Rollins and Florida Southern were tied at 26 at the half of the opener of the Sunshine State Conference tournament at Warden Arena Wednesday night. It looked to be like it was going to be another in a long line of great games in the rivalry of the two teams who have been playing each other the longest in the conference. The Mocs had other ideas. Behind red hot 3-point shooting in the second half from Seth Evans and Kevin Capers, the Mocs advanced to the tournament semifinals with a 77-63 win over the Tars.
With the win the Mocs improved to 18-9 on the season and defeated the Tars for the first time in three attempts this season. Seth Evans poured in a game high 27 points including a perfect 10 of 10 at the foul line. Brett Bailey added 16, and Kevin Capers had 13 for the Mocs. The Mocs shot 49 percent from the field and nine of 20 from the 3-point line (7-11 in the second half). The Mocs were 16-21 at the free throw line and had 17 assists as opposed to just eight turnovers.
The Tars ended the season with a record of 16-11. They had three players tally double figures on the night. Brett Chance led the way with 16 points, Myk Brown added 13, and Dave Diakite scored 12. The Tars shot 44 percent from the floor in the game and just 35 percent (8-23) from the 3-point line. Rollins made all 15 of there attempts at the free throw line. The Tars won the battle of the boards 31-26. The Tars had 8 assists and turned the ball over 19 times.
The Mocs jumped out of the gates quickly and led 12-3 early on. It was 20-9 FSC before the Tars went on a 11-0 run to tie the game at 20. The Tars took the first and only lead they would have in the game 24-22 after a Myk Brown three with just under a minute in the opening half. Kevin Capers would score right before the half to tie the game going into the locker room.
The second half started with the Mocs opening up a eight point lead (48-40). The Tars would get a pair of three's from Chris Uhle to get to within 47-43 with 9:17 to go. That is as close as the Tars would get as Evans and Capers would catch fire in the second half.
With the win FSC will head home to the Jenkins Field House to face top seeded Florida Tech Saturday. The loss means this will be the first year in three season the Tars will not participate in the NCAA South Regional. It also stops the Tars quest of winning the conference tournament at two seasons.
Other Scores:
Florida Tech 98 Lynn 92 (3 OT)
Eckerd 71 Barry 62
Saint Leo 62 Nova Southeastern 57
Saturday's Semifinals:
(5) Florida Southern vs (1) Florida Tech
(3) Saint Leo vs (2) Eckerd
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Tars Begin Quest For Three Peat Wednesday.
The fourth seeded Rollins College Tars, winners of the last two Sunshine State Conference Tournament titles begin their quest for a third straight Wednesday when they host Florida Southern at 7:30 . The Tars are looking to right the ship after a rough end to the season, that saw them go 2-5. After starting out the season 7-0, the Tars went just 9-10 the rest of the way. Rollins has had little success both as the number four seed (3-7) and against Florida Southern (0-11). The Tars did sweep a pair of meeting with the Mocs in the regular season. A year ago, the Tars rode the hot hand of Most Outstanding Player Nick Wolf to the tournament title. Myk Brown is the Tars leading scorer at 12.9 points a contest, Chris Malcolm stuffs the stat sheet with 11 points, more than six rebounds and a SSC leading 2.6 blocks a game. Malcolm is the all-time Tar leader in blocked shots. Dave Diakite puts up 10.2 points a night. Ian Scott is the only Tar who started all 26 games this season. The Senior from Mount Dora puts up 8.2 points and four assists a game.
Florida Southern had the same record (9-7) as Rollins on the SSC season but was the fifth seed by virtue of the two losses to the Tars. The Mocs have four players averaging double numbers on the season. Seth Evans leads the way at 17.3 points per game, Brett Bailey adds 14.5 a night. Kevin Capers (14.3 a game) had a season high 30 in 84-78 loss in Winter Park. Dominic Lane puts in 12 a game to round out the double digit scorers. The Mocs average 81.5 a game, but give up nearly 76 (75.7 a contest). The winner will advance to Saturday's semifinals hosted by Florida Southern to face the winner of top seeded Florida Tech vs eighth seeded Lynn As always you can catch the Tars broadcast on WPRK Winter Park and www.RollinsSports.com
with Jim "Shooter" Ferro and Robert Seagull.
Line: Even
Other SSC Tournament Lines:
(8) Lynn +11 at (1) Florida Tech
(7) Barry +7.5 at (2) Eckerd
(6) Nova Southeastern +10.5 at (3) Saint Leo
South Region Rankings (updated 2/28)
1. Alabama Huntsville
2. Christian Brothers
3. West Georgia
4. Florida Tech
5. Eckerd
6. West Florida
7. Saint Leo
8. North Alabama
9. Tuskegee
10. Leymoyne-Owen
2.
