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BOX SCORE

Fifth-Ranked Rollins Caps Perfect Conference Regular Season to Claim First SSC Title

by Michael Pierce, photo by Mike Watters

The Tars will be the top seed in the conference tournament next week

MELBOURNE, Fla. (April 22, 2023) – The fifth-ranked Rollins men’s lacrosse team completed a perfect conference regular season on Saturday with a 15-12 win at Florida Tech to clinch the program’s first-ever SSC Regular Season Championship. The Tars close the regular season at 13-1 overall, 7-0 in SSC play, while the Panthers end the year at 7-7, 3-4 in conference games.

Jack Johnstone set a career high with seven goals while Mikey Berkman equaled his season high with seven points on a goal and six assists. Logan Myers added three goals and an assist and Grant Hansen chipped in with three goals. Shahé Katchadurian (12-1) got the win in goal, stopping 13 of the 25 shots he faced.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
First Quarter

• Florida Tech scored three of the first four goals, with Myers the only Tar to get on the board early as the Panthers jumped out to a 3-1 lead.
• Johnstone then scored twice in the span of 2:21 to tie things up and Myers found the net in the closing seconds of the quarter to put the Tars up 4-3 after one period.

Second Quarter

• Johnstone opened the scoring in the second to make it 5-3, but Florida Tech rattled off three straight goals to go up 6-5 at the half.

Third Quarter

• The Panthers scored seven seconds into the third quarter and again a few minutes later to take an 8-5 lead, their biggest lead of the day.
• Rollins proceeded to pour in nine straight goals over the course of just over 15 minutes, with Johnstone and Hansen accounting for three goals each during that run.
• Hansen’s goal with 35 seconds on the clock was the final tally of the third quarter, putting the Tars up 10-8.

Fourth Quarter

• Johnstone opened the scoring in the fourth as the Tars continued on their 9-0 run, which was capped by a Berkman goal at the 7:39 mark to put Rollins ahead, 14-8.
• The Panthers put home four goals in the final 7:03, with Johnstone also scoring his seventh of the day during that span, as the Tars easily held on for the 15-12 win.

UP NEXT:
As conference champions, the Tars have earned the No. 1 seed in next week’s SSC Championship, and with it, the right to host a semifinal game and potentially the championship game, should Rollins advance. First up will be a semifinal matchup with Saint Leo on Thursday, April 27 at 8 p.m.

Fans can follow the Tars all season long at RollinsSports.com. Fans can also stay up-to-date on the latest #TARnation news by following Rollins Sports on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

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Top-Ranked Tars Edge Panthers on Senior Day

by Christina Hardman

MELBOURNE, Fla. – Men’s Lacrosse honored nine seniors on Saturday afternoon after falling to Rollins 15-12.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Florida Tech 12, #5 Rollins 15
Records: Florida Tech (7-7, 3-4 SSC) | Rollins (12-1, 6-0)
Locations: Melbourne, Fla. | Panther Field

FIRST QUARTER:

• Zach Rozgonyi tallied two straight to get the Panthers started and take the 2-0 lead just six minutes into the game.
• Rollins got one on the board before Luke Policke added one for Tech on an assist from Nate Deplancke.
• Tars tallied three unanswered goals over the final four minutes of the opening frame to go up 4-3.

SECOND QUARTER:

• Tech outscored Rollins 3-1 in the second period.
• Cooper Leonard won the faceoff and took it straight in for his first goal of the day, 10:19 to go.
• A minute later, Gary Lozito found the back of the net on a feed from Rozgonyi to tie up 5-5 with 9:09 on the clock.
• Deplancke’s shot bounced off Collin Stewart’s leg and into the net to give Tech the 6-5 lead going into halftime.

THIRD QUARTER:

• Leonard won the opening faceoff and scored his second goal just seven seconds into the period.
• Stewart added one on a feed from Jakob Terpak to increase Tech’s lead 8-5, 8:59 to go.
• Rollins scored five unanswered goals to take a 10-8 lead going into the final frame.

FOURTH QUARTER:

• Rollins’ four straight goals extended their lead 14-8 with 7:39 remaining.
• Collin Stewart answered back, scoring back-to-back goals for Tech, 6:02 left.
• Rollins added one more before Tech scored two straight to cut the margin to three goals.
• Stewart scored his fourth of the day with the assist from Chandler Hake before Hake scored his own on a feed from Patrick Stewart.

NOTABLE PANTHERS:

• Collin Stewart led the Panthers with 5 goals and two ground balls
• Zach Rozgonyi finished four points on two goals and two assists
• Chandler Hake tallied a goal and an assist
• Gary Loztio and Luke Policke each added a goal
• Nate Deplancke recorded two assists and two ground balls.
• Sam Balch finished with two caused turnovers and one ground ball.
• Cooper Leonard went 18-30 at the X and collected 7 ground balls while adding two goals.

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE:

• Rollins finished with the advantage in shots (51-46), shots on goal (30-25), and ground balls (27-24).
• Tech won the battle at the X (18-13).

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• Florida Tech moves to 6-8 all-time against the Tars.
• Men’s Lacrosse finishes with an all-time record of 25-14 at Panther Field.
• Collin Stewart moves up to fifth all-time with 77 career goals. His 39 goals are second most in a single season by any Panther.
• Zach Rozgonyi’s two assists move him to second all-time with 46 career assists.
•  Sam Balch finishes his career with the second most career caused turnovers with 85.

For the latest news, updates and information on the Florida Tech men’s lacrosse team, visit FloridaTechSports.com. Fans can also stay up-to-date on the latest Panthers news by following Florida Tech Athletics on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.