WINTER PARK, Fla. (September 3, 2006) ' The
Rollins men's soccer team, ranked 25th in the nation in the
preseason NCAA Division II poll, defeated University of Montevallo,
ranked 18th, with a score of 3-0 on Sunday afternoon at Barker
Family Stadium.
The win continued the Tars' undefeated start to the season and
upped their record to 4-0 overall.' Montevallo now has dropped
their second match to Sunshine Conference opponents, losing on
August 24 to third ranked Lynn University 4-1 and today to
Rollins.' The Falcons now stand at 2-2 overall.
Scoring for Rollins were Chris Cerroni (seventh this season),
Jon Gruenewald (fourth), and Juan Kusnir (second).' Cerroni,
Christopher Chafin, and Leslie Osei assisted on the three goals.'
The one goal and one assist brought Cerroni's team-leading point
total to 15 on the year.' Gruenewald and Kusnir upped their point
totals to nine and five respectively with their goals.' Osei's
assist gave him a team-leading six for the season.
The first half of play was relatively quiet.' Montevallo fired
off six shots and Rollins five, but the teams combined for only
three shots on goal in the half.' The Falcons did have plenty of
opportunities with five corner kicks in the half.' The Tars took
over the game in the second half with goals in the 64th (Cerroni),
68th (Gruenewald), and 85th (Kusnir) minutes.' Rollins out shot
Montevallo 16 to four in the second half and had eight corner kicks
compared to just two for the Falcons.
Melford James Jr. saved nine shots for Montevallo, and Frazer
Siddall had four saves for the Tars' shutout.' Jonathan Maloney led
the Falcons with six shots and two shots on goal.' Cerroni
attempted five shots, and Jacob Deloach and Kusnir attempted four
apiece.' Montevallo finished the game with 21 fouls, and Rollins
notched 16.' Each team was called for two yellow cards.
Rollins will go on its first road trip of the year when they
travel to Pensacola for a game against West Florida on September 8
(7:30 p.m.).' The men will then go to Thomasville, Ga. on September
10 for a match against Thomas University (2:30 p.m.).' The Rollins
women's team will join them for both games, playing the same
opponents on the same days.' Fans can follow the matches through
live stats and internet broadcasting by logging on to www.RollinsSports.com.
