Tars Blast Thomas, 3-0
 THOMASVILLE,
Ga.- (September 12, 2010)- The Rollins college women took advantage of early
opportunities to seal a 3-0 victory over the Thomas University Nighthawks,
Sunday afternoon.
Offensively the Tars did their damage in the first half, scoring all three
goals within the first 17 minutes of action. Brenna McKee, Meagan Thomas and
Ali Schrader tallied the goals, while Ashley Waplinger picked up two assists
to aid the attack.
McKee started the scoring in the third minute with a nifty chip shot over
the head of the keeper to start the scoring for Rollins. Rollins was on the
attack again after scoring the first goal and the relentless pressure led to
Meagan Thomas collecting her goal in the 12th minute, off a deflection on
the corner kick from Waplinger.
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Eckerd Outmatched By North Alabama
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Eckerd Tritons lack of shots on goal led to a 3-1
loss Sunday against North Alabama in the final game of the Eckerd
Invitational.
North Alabama’s Chloe Roberts scored a hat trick in the Lions victory.
The Lions out shot the Tritons 18-3; Eckerd tested North Alabama’s keeper
only once. The lone shot on goal led to a score in the 88th minute from
senior midfielder Samantha Nichols.
The game was delayed 45 minutes due to lightning with 20 minutes left in the
first half. Soon after the game resumed North Alabama went on the offensive,
and did not look back.
The Tritons head Lakeland, Fla. next to open up conference play against
Florida Southern on Sept. 15. Results will be posted on eckerdtritons.com. more
Second Half Goal Keeps Tampa Perfect
 TAMPA,
Fla. – The University of Tampa women’s soccer team improved to 4-0 on the
season with a 1-0 victory over visiting Queens (N.Y.) College (1-4) on
Sunday at Pepin Stadium.
Freshman Cina Salemi broke free to connect on the lone goal of the contest,
coming from Jazmin Perry and classmate Andrea Arnone. The 72nd minute goal
was also the first of Salemi’s young career.
The Spartans grabbed quick control in the second half, outshooting the
Knights 10-3 in the final period. For the game, Tampa held a 14-4 advantage
on shots, including an 8-0 differential in shots on goal.
Freshman Leah Cesanek notched her third career shutout in goal, playing all
90 minutes for head coach Gerry Lucey’s squad.
More Cate helps power Saints past Falcons, 3-1
 MONTEVALLO,
Ala. − Loren Cate (Apopka, Fla./Apopka HS) scored a pair of goals to help
lead Flagler College to a 3-1 win over the University of Montevallo in a
Peach Belt Conference women’s soccer match Saturday night at Varsity Field.
Flagler snapped its two-match losing streak to improve to 2-2 overall and
1-0 in conference play. Montevallo suffered its third consecutive loss and
fell to 1-3 overall and 0-1 in the conference.
Cate got the Saints on the board in the 62nd minute when she took a cross
pass from Jessica Jagielski (New Port Richey, Fla./J.W. Mitchell HS) and
booted the ball past the keeper. Her second tally came in the 72nd minute
when she knocked in a shot from 20 yards out.
Paige Scott got Montevallo on the board in the 89th minute, but that’s all
the Falcons would get.
Latia Boggan (St. Augustine, Fla./Paulding County (Ga.) HS) scored an
unassisted goal for Flagler with just 13 seconds left to go on the clock.
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UPSET! No. 21 Tars Topple Second-Ranked West Florida,
3-1
 PENSACOLA,
Fla. (September 10, 2010) - Breaking a 25-game winning streak, the
21st-ranked Rollins College women's soccer team upended the second-ranked
West Florida Argonauts with a final score of 3-1 on Friday evening. The Tars
advance to an overall mark of 2-1, while the Argos drop to 2-1, snapping a
22-game winning streak on their home turf.
The victory marks the first time the Tars have come out on top in program
history, and puts Rollins at an overall record of 1-9-1 against the Argos
since their first matchup in September of 2000.
The Tars came out on fire, knowing full well that the game holds national
and regional implications. Dictating the pace of the game from the onset,
Rollins finally hit their stride after two uncharacteristic contests to open
the season last weekend in Texas.
