SAINT MARY-OF-THE-WOODS, Ind. -- The Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College men's soccer team beat the heat on Tuesday (Aug. 27) by moving their game up against visiting Trinity Christian (Ill.) but it was the Trolls who came out on top by virtue of a 4-0 victory at the SMWC Soccer Complex.
The Pomeroys fell to 1-3 on the season while Trinity Christian improved to 3-0. The game was originally scheduled to kickoff in the afternoon by the forecast for higher heat indexes than are allowed by NAIA standards so the game began at 11 a.m. (ET) with a game time temperature of 77 degrees.
Trinity Christian held the early advantage in shots on goal and despite the back line efforts of goal keeper
Harry Jackson, the Trolls broke the ice in the 39th minute with a goal. The came back with another two minutes later to take a 2-0 edge into the half.
Goals from Trinity Christian in the 53rd and 66th minutes sealed the Pomeroys fate as the temperatures rose throughout the early afternoon.
Jackson saw 70 minutes in goal for SMWC with four saves while
Riley Corona came in for the final 20 minutes and posted a pair of saves.
Six of the Pomeroys 11 shots were on target in the contest with
Marc Valderrama leading the way with two.
SMWC returns to action on Thursday, September 5 when they travel to Siena Heights (Mich.) for a 7 p.m. (ET) kickoff.
