September 19 , 2005

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ROLLINS ATHLETIC HIGHLIGHTS

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***VOLLEYBALL SWEEPS THROUGH BENTLEY INVITE

***MEN'S SOCCER ROLLS IN SSC OPENER

***WOMEN'S SOCCER SPLITS PAIR OF GAMES

***WOMEN'S TENNIS TAKES THREE FLIGHTS AT FSC INVITE

***MEN'S TENNIS OPENS SEASON AT FLA. SOUTHERN INVITE

***SAILING TEAM AT SOUTH POINTS #3

***WATER-SKI TEAMS CUT UP WATERS

WEEKLY ATHLETIC SCHEDULE Wednesday, September 21 Volleyball vs. Florida Southern – Alfond S.C. – 7 p.m. Thursday, September 22 Men's Tennis at Wilson/ITA Regionals – Ft. Myers , Fla. – All Day Women's Tennis at Wilson/ITA Regionals – Ft. Myers , Fla. – All Day Friday, September 23 Men's Tennis at Wilson/ITA Regionals – Ft. Myers , Fla. – All Day Women's Tennis at Wilson/ITA Regionals – Ft. Myers , Fla. – All Day Volleyball at Florida Tech – Melbourne , Fla. – 7 p.m. Saturday, September 24 Men's Tennis at Wilson/ITA Regionals – Ft. Myers , Fla. – All Day Women's Tennis at Wilson/ITA Regionals – Ft. Myers , Fla. – All Day Cross Country at Embry-Riddle Invite – Daytona Beach , Fla. – 7:45 a.m. Sailing at South Points #4 – Miami , Fla. – 8 a.m. Women's Soccer vs. Barry – Cahall-Sandspur Field – 4:30 p.m. Men's Soccer vs. Barry – Cahall-Sandspur Field – 7 p.m. Sunday, September 25 Sailing at South Points #4 – Miami , Fla. – 8 a.m. Men's Tennis at Wilson/ITA Regionals – Ft. Myers , Fla. – All Day Women's Tennis at Wilson/ITA Regionals – Ft. Myers , Fla. – All Day

Christopher Chafin

Junior – Lake Worth , Fla.

 

Tars midfielder Christopher Chafin recorded his second straight multi-goal game and led Rollins to a 2-0 Sunshine State Conference victory over Saint Leo last week. The junior notched his first score in the 15 th minute off passes from Ryan Dodds and Dennis Chin. Just 90 seconds ran off the clock before Chafin gave the Tars a 2-0 advantage with Jon Gruenewald getting the assist.

 

Chafin also scored two goals in the Tars win over Flagler College last week and now leads the team with five for the season. He was also honored as the Sunshine State Conference offensive player of the week for his stellar play against Saint Leo.

 

VOLLEYBALL SWEEPS THROUGH BENTLEY INVITE IN BOSTON

Eckerd 3, Rollins 1 (30-23,30-21,25-30,30-27) 

Rollins 3, Bryant 0 (30-18,30-26,30-17) 

Rollins 3, Bentley 0 (30-28,30-20,31-29) 

Rollins 3, New Haven 0 (30-24,30-18,34-32) 

 

Season Record:13-3

 

The Tars volleyball team continued one of their best starts in school history, improving their record to 13-3 after a SSC loss and three victories at the Bentley Invitational. Rollins began the week with their conference opener at Eckerd College and were turned away by the Tritons, 3-1. The match was a battle throughout with the hosts taking the first two games, 30-23, 30-21. The Tars fought back with a 30-25 victory in the third game before falling 30-27 in game four. Allison North ( Mobile , Ala. ) led the Rollins offensive with 19 kills while posting a .412 hitting percentage. Julia Caner ( Boca Raton , Fla. ) with 13 and Lorena Orlandini (Miraflores, Lima Peru ) with 12 also racked up double-digit kills. Setter Lacey Malarky ( Lawrence , Kan. ) continued her stellar freshman campaign, amassing 52 assists. Kim Cline ( Lake Worth , Fla. ) paced the Tars with 23 digs, tying her career high.

 

Rollins opened up the Bentley Invitational in Boston with a rematch against Bryant University as the Tars defeated the Bulldogs 3-2 earlier in the year. The Tars jumped all over BU right out of the gate and rolled to a 3-0 victory; 30-18, 30-26, 30-17. Caner paced the Rollins attack, notching 17 kills, while Cline tallied 20 digs and Malarky had 40 assists. On day two of the tournament, Rollins squared off with host Bentley and came away with another 3-0 win, 30-28, 30-20, 31-29. Freshman Stephanie Nichols ( Lake Mary , Fla. ) had a breakout match, leading the Tars with 15 kills and 11 digs. The Blue and Gold cruised in the invitational finale, downing New Haven College 30-24, 30-18, 34-32. Nichols again paced the Tars with 10 kills while North also racked up 10. Cline recorded 13 digs in the match.

