MATCH-UP:
No. 20 Rollins (4-4) vs. North Greenville
(5-2)
WHERE:
Barker Family Stadium and Cahall-Sandspur Field | Winter Park,
Fla.
WHEN:
Saturday, March 18 | 1:00 p.m.
COVERAGE:
VIDEO: Geico
Tars Sports Network
PLAY-BY-PLAY: Spencer Mills
STATS: TarsStats.com
SET-UP:
After checking in at No. 20 on the USILA Division Poll, the
Rollins men's lacrosse team is set to welcome North Greenville to
Barker Family Stadium and Cahall-Sandspur Field. Rollins enters
into their ninth game of the season with a record of 4-4, most
recently having fallen in a hard fought contest to Colorado Mesa on
Thursday evening.
North Greenville makes the trek to Winter Park with a record of
5-2 and are coming off of a 9-7 loss to No. 15 Saint Leo
University. Prior to their contest against the Lions, the
Crusaders were riding a four game win streak, picking up wins over
Young Harris (14-6), Emmanuel College (15-4), Shorter (19-4), and
Walsh (8-5). NGU, who is in their third year as a varsity program,
finished their 2016 campaign with a record of 5-10.
TRACKING THE TARS:
Leading Rollins in goals on the season is Justin
Diamond with 18, followed close behind by Greg
Taicher with 17. Connor
Ashton has also tallied double-digit goals with 11 on the
year. Taicher leads the team in overall points with 27, adding a
team high 10 assists to his goal count. Carson
Buell is second on the team in assists with five, followed by
Ashton and Clay
Phillips with four each. Lucas
Brush has compiled a team high 26 ground balls this season,
followed by Andrew
Matthews with 23. Brush also leads the team in caused
turnovers with nine, while Austin
Jackson and Evan
Schimek have earned seven apiece. At the faceoff-x, Trey
LaPorta has posted a .533 win percentage, winning 72-of-135
attempts, while Brett
Portera has tallied a.552 win percentage, winning 16-of-29 so
far this year. In goal, Jake
Hogan has started the last seven games for the Tars, seeing a
total of 483 minutes between the pipes. The junior has allowed 74
goals, averaging 9.19 per game, while making 73 saves for a save
percentage of .511.
TRACKING THE CRUSADERS:
After five games played, the Crusaders are led by both Jake
Foster and Austin Dixon with 15 goals apiece. Dixon leads the team
in overall points with 22, adding seven assists, followed closely
by Foster with 21 as he's dished out six assists. Alex Proly has
notched seven goals and seven assists for 14 points on the season.
Logan Bryant has amassed a team high 23 goals in five games while
also winning 47-of-78 faceoffs for a win percentage of .603. Proly
has earned a team second best 17 ground balls in five games.
Topping the team in caused turnovers is Chris Wieckhorst with five,
followed by Proly, Zach Randolph, Dawson Long, and Sky Dupree with
four apiece. In goal, Braeden Dixon has seen a total of 265
minutes between the pipes in five games, making 45 saves while
allowing 35 goals. Dixon averages 7.91 goals allowed, and has
compiled a save percentage of .562 in five games.
NOTES:
- Saturday's game marks the first time the two teams will have
met in official competition.
- Rollins is currently outscoring their opponents, 79-74.
- The Tars are besting their opponent at the faceoff-x, current
posting a win percentage of .508 compared to their opponents win
percentage of .492.
- Rollins is currently outscoring their opponents in the first
and fourth quarter, while their opponents are getting the better of
them in the second and third stanzas.
NEXT:
The Tars return to action on Saturday, March 25, when they make
the trek to the Gulf Coast to take on the University of Tampa in
their Sunshine State Conference action. Game time against the
Spartans is set for 8 p.m. Links to live coverage will be
available on RollinsSports.com.
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men's lacrosse team, fans can visit RollinsSports.com. Fans can
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