THOMASVILLE, Ga. - Thomas steps out of conference Tuesday when the Night Hawks face No. 7 Georgia Gwinnett at Columbus State's (Ga.) Walden Soccer Complex. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. ET.

Live stats will be available online TUNightHawks.com. Updates will also be available on Thomas' official men's soccer Twitter account (@NightHawksMSocc).

Game 13/Thomas (5-6-1) vs. #7 Georgia Gwinnett (8-1-1)
Tuesday, Oct. 17 • 6 p.m. ET
Columbus, Ga. • Walden Soccer Complex
Live Stats: TUNightHawks.com
Twitter Updates: @NightHawksMSocc

ABOUT THOMAS

The Night Hawks are coming off a 6-2 win over Warner (Fla.) on Saturday in conference play at TU Soccer Complex. Five different Night Hawks scored in their sixth-straight win in the series.

Salvador Marin totaled two goals and one assist for the Green and White, while Leo Thompson and Malcom Frago Mayers each had one goal and two assists.

Thomas scored five-straight goals to open the match, starting in the 28th minute when a Thompson header tickled the twine past Warner (4-4-3, 3-2-1 TSC) netminder Christian de Souza following a cross from Sam Eyes. Coach Ricky Zambrano's squad led by one goal at intermission.

Logan Moriarty finished a play with is head in front of the net in the 50th minute to push the difference to two, as Frago Mayers and Joao Victor Felix were credited with assists. In the 63rd minute, Thompson sent a long pass into the box to Frago Mayers, whose one-touch pass to Jose Carlos Gonzalez Avellaneda was finished with a goal. Marin's first goal Saturday came in the 68th minute after Thompson collected a lose ball and chipped it into the box to Marin to make the score 4-0. A Marin one-touch pass to Frago Mayers in the 72nd minute found the back of the net to push the difference to five.

The Royals got on the board in the 83rd minute on a successful penalty kick and scored again in the 85th minute, but Marin answered 47 seconds later off a Nicola Monelli cross into the box for the final tally.

Thompson totaled four shots on goal, as nine different Night Hawks posted at least one.

Goalkeeper Lee Howarth made one save in 90 minutes for the win.

Thomas outshot the visitors 30-5, as 12 different Night Hawks had at least one. The Night Hawks had 15 shots on goal compared to only three by Warner. Zambrano's group held an edge in corner kicks, 8-1. 

ABOUT GEORGIA GWINNETT

The Grizzlies are coming off a 2-1 win at home over No. 9 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) on Oct. 11 in non-conference action and improved to 2-0-1 against top 25 competition.

After falling behind in the 10th minute, Georgia Gwinnett scored the final two goals of the match. Michael Weber tied the match in the 42nd minute off assists by Andrew White and Sagi Hirsch. Carlos Delarosa scored the game-winning goal in the 69th minute.

Jack Gurr had two shots on goal in the win.

Netminder Matija Gligorovic made five saves in 90 minutes in the win.

The Grizzlies outshot the Blue Raiders, 10-8, and held an edge in corner kicks, 9-0.

Georgia Gwinnett ranks 37th in the NAIA in assists per game (2.1), 41st in shots per game (16.9) and 48th in goals per game (2.7).

Gligorovic ranks 33rd in the NAIA in goals against per match (1.0).

LAST TIME OUT AGAINST THE GRIZZLIES

No. 13-seed Thomas defeated Georgia Gwinnett, 3-2, in overtime in the NAIA Men's Soccer National Championship opening round on Nov. 19, 2016, at TU Soccer Complex.

Gavin Rochford-Smith beat Grizzlies' goalkeeper Lewis Sharpe in the 13th minute off a rebound of a Jarrod Ingram shot that was saved. 

Gurr tied the game for the Grizzlies in the 16th minute.

Antonio Rodriguez put the Night Hawks up 2-1 in the 77th minute off a free kick from 30 yards out that bent around the Georgia Gwinnett wall and into left side of the net.

