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May 15
After dropping their final two games of the regular season (0-1 versus Loyola and 0-2 versus Fenwick), the Varsity Soccer team came back with a decisive 6-1 victory over Farragut High School last night in the regional semi-finals. Michelle LaRose scored 2 goals for the Blazers while Janel Brown, Layla Vallone, Jackie Robinson and Eleni Nikols each added one. The Blazers now look to avenge a regular season loss to OPRF as they take on the Huskies in the regional final tomorrow. Game starts at 4pm and will take place at OPRF. Good luck Blazers!
May 7
Another Soccer win... The Varsity Soccer Team defeated Notre Dame last night by a score of 9-0. Layla Vallone scored two goals while Janel Brown, Deanna DiVenere, Sarah Elpayaa, Alissa Hartnett Eleni Nikols, Adriana Preston and Maggie Tansey each added one. Assists were added by Janel Brown, Deanna DiVenere, Alissa Hartnett, Michelle LaRose, Lynzi Misuraca, Adriana Preston and Thea Thommen. Goalkeeper Adriana Preston shared the shut out with Sarah Elpayaa. The victory improved Trinity's record to 14-2-1.
The Blazers take on Guerin today at 4:30 at Triton. It's senior day so come out and congratulate Claire Michalak, Eleni Nikols and Kayleen Fahey as they are honored for their hard work and dedication to the soccer program over the past 4 years.
May 2
The Varsity Soccer Team added another victory to their record last night defeating Mt.Assisi 1-0. Senior Eleni Nikols scored the loan goal in the second half off of an assist from Junior Michelle LaRose. Although the score was close, the Blazers dominated the entire game and improved their record to 13-2-1. Next up for the Blazers is Notre Dame on Tuesday at Triton.
In a thrilling game, the JV Soccer Team defeated Resurrection in the first round of the GCAC Tournament last night. At the end of regulation the score was tied 1-1 and Freshman Jackie Robinson had the loan goal for the Blazers. At the end of the second overtime period, Junior Kathy Trujillo scored the winning goal propelling the Blazers into the winner's bracket of the tournament. The Blazers will take on McAuley in the next round. Congratulations on a great win and good luck!
April 30
The Varsity Soccer Team relied on a strong and aggressive team effort last night to defeat conference rival Resurrection 1-0. Junior Michelle LaRose scored the loan goal in the first half off of a cross from Sophomore Maggie Tansey. The defense, consisting of Denise Nelson, Lisa Conte, DeAnna Divenere, Jill Coleman & Kayleen Fahey played a solid game holding Resurrection to only a few shots on goal, helping Junior goalkeeper Adriana Preston record her 8th shutout of the season. The win improves the Varsity team's season record to 12-2-1 while also improving the Blazers conference record to 5-1. The Blazers have another home game on Thursday as they take the field against Mt. Assisi at Triton. Game starts at 4:45pm.
April 28
On Saturday, the Blazers defeated De La Salle 5-0 improving their record to 11-2-1. Gina LaRose scored the first goal off of an assist from Jill Coleman. A few minutes later, Eleni Nikols added another goal off of a pass from Jackie Robinson. Gina LaRose then struck again scoring off of an assist from Michelle LaRose. Alyssa Hartnett then added a goal scoring off of a cross from Maggie Tansey and Jackie Robinson added the final goal off of another assist from Maggie Tansey. The Blazers were solid on defense helping goalkeeper Adriana Preston recrod her 7th shutout of the season. The Varisty Blazers take on conference-rival Resurrection tomorrow. Game begins at 4:30pm at Triton.
The JV Soccer Team recorded 3 wins last week. The Blazers beat Resurrections 2-0, Mt. Assisi 2-0 and Timothy Christian 1-0. Congratulations on a great week for Trinity Soccer!
April 25
The Varsity soccer team improved their record to 10-2-1 last night with a 3-0 victory over Maria High School. Sophomore Sarah Elpayaa scored the first goal off an assist from Senior Eleni Nikols with about 5 minutes to go in the first half. Junior Janel Brown added another goal just a couple of minutes later off of a great cross from Senior Claire Michalak. In the second half, both teams battled heavy rain and wind but the Blazers were still able to add another goal when Junior Michelle LaRose scored off of a Maggie Tansey assist. The Blazers go to Timothy Christian tonight and will take on De La Salle tomorrow at Triton.
April 21
Congratulations to the Varsity Soccer Team who won the St. Francis of Wheaton Tournament Championship on Saturday. The Blazers were undefeated in the tournament advanced to the championship game by defeating Westminster Christian 2-0 on Friday evening. Goals were scored by sophomores Sarah Elpayaa and Maggie Tansey. The Blazers then took on Montini High School in the championship game on Saturday. Senior Eleni Nikols led the offensive attack scoring 2 goals and junior Janel Brown added one as the Blazers won the championship by a score of 3-1. Eleni Nikols and junior Gina LaRose were named to the All-Tournament Team and Gina also took home tournament MVP honors. Congratulations!The Blazers take on Francis Parker today at 4:30 at Triton. Good Luck!
April 18
The Varsity soccer team experienced their second loss of the season last night at the hands of OPRF by the score of 0-2. OPRF scored both goals in the first half. The Blazers played a much stronger second half but just weren’t able to get anything going offensively.
