THOMASVILLE, Ga. - Thomas hosts Webber International (Fla.) on Wednesday at TU Soccer Complex in the final Sun Conference (TSC) home game of the regular season. Kickoff for the annual Breast Cancer Awareness Game is set for 3 p.m. ET.
In addition to live stats, the match will be televised online through Night Hawks Television. Updates will also be available on Thomas' official women's soccer Twitter account (@NightHawksWSocc).
Thomas players will wear pink jerseys Tuesday with the last names of Breast Cancer survivors on the back of each jersey to help raise awareness of the disease.Â
Game 15/Webber International (7-3, 5-3 TSC)Â at Thomas (6-7-1, 3-5Â TSC)
Wednesday, Oct. 24 • 3 p.m. ET
Thomasville, Ga. • TU Soccer Complex
Promotion: Breast Cancer Awareness Game
TV:Â Night Hawks Television
Live Stats:Â Night Hawks Television
Twitter Updates:Â @NightHawksWSocc
ABOUT THOMAS
The Night Hawks are coming off a 2-1 overtime win over Johnson & Wales (Fla.) at TU Soccer Complex on Oct. 21 in league play.
Kaleigh Premo's golden goal in the 96th minute was the dagger to the Wildcats. The Night Hawks remained undefeated (6-0-1) all-time against the Wildcats, earning their third-straight win in the series by one goal while ending a four-game losing streak overall.
Coach
Julie Orlowski's squad dominated offensively, outshooting Johnson & Wales 32-6, but did not get on the board until the 76th minute when
Anna Gray played a ball into the box to
Whitley Anderson, whose header beat Wildcat netminder Ashley Buchanan into the bottom left corner of the net. The 32 shots are the team's second most in a game this season.
The Wildcats tied the game in the 80th minute, setting the stage for Premo's heroics in the extra frame.
Following a Wildcat foul just inside the box, an
Olivia Taylor free kick bounced around in front of the net off
Kayla Folse before being collected and finished by Premo.
Taylor ended with a game-high eight shots, as 12 different Night Hawks posted at least one. Premo tallied two shots on goal, while seven other players had one. Â
Thomas goalkeeper
Sierra Robinson played the first half, making one save.
Kara Houston played the final 50:13 to earn the victory.
The Night Hawks held an edge in corner kicks, 5-4.
ABOUT WEBBER INTERNATIONALThe Warriors are coming off a 1-0 loss at then-RV Saint Thomas (Fla.) on Oct. 21 inl league action.
Goalkeeper Sarah McKinney made a career-high 17 saves in the loss.
The Warriors came up empty before a stretch of 11 consecutive shots by the Bobcats over a nearly 12-minute span resulted in the lone goal of the match in the 60th minute.Â
Madison Pike ranks 48th in the NAIA in game winning goals (3).
LASTÂ TIME OUT AGAINST THE WARRIORS
Thomas defeated Webber International, 3-1, on Sept. 29, 2016, at TU Soccer Complex.Â
The Warriors took a 1-0 lead in the 23rd minute off a turnover from the Night Hawks, but Orlowski's bunch responded with three-unanswered goals.
Gray leveled the game in the 36th minute off a saved shot taken by Ciera McGriff-Duncan.
Rebekah Wiltshire scored the game winner in the 57th minute off a pass from Taylor. Gray's second goal of the game came in the 68th minute with another assist by Taylor.
The Night Hawks took 12 shots in the game and put 10 of them on frame.
Houston registered six saves in 90 minutes for the win.
THOMAS IN 19TH SEASONÂ
The 2017 campaign marks the 19th in the history of Thomas women's soccer.Â
The Night Hawks reached the NAIA National Championship in 2003, going 1-1.
Thomas has been a member of The Sun Conference since 2012 and is 34-21Â in league play. The Night Hawks reached The Sun Conference Tournament championship in 2015.
FINISHING STRONG
Thomas is looking for its third-straight win in a final regular-season home match.Â
COMMON CONNECTIONS
Thomas' McKenzie Moritz and Webber International's Kaitlyn Jones both hail from the same hometown of Bradenton, Fla.
Thomas' Aliya Callaghan went to Wakulla (Fla.) High School, while Webber International's Sarah Thigpen is from Wakulla.
TAYLOR'S CAREER DAY
Taylor's hat trick against then-No. 12 Southeastern (Fla.) on Oct. 11 was the first for the program since Jenny Hernandez accomplished the feat in a 3-2 win at Webber International (Fla.) on Oct. 26, 2014.
GOALS
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.
TEN OR MORE
At least one Thomas player has scored 10 or more goals in five of the last six seasons. Taylor has registered a team-high 10 this year and also leads the squad in assists (7) and points (27).
ONE OR LESS
Thomas is unbeaten (9-0-1) in its last 10Â matches when allowing one goal or less.
BY THE NUMBERS
64: Taylor has started 64-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.
11: Eleven different Night Hawks have scored the team's 37Â goals.Â
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: Houston has posted four shutouts in the last two seasons. Houston and Robinson have combined for four shutouts in the last two seasons.
3: Orlowski is three wins shy of 50 during her time on the Magnolia Campus. Following Saturday's win over the Wildcats, the Night Hawks have won three-straight matches on Senior Day.
2: Two Night Hawks - Taylor and Gray - have started every match in 2017.
AMONG THE BEST IN THE NAIA
Thomas ranks 48th in the NAIA in assists per game (1.7) and 50th in goals per game (2.6).
Taylor is 43rd in the NAIA in shots per match (4.2) and 46th in assists per game (0.5).
TOUGH SCHEDULE
Orlowski's team faces four programs ranked in the latest NAIA top 25: No. 1 William Carey (Miss.), No. 6 Keiser, No. 10 Southeastern (Fla.) and No. 11 Mobile (Ala.). One other - Saint Thomas - 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 - Moritz, Anna Felixson, Zombria Morrow, 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, Wiltshire, Katy Hanscomb), Sweden (Felixson, Linnea Roivas) and Ireland (Walsh).
