Fourth-Quarter Flurry Lifts TU to Road Win

DEARBORN, Mich. – Taylor scored the final nine goals of Wednesday evening's Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference clash at Michigan-Dearborn and came home with an 11-5 win over the Wolverines.

Quick goals by Caleb Williams and Aidan Craig boosted Taylor to a 2-0 lead, but UMD (4-10, 0-7 WHAC) netted the next five to grab a short-lived edge over the Trojans.

Back-to-back unassisted goals by Alex Blum drew TU to within a goal by the half and a Carter Prieditis strike in the first minute of the third proved to be the equalizer.

It was all Taylor over the final 15 minutes, as Williams struck for three more goals to fuel a 6-0 scoring edge in the fourth quarter from Taylor, helping the Trojans pull away for the 11-5 win.

Williams ended the night with a team-leading four goals, with Blum scoring three and Craig netting two. Prieditis finished with one goal and two assists to round out the top offensive performers.

On the defensive side, Cale Shepherd and Lucas Pacer combined for 11 ground balls, Casey Bane had three caused turnover and Trace Muylle turned in another gem in net, registering 15 saves and keeping the hosts scoreless over the final 36:52 of game action.

Taylor (4-8, 2-5 WHAC) will close its 2023 regular season against No. 4 Concordia (13-1, 7-0 WHAC) on Saturday, April 22 with a 1:00 pm start on Wheeler Field. The Trojans will celebrate their six seniors prior to the start of the contest.