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Rollins 2, Webber 2

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WINTER PARK, Fla. (August 24, 2012) - After finding themselves in a 2-0 hole ten minutes into the second half, 20^th ranked Rollins fought back to escape with a 2-2 tie in the final exhibition before opening their regular season.

In a physical game that a total of seven yellow cards were handed out, the Tars out-shot the Warriors by a wide margin, 29-6, and also took 15 corner kicks compared to Webber's two.

After 37 minutes of scoreless play, the Warriors broke through in the 38^th minute when junior Jose Netto beat Tars keeper Anthony White inside the near post.

WIU would extend their lead in the 55^th minute when sophomore Leonardo Cid collected a rebound and buried it just out of the reach of keeper Keneil Baker, Baker replaced White at halftime.

Rollins would answer just over a minute later when sophomore Skyler Russell played a ball into the box to Grant Blackhurst. The freshman headed it straight into the air when Tucker Hume came flying out of nowhere to head the 50/50 ball just out of the reach of Warrior keeper Brandon Stout.

Five minutes later, senior Joe Crowley played a ball into the box off a free kick from about 40 yards out that Walker Hume headed inside the far post to knot the score at 2-2.

Both teams would go scoreless the rest of the way to end in a tie.

That concludes Rollins' exhibition schedule and now the Tars will open their regular season Friday, Aug. 31 with a home date against Embry-Riddle.

Fans can follow Rollins men's soccer all season long on the Tars Sports Network at RollinsSports.com.