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Bernier-Larose Named SSC Defensive Player of
the Week
 SAINT
LEO, Fla. - In helping her team to a 2-0 start, Saint Leo women’s soccer
goalkeeper Audrey Bernier-Larose has been named the Sunshine State
Conference’s first defensive player of the week for 2010 it was announced by
the SSC and Commissioner Jay Jones.
Highly touted by Head Coach Ged O’Connor, the canadian-born Bernier-Larose
lived up to her billing from the first save she made as she notched a pair
of wins in her collegiate debut, including a shutout.
In a 3-1 win over Webber International, Bernier-Larose faced 10 shots on
goal and posted nine saves. She also recorded an assist when she punted the
ball past the WIU defense to hit a breaking teammate in stride for a goal.
In a 5-0 shutout against Florida Memorial, she saved the only shot on goal
she faced. Bernier-Larose concluded the week with a 0.50 GAA.
Bernier-Larose and the undefeated Lions will next look toward a neutral-site
game against Queens College (NY) at the University of Tampa’s Pepin Stadium.
Kick off is scheduled for Friday afternoon at 4:30 p.m.
Schrader’s Two Goals Lift No. 13 Rollins
over TWU
 DENTON,
Texas (September 6, 2010) - After falling behind 1-0 in the fourth minute of
play, the thirteenth-ranked Tars turned up the heat and came back to pull
out a 2-1 victory over Texas Woman's University on Monday afternoon at the
TW Soccer Field. Rollins advances to 1-1 on their young season, while the
Pioneers drop to an overall mark of 0-2.
Rollins felt the sting early after Emily Davila put TWU on the scoreboard
first, finding a cross from Rebekah Ledet and volleying it past Tars'
freshman keeper Shelby Kesic.
"Giving up a goal so early on their first shot of the game was
disappointing," said head coach Patrick Baker. "But the players got
together, re-grouped and started to imprint the game a bit more. Seniors
Chelsea Brady and Jessica Deese did a nice job up top at the beginning, and
Ali Schrader made an immediate impact when she entered the game."
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Lions Upend Florida Memorial in Home Opener
SAINT LEO, Fla. – The Saint Leo women’s soccer (2-0) offense was firing on
all cylinders Saturday evening, as they defeated the Florida Memorial Lady
Lions, 5-0, in its non-conference home opener. In total, the home standing
Lions had seven different players tally at least one point.
Karin Hedlund led the offensive charge again, totaling three points on a
goal and an assist. Meanwhile, midfielder Cassie Barberesi was deadly from
the corner area, posting a pair of assists. The Lions also saw a quartet of
Lions tally their first goals of the season.
Despite the final score, Saint Leo had a difficult time mustering offensive
momentum in the early portions of the match. But the Lions were able to
shake the pesky Florida Memorial defense in the 21st minute when Barberesi
put a perfectly placed corner attempt into middle of the box and senior
defender Dari Alcantara headed into the back of the net.
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Spartans Top Newberry To Notch Second Weekend Shutout
COLUMBUS, Ga. – The University of Tampa (2-0) women’s soccer team registered
its second shutout of the weekend with a 1-0 triumph over Newberry College
(0-2) in a match that was played at Columbus State University.
"The girls played very well today and showed great composure and maturity in
their play,” says head coach Gerry Lucey. “We faced an opponent that was
difficult to break down with the amount of players behind the ball. I was
really pleased with the way we knocked the ball around and tried to
penetrate the opposing backline.”
The Spartans netted the game-winner in the 76th minute as Luana Miessa found
the net off a centering pass by teammate Marta Bertsos.
Tampa outshot Newberry by a 20-2 mark as freshman Leah Cesanek made two
saves en route to her second shutout of the young season.
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Last Minute Goal Gives No. 2 West Florida
3-2 Win Over Barry PENSACOLA, Fla. – Sophomore defender Tori
Fish (Bellaire, Texas/Bellaire HS) pounced on a bouncing ball in front of
the net and scored the game-winner with 27 seconds left in No. 2 West
Florida’s 3-2 win over Barry in the final game of the ArgoFanShop.com
Invitational on Sunday. The Argonauts escaped with the win with the last
minute goal after going up 2-0 in the first half and allowing Barry to tie
the game at two in the second half.
