MIRAMAR, Fla. - Olivia Taylor's goal in the 47th minute coupled with Kara Houston's second clean sheet this year resulted in a 1-0 win for Thomas at Florida Memorial in Saturday's Sun Conference (TSC) regular-season finale at Vizcaya Park. The victory sends the Night Hawks as the No. 6 seed to their sixth-straight TSC Tournament, which begins with the quarterfinal round at No. 3-seed Saint Thomas (Fla.) on Saturday, Nov. 4, at 2 p.m. ET.

"I am really proud of how we responded to the adverse conditions," Green and White coach Julie Orlowski noted regarding the match being played in heavy rain. "We put ourselves into a spot where we needed a win, and to come through on a day like today is very satisfying. On a day like today, it took everyone to be sharp for 90 minutes."

Thomas (7-7-2, 4-5-1 TSC) has outscored Florida Memorial (1-11-1, 0-10-1 TSC) a combined 29-3 in six all-time meetings, won its fourth-straight regular-season finale and improved to 10-0-2 in its last 12 matches when allowing one goal or less.
 
Taylor (11) beat Lion goalkeeper Adriana Rosero on a free kick from 35 yards out. 

Taylor, Katy Hanscomb, Whitley Anderson and Kayla Folse each registered one shot on goal.

Nina Torres had one shot on goal in the loss.

Houston (6-7-2) made one save in 90 minutes for her fifth-career shutout.

Rosero (1-11-1) stopped three shots in 90 minutes.

The Night Hawks outshot the Lions, 12-2, and held an edge in corner kicks, 3-0.