SALISBURY, N.C. (February, 20 2012)- The
eighth-ranked Rollins women's lacrosse team ended its first road
trip of the year with a victory over first-year program Catawba,
22-2. Rollins improves to 2-0 on the season before a huge match-up
with third-ranked Limestone next weekend.
Rollins used another balanced offensive performance with 10
different players tallying a goal and six tallying multi-goal
efforts. Tori Snow led all Tars with four goals, followed Anna
Townsend, Kelly Thayer and Sarah Ann Showell with three goals
apiece.
Rollins broke out of the gates in the first half with five
unanswered goals and turned in a tough defensive performance in
treacherous conditions. The Indians did not register a goal until
the eight minute mark when Ebony Mills collected the first goal in
program history.
Rollins would answer with another goal after the Mills score,
but she stormed down the field to collect her second tally of the
afternoon. This would be all the scoring the Indians could muster
against the lock-down defense of the Tars.
The second half proved to be a bit more difficult for both teams
as the cold temperatures and the increasing amounts of
precipitation proved to hamper the flow of the game. The Tars
outscored the Indians 6-0 to increase the lead to 20.
Rollins used a trio of goalies to thwart the Indians offense,
collecting three saves on the afternoon. The defense stepped up and
forced 24 turnovers and limited the time the Indians spent in the
attacking end.
The Tars offense has been firing on all cylinders early in the
season as Rollins has scored a combined 53 goals, while allowing 15
goals to their opponents.
Rollins will enter the next weekend's challenge against No.3
Limestone with momentum and confidence. The Tars ended last season
with a convincing win over the Saints, 9-3.
The Tars will travel to Gaffney on February 25 to face the
Saints. Fans can tune into RollinsSports.com for all the latest
news and information Rollins athletics.
