Charlotte, N.C.- Brittany Barnwell (Lorton, Va., Bishop Ireton) scored five goals, caused five turnovers, and collected four ground balls in this evenings game against Rollins College. The Royals of Queens University of Charlotte fell to the Tars 21-12 in a game of two halves. With the loss, Queens falls to 3-6 overall (1-1 CC) while Rollins improves to 5-3.
The Royals came out in the first half ready to play as they quickly jumped on the Tars to gain a 4-1 lead. After Katy Tyszko of the Tars scored the first goal of the game, Queens went on a scoring frenzy led by Kelley Duffey (New Hope, Minn. , Robinsdale Cooper ) who ended the game with a hat trick. Rollins brought the Royals within one goal at 16:03 with a goal from Sarah Ann Showell. Queens immediately answered netting two goals within a minute of each other to stretch the lead back out to three, 6-3. Barnwell scored the last goal of the half at 4:36 giving Queens an 8-6 advantage over the vistors. The Tars found some momentum to close the half going on a three-to-zero run against Queens to take the lead back at halftime for the first time since their 1-0 lead at the beginning of the game, 9-8.
Queens opened up the half tying the game at 9-9 on Duffey's third unassisted goal of the game. Barnwell soon followed with her fourth goal of the game at 27:27. Then Rollins went on another scoring run taking over control of the game at 13-10. Brittany Philip (Corning, N.Y., Corning East) broke up the run with a goal assisted by Duffey after Coach Dennehy called a timeout to cool off the Tars. The Royals held Rollins from scoring for about two minutes before they went on a seven-to-zero run to seal the win.
Goal keeper Rebecca Markle (Hampstead, Md., North Carroll ) recorded 18 saves tonight. Philip finished the game with two goals and three draw controls. Kristi Kemp (Lake Mary, Fla., Winter Springs) tallied four ground balls and three draw controls.
Marissa Gianneri led Rollins with four goals and one assist. Erica Pagliarulo and Liz Connelly each netted three goals.
The Royals are back in action against Dowling College who is ranked eighth in the nation on Friday at 5:00 p.m. at the Queens Sports Complex.
