LAKELAND, Fla. (October 10, 2007) ' Scoring goals in the first thirty seconds and the last thirty seconds, the Rollins men's soccer team defeated Florida Southern 3-2 in double overtime at Barnett Field on Wednesday night.' The Tars improved to 8-4-1 overall and 4-1-1 in Sunshine State Conference play, while the Moccasins fell to 5-6, 2-4.

Junior forward Dean Powles opened the game with a goal 27 seconds into the game, giving Rollins a 1-0 lead in the game's first minute.' Florida Southern evened the score at one at the 10:05 mark off a goal by Garrett Gaa, and the Moccasins took the lead four minutes into the second half on a goal by Patrik Dandanell.' The Tars came back to tie the game at two in the 79th minute with Powles' second goal off an assist by senior defender James Taylor, and junior midfielder Jon Gruenewald scored the game-winner, his sixth goal of the season, on a free kick with 13 seconds left in the second overtime period.

Sophomore goalkeeper Chris Cummings saved two shots for the Tars, while Johan Jonsson stopped nine shots in goal for Florida Southern.' Rollins led the shot count 19-13, and the Tars finished with 14 shots on goal.' Each squad was awarded nine corner kicks.

The Tars will go back onto the road for another SSC match, this time at Nova Southeastern on Saturday, October 13 at 6:00 p.m.' Fans can listen to all the action live at the Tars Sports Network at www.RollinsSports.tv.