Trinity Tigers had a good season, we ended the season with four total wins this year. This year we focused on building our team chemistry, developing our skill set and becoming well rounded players. Our Tigers fought hard, prevailed through difficulty and truly gave it their all this season. As we head into our off season we will continue to build our team, get stronger and be better athletes all around . Let’s hear some words from our Head Women’s Basketball Coach Angela Richmond.
“We have a lot to celebrate, and even more to be grateful for as our 22-23′ season draws to a close. I am extremely proud of the development of the players on my team as they continue to grow in their purpose. This team dealt with a lot of adversity and they handled it with very well. We finished the season strong as we have evolved into a completely different team. We have great momentum going into the next season, as we continue to progress forward. There was growth on and off the court for our student athletes and I am extremely proud of them. I’m already excited about next year because I know these athletes will continue to put the work in over the summer to get better for next season, and the best part is they all returning.”
Thank you to everyone who supported us along the journey, to our fans, families, Trinity Washington University, and Trinity Washington University Athletics Department. The march to next season starts today, and the climb continues to get better each day as we continue to build and prepare for next season!!!
Category: Game Recap Post
Trinity Basketball January Recap
Trinity Basketball continues to compete and get better with each game. This past week Trinity competed against St. Elizabeth, Regent and Hollins. There was a great team effort in a one point lost to a well-coached St. Elizabeth University team with second year guard Taryn Yancey finishing with a game high 21 points, followed by second year guard Brenae Ford with 17-, and third-year Keisha Cooper contributing 13 points. The Trinity Tigers were able to bounce back, with a win against a competitive Regent University team led by second year guard Taryn Yancey with a game high 22 points, first year Dominique Davis with 16 points off the bench, and third year Keisha Cooper with 12 points in a great team win. This was Trinity’s first home game win of the year with a final score of 72-48! The crowd was energetic, the team was ecstatic, and this was the boost our Tigers needed to head into the next game vs Hollins with some momentum! The Tigers displayed good teamwork, played with high energy, and had fun winning a home game in front of a great supportive tiger crowd. Dominque Davis also received the “Eye of the Tiger” Award for her contribution. The “Eye of the Tiger Award,” will be presented to our players at home games based of their performance. These young ladies have set high expectations for the remaining games of the season. Trinity Tigers put up a good fight vs Hollins but came shy of 9 pts in a loss to Hollins over the weekend with the final score of 67-76.
We talked to head coach Angela Richmond after the game Tuesday and here’s what she had to say “These young ladies have been dealing with so much adversity this year that they were deserving not only to win a home game but to have fun and do it in front of our home crowd. They played together and it looked good. We matured as a team this year and hopefully everything will transfer into the next game and next season. They are getting better each game and winning at home gave them a lot of confidence to go into the next game. I’m so excited, this is just the beginning of a new culture!”
You can catch your Trinity Tigers at home this week with another 3-peat, we’d love to see you out in the stands. Let’s go Trinity Tigers!!!
Thursday February 9th vs PSU Mt Alto @6pm
Friday February 10th vs MACU @6m
Sunday February 12th vs Hollins @ 2pm
Check out NCAA Season Stats here!
Trinity Basketball Week 2 Recap
The Trinity Tigers had a three-game span over the last week and half; competing against Notre Dame of MD, Apprentice and Central Penn. On November 19th the Tigers hosted Notre Dame of MD and came out with a vengeance. After one quarter of play the Tigers were down 15-18. Notre Dame made some shifts entering the second quarter and stunned the Tigers. The Tigers could not regain the momentum and the game ended with a final score of 43-84.
The Tigers had a quick turnaround as the hosted Apprentice right before Thanksgiving break. Once again, the Tigers came out hot but could not maintain their high energy as the game progressed The Tigers continued to fight but could not come out with the win;
Last night, the Tigers played their best game of the season as they hosted Central Penn. The Tigers came out roaring, winning the first quarter 18-17. Trinity had a small dip in energy to begin the second quarter but they fought back. After halftime the game stayed close and both teams continued to trade baskets. The Tigers could not regain the lead but they fought light tigers until the last second! There was a team effort to rebound the ball today and it showed as the Tigers finished the game with 40 rebounds.
Coach Richmond shared her thoughts after the game “ Tough loss, but to watch the team compete from tip off until the last horn, made me a very proud coach! It’s the best we’ve played all season. We’ve been dealing with so much adversity this season, but the team always shows up to compete and I’m loving that! Watching my players celebrate each other let’s me know that we are going in the right direction as a program. They are having fun and clicking with each other on the court. I was very excited to see the crowd and fans in our school colors cheering us on; our administration even added halftime festivities. Last night was nothing but positive vibes!”
The Tigers finished the game with 3 players in double figures; Taryn Yancey with 18, J’kaylah Beasley with 15 and Keisha Cooper with 11. The Tigers will be back in action on Friday, December 2nd as they travel to play Mid Atlantic Christian University. Next week the Tigers will host Hollins on December 5th at 6:00 PM and Regent University on December 10th at 2:00 PM.
Trinity Basketball Week 1 Recap
Trinity Basketball just wrapped up their first week of basketball season, lets recap!
The home-opener vs PSU Fayette was a real nail biter on November 11th, the crowd was glued to their seats as the score rang back and forth for most of game.
Leading the fight, J’Kaylah Beasley scored 17 points, Taryn Yancey finished with 9 and Danet Harris finished with 8. The Tigers fought hard until the end but couldn’t get the victory, ultimately resulting in a 44-74 loss.
