WINTER PARK, Fla. (February 23, 2014) - Rollins
started strong on Sunday afternoon but ultimately, No. 5 Limestone
was too much as the Tars suffered their first loss of the season,
falling to the Saints by a final of 17-8.
Rollins falls to 2-1 with fifth-ranked Limestone improving to
4-0.
Freshman Carson
Buell led the Tars with two goals while Jack
Vonarb finished with a goal and two assists. Five others also
recorded a goal in the contest including Joshua
Jenks and Andrew
Matthews who scored their first as Tars.
Vinny Ricci led the Saints with four scores and Joshua Jackson
added three. Attacker Todd Nakasuji finished with two goals and
four assists.
In goal. Andrew
Sheerin was credited with his first loss of the year,
collecting eight saves in just over 51 minutes. Freshman Thomas
Troiano played the final eight and a half minutes, allowing
four goals and picked up a save.
The first quarter on Sunday was all Rollins, jumping out to a
3-1 advantage. Buell struck first and after a Saint goal tied it at
1-1, Buell scored again followed by A.J.
Gogan score to give the Tars the two-goal lead.
Unfortunately, it was all Saints after that, as they came back
with nine answered goals over the next quarter and a half to take a
10-3 with 2:40 left in the third.
Rollins battled to the end of the quarter, Vonarb found the net
with 40 seconds left in the period, and into the fourth, scoring
four more times in the final quarter, but Limestone answered with
seven of their own to stay undefeated, ending in a final of
17-8.
The Tars will be back in action on Saturday, March
1st when they travel to Lakeland, Fla. to open SSC play
at Florida Southern. Fans that can't make it to the game can follow
live stats at RollinsSports.com
