WINTER PARK, Fla. (August 25, 2006) ' After a
dramatic 2-1 double overtime win over eighth ranked Clayton State
in the season opener the night before, the Rollins men's soccer
team enjoyed a more relaxed contest on Friday night at Barker
Family Stadium when they defeated the visiting Briar Cliff Chargers
11-1.
The win brought Rollins' record up to 2-0 overall, and the loss
dropped Briar Cliff down to 0-2 on the young season.
The Tars scored early and often, jumping out to a 6-0 lead after
just 30 minutes of play.' Defender Jacob Deloach was first to
score, driving a low shot into the net at the 4:46 mark.' Freshman
midfielder Michael Aronski then netted the next two in the 17th and
18th minutes.' Forward Chris Cerroni scored his third of the season
in the 24th minute, and forward Dennis Chin rounded out the first
half scoring with goals at the 29:33 and 30:43 marks.' Chin had an
open net chance for a first half hat trick, but he teased it just
right of the goal to the shock of the crowd.
The second half scoring started with Ian Kukulka at the 48:12
mark when he headed in a cross.' Stokes Smith was next on the board
with a breakaway goal in the 52nd minute, and James Taylor followed
him just one minute later to up the lead to 9-0.' Kukulka scored
his second of the game in the 77th minute, and Jon Gruenewald
finished up the scoring for Rollins in the 80th minute.' Joe Florke
was the lone Charger to make it into the net, as he chipped one
over Tars goalkeeper Dana Singer's head at the 85:05 mark.
Aronski, Gruenewald, and Kukulka all assisted on one goal
apiece, Thomas Makin tallied two, and Leslie Osei totaled an
amazing three assists.
The Tars dominated all aspects of the game.' They out shot the
Chargers 32-6, and they had 11 corner kicks compared to just three
for Briar Cliff.' Chargers goalkeeper Buddy Goodenkauf saved seven
shots, and Frazer Siddall saved the lone shot on goal from Briar
Cliff besides their goal in the final minutes.
Cerroni's score gave him 33 in his career and tied him for
seventh place in Rollins school history with current Head Coach
Keith Buckley.
The Tars will continue non-conference play with another home
match on September 1 when they host Alabama-Huntsville at 7:30
p.m.' The women's team will also face Alabama-Huntsville that
night, and that game will kick off at 5:00 p.m.
