Trojans Set Goals Record in 17-0 Drubbing

UPLAND, Ind. – Taylor racked up the goals and set a new program record on Wednesday night, finding the back of the net 17 times in a commanding victory over Defiance (0-6-0).

The 17 goals surpassed the 14 scored in the 2012 season-opener against Virginia Intermont College in the first soccer match in Turner Stadium.

A pair of Trojans scored hat tricks off the bench, with Gabriela Gonzales and Faith Sena both scoring a trio of goals in the second half. Gonzales made her presence known right away after coming on after the break, scoring her first goal less than a minute into the action. Sena followed her lead in the 49th minute, scoring on a pass from Lydia Bailey, who tied a program record with three assists in the match.  

Bailey had company with Audrey Grimm teeing up a trio of goals in the first half. Grimm sent each of her assists to a different Trojan and found the back of the net twice as she has climbed to seventh in goals scored in program history and ninth in points.

Taylor took the lead in the second minute of the match on the first goal from Morgan Fletemeyer and continued to pour numbers forward throughout the first half, scoring ten goals before halftime.

Eleven players scored for TU, and eight provided at least one assist, with 13 total athletes contributing to a goal in an overwhelming match. Four Trojans scored their first collegiate goal: Gonzales, Sena, Ava Makedos, and Meskerem James, with James providing an assist as well.

An astounding five separate Trojans notched a goal and an assist in the match, with Sena, Grimm, and James joined by Maegen Hill and Sydney Thompson.

The Trojans fired a mind-boggling 55 shots, with 35 on target in the match in addition to taking 13 corners in a dominant display.

Taylor (2-2-2) closes out its non-league schedule with a matchup against undefeated Trinity Christian (2-0-4) on the road on Saturday, September 14, with kick-off set for 3:00 pm.