WINTER PARK, Fla. (September 30, 2009) -
Rollins, after another undefeated week, moved up one spot to
No.14 in the latest NSCAA Division II National Poll. The Tars came
away with a closely contested conference match against Saint Leo
last Saturday evening, 3-2, in their only action of the week.
Rollins will head to Florida Tech to take on the Panthers before
hosting the Eckerd Tritons Saturday afternoon as they get into the
heart of the Sunshine State Conference schedule.
The Tars look for momentum gained in the non-conference schedule to
carry them through the tough upcoming conference season as the SSC
holds three spots in the national poll. Lynn is the top ranked
school in the nation and Tampa checks in at fourth. Both teams will
travel to Winter Park to take on the Tars at Cahall-Sandspur Field
as the season winds through the final month. Also, the Tars
maintain their No.3 spot in the regional rankings behind Lynn and
Tampa.
Rollins is in Melbourne Wednesday for a rare, weekday matinee
against Florida Tech. The last time the two teams met was in Winter
Park, where there Tars dominated the Panthers 4-0 on October 1 of
last year. Nick Sowers scored the
winning goal as he shot a rocket to the upper corner of the goal.
Bradley Welch, Jacob
Deloach and Stephen Wright also tallied
goals in the game.
Rollins is one of six schools to have a men's and women's team in
the national rankings with Metro State, Seattle Pacific, Midwestern
State, Fort Lewis and Cal State Los Angeles also holding that
distinction.
Fans can catch all Rollins soccer action live on the Tars Sports
Network at RollinsSports.com.
