This Week in Athletics: September 30

September 30, 2025

Greetings #TARnation!

Time to take a quick look at the last week in Tars athletics:

- Men's soccer (3-2-2) suffered a 2-0 loss at Florida Tech before bouncing back for a solid 2-2 draw at home versus Barry. Justin Nelson scored and had an assist in the game, with Pablo Herrero scoring the other goal. 

- Volleyball (11-4) scored a victory in the home opener against Flagler before dropping a pair of SSC matches against Embry-Riddle and Florida Tech. The Tech game was a five-set thriller with the Tars coming up just short.  The Tars still hold the SSC lead in kills on the year with 698, 66 more than any other team. 

- Women's soccer (4-2-1) had the same outcome as the men's team, losing on Wednesday and earning a draw on Saturday. In Wednesday's loss, Gabby Boyd and Alayna Townsend found the net for the Tars. The ladies have only allowed five goals in seven matches this season, with four clean sheets courtesy of Lauren Mehos. 

- Sailing split their squad between the women's ACC Round One, hosted by Mount St. Mary's, and the Charleston Fall Interconference at College of Charleston. The ladies took 13th overall, with Annie Samis and Mollie Wood earning the top result, a runner-up finish in the ninth race. In Charleston, the Tars took 11th place with eleven Top-10 finishes. 

- The women's swim team had their first official race of the year with a meet against North Florida at the Alfond Pool.  Taiylor Tegler captured the Tars' lone win of the day with a time of 2:25:00 in the 200 breaststroke. 

- Men's golf wrapped up their first event of the season shortly after the original draft of this post came out. The Tars took home the Jay Jennison Cup, hosted by Flagler at the World Golf Village - King & Bear course. Jules Haessig took third-overall on the individual board with a six-under, while Sean dobson was one shot behind, tied for seventh. The Tars defeated Flagler by three strokes on the team leaderboard. 



- Both soccer teams only have one match this week, with each teaming playing Tampa. The women's team will head south for a 7:00 pm kickoff against the Spartans (2-3-1) while the men will host at Cahall-Sandspur Field with a 6:00 start against the  #9 ranked visitors. 

- Volleyball finds themselves at home in Warden arena on Friday and Saturday with a couple of tough SSC matchups against #4 Barry (9-0) and #6 Lynn (11-1). Friday is a 7:00 pm start, while Saturday will serve at 4:00 pm. 

- Both tennis teams will officially get their fall seasons started with entries in the ITA South Regional in Pensacola. Each side will enter players into both singles and doubles play, with a bracket format that will ultimately crown the top players in the South Region. 

- Waterski is headed to Skyview, North Carolina for the South Atlantic Regional. The top skiers from schools throughout the southeast will compete, with bids ot the National Championship being earned with strong performances. 

- Sailing will once again chop their crew in half, with members competing for the Dick Allsop Trophy at Jacksonville University and the Stu Nelson Trophy at Connecticut College.  

- Swimming will host SSC foe Florida Tech at the Alfond Pool on Saturday with a noon start. 

Links to live streams for most events can be found on the schedule section at the top of the homepage of RollinsSports.com. For home events, bookmark the Rollins page on the SSC Digital Network for year-round coverage. Also, be sure to follow us on our Instagram page, @rollinssports

A reminder for those on campus, you can use your Tar Bucks at the concession stand of home events, enjoying delicious fresh food and ice cold drinks courtesy of Sodexo. 

-Tommy Tar
#TARnation