THOMASVILLE, Ga. - Thomas travels to Florida Memorial on Saturday in Sun Conference (TSC) action for the final match of the regular season. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. ET.
Live stats wil be available through Stretch Internet.
Game 16/Thomas (6-7-2, 3-5-1 TSC) at Florida Memorial (1-10-1, 0-9-1 TSC)
Saturday, Oct. 28 •  p.m. ET
Miramar, Fla. • Vizcaya Park
Live Stats: Stretch Internet
ABOUT THOMAS
The Night Hawks are coming off a 1-1 tie after two overtimes against Webber International (Fla.) at TU Soccer Complex on Wednesday in league play.
The Night Hawks earned a tie for the first time in six years of league play and remained unbeaten (2-0-1) in their last three regular-season finales in Thomasville.
Linnea Roivas beat Warrior goalkeeper Sarah McKinney in the 51st minute to give Thomas a 1-0 edge following an
Olivia Taylor free kick that was deflected by
Katy Hanscomb.
Webber International tied the contest in the 86th minute when a shot deflected off the bottom of the crossbar and into the right side of the net.
For the second-straight match, Taylor posted eight shots, while Hanscomb poured in five. Taylor, Hanscomb and
Kayla Folse each netted two shots on goal.
Goalkeeper
Kara Houston made seven saves in 110 minutes for the Green and White.
Thomas outshot the visitors 26-14, including 13-2 in the first 45 minutes and 4-0 in the second overtime.
ABOUT FLORIDA MEMORIAL
The Lions are coming off a 7-0 loss at home to (RV) Saint Thomas (Fla.) on Wednesday in league action.
The Bobcats scored in the 52nd, 53rd, 58th, 60th (twice), 64th and 75th minutes.
Nina Torres had two shots on goal in the loss.
Florida Memorial was outshot, 23-11.
The Lions have lost four-straight home games and 14 of the last 15 in the last two seasons.
Florida Memorial ranks 39th in the NAIA in goals allowed per game (2.6).
Goalkeeper Adriana Rosero is 32nd in the NAIA in saves per match (6.6).
LASTÂ TIME OUT AGAINST THE LIONS
Thomas defeated, 6-0, on Sept. 23, 2016, at TU Soccer Complex.
Six different Night Hawks scored in the game.
Hanscomb netted the first goal of the game in the 30th minute off a pass from Milene Anstett.
Thomas scored three goals in a matter of three minutes to open up the affair in the second half. Anstett started the scoring rally off in the 54th minute with a goal off a corner kick. Kaleigh Premo scored a minute later with an assist from Taylor. Anna Gray made the score 4-0 in the 56th minute with an assist from Rebekah Wiltshire.
Ciera McGriff-Duncan added a goal in the 76th minute off a pass from Madison Buechner. The Night Hawks scoring ended in the 87th minute when Buechner found the back of the net.
Houston collected five saves in 80 minutes for the win, while Rachel Lopez finished the match between the pipes.
The Night Hawks outshot the Lions, 23-6, and held an edge in corner kicks, 10-0.
DOMINANCE
Thomas has outscored Florida Memorial a combined 28-3 in five previous TSC matches.
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 34-21-1 in league play. The Night Hawks reached The Sun Conference Tournament championship in 2015.
FINISHING STRONG
Thomas is looking for its fourth-straight win in a regular-season finale.
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 (9-0-2) in its last 11 matches when allowing one goal or less.
BY THE NUMBERS
65: Taylor has started 65-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 38 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 Sierra 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.
2: Two Night Hawks - Taylor and Gray - have started every match in 2017.
1: Orlowski is one win shy of 175 for her career.
AMONG THE BEST IN THE NAIA
Taylor is 41st in the NAIA in shots per match (4.2) and 45th 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 - McKenzie 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, Hanscomb), Sweden (Felixson, Linnea Roivas) and Ireland (Walsh).
