Discipline Leads to 7-5 Rollins Win over Mavericks

Rollins (6-3)

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5

Colorado Mesa (2-4)

Box Score

WINTER PARK, Fla. (March 19, 2016) - An all-around disciplined team effort saw the Rollins men's lacrosse team earn a 7-5 come-from-behind victory over the Colorado Mesa University Mavericks on a rainy Saturday afternoon at Barker Family Stadium and Cahall-Sandspur Field.

The win advances the Tars to a record of 6-3, while the Mavericks drop to 2-4 on the season.

The Tars found themselves trailing by one, 4-3 entering into the third quarter, but disciplined efforts on both sides of the field saw Rollins come from behind in the final quarter to outscore Colorado Mesa 4-1 in order to secure the win.

Jack Vonarb led the team in goals, netting a game high four on the afternoon. Morgan Baker scored two goals and one assist for three points on the day, while Carson Buell found the back of the net once and assisted on one goal for a two point game.

On the faceoff, Alex Petsos won 10-of 15 faceoff attempts, earning a game high eight ground balls.

In goal for Rollins, Jake Hogan made 11 saves in a full 60 minutes between the pipes. The sophomore faced a total of 32 shots and 16 shots on goal from Colorado Mesa, holding the Mavericks to just one goal in the final three quarters to help the Tars earn the regional victory.

The Mavericks were led in scoring by Jake Douglas, who scored two goals on the afternoon. Calen Ketcham, Aaron Eggiman, and Reece Callies scored one goal apiece, while Connor Morgan earned two assists, and David Solomon tallied one assist.

It was a chess math from the start as both teams played out disciplined attacks while each defense was patient and persistent. Colorado Mesa was the first on the scoreboard as Callies put a ball in the back of the net off of an assist by Morgan with 3:57 on the clock in the first quarter, opening the scoring action for the day. Rollins answered back less than a minute later as Vonarb placed a ball between the pipes off of an assist by Baker with 2:30 to go in the period, but a late goal by Douglas with two ticks on the clock gave the Mavericks a 2-1 lead at the end of the first quarter.

Vonarb evened the game at 2-2 with a goal off of an assist by Buell with 12:06 to go before the half, but the Mavericks pulled ahead on an unassisted goal by Douglas at the 5:08 mark to close out the scoring in the second quarter with Colorado Mesa leading 3-2 at the half.

The Mavericks extended their lead to two in the third quarter thanks to a goal by Ketcham with 6:09 remaining in the quarter, but the Tars pulled back to within one thanks to an unassisted goal by Baker with 5:37 on the clock to set the score at 4-3 in favor of CMU entering into the final period.

Buell evened the game early in the fourth quarter, scoring on an unassisted goal with 13:29 left in the game to even the scoreboard at 4-4. The Tars used discipline to their advantage throughout the remainder of the quarter, and netted two more goals to pull ahead 6-4 with 2:42 to play. Colorado Mesa's Morgan connected a pass to Eggiman for a goal with just 35 seconds left in the game, pulling to within one, 6-5.

Rollins won the ensuing faceoff and called a quick timeout. When play resumed, the Tars found themselves with an open goal as the Mavericks pulled the goalie onto the field for complete man-to-man coverage. Vonarb was able to capitalize on the open goal just seconds later, scoring on an open net with 21 ticks on the clock, and Rollins pulled ahead to a two goal lead, 7-5. Despite Colorado Mesa's best efforts off of the faceoff, Rollins was able to secure the victory.

The Tars led the game in shots 38-32, as well as shots on goal, 18-16. Rollins also held the edge in ground balls, 17-13, as well as controlled possession on the faceoff, winning 10-of-16. Rollins was successful on 11-of-13 clear attempts, while the Mavericks completed 15-of-17 clears.

Rollins opens up Sunshine State Conference play when they travel to take on Saint Leo University on Saturday, March 26. Game time is set for 7 p.m. Fans who are unable to make it to the game will be able to follow all of the action live through links to live coverage on RollinsSports.com.

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