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Three-time defending NGCA National Player of the Year Charlotte Campbell began her senior season with a bang, taking medalist honors at the Yale University Fall Intercollegiate. She opened the competition with a personal best round of 69 and ended with 74 for the six shot victory. She also led the Tars to the team title as Rollins came out 21 shots better than second place Yale.

MEN'S SOCCER SPLITS IN TOUGHEST TWO GAMES OF THE REGULAR SEASON

Last Week:

Lynn 4, Rollins 2

Rollins 2, Nova Southeastern 1

Season Record 6-3, 3-1 SSC

The Tars battled through the toughest part of their schedule last week, falling to top ranked Lynn 4-2 before rebounding with a huge 2-1 win over Nova Southeastern on Saturday.

The clash with the Fighting Knights was very physical as the teams where whistled for a combined 35 fouls and eight yellow cards. Lynn got on the board first in the 25 th minute with a score off of a penalty kick to make the score 1-0. The Tars tied the score in the 33 rd minute when Ryan Dodds (Windermere, Fla.) was dragged down just inside the box to give the Tars a free shot at the net. Defender Daniell Robertson (Stockton-on-Tees, UK) blasted the PK past the keeper to make the score 1-1. LU scored again with five minutes to go in the half and took a 2-1 lead into the halftime break. In the 58 th minute, the Fighting Knights blew the game open when a loose ball in front of the Tars goal found the back of the net and put the visitors up 3-1. Seventeen seconds later, Dodds was again tackled in the box and set up another Robertson penalty kick goal to get the Tars right back into it at 3-2. Lynn put the game away, however, with a score in the 83 rd minute to make the count 4-2. Goalkeeper Frazer Siddall (Jersey, Channel Islands) played all 90 minutes between the posts, recording four saves and surrendering four goals.

Rollins traveled to Fort Lauderdale on Saturday and played in the middle of a monsoon, but used their stingy defense to take a 2-1 victory. The Tars held the Knights to just six shots in the contest while Rollins put up 21, including 14 on goal. Dodds and Chris Cerroni (Bexleyheath, UK) peppered the Nova keeper all night as each blasted four shots on goal. Cerroni got the scoring going in the 39 th minute as he found the back of the net after passes from Ben Owen ( Oakham, UK) and Leslie Osei (Evanston, Ill.) to put Rollins up 1-0. The score remained the same through halftime until early in the second period when Chris Chafin (Lake Worth, Fla.) put the Tars up 2-0 with an unassisted, breakaway goal in the 52 nd minute. The hosts got on the board 10 minutes later with a goal off of a corner kick and pulled to within one, 2-1. The Tars defense then dug in and held the Knights to just one more shot the rest of the way out to preserve the victory.

As a team, the Tars are averaging 2.78 goals a game while holding opponents to 1.44 per outing. Senior Ryan Dodds leads the team with 16 points (six goals and four assists) while Chris Chafin has racked up six goals and two assists.

Rollins takes a step back from their Sunshine State Conference schedule this week as they will host Baker University from Baldwin City, Kansas on Friday, October 9 at 7 p.m.

SSC MEN'S SOCCER STANDINGS
	SSC						OVERALL
	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	W	L	T	PCT	GF	GA
Lynn	4	0	0	12	17	4	8	0	0	1.000	30	6
Rollins	3	1	0	9	11	5	6	3	0	.667	26	13
Saint Leo	2	1	0	6	8	3	8	1	0	.889	34	5
Eckerd	2	1	0	6	4	3	4	3	2	.556	9	10
Tampa	1	1	1	4	4	3	4	3	2	.556	16	13
Florida Southern	1	3	0	3	11	11	6	4	0	.600	25	14
Nova Southeastern	1	3	0	3	3	9	5	5	0	.500	18	14
Florida Tech	1	3	0	3	2	16	2	6	1	.278	8	27
Barry	0	2	1	1	3	9	6	3	1	.650	21	15

Teams receive 3 points for an SSC win and 1 point for an SSC tie.

WOMEN'S SOCCER GOES 1-2 IN THREE ONE-GOAL GAMES

Last Week:

Rollins 1, Nova Southeastern 0

Lynn 2, Rollins 1

Palm Beach Atlantic 3, Rollins 2

Record: 6-5, 1-3 SSC

The Rollins women opened their week with a Sunshine State Conference triumph at Nova Southeastern, but fell in a pair of heartbreaking, weekend matches against Lynn and Palm Beach Atlantic.

