THOMASVILLE, Ga. - Thomas seeks its fifth-straight win over Ave Maria (Fla.) when the two programs meet Saturday in The Sun Conference (TSC) action. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. ET.

Admission to TU Soccer Complex is free.

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 University Student Life and Campus Activities Board (CAB) will host a free Night Hawk tailgate on Saturday during the prior to and during the men's and women's soccer matches. Complimentary hot dogs, chips, cookies, water and soft drinks will be served on the north end of TU Soccer Complex from 11:30 a.m. through 3:30 p.m. Prizes will be given out on games such as cornhole, jenga and ladder golf.

Game 9/Ave Maria (0-5, 0-2 TSC) at Thomas (4-3-1, 1-1 TSC)
Saturday, Sept. 30 • 3 p.m. ET
Thomasville, Ga. • TU Soccer Complex
TV: Night Hawks Television
Live Stats: Night Hawks Television
Twitter Updates: @NightHawksWSocc

ABOUT THOMAS

The Night Hawks are coming off a 3-1 win at SCAD Savannah (Ga.), which is receiving votes in the latest NAIA top 25, on Wednesday in league play. The Night Hawks won in the series for a fourth-straight time, with three of the those triumphs coming against a Bees' squad either ranked or receiving votes, and ended their opposition's two-match win streak.

Thomas outshot SCAD Savannah, 12-4, in the final 90 minutes.

Olivia Taylor opened the scoring in the 54th minute with an assist from Anna Gray. Ciera McGriff-Duncan increased the margin to two goals in the 67th minute. After the Bees cut their deficit in half in the 72nd minute, Whitley Anderson pushed the Green and White's edge back to two goals in the 78th minute.

Taylor ended with two shots on goal. 

Kara Houston stopped six shots in net in 90 minutes for the victory.

The Bees were whistled for 13 fouls, compared to only three for the Night Hawks.

ABOUT AVE MARIA

The Gyrenes are coming off a 3-1 loss at home to Johnson & Wales (Fla.) on Wednesday in conference action.

Ave Maria allowed three first-half goals in the 12th and 29th minutes.

Ave Maria avoided a shutout in the 80th minute when Alexia Mazzoccone got the Gyrenes on the board, burying a pass from Lauren Campoe.  for her third goal of the season.

Goalkeeper Erica Larson made 10 saves in the loss.

Johnson and Wales outshot the Gyrenes, 22-8.

With three goals and two assists, Mazzoccone has been involved in every Gyrene goal this season.

Ave Maria ranks eighth in the NAIA in most goals allowed per game (5.8) and 15th in saves per match (9.3).

Larson is 18th in saves per game (8.8) and leads the league in that category.

Ave Maria has lost seven games in a row and nine of its last 10.

LAST TIME OUT AGAINST THE GYRENES

Thomas won at Ave Maria, 3-0, on Oct. 13, 2016. 

Taylor netted the first goal in the 19th minute after Rebekah Wiltshire's shot was saved. Katy Hanscomb extended the lead in the 40th minute with a deep shot from the left side. Kayla Folse scored the last goal two and a half minutes before halftime with an assist from Taylor.

Houston and Sierra Robinson combined for the shutout. Houston played the first 45 minutes, while Robinson registered three saves in the second half.

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 32-17 in league play. The Night Hawks reached The Sun Conference Tournament championship in 2015.

FIELD GOALS

Thomas has defeated Ave Maria 3-0 in each of the last two meetings.

HANSCOMB-SIZED DOMINANCE

The Night Hawks have outscored the Gyrenes 20-0 in four previous meetings.

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 has outscored its opponents this season, 21-11.

HEATING UP

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

Taylor has two goals and one assist in her last two matches against Ave Maria.

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 (7-0-1) in its last eight matches when allowing one goal or less.

ROAD WARRIORS

The Night Hawks are 8-4-1 in their last 12 matches outside Thomasville.

HOME SWEET HOME

Thomas is 5-2 in its last seven matches at TU Soccer Complex.

BY THE NUMBERS

58: Taylor has started 58-straight matches dating back to 2014.

26: Linnea Roivas has started 26-straight games in the last two seasons.

21: Twenty-one Thomas players have played in at least two matches this season.

8: Eight different Night Hawks have scored the team's 21 goals. 

6: Six Night Hawks - Taylor, Houston, Roivas, Hanscomb, Wiltshire, Gray - have started every match in 2017. Taylor and Anderson are tied for the team lead with six goals apiece.

5: Coach Julie Orlowski is five wins shy of 50 during her time on the Magnolia Campus, and 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.

3: Orlowski is three wins shy of 175 for her career, and Houston and Robinson have combined for three shutouts in the last two seasons.

AMONG THE BEST IN THE NAIA

Taylor ranks 25th in the NAIA in assists (5). Houston is 41st in saves (45).

TOUGH SCHEDULE

Orlowski's team faces or has faced 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.

The Night Hawks face three opponents - Keiser, William Carey and Mobile - that reached last season's NAIA National Championship second round.

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, Anna Felixson) and Ireland (Tara Walsh).