LOCK HAVEN, Pa. (May 9, 2015) -
No. 7 Rollins traveled to No. 1 Lock Haven for the NCAA
Quarterfinal on Saturday afternoon but the Bald Eagles proved to be
too much, as the Tars fell, 12-3. With the loss, Rollins drops to
0-4 this season when failing to score in double digits.
Rollins' season ends with an overall record of 13-5 while Lock
Haven improves to 19-0 and will advance to the NCAA National
Semifinals in Salem, Va.
Tyler
Thomas led the Tars, accounting for all three Tars goals while
Kristina
Coppolino and Chelsea
Pinneke each recorded assists. Pinneke also added a pair of
draw controls in her final career game, setting a new Rollins
single season record with 60.
Jessica Pandolf led LHU with four goals on eight shots while
Rachel Ward finished with three scores and three ground balls. Jill
Murray added two goals and a game high three assists for five
points with three others scoring a goal each for the Bald
Eagles.
In goal, freshman Malorie
Olin finished with eight saves for the Tars in 60 minutes while
Chrissy Baffuto made seven saves, also playing the full game for
LHU.
Rollins opened the scoring just over four and a half into the
game when Coppolino found Ty. Thomas after a free position attempt
with 25:28 on the clock.
The Tars would hold the 1-0 lead for over 11 minutes before LHU
finally found the back of the net for the first time, the first of
five straight goals over the next six-plus minutes to take a 5-1
lead with 7:58 left in the half.
The Bald Eagles would add two more before the half, taking a 7-1
lead into intermission.
LHU continued the pressure out of the break, pushing their lead
to 8-1 at the 24:19 mark.
Ty. Thomas would eventually end the Lock Haven scoring streak
with 22 minutes left in the game, taking the pass from Pinneke and
slipped it past Baffuto for her second goal of the day and
70th of the season.
The Bald Eagles then answered with four more, extending their
lead to 12-2 with just over six minutes left to play.
With just over two minutes left, Ty. Thomas finished off her hat
trick with an unassisted score.
Both teams had chances over the final minutes of the game but
failed to convert, as the game ended in a final of 12-3.
