WINTER PARK, Fla. (February 15, 2008) - The
Rollins College men's lacrosse team earned their first ever win in
Friday afternoon's home game against the Savannah College of Art
and Design. The Tars fought their way to a 13-6 victory over the
Bees, bumping their record to 1-1, and dropping SCAD to a record of
2-2.
Leading the way for the Tars was sophomore attackman Charlie
Shelly with four goals. Midfielder Chris Gorman was right on
Shelly's heels toting up another three goals for the team, while
junior Drew Bernstein and freshman Peter Harvey each tallied
two.
Rounding out the goal count for the Tars were juniors Andy Katz
and Henry Cadwalader with one goal apiece, and denying the SCAD
offense in the cage were freshmen Zach Cole with 14 saves, and Doug
O'Brien adding one.
The Tars got off to a slow start and were down 2-0 at the end of
the first quarter. Another SCAD goal in the second would leave
Rollins trailing by three, but the team pulled together to post two
goals, and at the halftime break the score was 4-2 with SCAD
holding the lead.
The Bees would pull ahead by three as the third quarter kicked
off, but Rollins transformed into a well-oiled machine throughout
the remainder of the period. In the last three and a half minutes
the Tars posted four goals to pull them ahead by one as they
entered into the final quarter.
The Bees were never able to recover from the Tars third quarter
scoring streak, posting their only fourth quarter goal in the first
few minutes, and falling progressively behind as the clock counted
down. The Rollins offense was on fire as they dominated the fourth
quarter goal count 7-1, and the defense capitalized on SCAD
turnovers to keep the ball from staying in their zone.
The Tars will be back in action on their home turf at Showalter
Field in Winter Park, Florida on February 19 against Elmira
College. Faceoff is slated for 3:30 p.m. Fans can catch all the
action live on the Citizens Bank of Florida Tars Sports Network at
RollinsSports.tv.
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