WINTER PARK, Fla. (October 5, 2007) ' Thanks to
goals by Dean Powles, Jon Gruenewald, and Bradley Welch, the
Rollins men's soccer team defeated Eckerd 3-1 on a rainy Friday
night at Barker Family Stadium. The Tars improved to 7-4-1 overall
and 3-1-1 in Sunshine State Conference play, while Eckerd fell to
8-5, 1-3.
Powles, moving to the forward position after starting the year
as a defender, scored the first goal of the game at the 4:09 mark.
Freshman defender Kevin Boone served the ball into the penalty area
on a free kick near midfield, and Powles was on the back post to
head it past the keeper.
Thirty minutes into the game, the teams were called off the
field due to thunderstorms in the area. Nearly an hour and a half
later, the teams returned to the field to continue play.
After coming out of halftime with a 1-0 lead, Rollins added its
second goal just 16 seconds into the second frame. Gruenewald beat
two defenders on the right side off the dribble, and he shot one
inside the far post with his left foot for his fifth goal of the
season. A penalty kick goal by Eckerd forward Luke Sheekey 43
seconds later narrowed the Tars' lead to one, but Rollins opened up
the game with a third goal in the 62nd minute. Sophomore Michael
Aronski and Powles connected on passes in the midfield before
serving it forward to Welch, and the freshman angled a shot up and
over the keeper from outside the penalty area for his fourth goal
of the year.
The Tars finished the game with a shot advantage of 18-13 and a
corner kick advantage of 6-5. Sophomore goalkeeper Chris Cummings
saved two shots and allowed just the penalty kick goal, while
Eckerd keeper Jim Lebonitte tallied two saves as well.
The Tars will go on the road for their next match, an SSC game
at Florida Southern on Wednesday, October 10 at 7:00 p.m. Fans can
listen to all the action live on the Tars Sports Network at www.RollinsSports.tv.
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