Playing in the midst of a South Florida lightning storm that delayed the game on two different occasions, the Tars used a late first half goal and stout defense for a the SSC victory. Freshman Cristina Saenz (Altamonte Springs, Fla.) put the pressure on the Knights the entire evening, tallying six shots, including four on goal. With the game scoreless, Saenz took a pass from defender Alison Tradd (Longwood, Fla.) and beat the keeper one on one for the score. Defenders Jen Finkel (Marlton, N.J.), Lindsay Taylor (Jupiter, Fla.), Dana Merrill (Melbourne Beach, Fla.), and Tradd played outstanding the rest of the way as they held the Knights to only nine shots in the Tars victory.

Conference foe Lynn came to Cahall-Sandspur Field at Barker Family Stadium on Friday with the Tars riding high after the SSC win. Rollins took an early lead, but two goals, including the game winner with under a minute to go, propelled the Fighting Knights to the 2-1 win. Saenz struck again for the Tars as she put Rollins up 1-0 with a goal 16 seconds before the half as she took a Dana Trunzo (Port Orange, Fla.) pass and beat the Lynn keeper. The Tars held to 1-0 advantage until the 61 st minute when a loose ball off of a Lynn corner kick was sent into the net and knotted the score at 1-1. The teams went back and fourth for the rest of the game with neither school mounting an attack. As the clock ticked under a minute, Lynn was able to get the ball deep in the Tars zone and sent a shot toward the goal that slipped past the Tars keeper and gave Rollins a tough to swallow, 3-2 loss.

Right back at it the next night against Palm Beach Atlantic, the Tars again dominated the boxscore, but where unable to come out on top. Saenz continued her stellar play from the forward position as she again put Rollins up 1-0 with a goal in the 55 th minute off of a Dana Merrill (Melbourne, Fla.) corner kick and pass from Jeri Ostuw (Daytona, Fla.). The Sailfish came right back and tied the score 56 seconds later with a blast from the top of the goal box and into the net. Rollins got back on top in the 57 th minute when Ostuw gathered a pass from Jacqulyn Parsons (Altamonte Springs, Fla.) and sent a rocket into the net for a 2-1 Tars lead. PBA came back to tie the score at 2-2 in the 81 st minute when the Tars where whistled for a foul in the penalty box and the ensuing PK got past Rollins' keeper Francesca Nicoloso. With just 18 ticks left and the game appearing to be headed to overtime, the Sailfish sent a long pass toward the Rollins side of the field that bounced around and eventually was booted in for a stunning goal to make the score 3-2.

On the year, Saenz leads the Tars offense with four goals and one assist for nine points. Senior Laura Guild (Jupiter, Fla.) is right behind her with three goals and two assists while defender Alison Tradd paces the Tars with four assists. Nicoloso has played all but 17:50 between the posts for the Tars, allowing an average of 1.46 goals per game while amassing 33 saves and four shutouts.

The Rollins women's soccer team next matches up against nationally ranked Tampa at Cahall-Sandspur Field on Wednesday, October 5 at 7 p.m. in another tough Sunshine State Conference match-up. They then host Northwood University on Saturday, October 8 with kickoff slated for 7 p.m.

SSC WOMEN'S SOCCER STANDINGS
	SSC						OVERALL
	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	W	L	T	PCT	GF	GA
Saint Leo	2	0	1	7	6	2	4	2	2	.625	19	12
Nova Southeastern	2	2	1	7	7	9	4	5	1	.450	19	21
Tampa	2	0	0	6	13	2	8	1	1	.850	41	6
Barry	2	1	0	6	9	8	8	2	1	.773	29	12
Lynn	2	1	0	6	5	3	6	6	0	.500	31	22
Eckerd	1	2	0	3	1	8	2	9	0	.182	4	35
Rollins	1	3	0	3	4	7	6	5	0	.545	15	17
Florida Southern	1	3	0	3	2	6	3	6	2	.364	18	21
Florida Tech	0	1	0	0	3	5	3	4	1	.438	15	15

Teams receive 3 points for an SSC win and 1 point for an SSC tie.

VOLLEYBALL TURNED BACK IN PAIR OF SSC MATCHES

Last week:

Tampa 3, Rollins 0 (22-30,17-30,20-30)

Saint Leo 3, Rollins 2 (30-25,24-30,28-30,30-24,9-15)

Record: 14-6, 1-4 SSC

The Rollins women's volleyball team continued their journey through the Sunshine State Conference schedule with games at ampa and Saint Leo last week, but were turned back in both contests.

