September 12 , 2005

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ROLLINS ATHLETIC HIGHLIGHTS

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***MEN'S SOCCER NOTCHES TWO BIG VICTORIES

***WOMEN'S SOCCER SPLITS PAIR OF WEEKEND GAMES

***ROLLINS FRESHMAN WINS FLA. TECH CROSS COUNTRY INVITE

***VOLLEYBALL GOES 3-1 AT ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC TOURNEY

***TARS GOLF TEAMS RANK AMONG NATION'S BEST BY GOLFWEEK MAGAZINE

***JOE JUSTICE MEMORIAL SERVICE SLATED FOR SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17

WEEKLY ATHLETIC SCHEDULE Tuesday, September 13 Volleyball at Eckerd – St. Petersburg , Fla. – 7 p.m. Wednesday, September 14 Women's Soccer vs. Embry Riddle – Cahall-Sandspur Field – 7 p.m. Friday, September 16 Men's Tennis at Florida Southern Tournament – Lakeland , Fla. – All Day Women's Tennis at Florida Southern Tournament – Lakeland , Fla. – All Day Men's Soccer at Saint Leo – Saint Leo , Fla. – 5 p.m. Volleyball vs. Bentley (Bentley Invite) – Waltham , Mass. – 1:30 p.m. Volleyball vs. Bryant (Bentley Invite) – Waltham , Mass. – 7:30 p.m. Saturday, September 17 Men's Tennis at Florida Southern Tournament – Lakeland , Fla. – All Day Women's Tennis at Florida Southern Tournament – Lakeland , Fla. – All Day Sailing at South Points #3 – Charleston , S.C. – 8 a.m. Volleyball vs. New Haven (Bentley Invite) – Waltham , Mass. – 4 p.m. Sunday, September 18 Sailing at South Points #3 – Charleston , S.C. – 8 a.m. Women's Soccer at Saint Leo – Saint Leo , Fla. – 3 p.m.

ROLLINS COLLEGE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Kristina Aronson

Freshman – Duvall , Washington

 

In just her second ever collegiate race, Rollins freshman Kristina Aronson ran to a victory at the Florida Tech Invitational last weekend. She broke the tape eight seconds ahead of the runner-up, stopping the clock at personal best 19:43. In her first race for the Tars at Saint Leo on September 2, she took 10 th place.

 

 

MEN'S SOCCER NOTCHES A PAIR OF BIG VICTORIES

KEITH BUCKLEY BECOMES TARS WINNINGEST COACH

Rollins 3, West Florida 2

Rollins 4, Flagler 1

 

Season Record: 3-2

 

The Rollins men's soccer team got back to their winning ways last weekend, posting a pair of victories over two tough teams at the Barker Family Stadium at Cahall Sandspur Field. In a must win region game against West Florida on Friday, Rollins jumped out to a 2-0 lead only to see the Argonauts come back and tie the score in the 75 th minute. Senior leadership then stepped in as Daniell Robertson ( Stockton-on-Tees , UK ) laid a ball into David Dwyer ( Preston , UK ) for the game winner in the 83 rd minute. Freshman Jon Gruenewald ( Manlius , N.Y. ) began the scoring in the third minute as he gathered the rebound from a Dennis Chin ( Oviedo , Fla. ) shot and put it into the back of the net. Ryan Dodds ( Windermere , Fla. ) put Rollins up 2-0 in the 62 nd minute with a shot from the right side of the goal box with the assist going to Tres Loch ( Longwood , Fla. ). UWF fought back with scores in the 55 th and 75 th minute to knot the score at 2-2. Rollins moved in for an attack in the 83 rd minute, leading to Dwyer's game winner to give the Tars the 3-2 victory. Frazer Siddall ( Jersey , UK ) played all 90 minutes between the posts, allowing two goals and racking up a pair of saves.

 

Rollins hosted Flagler College in a Sunday matinee and cruised to a 4-1 victory. The Tars took a 1-0 lead before the crowd was able to sit down after the national anthem as Dodds blasted a shot past the Saints keeper just 12 seconds into the contest. The Tars went up 2-0 in the 36 th minute as Scott Murrell ( Naples , Fla. ) recorded his first collegiate goal with a rocket from 30 yards away that sailed over the keepers head. Rollins struck again in the 49 th minute as Robertson sent a free kick into the goal box right to Chris Chafin ( Lake Worth , Fla. ) to give the hosts a 3-0 cushion. Flagler got on the board in the 69 th minute as a shot ricocheted off a defender and past Tars keeper Dana Singer ( Longwood , Fla. ). The insurance goal came in the 89 th minute as Chafin again found the back of the net for his third goal of the year, this time off a Dodds pass into the goal box. Singer recorded the victory in his first career start, allowing a lone goal and gathering five saves.

