DENVER, Colo. (April 16, 2010) - Senior
defender Laura Wilkin registered two
assists, the first of her career, and added four ground balls, two
draw controls, and two caused turnovers as the Rollins College Tars
defeated Regis University 18-10 on Friday afternoon in Denver,
Colo.
Rollins (8-4) bounced back after a disjointed first half that
left them in a three goal deficit at the break, but exploded in the
second period, outscoring Regis 13-2 to earn their seventh victory
over a regional opponent out of eight total regional games. With
the loss, Regis drops to an overall mark of 2-7 on the season.
Leading the charge were Marissa Giannerini and Katy
Tyszko, with four goals apiece, with each netting three in the
second half. Freshmen Erica
Pagliarulo, Sarah Ann
Showell, and Tricia
Grant fired two each past Regis goalkeeper Brittany Farniok,
while Sophie
Townsend, Tori Snow, Mallory
Surpless, and Cat Kelley rounded out the
goal count with one apiece.
Liz Connelly led the game in
assists with three, while Giannerini earned two, and Townsend and
Tyszko fed one each to complete the scoring efforts for the
Tars.
The Rangers were headed up by AriAnna McDonald, who netted a hat
trick, while Kelsi Goings and Cristina Johnson fired two apiece
between the pipes. Morgan Taylor contributed two points overall
with a goal and assist, while Erin Dybus and Jessika Carlstrom each
scored once.
Rollins dominated the game as they out-shot Regis 44-20 and
shots on goal 33-14. Thanks to a game high six ground balls from
Townsend, Wilkin's four, and four additional Tars who collected
three ground balls each, the Tars silenced the Rangers in ground
balls 31-16.
Pagliarulo kept the Tars on track with seven draw controls, with
Connelly grabbing five as Rollins won 20-of-30 total draws.
Regis fired first with a goal four minutes in, but Townsend put
the Tars up on the board 44 seconds later to knot the score at
1-1. The Rangers netted the next two, setting the Tars back 3-1
with 19:24 left in the first half. But with two quick goals from
Giannerini and Showell Rollins found themselves back on par with a
score of 3-3 and 16:22 remaining before the break.
McDonald fired next, putting Regis ahead once more, but Rollins
traded blows with two sharp goals from Surpless and Tyszko to give
the Tars their first advantage of the game with a score of 5-4.
Regis closed out the first half with four unanswered goals,
pulling ahead 8-5 at the half, but were unable to hold onto the
lead as the second half ensued. Rollins opened up the second
period with three goals in two and a half minutes, tying up the
score at 8-8. The Rangers pulled ahead to one more lead with a an
unassisted goal from Johnson, but Rollins opened up on a rampage in
the final 25 minutes of play, outscoring Regis 10-1.
The Tars return to action on Saturday, April 17, when they take
on Fort Lewis College on the campus of Regis University. Game time
is set for 6:00 p.m. (EST). Fans will be able to catch all of the
action live on the Tars Sports Network at RollinsSports.com.