 

North leads the Tars on the season, carrying a .375 attack percentage with 180 kills. Orlandini leads with 199 kills on the year while Caner has banged out 149. Malarky is averaging more than 12 assists per game and Cline is getting an average of 4.35 digs per outing.

 

Rollins continues their trek through their SSC schedule this week, hosting #15 Florida Southern and traveling to Florida Tech. The Tars will match-up with the Moccasins on Wednesday, September 21 in Winter Park at 7 p.m. They then travel to Melbourne for a match with Tech, also at 7 p.m.

 

 

 

MEN'S SOCCER ROLLS IN SSC OPENER AT SAINT LEO

Rollins 2, Saint Leo 0

 

Season Record: 4-2

 

The Tars men's soccer team successfully began the defense of the SSC title with a 2-0 shutout over Saint Leo last Friday. Chris Chafin ( Lake Worth , Fla. ) recorded his second straight multi-goal game with a pair of first half scores. The junior midfielder also notched a pair of goals in the Tars 4-1 romp over Flagler College last week. Chafin and goalkeeper Frazer Siddall ( Jersey , UK ) were honored as the Sunshine State Conference offensive and defensive players of the week for the play against Saint Leo.

 

The first goal of the game came in the 15 th minute as Dennis Chin ( Oviedo , Fla. ) laid a cross into the goal box, which was gathered by Ryan Dodds ( Windermere , Fla. ) who then sent a pass to Chafin for the score. The second score came just 90 seconds later when Jon Gruenewald (Manlius, N.Y.) took the ball and blew past the Lions defense down the right side before sending a cross right to Chafin in the box. The goal was Chafin's team leading fifth of the season and while putting Gruenewald in a tie for the team lead in assists with three.

 

Goalkeeper Frazer Siddall recorded five saves in the game for his third win of the season.

 

The Tars host a big SSC match on Saturday, September 24 when the Barry Buccaneers come to the Barker Family Stadium at Cahall-Sandspur Field for a 7 p.m. contest. It will be a white out in Winter Park as all fans are encouraged to wear white shirts to the game.

 

 

WOMEN'S SOCCER SPLITS PAIR OF GAMES

Rollins 2, Embry-Riddle 1

Saint Leo 2, Rollins 1 (2OT)

 

Season Record: 5-2

 

The Rollins women's soccer team put together a strong performance against Embry-Riddle, winning 2-1 to open the week before losing a double overtime, heartbreaker to Saint Leo in the SSC opener, 2-1.

 

The host Tars went up 1-0 in the 15 th minute as Jacquelyn Parsons (Altamonte Springs, Fla.) scored her first of the season off of a Laura Guild (Jupiter, Fla.) pass. Rollins took a 2-0 advantage in the 26 th minute as Guild and Jen Finkel ( Marlton , N.J. ) quickly got the ball up field after an Eagles attack to Jeri Ostuw ( Daytona , Fla. ) who beat the keeper with a blast from the right side of the goal box. Rollins' defense took over from there until ERAU's score with just 25 seconds left.

 

Finkel was joined on the defensive line by Alison Tradd ( Longwood , Fla. ) and Lindsay Taylor (Jupiter, Fla. ). The unit was nothing short of dominate as the Tars held a 19-4 advantage in shots with keeper Francesca Nicoloso ( Tallahassee , Fla. ) tallying three saves.

 

It was a trip to Saint Leo , Florida for the start of the Tars SSC season on Sunday, but a scrappy Lions team sent the Tars home with a 2-1 double overtime defeat. Saint Leo cracked the scoreboard first with a goal just before the halftime horn. The Tars answered early in the second half as Ashley Hunsberger (New Britian, Pa. ) scored off of a Tradd free kick to knot the score at 1-1. The rest of regulation was played to a stalemate and the game headed to overtime. The first extra period was all Rollins as the Tars got off three shots, but each attempt missed the mark and a second OT was needed. Saint Leo took a shot at the goal 23 seconds into the second overtime, but a save by Nicoloso bounced around the box until a Lion's player sent it into the open net for the victory.

 

Rollins hosts Barry University on Saturday, September 24 in a huge Sunshine State Conference match-up in Winter Park . The contest is set to kick off at 4:30 to begin the white-out in Winter Park as all fans are encouraged to where white to the game in support of the Tars.

