2008 Woodie Awards
Women's Soccer Team Plays in Seven on Seven Tournament at Stetson University
Rollins Women brave early start times and bad weather in spring tournament.
Erica Tibbetts
Issue date: 4/8/05 Section: Sports
No matter what sport you play, five matches in one day is a lot. Especially when you play the first one at 8 a.m.! But that's what the Rollins Women's soccer team did last Saturday.
Admittedly the games were only 25 minutes long and there were only seven players on each team, but it was still hard work. The tournament took place at Stetson University and went all day long. Over 30 teams attended the event, which takes place annually.
The Tars have done well in the past, reaching the quarterfinals last year. This year they had a little more trouble, and failed to progress from group play. There were five groups, each with six or seven teams and the winners of each group made it through to the quarterfinals. Rollins' group contained several clubs and college teams; Embry-Riddle, Lakeland, Clearwater Chargers, F.C. Kumba and University of South Florida.
The day started off badly for the Tars in terms of weather, it was rainy and cool, but well in terms of games. The women played Embry-Riddle at 8:00, when most of their classmates were probably still asleep in their dorms....
The Tars started the game well, despite arriving at the field only minutes before kickoff. Jackie Parsons dominated the play, scoring two early goals. Riddle managed to snatch one back but the Tars never let up. Freshmen Leah Black and Flora Capaldi both scored to help win the game 5-1.
By the time the next game started, at 10:30, the sun was shining, but the Tars weren't. The team from Lakeland, wearing slightly unconventional maroon polos, made the Rollins team look slow and unenthusiastic and won the game 4-2. The Tars wasted a lot of chances in front of goal, and could easily have tied the game at certain points. Unfortunately, a late goal by Cristina Saenz wasn't enough to get a win for the Tars.
The next game showed an improvement in the Tar's play, and they trounced a rather weak F.C. Kumba side, 5-0. Alexis Sutton had a stellar game and opened the scoring. Jeri Ostuw also added to the tally.
The Clearwater Chargers were the Tar's next opponents. After going up 2-0 the Rollins women let the game slip through their fingers and only came away with a 2-2 tie.
Parson suffered an ankle injury in the Clearwater game, but took the field again two hours later for the Tars final match, against USF. The Tars knew it would be a tough match, against a Division One school, but they went in looking for a good game.
Lindsay Taylor made some impressive tackles, alongside defensive partner Allison Tradd to keep the score 0-0 for the first few minutes. Meanwhile Saenz and Alexis came close to finding the target up front. Unfortunately, the USF capitalized on a Tar's mistake and the ball ended up in the back of keeper Fran Nicoloso's net. The Rollins Women kept battling but couldn't prevent another goal from being scored. The game ended 2-0.
It wasn't the best result for the Tars, but the players had fun and it was a good experience for some of the newer girls.
Admittedly the games were only 25 minutes long and there were only seven players on each team, but it was still hard work. The tournament took place at Stetson University and went all day long. Over 30 teams attended the event, which takes place annually.
The Tars have done well in the past, reaching the quarterfinals last year. This year they had a little more trouble, and failed to progress from group play. There were five groups, each with six or seven teams and the winners of each group made it through to the quarterfinals. Rollins' group contained several clubs and college teams; Embry-Riddle, Lakeland, Clearwater Chargers, F.C. Kumba and University of South Florida.
The day started off badly for the Tars in terms of weather, it was rainy and cool, but well in terms of games. The women played Embry-Riddle at 8:00, when most of their classmates were probably still asleep in their dorms....
The Tars started the game well, despite arriving at the field only minutes before kickoff. Jackie Parsons dominated the play, scoring two early goals. Riddle managed to snatch one back but the Tars never let up. Freshmen Leah Black and Flora Capaldi both scored to help win the game 5-1.
By the time the next game started, at 10:30, the sun was shining, but the Tars weren't. The team from Lakeland, wearing slightly unconventional maroon polos, made the Rollins team look slow and unenthusiastic and won the game 4-2. The Tars wasted a lot of chances in front of goal, and could easily have tied the game at certain points. Unfortunately, a late goal by Cristina Saenz wasn't enough to get a win for the Tars.
The next game showed an improvement in the Tar's play, and they trounced a rather weak F.C. Kumba side, 5-0. Alexis Sutton had a stellar game and opened the scoring. Jeri Ostuw also added to the tally.
The Clearwater Chargers were the Tar's next opponents. After going up 2-0 the Rollins women let the game slip through their fingers and only came away with a 2-2 tie.
Parson suffered an ankle injury in the Clearwater game, but took the field again two hours later for the Tars final match, against USF. The Tars knew it would be a tough match, against a Division One school, but they went in looking for a good game.
Lindsay Taylor made some impressive tackles, alongside defensive partner Allison Tradd to keep the score 0-0 for the first few minutes. Meanwhile Saenz and Alexis came close to finding the target up front. Unfortunately, the USF capitalized on a Tar's mistake and the ball ended up in the back of keeper Fran Nicoloso's net. The Rollins Women kept battling but couldn't prevent another goal from being scored. The game ended 2-0.
It wasn't the best result for the Tars, but the players had fun and it was a good experience for some of the newer girls.