Florida Southern had the same record (9-7) as Rollins on the SSC season but was the fifth seed by virtue of the two losses to the Tars. The Mocs have four players averaging double numbers on the season. Seth Evans leads the way at 17.3 points per game, Brett Bailey adds 14.5 a night. Kevin Capers (14.3 a game) had a season high 30 in 84-78 loss in Winter Park. Dominic Lane puts in 12 a game to round out the double digit scorers. The Mocs average 81.5 a game, but give up nearly 76 (75.7 a contest). The winner will advance to Saturday's semifinals hosted by Florida Southern to face the winner of top seeded Florida Tech vs eighth seeded Lynn As always you can catch the Tars broadcast on WPRK Winter Park and www.RollinsSports.com
with Jim "Shooter" Ferro and Robert Seagull.
Line: Even
Other SSC Tournament Lines:
(8) Lynn +11 at (1) Florida Tech
(7) Barry +7.5 at (2) Eckerd
(6) Nova Southeastern +10.5 at (3) Saint Leo
South Region Rankings (updated 2/28)
1. Alabama Huntsville
2. Christian Brothers
3. West Georgia
4. Florida Tech
5. Eckerd
6. West Florida
7. Saint Leo
8. North Alabama
9. Tuskegee
10. Leymoyne-Owen
2.
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Tars Drop Finale to Nova.
Despite 27 points from Myk Brown the Rollins College Tars (16-10 9-7 SSC) fell 90-79 to the the Sharks of Nova Southeastern at the "Shark Tank" Saturday afternoon. Chris Malcolm added 18 points and seven rebounds for the Tars.
Nova improved to 13-13 overall and 7-9 in the SSC with the win. Three Sharks tallied double numbers on the day. Teddy Tassy led NSU with 25 points, Sean Mullan had 19 and Shaun Pratl had 16 for the Sharks.
The Tars jumped out to the early lead and led 12-8 after the game's first five minutes. NSU fought back and tied the game at 20 before a 5-0 Tar run gave them a 25-20 advantage at 7:13 in the opening half. NSU would fight back again and lead 32-31 with 1:48 in the opening half. Jeff Dirkin hit a three for the Tars to give them a 34-32 lead. NSU would get a huge momentum boost at the first half buzzer as Tim Traversa's three would give the Sharks a 35-34 lead at the half.
The Tars played a solid opening ten minutes of the second half and led 52-49 with 10 minutes to go. Then the Sharks would use a 12-0 run to take a 73-57 lead with 5:42 to go. The Tars would not go quietly and would get to within five with 3:41 to play but NSU would use solid foul shooting late to seal it.
Rollins shot 61 percent in the opening half and 45 percent in the game. Nova shot 63 percent int he second stanza and 52 percent in the contest. Each team tallied 30 rebounds.
The Tars will host Florida Southern Wednesday night in the first round of the Sunshine State Conference Tournament at Warden Arena. You can catch all the action on WPRK Winter Park and www.rollinssports.com
SSC Tournament Pairings (All games to be played Wednesday February 28th)
No.8 Lynn at No.1 Florida Tech 7 PM
No.5 Florida Southern at No.4 Rollins 7:30 PM
No.7 Lynn at No.2 Eckerd 7:30 PM
No.6 Nova Southeastern at No.3 Saint Leo 7 PM
Nova improved to 13-13 overall and 7-9 in the SSC with the win. Three Sharks tallied double numbers on the day. Teddy Tassy led NSU with 25 points, Sean Mullan had 19 and Shaun Pratl had 16 for the Sharks.
The Tars jumped out to the early lead and led 12-8 after the game's first five minutes. NSU fought back and tied the game at 20 before a 5-0 Tar run gave them a 25-20 advantage at 7:13 in the opening half. NSU would fight back again and lead 32-31 with 1:48 in the opening half. Jeff Dirkin hit a three for the Tars to give them a 34-32 lead. NSU would get a huge momentum boost at the first half buzzer as Tim Traversa's three would give the Sharks a 35-34 lead at the half.
The Tars played a solid opening ten minutes of the second half and led 52-49 with 10 minutes to go. Then the Sharks would use a 12-0 run to take a 73-57 lead with 5:42 to go. The Tars would not go quietly and would get to within five with 3:41 to play but NSU would use solid foul shooting late to seal it.
Rollins shot 61 percent in the opening half and 45 percent in the game. Nova shot 63 percent int he second stanza and 52 percent in the contest. Each team tallied 30 rebounds.