 

 

 

WOMEN'S TENNIS SWEEPS SINGLES PLAY AT FSC INVITE

 

The Tars women's tennis team rolled into the 2005-06 season in style with a sweep of the singles competition at the Florida Southern Tennis Invitational. In flight one action, Marnie Mahler ( Viernheim , Germany ) took the championship with Tasi Purcell ( Orlando , Fla. ) finishing in sixth. Mahler defeated Lidia Gandarias of FSC 6-3, 6-2 in her first round match, won her semi-final by default and cruised to a 7-5, 6-3 win over Belen Pandre from Fla. Tech in the final. Purcell fell 7-5, 6-2 in the first round, defeated Meritxell Gol 7-5, 6-4 in the consolation semi-finals before defaulting in the fifth place match.

 

Newcomer Anastasiya Schevchenko ( Kyiv , Ukraine ) took the flight two championship for the Tars. She shutout Kimoya Tucker of Florida Tech, 6-0, 6-0 in her first round match, took the semi-final by default, then posted a 7-6, 6-3 win over Silje Aarum for the crown. Soni Bernal (Bogotá, Colombia) took fourth place in the flight, winning the first round 6-2, 6-1, falling to Aarum 6-2, 6-4 in the semis and falling to Lynn's Dragana Illic 6-1, 6-1 in the third place match. Flight three was an all Rollins final as Silvia Frandji ( Orlando , Fla. ) downed teammate Cassie Webster 6-2, 6-1 for the championship. Katie Parent ( Great Falls , Va. ) was fifth in the flight after downing Lindsey Willis from Florida Southern 6-1, 6-2.

 

In doubles play, the team of Bernal and Shevchenko split in group “A” defeating Gol/Gandarias 8-5 and losing to Illic/Weltz 8-3. Mahler and Purcell struggled in group “B” as they dropped a pair, 8-4, 8-0.

 

The women's tennis team is back in action in Fort Myers for the Wilson/ITA Regional Championships on September 22-25.

 

 

MEN'S TENNIS OPENS SEASON ON HIGH NOTE

 

The Tars men's tennis team began the 2005-06 season with a very successful Florida Southern Tennis Invitational, taking wins in two of the three singles flights.

 

The flight one singles competition turned into a welcome back party for Tars senior and former All-American Carlos Custodio ( Livramento , Brazil ). He took his opening round match over Lynn's Dennis Verduin 6-2, 6-2 before battling to a 8-6, 6-2 win over Michael Knoedler in the semi finals. The championship game was all Custodio as he downed Milos Koprivica 7-6, 6-2 for the title. David Tafur ( Longwood , Fla. ) fell to Koprivica 6-1, 6-0 in the opening round match before stepping aside due to injury.

 

Jonathan Gomez (Diego Martin, Trinidad) won his first round match of flight two, 6-2, 6-4 to Florida Tech's Nicolas Bonilla, but fell in the semis to Jan Macko of Lynn 8-6, 6-2. It was a dogfight for third place between Gomez and Southern's Adam Flintoff with Gomez falling 2-6, 6-1 (10-3). Mike Compton ( Cincinnati , Ohio ) fell 6-2, 6-4 in his flight two opener, but was victorious 6-1, 6-4 in the consolation semis before falling 6-1, 6-4 to Bonilla in the fifth place match.

 

The Tars dominated flight three as Albin Hubscher ( Plymouth , Minn. ) got the best of teammate Brian Irvin ( Naples , Fla. ) 6-4, 6-7 (10-7) in the finals. Irvin won his first round match handily, 6-3, 6-2 but had to work hard for a 5-7, 8-6 (10-3) win in the semis. Hubscher won 6-2, 6-1 in round one and 6-1, 6-2 in the seminfinals.

 

The Tars men's tennis squad heads to Fort Myers for the Wilson/ITA Regional Championships this weekend.

 

SAILING TEAM NAVIGATES SOUTH POINTS #4 IN CHARLESTON

 

The Rollins co-ed sailing team traveled to Charleston , South Carolina for South Points #3 last weekend. Fourteen schools from the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association were on hand, which made for some very stiff competition. Mary Kate Donovan was the skipper of the A division boat for the Tars with Natalie Powers serving as crew. In the B division, it was Alvaro Sanchez as the skipper and Ryan Kearney as the crew.

 

The Tars' next regatta will be September 24-25 at the University of Miami .

 

TARS WATER-SKIERS SHINE AT FLORIDA SOUTHERN

 

Freshman Jenna Mielzynski ( Caledon , Ontario ) took first in three events and second in one while senior Tara Benzel (Gainesville, Fla.) took three seconds and one first to lead the Tars at the Florida Southern Invitational.

 

Benzel took the jumps event, flying 131 feet to Mielzynski's 126. Mielzynski was victorious in the tricks competition, totaling 3140 while Benzel amassed 1180. The slalom also went to the freshman as she did four at 35 feet off with Benzel going three at 35 feet off.

 

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