 

The victory over Flagler gave coach Keith Buckley his 158 th career victory, making him the all-time winningest coach in Rollins history, passing Dr. Gordie Howell. In 15 seasons at the helm, Buckley has amassed a record of 158-87-16 while Howell went 157-62-16 from 1986-82 as the coach of the Tars.

 

The Rollins men's soccer team opens up defense of their Sunshine State Conference title this weekend against Saint Leo. Kickoff is slated for 5 p.m.

 

 

WOMEN'S SOCCER SPLITS PAIR OF WEEKEND GAMES

West Florida 5, Rollins 0

Rollins 3, Armstrong Atlantic 0

 

Season Record: 4-1

 

The Tars women's soccer team hosted #11 West Florida on Friday and were unable to find their grove, falling 5-0. They regrouped on Sunday and stepped up the defense to post a 3-0 win over Armstrong Atlantic. The Argonauts were dominate throughout, opening up a 3-0 lead going into halftime. The Tars had a pair of looks at the goal early in the game, but shots by Jeri Ostuw ( Daytona , Fla. ) and Whitney Chamberlin ( Natick , Mass. ) were stopped by the UWF keeper. The visitors kept the pressure on in the second period, scoring goals in the 52 nd and 77 th minute. The Tars fired three shots on goal in the half, but were unable to crack the scoreboard and dropped their first of the season.

 

A rejuvenated Tars team took the field on Sunday as Rollins took the offensive and smothered Armstrong Atlantic for a 3-0 shutout victory. Alexis Sutton ( West Columbia , S.C. ) tallied a pair of goals to lead the Tars offense. Fellow forward Laura Guild (Jupiter, Fla. ) put the Tars up early as AASU was whistled for a hand ball in the goal box and Guild slid the penalty kick past the keeper for a 1-0 lead in the ninth minute. The game's second goal came in the 62 nd minute as a rebound from a Carissa Cartas ( Orlando , Fla. ) shot ended up at Sutton's feet, who then blasted it past the keeper. She scored her second of the game in the 75 th minute when the ball was sent into the box by Lindsay Taylor (Jupiter, Fla. ), redirected by Ashley Hunsberger ( New Britain , Pa. ) and put in the goal by Sutton. The Tars stellar defense controlled the game as they held the Pirates to just three shots the first half and none in the second. The unit of Taylor, Alison Tradd ( Longwood , Fla. ), Danielle Martin ( Melbourne , Fla. ) and Jen Finkel ( Marlton , N.J. ) led goalkeeper Francesca Nicoloso ( Tallahassee , Fla. ) to her 15 th career shutout.

 

Rollins matches up with Embry-Riddle on Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Barker Family Stadium at Cahall-Sandspur Field before opening up Sunshine State Conference play on Sunday at Saint Leo. That match is scheduled for 3 p.m.  

 

VOLLEYBALL GOES 3-1 AT ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC TOURNAMENT

Rollins College 3, Augusta State 0 (30-17, 30-20, 30-14) 

Rollins College 3, Wingate 1 (27-30, 30-19, 30-27, 30-26)

Rollins College 3, Presbyterian 2 (24-30, 30-28, 23-30, 30-26, 15-13)

Francis Marion 3, Rollins College 1 (26-30, 30-27, 33-31, 30-26)

 

Season Record: 10-2

 

Off to one of their best starts in school history, the Rollins women's volleyball team went 3-1 at the Armstrong Atlantic Tournament last weekend and improved to 10-2 on the year. In the opener, the Tars rolled past Augusta State 3-0 (30-17, 30-20, 30-14). Rollins' twin towers each blasted double-digit kills as Lorena Orlandini (Miraflores, Lima   Peru ) led with 15 and Christina Reinders ( Orlando , Fla. ) tallied 10. Amy Barlow ( Phoenix , Ariz. ) paced the Tars with 12 digs. The Blue and Gold then closed day one on a high note, downing Wingate 3-1. Rollins dropped the first game 27-30, but battled back to take the next three, 30-19, 30-27, 30-26. Senior Julia Caner ( Boca Raton , Fla. ) led Rollins with 17 kills while Allison North ( Mobile , Ala. ) tallied 16. Setter Lacey Malarky ( Lawrence , Kan. ) racked up 49 assists, 14 digs and four aces.

