Spartanburg, S.C. (April 26, 2009) - Freshman
midfielder Bizzie
Durell led a total of eight Tars in scoring on the way to a
25-3 romp over the Valkyries of Converse College on Sunday
afternoon in Spartanburg, S.C. The win closes out the Rollins
women's lacrosse team's regular season with an overall mark of
12-3, while Converse drops to 3-13 in their inaugural season.
Durell led both teams with eight points as she netted seven
goals and notched an assist for a career high to close out the
regular season. Behind Durell, sophomore standout Katie Tyszko
scored five goals and assisted on two more for seven points
overall, while junior midfielder Marissa
Giannerini fired five goals between the pipes and found an
assist on one more for six points on the day.
Freshman fireball Tori
Snow scored three goals while assisting on two, and sophomore
Lacy
Goodwyn netted three and helped the offense with an assist of
her own while fellow sophomore Liz
Connelly tabbed three points with one goal and two assists.
Rounding-out the day on the scoreboard were freshman duo Mallory
Surpless and Cat
Kelley with one goal apiece to help the Tars to their
record-setting win as it marks the highest scoring game in Rollins'
short program history.
The Valkyries saw scoring efforts from Betsy Ruppert, Lisa Ryan,
and Ashley Day as they each found the back of the net once.
Converse goalie Ashley Mercuri had a solid day in cage as she made
12 saves as the Tars fired-off 42 shots throughout the contest.
Rollins sprinted out to a seven goal lead in the first nine
minutes of play before Converse was able to put a goal on the
scoreboard. The Tars continued to dictate the pace of the game as
they went on to outscore the Valkyries 8-0 in the remaining 20
minutes of first half play.
With a score of 15-1 entering into the second half, Rollins kept
up the intensity as they out-scored Converse 10-2 throughout the
final 30 minutes. The Tars silenced the Valkyries in all areas of
the field as they dominated in the shot count 42-to-3, led in
ground balls 23-to-10, won 15-of-27 draw controls, found success on
93 percent of their clears, and caused 11 turnovers.
Freshman defender had a fantastic day as she led the game with
four ground balls, and was one of four Tars with two caused
turnovers on the day.
After closing out their inaugural season in 2008 with a record
of 3-9, the Tars' regular season sophomore campaign comes to a
close after an impressive turnaround as the Tars swapped places
with an overall mark of 12-3.
Currently ranked within the top five in South Region action with
a mark of 8-1 against regional opponents, the Tars now wait to see
if they will get the go-ahead nod to play in the 2009 NCAA Division
II Women's Lacrosse tournament, with the first round to be held on
May 9 at a location to be determined. For the latest news and
updates on Rollins women's lacrosse, check out the Tars' home on
the web at www.RollinsSports.com.
