk coach Julie Orlowski said.

Live stats will be available through Stretch Internet. Updates will also be available on Thomas' official women's soccer Twitter account (@NightHawksWSocc).

Game 13/Thomas (5-6-1, 2-4 TSC) at Warner (5-4, 3-3 TSC)
Saturday, Oct. 14 • 4 p.m. ET
Lake Wales, Fla. • Royals Soccer Field
Live Stats: Stretch Internet
Twitter Updates: @NightHawksWSocc

ABOUT THOMAS

The Night Hawks are coming off a 7-3 loss at home to No. 12 Southeastern (Fla.) on Wednesday in league play.

Thomas' Olivia Taylor netted her first career hat trick.

Southeastern grabbed a two-goal lead following scores in the 19th and 23rd minutes before Taylor responded with three-straight. 

Taylor's first goal came in the 37th minute, and after a one-touch pass from Katy Hanscomb, she beat Fire netminder Sydni Brookhouser top shelf from 25 yards out in the 40th minute to send the match into intermission tied at two.

After chasing Brookhouser from the match following the second score, Taylor put the Green and White on top in the 49th minute when a blast from 20 yards out went top shelf over goalkeeper Kaitlyn Romero.

However, Southeastern came back with five-unanswered goals in the 51st, 55th, 66th, 74th and 83rd minutes.

Taylor poured in four shots on target, while Whitley Anderson and Antoinette Barnes each posted one.

Kara Houston came up with one save in 90 minutes between the pipes for the Night Hawks.

Wednesday's match was delayed by an hour two-thirds into the second half due to lightning.

ABOUT WARNER

The Royals are coming off a 1-0 win at home over Florida Memorial on Wednesday in conference action, their third-straight victory in league play. 

Denise Ortiz struck gold with just three seconds left before halftime for the lone score Wednesday.

Sarah Bergkvist posted her third clean sheet of the year after making five saves in 90 minutes.

Warner has won four of its last five matches.

Ortiz has scored at least one goal in three-straight games.

LAST TIME OUT AGAINST THE ROYALS

Linnea Roivas scored a pair of goals, as Thomas won at Warner, 2-0, on Oct. 1, 2016.

Roivas' first score came in the ninth minute, and she provided an insurance goal in the 61st minute following a pass from Ciera McGriff-Duncan.

Houston recorded one save in 90 minutes for the shutout.

Thomas outshot Warner, 8-3, and held an edge in corner kicks, 7-1.

THOMAS IN 19TH SEASON 

The 2017 campaign marks the 19th in the history of Thomas women's soccer. 

The Night Hawks reached the NAIA National Championship once in 2003, going 1-1.

Thomas has been a member of The Sun Conference since 2012 and is 33-20 in league play. The Night Hawks reached The Sun Conference Tournament championship in 2015.

SUCCESS IN LAKE WALES

Thomas has won three of its last four matches at Warner by a combined score of 8-1.

The Night Hawks have never allowed a goal in regulation at Warner.

ROIVAS TERRORIZES ROYALS

Thomas' last three goals against Warner have been scored by Roivas.

TAYLOR'S CAREER DAY

Taylor became the first Night Hawk to post a hat trick since Jenny Hernandez accomplished the feat in a 3-2 win at Webber International (Fla.) on Oct. 26, 2014.

Taylor has registered at least one point in three-straight matches and in five of the last six.

OFFENSIVE EXPLOSION

Thomas scored a season-high seven goals Sept. 30 against Ave Maria, the most in a match since a 9-0 win over the Gyrenes on Oct. 19, 2013.

The Night Hawks are plus-eight in goal differential this season.

ONE OR LESS

Thomas is unbeaten (8-0-1) in its last nine matches when allowing one goal or less.

ROAD WARRIORS

The Night Hawks are 8-5-1 in their last 13 matches outside Thomasville.

BY THE NUMBERS

62: Taylor has started 62-straight matches dating back to 2014.

39: Thomas totaled a season-high 39 shots in the Sept. 30 win against Ave Maria.

21: All 21 active Thomas student-athletes have played in at least three matches this season.

13: Thirteen Night Hawks had at least one shot in the Sept. 30 win over the Gyrenes.

10: Ten different Night Hawks have scored the team's 33 goals. 

9: Nine Thomas players had at least one shot on goal in the Sept. 30 triumph over Ave Maria.

5: A total of 25 student-athletes on the roster hail from five different states and as many countries.

4: Orlowski is four wins shy of 50 during her time on the Magnolia Campus. Houston has posted four shutouts in the last two seasons. Houston and Sierra Robinson have combined for four shutouts in the last two seasons.

3: Three Night Hawks - Taylor, Houston, Gray - have started every match in 2017.

2: Orlowski is two wins shy of 175 for her career.

AMONG THE BEST IN THE NAIA

Thomas ranks 43rd in the NAIA in goals per game (2.8).

Taylor ranks 38th in the NAIA in points (26), 42nd in assists (6) and 47th in goals (10). 

TOUGH SCHEDULE

Orlowski's team faces four programs ranked in the latest NAIA top 25: No. 4 William Carey (Miss.), No. 7 Keiser, No. 11 Mobile (Ala.) and No. 12 Southeastern. One other - Saint Thomas (Fla.) - is receiving votes.

The Night Hawks are 0-4 against the top 25 this season, having lost at home to then-No. 8 Keiser and then-No. 12 Southeastern, then-No. 7 William Carey in a neutral site match and at then-No. 12 Mobile. Orlowski's group also fell at Saint Thomas.

Three opponents - Keiser, William Carey and Mobile - reached last season's NAIA National Championship second round.

REDSHIRTS IN 2017

Four Thomas players - Anna Felixson, Zombria Morrow, McKenzie Moritz, Tara Walsh - are redshirting this season. Felixson will have one season of eligibility remaining. Morrow will have three, while Moritz and Walsh will each have four.

INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE

Orlowski's group is represented by five countries on this year's roster - the United States, Wales (Katy Hunt), England (Taylor, Gray, Hanscomb, Rebekah Wiltshire), Sweden (Felixson, Roivas) and Ireland (Walsh).