The Varsity team looks to regroup tonight as they take on Westminster Christian in the St. Francis of Wheaton Tournament. The Blazers are currently at the top of the tournament standings and a win this evening will likely push them into tomorrow’s championship game. Good luck!
April 16
Put another tally in the win column for the Varsity Soccer team! The Blazers defeated St. Francis of Wheaton 2-0 last night in the St. Francis of Wheaton Tournament, improving their record to 7-1. Sophomore Sarah Elpayaa scored both goals off assists from Juniors Michelle LaRose & Janel Brown. Once again, the Blazers were solid on defense keeping St. Francis scoreless. Junior goalkeeper Adriana Preston recorded the shutout. The win put the Blazers at the top of the tournament standings which will be continued on Friday. Next up is cross-town rival OPRF on Thursday at 4:30pm at OPRF. Come cheer on the Blazers as they look to make it 8 in a row!
The JV soccer team also recorded a victory last night beating Queen of Peace 4-1. Queen of Peace jumped out to a 1-0 lead before freshman Jackie Robinson scored to tie up the game at halftime. The second half belonged to the Blazers as freshmen Adriana Casillas & Lillie Henderson and junior Kathy Trujillo all scored for the Blazers. The JV teams takes on Fenton High School on Monday. Good luck!
April 15
The Varsity Soccer team recorded another victory last night with a 5-1 win over Yorkville High School improving their record to 6-1. The offensive attack was led by senior Eleni Nikols who scored 2 goals and juniors Michelle LaRose and Jill Coleman and sophomore Thea Thommen each added a goal. The Blazers take on St. Francis tonight in the second round of the St. Francis Tournament in Wheaton.
April 9
For the first time in Trinity Soccer history, the Varsity Blazers defeated Mother McAuley last night by a score of 1-0 improving their recrod to 5-1. Deanna DiVinere scored the loan goal about 5 minutes into the game on a 25 yard shot. The Blazers controlled the majority of the game by dominating the middle of the field. Jill Coleman, Deanna DiVinere, Lisa Conte, Denise Nelson and goalkeeper Adriana Preston also put out another solid defensive performance keeping McAuley scoreless.
The Blazers take of conference rival Resurrection on Saturday. The game begins at 1pm and will be held at Triton.
April 7
The Varsity Soccer Team improved their record to 4-1 with a 2-1 victory over Regina on Saturday night. Senior, Eleni Nikols, broke the 0-0 tie in the second half by heading the ball in off of a cross by junior Michelle LaRose. After Regina tied it up, junior Gina LaRose scored the game winning goal off of a penalty kick when junior Janel Brown was aggresively tackled in the penalty box. Junior goalkeeper Adriana Preston recorded several nice saves in order to preserve the win. The Blazers take on Mother McAuley tomorrow in their home opener at 4:45pm at Triton.
The JV Team battled to a 1-1 tie against Regina on Saturday night. After an early goal by freshman Jackie Robinson, the Blazers were unable to find the back of the net again. The Blazers look to improve their record tomorrow against Mother McAuley. Game begins at 4:45pm at the Priory.
April 4
The Varsity and JV soccer teams scored a combined 15 goals last night as both teams recorded wins against Proviso East. The Varsity Blazers improved their record to 3-1 with an 8-0 victory. Junior Michelle LaRose led the offensive attack with 2 goals and 1 assist. Juniors Janel Brown, Gina LaRose, Deanna DiVenere & Alyssa Hartnett each added a goal, as well as sophomore Maggie Tansey and senior Eleni Nikols. Defensively, goalkeeper Adriana Preston recorded another shutout with the help of a solid defensive performance led by sophomore Denise Nelson and senior Kayleen Fahey.
In the JV game, the Blazers were in control the entire time and walked away with a 7-0 victory. The team was led offensively by freshman Lillie Henderson who recorded the hat trick and junior Nicole Rico who added 2 goals. Freshman Jackie Robinson and sophomore Anna Savio each contributed a goal. Freshman goalkeeper Jessie Schak recorded the shut out.
March 31
Returning 10 starters from last years 12-6 squad, Trinitys best record yet, the Varsity Blazers Soccer Team has high expectations for this season. The returning players provide a solid core for the Blazers and include Honorable Mention All-Conference pick Gina LaRose, All-Conference selections Lisa Conte, goalkeeper Adriana Preston and Jill Coleman and All-Conference & All-Area pick senior Eleni Nikols. Along with Coleman, LaRose and Nikols controlling the middle and creating offensive opportunities, the Blazers have several offensive weapons already demonstrated by 7 different players scoring 9 goals during the first 3 games of this season and Sophomore Sarah Elpayaa scoring 3 of the 9. Janel Brown, a speedy transfer student is a welcomed threat and senior Claire Michalak is expected to contribute significantly. Defensively, the Blazers are solid with
Preston in goal and a rotation of Conte, Denise Nelson, Deanna DiVenere, Michelle LaRose and Maggie Tansey in the back. Freshman Lynzi Misuraca is also expected to contribute immediately on both sides of the ball which is a common theme of this years team as several of the Blazers are strong in numerous positions.
Thus far, the Blazers are 2-1 with wins coming against St. Joes (2-0) and Queen of Peace (7-1) and the only loss coming at St. Ignatius (0-3). The Blazers look to improve their record this week with games against
Regina and Proviso East.
