ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. (March 20, 2010) -
Rollins saw scoring efforts from eight different players,
including hat tricks from Katy Tyszko, Marissa
Giannerini and Erica
Pagliarulo, as the Rollins women's lacrosse team downed
Pfeiffer University 17-16 in regional action on Saturday
afternoon.
Rollins (4-3) had a strong first half against the Falcons (7-2),
leading by as much as seven in the opening stanza, but had to fight
their way out of a three goal deficit in the final seven and a half
minutes of regulation to grab their fourth victory of the
season.
The Tars found themselves up 13-10 in the second half with 19:54
on the clock. But two yellow cards on the Tars within 13 seconds
of each other left Rollins down two players on the field for a
solid three minutes, allowing Pfeiffer to notch three straight
goals and knot the score at 13-13 with 14:58 remaining in the
contest.
Pfeiffer continued to take advantage as the Tars scrambled to
recollect themselves in the ensuing minutes after the penalties,
scoring three more goals to lead 16-13 with 7:42 remaining on the
clock.
But Rollins rattled off four-straight shots between the pipes,
and held the Falcons silent in the final three minutes of action to
hold onto the one goal advantage.
Joining Tyszko, Giannerini, and Pagliarulo on the scoreboard
were Liz Connelly, Mallory
Surpless, and Sophie
Townsend with two apiece. Tori Snow and Sarah Ann Showell
netted one each to close out the goal scoring, with Connelly and
Snow registering two assists, while Tyszko earned one assist of her
own.
Snow led the Tars in draw controls with five, and was closely
followed by Giannerini and Connelly who each grabbed four, as the
Tars dominated the draw 21-12. Pfeiffer led the ground ball count
by a slim 28-26 margin, but were a perfect 6-for-6 on free position
attempts compared to Rollins' 3-for-7 mark.
The Falcons were led by Allie Gamble with a game high seven
goals on the afternoon. Jessica Kennedy, Liz Melesh, and Shannon
Bonnel notched two each, while Heidi Karaszkiewicz, Alex Cook, and
Amanda Smith scored one.
The Falcons saw a big game from goalie Caitlin Ryan, who set
aside 14 shots on the day, including nine saves on the first half.
Ryan faced 38 shots from the Tars, 31 of which were on cage.
Rollins jumped to an early 4-0 lead with 23:28 remaining before
the break, but saw their advantage cut in half with two Pfeiffer
goals, both assisted by Tory Binder, to pull to within two with
13:09 on the clock.
The Tars hit their first half stride, scoring five goals from
five different players in just two and a half minutes, sprinting
out to a seven goal lead with 7:16 to go before the break. But PU
answered right back with four straight tallies of their own to
close the gap to three with a score of 9-6 and 2:55 to go.
Showell netted a goal off of a Connelly feed just 12 seconds
later to pull Rollins ahead 10-6, but two straight crease rolls
from Allie Gamble pulled the Falcons to within two as the teams
entered into the half with a score of 10-8.
Tyszko ignited the Tars at the start of the second half, scoring
an unassisted goal 46 seconds in. The two south region foes
battled back and forth over the ensuing eight minutes, as each team
scored two apiece to set the score at 13-10 with 19:54 on the
clock.
Rollins was handed two quick yellow cards two minutes later,
allowing Pfeiffer to rattle off their six goal run over the
following 10 minutes of play to pull ahead to a 16-13 lead with
7:42 to go.
But the Tars were not about to back down, netting the final four
goals of the contest, including two from Tyszko, to secure the
victory.
Rollins closes out the home portion of their season against the
Falcons today, and looks to the latter half of their 2010 campaign
on the road. The Tars travel to North Carolina for their next
contest, when they take on Queens University of Charlotte in a 6
p.m. match up in Charlotte, N.C. Fans will be able to catch all of
the action live on the Tars Sports Network at
RollinsSports.com.
