Trinity Tennis is Alive & Exciting!

The Trinity Tennis team traveled across Michigan Ave to take on Catholic University for their first match of the fall tennis season. Trinity Tennis is alive and exciting, we are learning to have fun and enjoy competition” said Head Coach Enoch Thompson.

With a mix of new players and returners, the doubles were a challenge but there were definite bright spots in the singles matches. First-year Cuaresma Gillard fought hard in her college debut, scoring two points in the first set and four in the second, but could not secure the win. Coach Thompson said “Cuaresma played an outstanding and very competitive match, she learns quickly and I am happy she is a Tiger”.

Returner Guyberlie Cinada, also had a great showing to start the fall season. Coach Thompson praised her heroic efforts and applauded a job well done by the entire team yesterday despite the loss. The Tigers will be back in action on Saturday as they travel to Pennsylvania to play new opponent Juniata for a noon match.

Trinity Volleyball is Focused on Consistent Improvement

Trinity Volleyball continued their season-opening stretch of road games taking on Penn State Hazleton on Thursday night.  While both teams were filled with first-year student-athletes,  the home team had an advantage with the crowd on their side. The Tigers improved from their first contest but were unable to secure the win. “The team played so much better,” Head Coach Lakia Meriwether said. “The goal is keep improving every day and every game.”

The Tigers will be back in action tomorrow as they travel to St. Mary’s College of Maryland for a tri-match, game times are 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM.

Trinity Soccer Continues Hot Start with 4-2 Road Win over Hollins

Trinity soccer continued their hot start to the season with a 4-2 road win over Hollins on Friday afternoon. 

“Tough overall for us today, losing our freshman striker Lauryn Mays four minutes into the game with a season ending injury. We are all wishing Lauryn a speedy recovery,” Head Coach Alex Ughiovhe said. “I’m proud of how the ladies rallied together to fight through the emotional toughness of losing a teammate. Two wins in a row is great way to start the season but we have a long way to go.”

 Hollins controlled most of the action to start the game. Around the 22 minute mark Brittney Smith put a halt to that, scoring the first of her three goals for the game. Hollins fought back and started to gain momentum as time winded down in the first half. With five minutes left in the half, the Tigers scored a pair of goals (Madeline Kopka, Brittney Smith ) to take a 3-0 lead into the break. 

Hollins came out with intention in the second half scoring two goals within the first four minutes. The score was 3-2 for the majority of the second half. Brittney Smith sealed the deal for the Tigers with her third goal of the day, resulting in a 4-2 final score. 

The Trinity soccer team will be back in action on Wednesday, September 14th as they host local opponent Gallaudet at 4:30 PM.

Tigers show grit and positivity in season opening loss

Trinity Volleyball traveled to take on a consistent local competitor, Washington Adventist. The Tigers fought hard but were unable to taste victory. Despite the loss, Head Coach Lakia Meriwether was very positive as she spoke about the team and their efforts after the match. “As a new team, we have to work on building trust in each other. I was very impressed with the grit and positivity of Joselin Soriano-Herrera and Danet Harris. The goal is for the entire team to display that same tenacity when things get tough. Once the team starts to gel together, the possibilities are endless.”

Trinity Volleyball returns to action on Thursday, September 8th as they travel to Penn State Hazleton.

Victory is Sweet!

Trinity President, Pat McGuire, enthusiastically tweeted as the Tigers took on Sweet Briar in their home opener yesterday. The Tigers were in attack mode on the offensive end taking several shots throughout the first half. Brittney Smith, scored with 30 minutes left in the half, giving the Tigers a 1-0 lead. Sweet Briar quickly responded with a goal of their own tying the game 1-1.

First-year student-athlete Madeline Kopka scored an unassisted goal minutes later to send Trinity into the break with a 2-1 lead. The Tigers gathered themselves at halftime and came out with the same energy in the second half. Minutes into the second half junior Karol Barahona-Bonilla scored an unassisted goal to give Trinity a 3-1 lead. Trinity’s defense held off the Vixens for the rest of the half.

Head coach Alex Ughiovhe shared his thoughts after the game, “Today was a great team victory and I’m very proud of the girls. It was a hard-fought game but we should have capitalized on the chances we created in the first half. We’ll enjoy this victory and the weekend, then we’ll get back to work on Monday.”

The Tigers return to action on Wednesday, September 7th as they take on Notre Dame of Maryland at 4:00 PM.

Trinity Athletics Promotes and Hires to Complete Senior Staff Team

 

Christa Burgess was promoted from Athletic Coordinator to Assistant Athletic Director. Christa was the main point of contact for Trinity Athletics during the Fall 2021 semester and played a major role in the day-to-day operations. In her new role, Christa will add a Strength and Conditioning component that will be extremely beneficial for our student-athletes. She will start with spring conditioning and weight training for our tennis and softball teams. We are excited to see how these new aspects have a positive impact on our student-athletes.

After the long wait, we hired Nicole Schrader as our Head Athletic Trainer and we are very excited to have her on board. We are looking forward to Nicole’s expertise and her experience with modern practices in Athletic Training. Nicole will be extremely beneficial as we continue to adapt to life after the pandemic. She has experience facilitating COVID testing and has implemented tools and techniques to focus on the mental health of student-athletes.

Please join me as we recognize the newest members of the Trinity Athletics Senior Staff Team! Their contact information is below:

 

Christa Burgess, Assistant Athletic Director/Strength and Conditioning Coach

burgesschr@trinitydc.edu 

(202) 884- 9086

 

Nicole Schrader, Certified Head Athletic Trainer

schradern@trinitydc.edu

(202) 884-9087