DEERFIELD, IL - The Lady Trojans defeated the Eagles of Judson University,1-0  in the to advance to the CCAC Semi-Finals.

The match was supposed to originally take place on Saturday, October 31.  However, after rainy days and unplayable field conditions the sun came out and made for 'perfect' soccer weather. 

Kick-off began at 2 PM.  The Lady Trojans faced the Judson Eagles earlier in the regular season and defeated them 1-0.  They took it to the Eagles again and came out with another 1-0 win.

The Lady Trojans had almost an entire week to prepare for Judson.  They worked hard, read scouting reports, and were ready to play.  They came out strong from the opening whistle, maintained possession and created several scoring opportunities.  In the 25th minute of the game, the defense worked well to contain a Judson forward.  Senior captain, Jenny Bransten, stepped in to clear the ball onto the feet of TIU forward, Nikki Sigurdson, who went on to  dribble down the right endline and found the feet of Diana Anderson in the box.  Anderson 1-touched the ball into the net to give the Trojans a 1-0 lead.  TIU maintained the 1-0 lead to halftime.

The second half began with heightened intensity from Judson.  The Eagles began to win aerial battles and pressured Trinity's midfield well.  Judson created a few scoring opportunities including a penalty kick with 14 minutes left to play that hit off the post.  However, they were not able to finish their chances and the Lady Trojans advanced over Judson with a 1-0 victory and their 10th shut out of the season. 

They will resume play on Saturday, November 7th for the CCAC Semi-Finals against Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights, IL.  The time of the game is TBA.