Sophomore forward Jodi-Ann Robinson (Richmond, British Columbia/Palmer
Secondary School) scored her second goal as an Argonaut, putting the UWF
(2-0) up 1-0 in the 19th minute. She received a corner kick by sophomore
midfielder Rachel Cutts (Pensacola, Fla./Ole Miss) and volleyed it past the
goalkeeper for the goal. Eight minutes later senior forward Shakira Duncan
(Kingston, Jamaica/Darton College) took advantage of a failed clearance and
scored her second goal of the year, giving the home team a 2-0 lead.
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Pfeiffer women down Flagler, 2-1
 CHARLOTTE,
N.C. − Lindsay Godwin’s header in the 74th minute broke a 1-1 tie and lifted
Pfeiffer University to a 2-1 win over Flagler College in a non-conference
women’s soccer match Sunday afternoon at the Queens Sports Complex. The
match was part of the Queens University of Charlotte Tournament.
Pfeiffer improves to 2-0 on the season while Flagler falls to 1-1.
Godwin headed in the goal off a cross pass from Sheena Regan. Alyssa
Wombwell scored the match’s first goal off an assist from Mariah Martinez in
the 29th minute.
Lindsay Zullo (Hudson, Fla./Hudson HS) scored the equalizer for Flagler in
the 50th minute. She headed in a pass from Justine Long (Naples, Fla./Gulf
Coast HS).
Jamie Alcala tallied five saves for the Falcons. Cristina Coca (Riverview,
Fla./Saint Leo University) faced six shots with two on goal.
Flagler out-shot Pfeiffer 10-6 and each team took two corner kicks. The
Falcons were whistled for six fouls and Flagler three.
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No. 13 Rollins Hindered by No. 6 West Texas
A&M
 DENTON,
Texas (September 4, 2010) - The No. 13 Rollins women's soccer team opened
their 2010 season with a challenge, taking on a resilient No. 6 West Texas
A&M University squad on Saturday evening on the campus of Texas Woman's
University. The Tars hit a roadblock against the Lady Buffs, dropping by a
score of 3-0 in their first ever matchup with WTAMU. Rollins starts the
season with a mark of 0-1, while the Lady Buffs open their 2010 slate with a
record of 1-0.
The Tars battled out a tough first half that saw the Lady Buffs score twice,
including a last ditch effort goal with nine seconds left before the break.
Junior forward Becky Hewson put the first tally on the scoreboard for the
Lady Buffs in the 42nd minute off of a corner kick from the left side, and
assisted on the second as she put a through ball up the right side to
freshman Samantha Cameron with seconds before the half.
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Season Opener
 SEARCY,
Ark.- For the second consecutive year, the Palm Beach Atlantic University
women’s soccer team opened up their season on the road as they took on
Arkansas native Harding University. The Lady Bison proved to be more than
the Sailfish could handle as they scored early and often, taking their home
opener by a score of 3-1.
Although neither team recorded very many shots in the first half (PBAU 3, HU
4), Harding drew first blood in the 15th minute after Lauren Hawes collected
a loose ball in the box and quickly gave the Bison their first lead.
PBA answered quickly later on in the half as sophomore transfer Katie Runyon
found midfielder Ashley Shoaf on the left side, whose power from 30 yards
out connected with the upper right corner of the net, tying the game in the
35th minute.
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Panthers Double Up St. Thomas
 MIAMI
GARDENS, Fla. (Women’s Soccer) – Junior transfer Casey Lademann followed up
her strong Panther debut on Thursday by scoring two goals in Florida Tech’s
2-1 win over St. Thomas Saturday afternoon at Bobcat Soccer Field. The
Crimson and Gray, who entered the contest ranked No. 21 in the latest
National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll, extended their record
to 2-0, while the Bobcats fell to 0-1.
Throughout the 90-minute match, the Panthers kept goalkeeper Victoria
Shahbaz busy. In all, they fired 23 shots and all but six were on net.
Leading the team with six shots was freshman Chelsea Belfer.
Tech got on the board first as Lademann converted a penalty kick at the 9:44
mark. With the first half ticking down, the junior transfer struck once more
thanks to a pass by Belfer.
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Sharks Topped by Lions
 Pensacola,
Fla. – The Nova Southeastern University women’s soccer team ended play at
the 2010 season at the ArgoFanShop.com Invitational hosted by West Florida
on Sunday afternoon with a 2-0 loss to regional foe North Alabama Lions.
UNA’s Chloe Roberts put the Lions on the board right from the get go. Just
:11 seconds after the kickoff, Roberts barreled through the Shark defense
and scored from the right side to give the Lions (1-1-0) a quick 1-0 lead.