The Tars will host Florida Southern Wednesday night in the first round of the Sunshine State Conference Tournament at Warden Arena. You can catch all the action on WPRK Winter Park and www.rollinssports.com
SSC Tournament Pairings (All games to be played Wednesday February 28th)
No.8 Lynn at No.1 Florida Tech 7 PM
No.5 Florida Southern at No.4 Rollins 7:30 PM
No.7 Lynn at No.2 Eckerd 7:30 PM
No.6 Nova Southeastern at No.3 Saint Leo 7 PM
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Tars Look To Secure Home Court Saturday.
The Rollins College Tars will look to secure home court advantage in the first round of the Sunshine State Conference Tournament when they travel to the Don Taft University Center to take on the Sharks of Nova Southeastern Saturday.
The Tars have won just twice in the last six contests but will do no worse than the fourth seed in next week's conference tournament with a win. The Tars (16-9 9-6 SSC) are coming off a 57-47 win over Barry in Miami Shores Wednesday, Brett Chance had a career high 18 points starting in the place of Jeremy Sharpe. Ian Scott had a career high 10 rebounds in the win. Myk Brown also had a solid game netting 16. The Tars can secure the third seed with a win and a loss by Saint Leo at Barry. Florida Tech can secure the regular season title with a win over Tampa. Eckerd sits in the second spot and can secure the league title with a win and a FIT loss. The Tars are led by 12.3 points a game for Myk Brown, Chris Malcolm posts 12.3 points a game. Ian Scott is the only Tar to play and start all 25 games this season. The Tars are sixth offensively putting up 67 points a game. On the defensive end the visitors from Winter Park allow 66.8 a contest.
The Sharks come in with a 6-8 record in the league and 12-13 overall. The Sharks could finish as high as a sixth seed and as low as eighth in the conference tournament which begins Wednesday. NSU has three players scoring in double figures on the season. Robb Huntington (11.3 ppg), Teddy Tassy (11 a game) and Iran Hollis (10 a game) post double numbers. The Sharks are coming off a two point win on Wednesday at Lynn. Nova is shooting a league best 47 percent from the field and 72 percent at the foul line. NSU scores 69 a game while giving up 66.7.
The Line: Rollins by 1
Other Lines: Southern by 7.5 at Palm Beach Atlantic
Saint Leo by 4 at Barry
Eckerd by 11 vs Lynn
Florida Tech by 9 at Tampa
SSC Standings:
Florida Tech 11-4 (20-5)
Eckerd 10-5 (18-7)
Saint Leo 9-6 (15-10)
Rollins 9-6 (16-9)
Florida Southern 9-7 (16-9)
Lynn 6-9 (13-14)
Nova Southeastern 6-9 (12-13)
Barry 6-9 (12-15)
Tampa 2-13 (6-19)
South Regional Rankings:
1. Alabama Huntsville
2. Christian Brothers
3. Eckerd
4. Florida Tech
5. West Georgia
6. West Florida
7. Saint Leo
8. Benedict
9. North Alabama
10. Rollins
The Tars have won just twice in the last six contests but will do no worse than the fourth seed in next week's conference tournament with a win. The Tars (16-9 9-6 SSC) are coming off a 57-47 win over Barry in Miami Shores Wednesday, Brett Chance had a career high 18 points starting in the place of Jeremy Sharpe. Ian Scott had a career high 10 rebounds in the win. Myk Brown also had a solid game netting 16. The Tars can secure the third seed with a win and a loss by Saint Leo at Barry. Florida Tech can secure the regular season title with a win over Tampa. Eckerd sits in the second spot and can secure the league title with a win and a FIT loss. The Tars are led by 12.3 points a game for Myk Brown, Chris Malcolm posts 12.3 points a game. Ian Scott is the only Tar to play and start all 25 games this season. The Tars are sixth offensively putting up 67 points a game. On the defensive end the visitors from Winter Park allow 66.8 a contest.
The Sharks come in with a 6-8 record in the league and 12-13 overall. The Sharks could finish as high as a sixth seed and as low as eighth in the conference tournament which begins Wednesday. NSU has three players scoring in double figures on the season. Robb Huntington (11.3 ppg), Teddy Tassy (11 a game) and Iran Hollis (10 a game) post double numbers. The Sharks are coming off a two point win on Wednesday at Lynn. Nova is shooting a league best 47 percent from the field and 72 percent at the foul line. NSU scores 69 a game while giving up 66.7.
