Chicago, Ill. - The Lady Scarlet Hawks dropped a tough decision to Trinity International University, Tuesday night at Stewart Field.

The Illinois Tech women were unable to keep the second-ranked Trojans from an early goal off of a corner, but were then motivated to step up their intensity and began to take control of the game for themselves. IIT created several good opportunities and were the better team but was unable to finish, with shots going everywhere except the back of the net. Despite their forward push, TIU got in another goal with 10 minutes to play in the first half.

A tough Hawk squad came out in the second half, ready to battle physically and break the momentum of their opponents. Once again, the IIT women created many chances for themselves, but they failed to put any of them past the Trinity International keeper. Scoring ended after TIU notched their third goal in the 72nd minute after the Hawks failed to clear. The game ended in a 3-0 loss for Illinois Tech.

"Despite what people may say, we did ok tonight," said Coach Peacock. "Trinity is a strong physical team, and they started the game like a house on fire! We struggled to contain them early on but after we settled and started to pass the ball, we really took the game to them. I thought we had some really good chances but we failed to capitalize. Overall, we conceded 3 goals because we were out muscled in the box. We lost the fight for the 1st and 2nd ball and ultimately it cost us the game. Regardless, with the injury list we have right now to give TIU a game is impressive. To actually compete and out play TIU for parts of the game is fantastic. We have never done that before. We are getting better, and it is only a matter of time before the results in the big games go our way."

The Scarlet Hawks travel to Judson College on Saturday to battle for a better spot in the playoffs. The Hawks are looking for the first ever win over Judson.