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***VOLLEYBALL
ROLLS THROUGH ROLLINS/CHAMPIONS SPORTS INVITE
***MEN'S
SOCCER THRASHES FLORIDA TECH IN SEASON OPENER
***WOMEN'S
SOCCER BLANKS FLAGLER TO BEGIN 2005
| WEEKLY
ATHLETIC SCHEDULE
Friday,
September 2
- Volleyball vs. Dowling – Alfond
Sports Center – 4 p.m.
- Volleyball vs. Mt. Olive College
– Alfond Sports Center – 7 p.m.
- Cross Country at Saint Leo
Invite – Saint Leo , Fla. – 6:30 p.m.
- Women's Soccer at Alabama-Huntsville
– Huntsville , Ala. – 4:30 p.m. (CST)
- Men's Soccer at Alabama-Huntsville
– Huntsville , Ala. – 7:00 p.m. (CST)
Saturday,
September 3
- Sailing at South Points #1
– Tampa , Fla. – All Day
- Volleyball vs. Franklin-Pierce
( Fla. Southern Classic) – Lakeland , Fla. – 10 a.m.
- Volleyball vs. Bryant ( Fla.
Southern Classic) – Lakeland , Fla. – 3 p.m.
Sunday,
September 4
- Sailing at South Points #1
– Tampa , Fla. – All Day
- Women's Soccer at Montevallo
– Montevallo , Ala. – Noon (CST)
- Men's Soccer at Montevallo
– Montevallo , Ala. – 2:30 p.m. (CST)
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ROLLINS
COLLEGE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Lorena
Orlandini
Sophomore
– MB/RS
Miraflores
, Lima Peru – Nuestra Senora Del Carmen
Sophomore
middle blocker Lorena Orlandini fired a barrage of ground
shaking spikes at opponents all weekend to lead the Rollins
volleyball team in a four game sweep at the Rollins College/Champions
Sports Invitational. The six footer racked up a team best
49 kills in the tourney, including 16 in the Tars five game,
final match battle against Edinboro .
WOMEN'S
VOLLEYBALL SWEEPS ALL FOUR GAMES AT ROLLINS INVITE
Rollins
played host to four other schools last weekend in the Rollins
College/Champions Sports Invitational and sent everyone home
with a loss as the Tars swept through to begin the season
4-0. Sindee Snow's squad tangled with Valdosta State
in their opener, winning 30-15, 24-30, 30-23, 30 -28. Sophomore
Christina Reinders ( Orlando , Fla . / Winter Park ) had a
break-out 
game,
blasting a career best 21 kills and posting a .500 attack
percentage. Newcomer Lacey Malarky ( Lawrence , Kan . / Free
State ) rolled up 54 assists for the Tars. In the day one
night cap against Wisconsin- Parkside , Rollins cruised to
a 30-23, 30-27, 30-32, 30-21 victory. Allison North ( Mobile
, Ala . / McGill Toolen Catholic) led the Tars with 17 kills
while Malarky notched 51 assists.
In
day two, Rollins dropped the first game to West Alabama 31-29,
but rebounded to take the next three 30-15, 30-11, 30-26 and
downed the Tigers. Lorena Orlandini ( Miaraflores , Lima Peru/
Nuestra Denora Del Carmen) led the way with 15 kills while
also getting four assists. Malarky continued her string of
stellar performances at setter, racking up a season best 56
assists. The Tars final clash with Edinboro was the match
of the weekend as Rollins battled to a five game (28-30, 30-26,
30-26, 30 -28, 15-20) win over the visitors from Pennsylvania
. Amy Barlow ( Phoenix , Ariz . / Seton Catholic) rocked 20
kills for the Tars while Orlandini added 16 and a .441 attack
percentage. Malarky again made it easy for the hitters, posting
50 assists.
Photos
and more information from the Rollins College/Champion's Sports
Invitational can be found at http://www.rollins.edu/athletics/volleyball/vb_ChampionsInvite.shtml
The
Tars will take their 4-0 record into the Florida Southern
Classic this weekend. Rollins hosts Dowling at 4 p.m. and
Mt. Olive College at 7 p.m. in Winter Park on Friday, September
2 before traveling to Lakeland to take on Franklin Pierce
at noon and Bryant at 4 p.m.
MEN'S
SOCCER ROUTS FLA. TECH IN HOME OPENER 
The
men's soccer team packed Barker Family Stadium on Friday and
sent the Tar fans home happy after posting a decisive 5-1
victory over Florida Tech. Senior Matthew Gowan (Palm City,
Fla ./ Martin County High) scored the Tars first goal of the
season, knocking a Jon Gruenewald (Manlius, N.Y./Fayetteville-Manlius)
cross into the back of the net in the 11 th minute. Christopher
Chafin ( Lake Worth , Fla. /The King's Academy) put Rollins
up 2-0 in the 22 nd minute after a Juan Kusnir ( Maitland
, Fla. /Trinity Prep) corner kick deflected off a defender
and right to Chafin's foot. Just over a minute later, senior
Ryan Dodds ( Windermere , Fla. /Edgewater) broke away down
the left side of the field and beat the Panthers keeper to
give Rollins a 3-0 cushion.
The
Tars got a free kick in the 36 th minute which bounced around
in front of the goal and ended up in front of Leslie Osei
( Evanston , Ill . / Evanston Township). The sophomore, who
had entered the game just a minute prior, blasted a strike
to the back of the net for his first career goal. The
Tars were whistled for a foul in the 38 th minute to set up
a Geraldro Valerio penalty kick goal and got Tech on the board,
4-1. The game's final score came in the 42 nd minute
with Kusnir firing a shot from the top of the box after a
Gowan pass.
Due
to the impending hurricane, the Tars match against Thomas
University scheduled for Saturday, August 27 was cancelled
and will not be made up.
The
Tars will trek to Alabama this weekend as they will take on
Alabama-Huntsville Friday, September 2 at 7 p.m. (CST) and
Montevallo Sunday, September 4 at 2:30 p.m. (CST).
WOMEN'S
SOCCER GETS BY FLAGLER WITH STINGY DEFENSE
The
Rollins women booters opened up their 2005 season with a road
game at Flagler College and came away with a 1-0 victory.
The Tars offense sputtered, only recording five shots, but
one was all they would need.
Goalkeeper
Francesca Nicoloso ( Tallahassee , Fla . / Lawton Chiles)
stopped two shots in the first half and gathered three more
saves in the second period to record her 14 th career shutout.
The Tar defensive line of Alison Tradd (Longwood, Fla./Lake
Mary), Lindsay Taylor (Jupiter, Fla./Jupiter Community), Jen
Finkel (Marlton, N.J./The Lawrenceville School) and Danielle
Martin (Melbourne, Fla./Melbourne Central Catholic) handled
the Saint's all night, giving them very few scoring chances.
The
Tars game winning goal came from the feet of Ashley Hunsberger
( New Britain , Pa . / Central Bucks West) who found the back
of the net after a Jeri Ostuw ( Daytona , Fla. /Spruce Creek)
corner.
The
Rollins women will also head to Alabama this weekend for a
pair of matches. They clash with Alabama-Huntsville Friday,
September 2 at 4:30 p.m. (CST) and Montevallo at noon (CST)
on Sunday, September 4.
