Trojans Roll to Fifth Win of Season

UPLAND, Ind. – Taylor improved to 5-0 against unranked teams this season with a comfortable, 12-4, win over Concordia-Illinois (1-3) on Saturday.

The Trojans took the lead for good with four-straight goals for a 6-2 lead and closed the game with a 4-0 stretch over the final nine minutes to pull away for the 12-4 victory.

TU controlled the contest from the start, with Jordan Taylor winning 16 faceoffs to set up the Taylor attack. The Trojans fired off 59 shots, with 36 going on target and piled up 65 ground balls while benefitting from 27 Cougar turnovers.

Chad Nelson dominated the ground game, picking up a Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference and Taylor single-game record of 23 ground balls, with Aidan Craig expanding his NAIA-leading assist total with eight helpers in the contest.

Emmit Wintek continued his goal-scoring ways with four more tallies, while Carter Prieditis netted three and Teegan Heiniger scored twice.

As has been the case throughout TU's first seven games, the Trojans had their way during the fourth quarter, posting a 5-1 scoring advantage over the final 15 minutes to put the game away. Taylor fired off 19 shots in the quarter, collected 19 ground balls and won six faceoffs in the final period.

Taylor (5-2) is poised to return to action on Friday, March 19, with a 3:00 pm start at No. 7 Madonna (0-2). The contest will be the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference opener for both squads.