Rollins College erased a 2-0 hole and roared back to win the final three games in a 3-2 volleyball win over Flagler Saturday.
The Tars won 28-30, 27-30, 30-26, 30-16, 15-9.
The Saints were on the verge of a sweep, taking a 19-13 lead in game three. But Rollins rattled off eight consecutive points, igniting the comeback. Menendez graduate Justine Burkhardt led the way with 19 kills and 11 digs for the Saints. Leah Melton (Menendez) tacked on 12 kills and seven blocks.
Katie Beale (10 kills, 10 blocks) also had a big game for Flagler. Liz Moyer (17 digs) and Carrie Arnette (23 assists) led the way on defense and passing, respectively. The Saints fell to 13-6.
College cross country
Brett Alvaro of Flagler College took 24th following a 31:01.34 in the 8K run at the Embry-Riddle/Smoothie King Classic Saturday.
Evan Roszkowski (52nd, 33:36.61), Cole Distefano (60th, 35:51.63) and Brandon Collins (76th, 39:15.54) rounded out the Flagler runners. Embry-Riddle won the meet. The Flagler women took eighth in the event, with Stephanie Guy's 12th-place finish the top performance. Guy had a 21:34:33. Jamie Stanish (28th, 22:38.43), Anna Kroeger (34th, 23:14.34), Lindsay DiBona (38th, 23:34.95) and Ali Melton (47th, 24:05.91) rounded out the Saints scorers. St. Augustine native Mary Upp had a 51st finish for Flagler following a 24:28.68.
Florida Tech won the meet with 57 places.
Flagler shot a first-round 359 Saturday in the Lady Falcon Invitational at Riviera Country Club. Bethune-Cookman leads with a 301.
Freshman Kaitlyn Edwards shot an 8-over 81, sitting in 36th place for Flagler. Abby Gulla (85, 51st overall), Kari Admundson (96) and Laura Martellino (97) all broke 100 for the Saints.
Menendez went 2-1 at the Keystone Heights Invitational Saturday. The Falcons lost to Providence 25-13, 17-25, 7-15, then beat Bradford and Keystone. Menendez won 25-19, 25-17 against Bradford and 25-17, 20-25, 15-13 against Keystone. All matches were the best of three.
Menendez is 6-8.