Published Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at 5:12 PM
Trinity Christian Topples California Baptist, 1-0
Allison Doyle
Fans didn’t have to wait long to see a goal as Trinity Christian freshman Allison Doyle scored less than two minutes into the contest, giving the Trolls a quick 1-0 lead. They would carry that lead into the half.
Neither team was able to score a goal in the second half. Trinity Christian, making their first ever appearance in the National Championships, became the first lower seed in this year’s tournament to defeat a higher seed.
Trinity Christian improves to 22-1 on the year while Cal Baptist ends the season at 16-5-1.
The Trolls advance to the Quarterfinals and will play the winner of No. 15 William Carey (Miss.) and host school Embry-Riddle at 7 p.m. (EST) on Wednesday, Dec. 3.