It wasn’t long before Roberts showed her prowess again in the 20th minute.
She added her second score of the game, this time a quick dribble through
the middle, and left footed the ball from 30 yards away to give UNA an early
2-0 lead they would carry into the halftime break.
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Freshmen Carry Lynn to Victory
 BOCA
RATON, Fla. – It may have taken an extra day but Lynn University’s women’s
soccer team got its 2010 season started with a 3-0 victory over Georgia
College & State in the Lynn Fall Classic on Sunday afternoon. Three freshman
on offense and three more on defense paved the way for the victory as Jamie
Lockie scored twice and Kayle Clay added one of her own. This marks the
first season-opening shutout for the Fighting Knights since the 2006 season.
Both teams had their chances in the first half to go ahead but couldn’t take
advantage of them. Melissa Ortiz was the first to get a good look, beating
the defense for a one-on-one with keeper Mary Robb Plunkett but just missed
her shot left of the post. She came back minutes later with a low flying
shot to the right post but Plunkett made a diving stop to keep the game
scoreless.
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 BOCA
RATON – Kara Moore has played only two games in a Florida Southern uniform,
and already she’s made a major impact. Unfortunately for both the Moccasins
and Pirates of Armstrong Atlantic State, so did the weather. Moore’s goal
with just over nine minutes to play tied the game at one sent it to
overtime, but lightning forced an early end to it, forcing the teams to
settle for a 1-1 tie.
The weather was a major issue throughout the day. The game began with a heat
index of over 100 degrees, and midway through the second half the teams and
spectators were sent to shelter when the first wave of lightning swept
through the area. Armstrong Atlantic (0-0-1 and ranked #19) led at that
point, 1-0, but when play resumed nearly 90 minutes later, the game quickly
turned in Florida Southern’s favor.
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Pederson Leads
Tritons in Win Over Georgia Southwestern
 AMERICUS,
Ga. – The Eckerd College women’s soccer team defeated Georgia Southwestern
2-1 Sunday, earning the team’s first win of the season.
Senior Callie Pederson tallied both of the goals for the Tritons off six
shots on goal.
“I’m very happy with the performances our team showed over the weekend,”
head coach Danielle Fotopoulos said. “It’s very exciting for us to get our
first win on the road. Callie (Pederson) did an amazing job during the game
pressing toward the defense and getting shots on goal. Our defense also
played really well and stayed compact and organized.”
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Barry Pushes #2 Argonauts To the Edge
PENSACOLA, Fla.—Tori Fish scored less than half a minute from the end of the
game to lift the #2 West Florida Argonauts over the Barry Buccaneers 3-2 in
the final of the ArgoFanShop.com Invitational on Sunday afternoon at the UWF
Soccer Complex.
Emma Karp continued her stellar play, scoring twice in the second period to
knot the game at 2-2. In the 63rd minute, she swiped the ball away from the
Argonauts’ defense and ripped a shot from 27 yards out to pull the Bucs
(1-1-0) to within one. In the 74th minute, Haley Struthers served a perfect
free kick over the heads of the UWF defense and found Karp running unmarked
behind.
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Rollins women's soccer team won each of the past two Sunshine State
Conference Championships, but the Tars will be under new leadership in 2010
as they chase an unprecedented third straight title. The Patrick Baker era
begins with Rollins riding a 17 game unbeaten streak in regular season
conference action, and a target placed firmly on their backs.
Baker replaces the reigning SSC Coach of the Year Tony Amato, who is now the
head coach of Stephen F. Austin. No stranger to the pitch, Baker has spent
over two decades at the helm of many successful programs, including his last
stint at University of Georgia where he helped the Bulldogs to three
consecutive NCAA tournament appearances from 2007 to 2009. Baker inherits
an exceptionally skilled squad that has rarely done anything but win in
their careers at Rollins.
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Rollins Takes on Embry-Riddle in Exhibition
Action
 DAYTONA
BEACH, Fla. (August 21, 2010) - The thirteenth-ranked Rollins women's soccer
team sized-up their new season on Saturday evening when they took on
Embry-Riddle in their first of two preseason exhibition games.