Matti Puranen tied the game with 32 seconds left off an assist by Gurr, but Ingram netted the golden goal with 44 seconds remaining in the first overtime after beating two Grizzlies' defenders.

Thompson had three shots on goal in the win.

Gurr registered three shots on goal in the loss.

Howarth made one save in 99:16 minutes in the win.

Sharpe had six of his team's 10 saves in 99:16 in defeat.

The Night Hawks outshot the visitors 22-13, including 13-4 in shots on goal.

COMMON OPPONENTS

Thomas and Georgia Gwinnett play three common opponents in Middle Georgia State, Mobile (Ala.) and Bryan (Tenn.).

SUDDEN DEATH

Following the Oct. 11 overtime win over SCAD Savannah (Ga.), Zambrano's group improved to 9-0-3 in their last 12 games that have gone into extra time.

SERIES HISTORY

Thomas has won three of the last four matchups and leads the all-time series 3-2, with Tuesday's matchup being the third neutral site contest between the two programs. Georgia Gwinnett won last season's regular-season meeting, 1-0, at Walden Soccer Complex before Thomas' 3-2 overtime victory in the NAIA National Championship opening round game at TU Soccer Complex.

THOMAS IN 22ND SEASON 

The 2017 campaign marks the 22nd in the history of Thomas men's soccer. 

The Night Hawks have reached the NAIA National Championship three times (2013, 2014, 2016) in the last four seasons and are coming off a second round appearance in 2016. Thomas is 1-2-1 all-time in the tournament.

Thomas has been a member of The Sun Conference since 2012 and is 36-12-4 in league play. The Night Hawks won The Sun Conference Tournament championship in 2013 and 2014 and the league's regular-season title in 2016.

ZAMBRANO AT THE HELM

In his 17th season as a collegiate head coach and 13th at the helm of Thomas, Zambrano is 175-116-21 overall, including 128-86-18 with the Night Hawks. He has the most wins as a coach in Thomas history.

NATIONAL RECOGNITION

The Night Hawks have been ranked in the top 25 in 11 of the last 16 polls and in 36 of the last 45 dating back to 2013. 

NAIA STATISTICAL RANKINGS

Thompson ranks 35th in the NAIA in shots per game (3.8) and 36th in assists per game (0.5).

SUCCESS AGAINST TOP 25

Thomas is unbeaten in six of its last 10 regular-season matches against ranked opponents.

HOME SWEET HOME

Zambrano's group is 35-10-2 in Thomasville since 2013.

ROAD WARRIORS

The Night Hawks have won 11 of their last 17 road matches.

NEUTRAL SITE SUCCESS

Thomas is 11-2-2 in its last 15 neutral site matches but has lost the last two.

DAUNTING SCHEDULE

Seven of Thomas' original opponents rank in the latest NAIA top 25 – No. 7 Georgia Gwinnett, No. 9 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.), No. 11 Mobile (Ala.), No. 14 Vanguard (Calif.), No. 15 Saint Thomas (Fla.), No. 19 Dalton State (Ga.) and No. 23 Truett McConnell (Ga.). Two others - Bryan (Tenn.) and Johnson & Wales (Fla.) - are receiving votes. The Night Hawks are 0-3 against the top 25 this season, having lost to then-No. 11 Bryan, then-No. 13 Mobile and then-No. 17 Saint Thomas (the home match against then-No. 23 Lindsey Wilson was suspended in the second half due to lightning with the game tied at two). Thomas is 1-4 against the current top 25, having defeated Vanguard but lost to Dalton State, Truett McConnell, Mobile and Saint Thomas.

Three of those opponents - Bryan, Georgia Gwinnett, Saint Thomas - reached the NAIA National Championship last season. 

INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE

Zambrano's group is represented by 16 countries on this year's roster - the United States, England, Sweden, Ireland, Wales, Brazil, Costa Rica, Germany, Italy, Canada, Spain, El Salvador, Zimbabwe, New Zealand, Bolivia and Australia.