No. 3 Tars Host No. 6 FSC in Regular Season Finale

Rollins (13-1, 3-0 SSC)

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Florida Southern (13-3, 3-0 SSC)

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WHEN: Thursday | April 21 | 7:00 p.m.

WHERE: Barker Family Stadium | Cahall-Sandspur Field | Winter Park, Fla.

NOTES: The third-ranked Rollins women's lacrosse team enters into their final game of their regular season with a record of 13-1, and 3-0 in Sunshine State Conference action. However, their matchup on Thursday evening will be no cake walk as the Tars are set to host No. 6 Florida Southern, who boast a record of 13-3 and 3-0 in SSC play. Despite national rankings, the Mocs most recently checked in at No. 1 on the first NCAA Regional Poll of the season on April 20, while the Tars earned a nod at No. 2. The team to claim the win on Thursday evening will earn the title as the 2016 SSC Regular Season Conference Champions. Fans who are unable to attend the game to support the Tars in person will be able to follow all of the action live on the Geico Tars Sports Network on RollinsSports.com.

ROLLINS AT A GLANCE: Entering into their last game of the regular season, the third-ranked Rollins women's lacrosse team find themselves facing one of their toughest opponents yet this season as they welcome No. 6 Florida Southern to Barker Family Stadium and Cahall-Sandspur Field on Thursday evening.

Thursday's clash holds not only national, but regional as well as conference implications for the Tars, who checked in at No. 3 on the latest IWLCA DII Poll this past week. While the Tars earned the nod at third, Florida Southern came in at No. 6 in the national rankings this week. However, in the first NCAA Regional Rankings of the season, released Wednesday, Florida Southern checked in at No. 1, while the Tars earned the second slot. With both teams entering into Thursday night's SSC showdown with strong overall records, as well as with the SSC Regular Season Championship on the line, it's anybody's game as both teams are primed and ready to earn the victory.

In their most recent contest, the Tars picked up their third SSC victory of the season as they defeated the Florida Tech Panthers by a score of 14-10. The win advanced the Tars to a 13-1 overall mark, as well kept them undefeated in SSC play with a record of 3-0.

Tyler Thomas led the team in goals with a hat trick on the night, while Kallie German led the team in assists and points with two goals and two assists for a total of four points on the evening. Paige Brock and Kris Coppolino each scored three points apiece, with each netting two goals and adding an assist.

On the season, Ty Thomas leads the way with 38 goals and four assists for a total of 42 points. Not far behind is German, who has recorded 34 goals and nine assists for a team high of 43 points. Coppolino has earned 26 goals and seven assists on the year for 33 points. Paige Brock is leading the team with 11 assists and has 14 goals for a total of 25 points on the season.

German is also leading the Tars in ground ball with 24, followed by goalie Malorie Olin with 23. Defensively, Lindsay Van Beck has caused a team high of 16 turnovers, followed by German, Coppolino, and Brenna Heaney with nine apiece. In goal, Olin has faced 215 shots, making 98 saves for a save percentage of .576 in 14 games. The sophomore has allowed only 72 goals this season, averaging just 5.50 per game, and currently ranks third in Division II in goals against average.

Dennis Short is in his ninth season at the helm of the Tars women's lacrosse program. He has posted a 53-17 record over the last four seasons, including a pair of trips to the NCAA National Semifinals. He is assisted by Tom Kienle, Mike Tobin, as well as former Tars standouts Chelsea Pinneke and Alley Rhinehart.

FLORIDA SOUTHERN AT A GLANCE: Florida Southern enters into Thursday's matchup with an overall record of a 13-3, and 3-0 in SSC. The Mocs, who have appeared on the IWLCA Division II Top 20 since the beginning of the season, checked in at sixth this week.

Last time out on the game field, the Mocs defeated SSC opponent Saint Leo by a score of 15-2 on Tuesday, April 19 at Bryant Stadium.

Leading the Mocs in goals so far this season is junior Kendall Kerge, who has 36 goals and two assists for a total of 48 points. Meghan O'Brien leads the team in assists with 27 and has 22 goals on the season for a total of 49 points. Not far behind is Emily Santoli with 22 assists and 28 goals for a team high of 50 points.

Gabby Barowski leads the team in ground balls with 44, with Santoli not far behind with 39. Defensively, Rachel Griffith holds on team best 26 caused turnovers, while Parrisa Sakinejad has 25.

Taylor Gillis and Paige Brodbeck have shared playing time in the cage this season. Gillis has seen a total of 623 minutes between the pipes for the Mocs, making 64 saves, and holds a goals-against-average of 6.26 per game. Brodbeck has seen a total of 339 minutes between the pipes, making 36 saves, and holds a goals-against-average of 7.95 per game.

Kara Reber enters into her fifth season as the head coach of the women's lacrosse program at Florida Southern. Reber holds a record of 58-14 in her four seasons as head coach of the Moccasins. She led Florida Southern to a successful inaugural season in the Sunshine State Conference in 2014-15 season that saw the Moccasins post a 4-0 record in SSC regular season action. She is assisted by Lauren Bennett and Marissa Higgins.

SERIES: Rollins is 4-2 all-time against Florida Southern. The last time out Rollins defeated the Mocs by a score of 12-10 in overtime to claim the inaugural Sunshine State Conference Tournament Championship.

Rollins vs Florida Southern (4-2)

NEXT UP FOR ROLLINS: No matter the outcome of Thursday evening's showdown, the Tars will return to action in the Sunshine State Conference Tournament. The semifinal round is scheduled for Friday, April 29, while the Finals will take place on Sunday, May 1. For the latest updates on the Rollins women's lacrosse post-season action, fans can visit RollinsSports.com.

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