Rollins squared off with the nations' sixth ranked team and SSC leader Tampa on Wednesday and fell 3-0. The Tars fought hard in the opening game, but lost 30-22 before dropping the next two, 30-17, 30-20. Tampa came out with a solid offensive attack in the first game. In game one, the Spartans built up a 25-16 lead before Rollins could respond to the pressure. The Tars proved to be resilient as they fought off four straight game points, but just couldn't climb back into it as they fell 30-22. In the second game, Tampa never gave the Tars a chance. The Spartans built a 22-15 lead before pulling away and winning 30-17. Tampa hit a staggering .514 against the Tars in the game and held the Tars to a .065 percentage. In the third and final game Rollins came out of the break with an early 7-5 lead. But that lead was quickly erased as Tampa took advantage of several Rollins hitting errors. The Tars finished the game with 10 errors and lost the game 30-20. Rollins hurt themselves all night with hitting errors, totaling 26 on the night. Their .077 hitting percentage was the second worst total on the season. Tampa on the other hand hit a masterful .375 and killed 51 balls. They were also tough on defense digging out 61 balls to Rollins' total of 49. Lorana Orlandini (Miaraflores, Lima Peru) racked up 10 kills and 24 attacks in the contest and posted a .250 hitting percentage. Kim Cline (Lake Worth, Fla.) grabbed 15 digs in the game while Lindsey Crosby (Largo, Fla.) tallied nine. Freshman setter Lacey Malarky led Rollins with 28 assists.

The Tars week ended with a trip to Saint Leo for another SSC match which turned into an epic battle, but didn't go Rollins' way. The Tars started off well enough in the first game, taking an early 16-11 lead. But the Lions quickly closed in and tied the game at 25. The Tars responded to Saint Leo's pressure and finished the game on a 5-0 run, winning the first game 30-25. The Tars held Saint Leo to a meager .027 hitting percentage, while overcoming 10 of their own hitting errors in the game. Game two was extraordinarily close throughout. The game was tied at 18 when the Lions went on a 8-6 run. Saint Leo took care of the Tars from there, going on a 4-0 run to win 30-24. The Lions flipped the script on the Tars in the second game, holding Rollins to a .053 hitting percentage and forcing 11 errors. The third game was close yet again, with the two teams deadlocked at 22. Saint Leo took a 22-25 lead, only to see Rollins battle back to tie it at 27. But the Tars just didn't have enough, as they dropped the game 30-28. The Tars stormed back in the fourth game taking a 22-13 lead on the way to a 30-24 win. But in the fifth game Rollins was beat to the punch from the start. The Lions built a 6-10 lead and finished off the Tars 15-9. The Tars had a tough night hitting the ball. They had a season high 44 hitting errors, but still managed to hit .115. The Tars had four players with double digits in kills. Sophomore outside hitter Amy Barlow led Rollins with 19 kills and also added 9 digs. Sophomore Christina Reinders and junior Julia Caner each added 11 kills. Reinders also led the team in hitting percentage, smashing home kills at a rate of .474. The Rollins defense had two players with double digits in digs. Sophomore libero Kim Cline finished with 15 digs and junior Julia Caner had 10.

Rollins begins a six game home stand this week as they host SSC games against Nova Southeastern on Wednesday at 7 p.m., Lynn on Friday at 7 p.m. and Barry on Saturday at 4 p.m.

SSC VOLLEYBALL STANDINGS
	SSC			OVERALL
	W	L	PCT	W	L	PCT
Tampa	6	0	1.000	16	2	.889
Barry	5	1	.833	10	7	.588
Florida Southern	4	1	.800	17	2	.895
Lynn	3	2	.600	8	5	.615
Saint Leo	3	2	.600	7	9	.438
Eckerd	3	3	.500	9	6	.600
Rollins	1	4	.200	14	6	.700
Florida Tech	0	6	.000	4	14	.222
Nova Southeastern	0	6	.000	3	11	.214

WOMEN'S GOLF WINS YALE INVITE IN SEASON OPENER

Last week: 1 st of 10 teams at Yale Fall Intercollegiate (Charlotte Campbell – 1 st – 69-74=143)

Charlotte Campbell claimed medalist honors to lead four Tars in the top five as the Rollins women's golf team captured the Yale University Fall Intercollegiate championship in their 2005-06 season opener. The Tars fired rounds of 290 and 303, the two best scores of the tournament, en route to a 21 stroke victory over host Yale (311-303=614). Harvard, Columbia and Georgetown each carded 77 over par scores of 637 and tied for third place.

Campbell scorched the par 70 Yale University Golf Club with a 69 in Saturday's first round and followed with a final round 74 for a three over par score of 143. Rollins' Mariana De Biase and Marie-Pierre Bernier tied with Yale's Ellie Brophy for second place as each tallied a nine over par 149. De Biase shot 73 in round one and 76 in round two while Bernier recorded scores of 71 and 78. Vanessa Vela gave the Tars four players in the top five as she placed fifth with a weekend score of 152 (77-75). Caitlin Barry turned in rounds of 84-81 in the weekend and finished tied for 33rd in the 64 player field with 165 strokes.

