FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (October 13, 2007) ' The
Rollins men's soccer team continued its streak of overtime
dramatics in a 5-4 double overtime victory over No. 17 Nova
Southeastern at the NSU Soccer Complex on Saturday night.' The Tars
improved to 9-4-1 overall and 5-1-1 in conference play, maintaining
their lead in the Sunshine State Conference.' The 17th-ranked
Sharks dropped to 9-3-1, 3-3-1.
Junior forward Dean Powles scored in the 87th minute to tie the
game at four, and he gave the Tars the win in the 104th minute.'
Powles put in his fourth and fifth goals of the season, and Rollins
also received goals from junior Dennis Chin, junior Jon Gruenewald,
and freshman Bradley Welch.' Chin and Gruenewald extended their
team lead of seven goals apiece, and Welch's goal was his fifth of
the season.
Despite the nine total goals, the teams went scoreless through
the game's first half.' Welch opened the scoring in the 50th minute
on a header off a long ball by junior Jacob Deloach.' Gruenewald
gave Rollins a two-goal lead two minutes later off an assist by
senior James Taylor, and Chin capped off the run with a goal at the
59:05 mark.
Not to be outdone, NSU proceeded to score four unanswered goals
in a span of 18 minutes, including a hat trick on three consecutive
goals by Aly Hassan.' Tim Taylor had the go-ahead goal at the 85:20
mark on a header off a corner kick.
Powles tied the game at the 86:06 mark on a header off a serve
into the box by Deloach.' The eventual game-winner came in double
overtime at the 103:06 mark; Gruenewald took a shot from close
range, and after he and the goalkeeper fell to the ground Powles
was there to knock the rebound into the open net.
Sophomore goalkeeper Chris Cummings tallied 10 saves for
Rollins, including one on a penalty kick by the SSC's leading
scorer Romain Onteniente.' Jarod Rennick saved four shots while
allowing three goals for NSU, and he was replaced with Juan
Vizcarrondo, who saved one shot in 39 minutes.
The Sharks led the shot count 18-13, with 12 of their shots
coming in the explosive second half.' Rollins held an 8-7 corner
kick advantage.' A total of 21 fouls were called between the teams,
as well as four yellow cards and a red card to NSU's Hassan.
The Tars will return to Barker Family Stadium to host Warner
Southern in a non-conference match on Tuesday, October 16 at 7:00
p.m.' Fans can watch and listen to all the action live at the Tars
Sports Network at www.RollinsSports.tv.
