WINTER PARK, Fla. (November 16, 2014) -
In what was a more dominating effort than the scoreboard
portrayed, top-seeded Rollins defeated fourth-seeded Valdosta
State, 1-0, in Saturday's NCAA South Regional Second Round
match.
The win sets a new program record for wins in a season as the
Tars improve to 17-2 on the year, advancing to the South Region
Final on November 21st and will meet Saint Leo. SLU
defeated second-seeded Barry, 2-0, on Saturday to advance to the
third round as a six-seed.
Rollins outshot the Blazers 19-3 for the game, including 13-1 in
the first half, two of which hit the cross bar.
Paxton
Sickler scored the games' lone goal, converting a penalty kick
after senior Emma
Jones was pulled down in the box in the 20th minute.
The score was the sophomore's 14th of the year, tying
her with classmate Mora
Johnson for the team high. Sickler, Johnson and Emma
Bloom each took a game high four shots.
Mary
Spring picked up her seventh shutout of the season, recording a
pair of saves in 90 minutes.
Rollins will now make their second straight trip to the NCAA
Third Round and fourth overall. The Tars are looking for their
first ever trip to the National Quarterfinal, falling in each of
the last three trips to the Third Round.
As the top-seed in the South, Rollins will host the Third Round
and Quarterfinal on Nov. 21-23. The Tars will play six-seeded Saint
Leo on Friday with the winner playing the winner of the Southeast
Region final between Columbus State and Lenoir-Rhyne, also being
played at Rollins on Nov. 21. Be sure to check RollinsSports.com
for game times. All games will be streamed live in HD on
RollinsSports.com