 

The first match of day two was a back and forth battle with Rollins toping Presbyterian 3-2. The Blue Hose took game one 24-30 while Rollins evened the score with a 30-28 victory in the next game. PC won the third 23-30, but the Tars toughened up and won the final two games 30-26 and 15-13. Rollins put together a balanced attack in the match as five players racked up double digit kills. Reinders led the way with 15 while North and Stephanie Nichols ( Lake Mary , Fla. ) each tallied 14. Malarky led the team with 59 assists and Kim Cline ( Lake Worth , Fla. ) tallied 18 digs. In the final match of the tournament, the Tars faltered and were turned back by Francis Marion 3-1. The Tars won the first game 30-26, but fell in the next three 30-27, 33-31, 30-26. Orlandini rolled up 17 kills in the contest while Malarky set up 49 points. Cline again led the Tars with 18 digs while Malarky and Barlow each gathered seven.

 

The Rollins netters get into their Sunshine State Conference schedule on Tuesday, September 13 with a trip to Eckerd College . Game time is set for 7 p.m. The then travel to Bentley College in Massachusetts this weekend for the Bentley Invitational where they will play Bryant, Bentley and New Haven .

 

 

TARS FRESHMAN LEADS THE PACK AT FLORIDA TECH INVITE

Men – 7 th of seven teams

Top Finisher: Rob Hoffman – 30 th

Women – 6 th of seven teams

Top Finisher: Kristina Aronson – 1 st

 

Rollins runner Kristina Aronson blazed the 5k race in 19:43 to take first place at the 2005 Florida Tech Cross Country Invitational on Saturday. Battling an extremely muddy course and tough competition, she beat the second place runner by eight seconds and led Rollins to a sixth place finish. Florida Tech won the event with Nova Southeastern taking second place.

 

On the men's side, Rollins finished in seventh place with Embry-Riddle taking the team crown.

 

Aronson was followed by Elizabeth Arthur, who took 27th with a time of 22:05 and Kelly Rolfes-Haase's 40th place finish in 23:13. Monica Pena ran the course in 23:31 and took 43 rd with Christina Esposito coming in 47th (24:05) and Salem Willis taking 54th (29:28).

 

The Tars men were led by Rob Hoffman, who took 30 th place in a time of 29:55. Patrick Flynn, Whitney Wismar and Karl Reicken posted a good pack time with Flynn coming in 41st (31:11), Wismar in 44th (31:54) and Reicken in 45th (31:55). Daniell Galves took 57th for Rollins in 40:30 while Daniel Mullary finished in 58th (40:33).

 

The Rollins cross country team will be back on the course on Saturday, September 24 at the Embry-Riddle Invitational.

 

2005 Florida Tech Cross Country Invitational

September 10, 2005 – Wickham Park , Fla.

Men Team Scores:

 

 

Women's Team Scores:

 

Rollins men's finishers

 

Rollins women's finishers

 

GOLFWEEK MAGAZINE RANKS ROLLINS GOLFERS AMONG NATION'S BEST

 

The Rollins women's golf team came in first and the men's team second in the Golfweek magazine national preseason rankings. The three time defending NCAA D-II champion Tars women placed ahead of Sunshine State Conference rivals Florida Southern (second), Lynn (fourth), Nova Southeastern (sixth), and Barry (seventh). In the men's list, Rollins is behind two time defending national champion South Carolina-Aiken. Lynn at sixth joins the Tars as the only two SSC schools in the rankings.

 

The Rollins men begin their fall season September 26-27 with the Coker Invitational at Orange County National in Orlando . The women travel to Connecticut for the Yale Women's Fall Intercollegiate October 1-2.

 

COLLEGE HONORS JOE JUSTICE ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17

 

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 17 at 10 a.m. in the Knowles Memorial Chapel for legendary Rollins coach and athletic director Joe Justice, who passed away on July 25, 2005. He was 88.

 

Justice graduated from Rollins in 1940 and embarked on one of the most successful coaching careers in collegiate athletics. He coached the Tars baseball team from 1947 through 1971, posting a record of 482-287-13. During his 24 years at the helm, Rollins won 12 FIC Championships, advanced to the NAIA post season twice and made seven NCAA tournament appearances. In 1954, Justice's Tars advanced to the NCAA College World Series in Omaha and finished second behind the University of Missouri . Rollins still holds the distinction of being the smallest institution to reach the World Series.

 

Justice took over the reigns of the men's soccer program in 1957, its second year in existence, and went 5-1-0. He stepped down in 1967 with a record of 46-39-13 and two conference championships. Justice also coached golf for 11 years, basketball for two years and football for one year. He served as the College's Athletic Director from 1957 to 1981, transitioning the Tars into a new era of athletics that has produced multiple conference and national championships.

 

A founding father of the Sunshine State Conference, Justice was inducted into the SSC Hall of Fame in 1996. He is also a member of the College Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame, the Rollins Sports Hall of Fame, the Western North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame, and the Central Florida Sports Hall of Fame.

 

The Rollins Athletic Department will have a special tribute to Joe Justice at the Sports Hall of Fame Breakfast Saturday, October 22.

 

 

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