The Tars and Eagles battled it out to a 1-1 draw after a lightning delay
pushed back the start time. Rollins struck first with a goal in the 21
minute from senior forward Chelsea Brady off of a feed from Ashley Waplinger.
But the Eagles answered back a minute later off of a shot from long range
found its way between the posts.
"They played well. It was nice to get the girls out there to see just
what we're working with," said assistant coach
Alicia Milyak. "We were able to rotate the girls through different
positions and run through some different scenarios. It was a great start and
we were able to get everyone out on the field. We're eager to take what we
learned today and apply it to our overall objecive for the rest of the
season."
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2010
 SAINT
LEO, Fla. – The Saint Leo women’s soccer team was selected to finish fourth
in the SSC; it was announced by the Sunshine State Conference. The Lions
racked up 137 total points, but saw defending SSC regular-season and
conference champion, Rollins College, selected as the preseason favorite to
win the 2010 Sunshine State Conference women's soccer championship.
Rollins accumulated 189 points in the annual preseason women’s soccer poll,
including 14 first-place votes.
Preseason polling was conducted among the conference’s women’s soccer
coaches and sports information directors. Participants are not permitted to
rank their own teams. Florida Tech, which finished second in the 2009 SSC
standings, claimed the other four first-place nods and took second place in
the poll. The Panthers received a total of 154 points. Florida Southern,
which placed third in the final standings a year ago, was tabbed to take
that same slot in 2010. The Moccasins finished just two points behind Tech
with 152. more
Tars On Top of SSC Preseason Poll for First
Time in Program History
 WINTER
PARK, Fla. (August 20, 2010) - For the first time in program history, the
Rollins women's soccer team sits atop the Sunshine State Conference
preseason poll as they enter into regular season action. The preseason poll,
announced Friday by league officials, is voted upon by conference coaches
and sports information directors.
The thirteenth-ranked Tars were the run-away favorites, with 14 of 18
first-place votes and 189 points. Led by first-year head coach Patrick
Baker, Rollins heads into the season seeking a third straight SSC title.
Behind the Tars, Florida Tech finished second with four first-place nods and
154 points. The Panthers are the only other conference school to be listed
on the NSCAA DII Preseason National Poll, which was announced on August 10.
Tech just barely edged out Florida Southern, who comes in at No. 3 on this
season's poll, with 152 points.more
UWF Ranked No. 2 in NSCAA Preseason National Poll
 KANSAS
CITY, Kan. – The West Florida women’s soccer team will start the 2010 season
ranked No. 2 in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)
Division II Preseason Poll, it was announced on Tuesday. The Argonauts are
the preseason No. 2 team in the nation for the second straight year, and UWF
also finished each of the last two seasons ranked No. 2 in the final poll.
Grand Valley State, the 2009 NCAA Division II national champions, will enter
the year ranked No. 1. No. 3 Saint Rose and No. 4 Cal State Dominguez Hills
round out the top four in the preseason poll, while No. 13 Rollins and No.
21 Florida Tech join UWF as the three schools representing the South Region.
UWF, also the preseason favorite in the Gulf South Conference coaches’ poll,
is coming off a record-breaking 2009 season in which the team finished
22-0-1 and was eliminated in the national semifinal round on penalty kicks.
The Argos have lost just one game in two seasons, and that came in the
national championship game in 2008.
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Panther Women Come in at Second in SSC Preseason Soccer
Poll
 WINTER
PARK, Fla. (Women’s Soccer) – Another sign of a brand new season has arrived
as the Sunshine State Conference today released its 2010 preseason women’s
soccer poll, voted on by the league’s coaches and sports information
directors. With a strong show of confidence from their peers, the Panthers
were selected to finish second this season – the program’s highest preseason
pick ever.
Florida Tech, which received four first place votes and 154 total points,
came in just behind preseason favorite Rollins College, tabbed to repeat as
conference champions in 2010 with 189 points and the remaining 14 first
place votes. The Panthers edged out Florida Southern in the voting by two
points while Saint Leo came in fourth with 137.
Tech, ranked No. 21 in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)
Division II Preseason Poll, is coming off the team’s most successful year in
program history after defeating Saint Leo 1-0 last November to advance to
the second round of the NCAA South Region Tournament for the first time.
Several postseason honors and accolades rolled in for the Panthers following
the historic win, including a final season Top 25 finish and recognition as
one of the most improved teams at the Division II level by Somis Sports.
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