No. 1 Rollins Upset in Home Opener

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WINTER PARK, Fla. (September 11, 2015) - The pressure of playing as the nation's No. 1 for the first time in the program's history proved to be too much for the Tars on Friday, as they were upset by in-state rival West Florida, 5-1.

The Argonauts controlled much of the game, outshooting Rollins, 20-4, and took eight corners compared to the Tars' three.

Paxton Sickler accounted for the lone Rollins score on the afternoon and took a team high two shots.

For the Argos, Kaley Ward recorded a hat trick with Amber Pennybaker and Audrey Johnson adding a goal each.

In goal, Mary Spring suffered the loss, making a season high nine saves in just under 84 minutes in goal while Ana Chumik finished with a pair of saves in 90 minutes.

West Florida jumped out to an early lead as Ward was able to deflect a free kick past Spring just 10 minutes into the game. The score was the first allowed this season for Spring.

The UWF lead was short lived, however, as Sickler answered less than a minute later. The junior ripped a free kick from 35 years out that deflected off the left post and into the back of the net for her first goal of the year.

Ward would put the Argos back up a score later in the half, hammering home a loose ball in the box when the ball trickled away from Spring after making a save on a long shot from the right side of the box.

After the half, it was all Argonauts. First, Pennybaker put home her own rebound in the 78^th minute before Ward picked up her third on a PK after Spring was with a red card in the 83^rd minute.

With the Tars forced to play a man down the rest of the way, Johnson added a fifth for UWF with just over six minutes left to play to seal the upset victory.

Rollins will be back in action on Sunday, September 13^th, hosting No. 3 Columbus State at 11 a.m. Fans that can't make it to the game can watch all the action live in HD on the Gieco Tars Sports Network on RollinsSports.com