Rollins (0-1)
at
Colorado Mines (0-0)
When:
Saturday, September 5 - 9 p.m. ET
Where:
Stermole Soccer Stadium - Golden, Colo.
Rollins looks to rebound after dropping their opener, traveling
to Colorado Mines on Saturday. Live stats and live video will be
available through links on RollinsSports.com.
ROLLINS AT A GLANCE: In Thursday's season
opener, the Tars jumped out to an early lead but surrendered two
unanswered goals the rest of the way, enventually falling to Regis,
2-1. For the game, Regis narrowly outshot the Tars, 12-11, but took
eight corners compared to Rollins' four.
Junior Tosan
Popo scored the lone goal for the Tars while Matt
Volk finished with three shots and an assist. In goal, Julian
Grundler played the full 90 minutes for Rollins, finishing with
two saves.
The Tars welcome 13 new faces in 2015 while bringing back three
All-SSC performers from a year ago: Popo (first team), Grant
Blackhurst (second team), and Brett
Durrance (honorable mention). Durrance led the team with seven
goals last season while Blackhurst was tied for second on the team
with four goals to go along with five assists.
Also returning, after attending SMU last season, is junior Mark
Biddinger. Biddinger played and started as a defender every
game as a freshman for Rollins in 2012.
In goal, Grundler returns for his sophomore season after going
6-4-3 last year with a goals against average of 1.42 and 60
saves.
The winningest coach in Rollins soccer history, Dr. Keith
Buckley is now in his 25th year at the helm of the
Tars program in 2015. His career record of 285-135-27 is the
27th best in the history of NCAA Division II men's
soccer and ranks 16th among active coaches. Buckley's
win total is the 12th most among active coaches.
COLORADO MINES AT A GLANCE: Coming off another
RMAC Tournament title last fall, Colorado School of Mines men's
soccer is aiming for the top of the conference once again in 2015.
The Orediggers (12-7-1 last year) look to capture their fourth RMAC
title in six years. Colorado Mines earned 96 total points,
including six first-place votes, to lead the RMAC preseason
poll.
Senior midfielders Richard Garvey and Joe Haines join sophomore
midfielder Nikolaus Grotz to form arguably the most potent attack
in the RMAC. Garvey and Grotz are returning NSCAA All-Region
selections.
Grotz returns after a season that saw him net nine goals and
chip in eight assists for a team-best 26 points en route to RMAC
Freshman of Year honors. He ranked first in the conference in
assists (8), fifth in points (26) and fifth in goals (9) - all
team-best totals. Grotz was also tops on the team with a .585
shots-on-goal percentage.
Garvey and Haines return with 17 and 15-points, respectively,
for which they were honored as Second-Team All-RMAC selections
during their junior campaign. Each scored six goals last season,
while Garvey was second on the team with five assists.
Frank Kohlenstein begins his 18th season as head coach of the
Colorado School of Mines men's soccer program in 2015. A six-time
RMAC Coach of the Year (2000-02, 2006, 2009-10), Kohlenstein ranks
as the all-time winningest men's soccer coach at Mines, holding an
overall record of 203-113-32 and .629 winning percentage since
1998.
NEXT UP FOR ROLLINS: Rollins will host West
Florida in their home opener on Firday, September 11 at 7 p.m.