The three time defending national champion Rollins women's golf team will next head to State College, Pennsylvania for the Nittany Lion Invitational on October 15-16.

MEN'S GOLF TAKES THIRD AT COKER INVITATIONAL

Last week: 3 rd of 17 teams (Tim Acquaviva – T2nd – 66-70=136)

Tim Acquaviva began the new golf season with a bang, firing an eight under par 136 to finish tied for second and lead the Rollins men's golf team in the Coker College Invitational at Orange County National in Orlando. The Tars carded a first round 283 and followed with 291 to finish tied for third place with Columbus State at 574 strokes. Florida Southern won with a 560 (277-283) while West Florida finished in second, four shots back with a 564 (284-280).

Acquaviva opened with a 66, the best score of the tournament, and followed with a 70 on Tuesday to tie for second place with Delta State's Kevin Jones at eight under. Florida Southern's Greg Koch took medalist honors with a pair of 67's for a 10 under par 134. Rollins' Dan Walters joined Acquaviva in the red numbers as he posted rounds of 69 and 74 for a one under 143 and 15 th place finish. Darren Lundgren put up the Tars third best score and came in tied for 39 th with a three over par 147 (74-73). Daniel Laughlin played consistent golf and posted back to back rounds of 74 to tie for 45 th place with a five over par 148. Rollins newcomer Todd Shagin also stayed steady throughout and finished tied for 62 nd with a pair of 76's (+8).

The Rollins men's golf team steps back into the tee box on October 10-11 at the Spartan Invitational in Tampa.

CROSS COUNTRY FARES WELL AT THE PRE-REGION MEET

Last week:

Women – 10 th of 16 teams (Kristina Aronson – 7 th )

Men – 13 th of 17 teams (Rob Hoffman – 84 th )

Rollins freshman Kristina Aronson rolled up her fourth top 10 finish in as many races, crossing the line in seventh place at Friday's Pre-Region meet, hosted by Saint Leo at Little Everglades Ranch. Rollins finished in 10 th place in the women's team standings with 247 points. Florida State “B” team took the championship with 66 points, followed by West Florida (94) and Columbus State (128). In the men's competition, the Tars took 13 th place with a total of 384 points. The Seminoles “B” squad won the team title with 55 points while North Florida (72) took second and Clayton State (89) finished third.

Aronson led the Rollins women with a time of 19:20.12 in the 5k course while Elizabeth Arthur posted a 62 nd place finish and time of 21:44.77. Kristina Hechler and Kelly Rofles-Haase were neck and neck down the stretch with Hechler taking 68 th (21:50.21) and Rolfes-Haase finishing 69 th (21:50.58). Monica Pena placed 125 th for Rollins with a time of 24:50.56 while Salem Willis took 158 th in 31:02.29.

Rob Hoffman paced the Rollins men with an 84th place finish and a time of 29:48.06 in the 8k race among more than 130 runners. Karl Reicken took 102 nd place in the race with a time of 31:03.04 with Patrick Flynn fast on his heels in 103 rd place and a time of 31:07.28. Whitney Wismar stopped the clock in 33:04.77 and took 104 th while John Watson (39:18.75) and Daniel Galvez (41:01.41) finished 130 th and 132 nd .

The Rollins men and women's harriers will finish their regular season on October 14 th at the Stetson Hatter Invitational in Deland. The gun is set to go off at 4:30 p.m. They will then be in action at the Sunshine State Conference Championships, hosted by Rollins, on October 22.

BOYD COFFIE BASEBALL ALUMNI REUNION THIS WEEKEND

Rollins baseball's all-time winningest coach will be in Winter Park this weekend for an alumni and friends reunion. The festivities will kick off Friday, October 7 with a cocktail party at the University Club in Winter Park at 7 p.m. On Saturday there will be an informal golf outing at The Legacy Club at Alaqua Lakes with tee times available beginning at 10 a.m.

For more information, contact Tars baseball coach Jon Sjogren at jsjogren@rollins.edu .

HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY SET FOR OCT. 22

The Rollins Athletics Hall of Fame has been reinstituted by the Tar Boosters and will hold their 2005 Sports Hall of Fame Breakfast and Induction Ceremony on Saturday, October 22 at 9 a.m. at McKean Gymnasium in the Harold and Ted Alfond Sports Center . Those being enshrined into the HOF this year will be men's soccer players Steve Bence '94 and Oyvind Klausen '88, men's tennis players Paul C. Lennicx '92 and Barry Pelts '89, women's tennis player Stacy Moss Mager '95 and women's golfer Connie Hirschman Shorb '69