YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. (March 6, 2026) – No. 16 Rollins women's lacrosse delivered a statement performance Friday evening, defeating Alabama-Huntsville 15-6 in a neutral-site matchup.
Four Tars recorded multi-goal performances, led by
Fiona Rizzo's hat trick.
Gabby Yerardi,
Tess Hovivian, and
Katie Bell each added two goals in the balanced offensive effort.
Molly Mendes,
Holyn Trautwein,
Delaney Hudson, and
Kali Gagnon each contributed an assist. Trautwein controlled the draw circle with seven draw controls, while
Grace Barta anchored the defensive effort with four ground balls and a team-high three caused turnovers. In goal,
Alyssa Lentz earned the victory with eight saves.
Grayson Crowe secured the opening draw, and Bell quickly converted to give Rollins the lead just 15 seconds into the contest. Alabama-Huntsville answered with an early equalizer, but
Delanie Abere responded minutes later to put the Tars back in front.
Rollins continued to build momentum in the opening quarter. Rizzo added her first goal of the day, and Bell struck again in a woman-down situation off a pass from Gagnon to extend the advantage. Hudson capped the scoring in the frame with a woman-down goal of her own off a Trautwein assist, sending Rollins into the second quarter with a 5-1 lead.
The Tars continued to apply pressure in the second. Mendes found the back of the net early to stretch the lead to five. After the Chargers responded with a goal, Hovivian connected with Hudson for another Rollins score, and Gagnon added a tally to push the margin to six. UAH managed one late goal before halftime as Rollins carried an 8-3 lead into the break.
Rollins opened the second half with consecutive goals from Trautwein and Hovivian to extend the advantage to 10-3. Alabama-Huntsville responded with two midway through the quarter, but Rizzo closed the period with another strike to give the Tars an 11-5 lead heading into the final frame.
Scoring slowed early in the fourth until
Sydney Nickel broke through midway through the quarter off a Mendes assist. UAH answered quickly, but Rollins closed the contest in dominant fashion. Yerardi scored twice in the closing minutes, and Rizzo capped the night with a woman-up goal to complete her hat trick and secure the 15-6 victory.
Rollins improves to 6-1 on the season and remains in Georgia for its next contest, facing Young Harris on Sunday, March 8 at 11 a.m.
