THOMASVILLE, Ga. - Thomas hits the road on Wednesday looking for its seventh-straight win over USC Beaufort (S.C.) and third-consecutive victory overall in The Sun Conference (TSC) action. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. ET.

"This is the part of the season where you really start to grind," Night Hawks coach Julie Orlowski said. "It's the middle of the season, another midweek match. USCB is a really tough opponent. They work really hard for each other. We will need to match their work rate and intensity to get a result."

In addition to live stats, the match will be televised online through the Sand Shark Gameday Network. Updates will also be available on Thomas' official women's soccer Twitter account (@NightHawksWSocc).

Game 10/Thomas (5-3-1, 2-1 TSC) at USC Beaufort (4-4, 1-2 TSC)
Wednesday, Oct. 4 • 4 p.m. ET
Bluffton, S.C. • Fin Land Field
TV: Sand Shark Gameday Network
Live Stats: Sand Shark Gameday Network
Twitter Updates: @NightHawksWSocc

ABOUT THOMAS

The Night Hawks are coming off a 7-0 win over Ave Maria (Fla.) on Saturday in league play. Thomas scored all seven goals in the final period. The Night Hawks posted their fifth-straight win over the Gyrenes, having outscored them a combined 27-0.

Despite outshooting the Gyrenes 13-2 in the first 45 minutes, the game remained scoreless until a trio of Night Hawk goals in less than two minutes opened up the contest, starting in the 55th minute.

Ciera McGriff-Duncan scored her second goal in two games when she collected a deflection off Gyrene netminder Erica Larson and buried home the rebound. In the 56h minute, Linnea Roivas sent a cross to Anna Gray, whose header found the back of the net to make the score 2-0. Forty seconds later, a Rebekah Wiltshire header tickled the twine off a cross from McGriff-Duncan to put the Green and White up a field goal.

In the 64th minute, Roivas scored from 10 yards out with an assist by Katy Hanscomb. Taylor Hults scored the first of her two goals Saturday in the 81st minute after dribbling around three defenders. Kayla Folse increased the difference to six in the 84th minute on a blast from 25 yards out that went top shelf following a pass into the center of the field from Antoinette Barnes. The goal was Folse's second in the last two games against Ave Maria. Hults concluded the offensive onslaught in the 88th minute when she went top shelf from 17 yards away following a pass from Folse.

Thomas outshot Ave Maria 26-2 in the second period and 39-4 in the match. The Night Hawks sent 20 shots on goal, compared to just two by the Gyrenes.

Olivia Taylor posted career-highs in shots (9) and shots on goal (5) in the win. Hults and Kaleigh Premo each attempted a career-high five shots. Hults put three shots on goal, while Gray, Premo, Folse, McGriff-Duncan and Roivas each had two.

Goalkeepers Kara Houston and Sierra Robinson combined for the clean sheet for the fourth time in two seasons. Houston played the first 29:40 before giving way to Robinson, who made two saves in the final 60:20 for the triumph.

Orlowski's bunch held an edge in corner kicks, 7-1.

ABOUT USC BEAUFORT

The Sand Sharks are coming off a 1-0 win at Florida Memorial on Saturday in league play.

Hayley Pina scored the lone goal in the 81st minute on a header off a Rileigh Olsen corner kick.

Goalkeeper Courtney Sherry made three saves in 90 minutes for the win.

USC Beaufort outshot the home team, 13-4, and held an edge in corner kicks, 3-0. 

The Sand Sharks rank 20th in the NAIA in shots per game (20.9), 26th in assists per game (2.1), 27th in shots on goal per game (11.5) and 50th in goals per game (2.8). 

Pina is 46th in the NAIA in shots per game (4.3) and 48th in shots on goal per game (2.5).

Pina, the all-time leading scorer in school history in goals, assists and points, has two goals in her career against the Night Hawks.

LAST TIME OUT AGAINST THE SAND SHARKS

Thomas won at USC Beaufort, 3-2, on Oct. 22, 2016. 

Folse netted two goals, starting in the 41st minute off a pass from Milene Anstett.

After Pina tied the game at one in the 57th minute off a pass from N.J. Orduna, Taylor gave the Night Hawks a 2-1 lead in the 60th minute off a free kick from the left side. Folse scored the game-winner in the 64th minute off a pass from Taylor.

Pina ended the scoring in the 81st minute when Hanna Crist served a ball into the 18-yard box that Pina finished.

Houston collected three saves in 90 minutes for the win.

The Green and White held an edge in corner kicks, 7-4.

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 33-17 in league play. The Night Hawks reached The Sun Conference Tournament championship in 2015.

GIVE 'EM SIX

Thomas has defeated USC Beaufort in six all-time meetings.

OFFENSIVE DOMINANCE

The Night Hawks have outscored the Sand Sharks 29-4 in six-previous matchups, but two of the last three meetings have been decided by just one goal.

ENDING SKIDS

Thomas ended a four-match losing streak in season openers with a 3-0 victory at Columbia (S.C.) on Aug. 19. The Night Hawks ended a five-match losing streak in neutral site games following a 1-1 tie with Truett McConnell (Ga.) on Aug. 24 at Point (Ga.). 

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 have outscored their opponents this season, 28-11.

HEATING UP

Taylor has registered at least one point in five of the last seven matches.

Taylor has one goal and two assists in her last two matches against the Sand Sharks.

GOOD WHILE IT LASTED

Roivas' 26-straight matches started streak ended Saturday against Ave Maria, but she did contribute a goal and assist off the bench.

DEFENSIVE DOMINANCE

The Night Hawks' shutout streak of 279:59 which ended Sept. 14 against then-No. 7 Wiliam Carey (Miss.) spanned four games.

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 8-4-1 in their last 13 matches outside Thomasville.

HOME SWEET HOME

Thomas is 6-2 in its last eight matches at TU Soccer Complex.

The Night Hawks have outscored their opponents 13-0 at home this season and have allowed only two goals in their last five matches in Thomasville. Thomas has also not given up a goal in its last four regular-season home matches. The Night Hawks have not allowed a regular-season goal at home in 427:07.

BY THE NUMBERS

59: Taylor has started 59-straight matches dating back to 2014.

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

21: All twenty-one 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.

9: Nine Thomas players had at least one shot on goal in the Sept. 30 triumph over Ave Maria, and nine different Night Hawks have scored the team's 28 goals. 

6: Taylor and Whitley Anderson are tied for the team lead in goals with six.

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

4: Four Night Hawks - Taylor, Houston, Hanscomb, Gray - have started every match in 2017. 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 Robinson have combined for four shutouts in the last two seasons.

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

AMONG THE BEST IN THE NAIA

Thomas ranks 28th in the NAIA in goals per game (3.1), 31st in assists per game (2.0) and 41st in shutouts (4).

Taylor ranks 39th in the NAIA in assists (5). McGriff-Duncan and Anderson are tied for 48th in game-winning goals (2).

TOUGH SCHEDULE

Orlowski's team faces four programs ranked in the latest NAIA top 25: No. 4 William Carey (Miss.), No. 8 Keiser (Fla.), No. 9 Mobile (Ala.) and No. 14 Southeastern (Fla.). One other - SCAD Savannah (Ga.) - is receiving votes.

The Night Hawks are 0-2 against the top 25 this season, having lost to then-No. 7 William Carey and at then-No. 12 Mobile. Orlowski's group defeated SCAD Savannah.

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, Wiltshire, Hanscomb), Sweden (Roivas, Felixson) and Ireland (Walsh).