WINTER PARK, Fla. (March 20, 2009) - A trio of Tars scored four
goals apiece as the tenth-ranked Rollins women's lacrosse team
romped their way to a 19-8 victory over the Franklin Pierce
University Ravens Friday evening. Securing their second win on the
week, the Tars move to 5-2 overall, while the Ravens conclude their
spring break trip and head home with a mark of 1-2.
Sophomore sharpshooter Katy
Tyszko led the way for Rollins as she fired off four goals and
five assists in one of the best games of her collegiate career.
Tyszko matched two single-game program highs as her five assists
and nine overall points match records set in the Tars' inaugural
2008 season.
Sophomore standout Liz
Connelly was close behind Tyszko as her four goals and three
assists notched seven points against the Ravens, while junior
midfielder Marissa
Giannerini placed four goals between the pipes to give the trio
a total of 12 goals. Rounding out the goal count for Rollins was
freshman Mallory
Surpless with three, while Tori
Snow, Steph
Wiedenhofer, Ashley Martin, and Lacy
Goodwyn netted one goal each into the apiece.
The Tars sailed through the game as senior goalkeeper Lisa
Weber made 12 clutch saves and snagged an interception while
allowing only four goals per half to hold the Ravens to eight
points.
A stingy Rollins defensive unit held the Ravens to one goal on
five free –position shots, and caused 10 turnovers as Connelly
and Alyssa
Emens led the team with two apiece. Connelly's nine ground
balls and four draw controls helped the Tars gain possession in the
midfield, while Snow led both teams with five draw controls.
Rollins exploded into the game and jumped out to a six point
lead in the first seven minutes, with Tyszko assisting on four of
the six goals and Giannerini and Surpless finding success on two
tallies each. Franklin Pierce responded with two of their own from
Ashley Moirano and Brianna Nash, but the with two shots netted by
Tyszko in 14 seconds the Tars jumped out to a dominating 8-2 lead
with 13:06 left in the first half.
Giannerini went on a two-goal streak of her own after Tyszko to
pull the Tars out to an eight point lead, but Nash and Moirano cut
it down to six with two goals at 3:22 and 2:53. Despite the
Ravens' best efforts to hold Rollins back, Connelly ripped two
quick goals in the final 30 seconds of the half, including a
last-second shot from 25 yards out that snuck its way past FPU
goalkeeper Killian Bolduc at the horn to close out the first period
with a score of 12-4.
The Tars came out of the half on fire as they notched the first
three goals, pulling ahead to an 11 goal lead with 21:17 on the
clock. Franklin Pierce's Lauren Stille grabbed an unassisted goal
at 20:25 to put the score at 15-5, but with a running clock the
Tars put two more on the board to climb to a 17-5 lead with 17
minutes to go in the game.
Franklin Pierce out-scored Rollins in the final 11 minutes 3-2,
but the Tars already held an impressive lead and concluded the game
with Snow scoring on a free position shot to end the game with
Rollins holding an 11 goal advantage.
Rollins led in all areas of the game as they out-shot Franklin
Pierce 38-24, and led in ground balls 47-35, draw controls 18-10,
and caused turnovers 10-3.
The nationally ranked Rollins women's lacrosse team returns to
action on Tuesday, March 24, when they take on Southern Connecticut
State University in a 7:00 p.m. home game. Game location has been
changed from Hungerford Preparatory School to the Campus of Rollins
College where the two teams will matchup at Barker Family Stadium
and Cahall –Sandspur Field. Fans can stay up to date on all
of the news, statistics and updates on Rollins women's lacrosse, at
the Tars' home on the web at www.RollinsSports.com.