There were no breaks for the Tigers, the very next day they had a tough game at Valley Forge. The quick turnaround got the best of them but the Tigers used it as an opportunity to prepare for the next game. On Tuesday, The Tigers traveled to Cairn and showed up with great energy and momentum.
Keisha Cooper and Taryn Yancey led the pack this game. Cooper scored 18 points and Yancey finished with a double-double; 14 points and 10 rebounds. The Lady Tigers ended with a tough loss at 53-60 but their hard work is starting to pay off.
Coach Richmond shared her thoughts on the season thus far “We are right where we need to be as a team! We are playing our hearts out, playing together, building chemistry and having fun. The game is starting to flow for us as a team despite the adversity we overcame early this season. Each game we figure out how to get better, but most importantly figuring out each other and what’s best for the team. The future is bright for the Trinity Tigers!”
The Tigers will be back in action at home this Saturday, November 19, 2022 against Notre Dame of MD at 2:00 PM.
Basketball vs PG Community College Game
Watch the game recap here https://youtu.be/JHMjtYC8lDc
Trinity Tennis Comes Up Short Against Sweet Briar but Focuses on Positives: Game Recap & Season Preview
WASHINGTON D.C.— Trinity Washington University’s tennis team officially swung into their spring 2020 slate today at Sweet Briar College. The Tigers loss the match 0-9, but are looking at the glass half-full with this being the beginning of the season with three new players who are both freshman and new to the sport. “This match was a good experience for our tennis team; we are learning,” said Coach Thompson as he reflected over the match’s score sheet.
Sophomore, Katheryn Najarro, acted as the lone Tiger in winning at least one game over her opponent in the singles sets, 1-6. “Katheryn was barreling hard. She was the last one standing. [She was] the Tiger of the day,” said Coach Thompson.
This is only the beginning for the Trinity tennis team as they look ahead to nine more matches to round out their spring season. Following spring break, the Tigers will host Lancaster Bible College on March 16 at 3:30 PM. This will be Lancaster’s first game of the spring season coming off of only one game in the fall against Albright (W, 6-1.)
The home contest is one of the four consecutive home matches that Trinity’s tennis team will have.
With the majority of Coach Thompson’s players being either unfamiliar to college athletics or the sport of tennis, he says that his goal is to “encourage each player to work harder and improve overall performance on and off the tennis courts.” Every coach would hone in on solely winning games as their definition of success, but Coach Thompson has proven to not be “every coach.” He states that his key points for success as a team this season is first keeping “them motivated to compete and hav[ing] fun also.”
The Tigers will follow their four home-game streak up with a match at McDaniel College on March 28th at 12 PM.
On April 3 at 3 PM, they will travel to a close-by Stevenson University.
The following week, April 11, the Tigers will travel to Hollins University, which will be their second match up of the season as they will, first, host Hollins on March 20th.
The Tigers will travel to PSU Abingdon on April 13th, and conclude their season with a trip, just down the road, to Notre Dame of Maryland on April 22nd: their second and final match up of the spring season.
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Tigers Conclude Season Against Christendom College
FRONT ROYAL, VA— Fresh off the heels of a home matchup against Christendom, Trinity Washington University’s basketball team traveled to Front Royal, Va for a rematch to conclude th
e season. Trinity loss, 21-50.
Both teams shot below 30% from the field with Trinity shooting 18% and Christendom, 28%. The Crusaders outscored the Tigers in every quarter, but the third where the Tigers shot 20% and the Crusaders, 11%.
Mazia Donald led the Tigers with 10 points, 5 rebounds, and 1 block. Davia Cain chipped in 9 points and 14 rebounds and 4 blocks. Heaven Thomas added 2 points and Kiera Thomas recorded 6 rebounds, a career high.
The Tigers rallied with the Crusaders in the first four minutes of the game with Caroline Howerton scoring first for Christendom and Mazia Donald closely behind with a layup. A score of 4-6 at 6:58 was the closest lead the Crusaders had on the Tigers before stretching the run to 15-6 at the end of the first quarter. The Tigers went into the second half down 18 points, 10-28.
Cain and Donald teamed up in the second half to score 11 points to end the game, 21-50.
Davia Cain Records Fifth Double-Double; Tigers hold Crusaders under 50 in Loss.
WASHINGTON DC— On February 18, 2020 Trinity Washington University’s basketball team 
loss, 24-45 to Christendom College. With almost every player recording at least one defensive rebound, the Tigers were able to hold the Crusaders to 45 points; which marks only the second time they’ve been able to do so this season.
Davia Cain recorded her fifth double-double of the season with 16 points and 12 rebounds. She recorded 9 defensive boards for the Tigers and 3 offensive. Mazia Donald chipped in with 8 points and 7 rebounds. Heaven Thomas added 4 rebounds. Kylie Kemp, Kiera Thomas, and Esther Nyarko recorded 2 rebounds each.
Both teams recorded low field goal percentages with Trinity shooting only 18% from the field and Christendom with 32%. Not to mention, both teams were shorthanded, with Trinity missing key contributor Andrea Golii out on injury reserve, and Christendom missing a slew of players to illness.
The duo of Annie McGraw, 21 points, and Annie Heisler, 22 rebounds, ultimately led the Crusaders to their victory.
Trinity will take on the Crusaders at their house in Front Royal, VA at 7: 00 PM on February 20.
The last match up there went into OT w/ the Tigers falling 53-57. The Tigers are looking for redemption.