The Line: Rollins by 1
Other Lines: Southern by 7.5 at Palm Beach Atlantic
Saint Leo by 4 at Barry
Eckerd by 11 vs Lynn
Florida Tech by 9 at Tampa
SSC Standings:
Florida Tech 11-4 (20-5)
Eckerd 10-5 (18-7)
Saint Leo 9-6 (15-10)
Rollins 9-6 (16-9)
Florida Southern 9-7 (16-9)
Lynn 6-9 (13-14)
Nova Southeastern 6-9 (12-13)
Barry 6-9 (12-15)
Tampa 2-13 (6-19)
South Regional Rankings:
1. Alabama Huntsville
2. Christian Brothers
3. Eckerd
4. Florida Tech
5. West Georgia
6. West Florida
7. Saint Leo
8. Benedict
9. North Alabama
10. Rollins
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Chance, Brown Lead Tars Past Barry.
Brett Chance had a career night Wednesday. The Red Shirt Junior scored 18 points as Rollins knocked off Barry 57-47 in Miami Shores, Florida. Myk Brown added 16 for a Tars team that only suited up seven players. The Tars with the win improved to 16-9 overall and 9-6 in the SSC. Barry fell to 12-15 and 6-9 in the conference. The Tars shot 41 percent from the field and hit 8 of 24 from the 3-point line. The Tars were nearly automatic, going 11 of 12 at the foul line. The Tars out rebounded Barry 40-37. Rollins had 11 assists to go along with 14 turnovers.
For Barry, a pair of players scored in double figures. Jermaine Edwards led the way with 14 points, while Evan White added 13. Bryan Van Cott netted nine for the hosts. The Bucs shot 28 percent from the field and hit just 6-29 from the 3-point line. BU struggled at the foul line going just 7-15. They had seven assists and seven turnovers.
The Tars were the team that got off to the quick start in this one. The visitors from Winter Park jumped out to a 14-6 lead midway thru the first half. Barry went on a run and cut the lead to 19-17 with 6:20 in the opening half. The Tars closed on a 10-1 run to take a 29-18 lead into the locker room.
The second half was hard fought. The Tars led by 12 three different times before the Bucs fought back. Barry cut the lead to four (43-39) with four minutes left. The Tars got a chance three and some clutch foul shooting late to get a much needed road win.
Rollins will close out the regular season Saturday when they travel to Fort Lauderdale to take on Nova Southeastern. You can catch all the action from the Don Taft University Center on WPRK Winter Park and worldwide on RollinsSports.com
Other SSC scores:
Nova Southeastern 61 Lynn 59
Florida Southern 85 Tampa 76
Saint Leo 58 Eckerd 49
Florida Tech 85 Palm Beach Atlantic 75
SSC Standings:
Florida Tech 11-4 (20-5)
Eckerd 10-5 (18-7)
Rollins 9-6 (16-9)
Saint Leo 9-6 (15-10)
Florida Southern 9-7 (16-9)
Lynn 6-9 (13-14)
Nova Southeastern 6-9 (12-13)
Barry 6-9 (12-15)
Tampa 2-13 (6-19)
South Regional Rankings (updated Wednesday 2/22)
1. Alabama Huntsville
2. Christian Brothers
3. Eckerd
4. Florida Tech
5. West Georgia
6. West Florida
7. Saint Leo
8. Benedict
9. North Alabama
10.Rollins
For Barry, a pair of players scored in double figures. Jermaine Edwards led the way with 14 points, while Evan White added 13. Bryan Van Cott netted nine for the hosts. The Bucs shot 28 percent from the field and hit just 6-29 from the 3-point line. BU struggled at the foul line going just 7-15. They had seven assists and seven turnovers.
The Tars were the team that got off to the quick start in this one. The visitors from Winter Park jumped out to a 14-6 lead midway thru the first half. Barry went on a run and cut the lead to 19-17 with 6:20 in the opening half. The Tars closed on a 10-1 run to take a 29-18 lead into the locker room.
The second half was hard fought. The Tars led by 12 three different times before the Bucs fought back. Barry cut the lead to four (43-39) with four minutes left. The Tars got a chance three and some clutch foul shooting late to get a much needed road win.
Rollins will close out the regular season Saturday when they travel to Fort Lauderdale to take on Nova Southeastern. You can catch all the action from the Don Taft University Center on WPRK Winter Park and worldwide on RollinsSports.com
Other SSC scores:
Nova Southeastern 61 Lynn 59
Florida Southern 85 Tampa 76
Saint Leo 58 Eckerd 49
Florida Tech 85 Palm Beach Atlantic 75
SSC Standings:
Florida Tech 11-4 (20-5)
Eckerd 10-5 (18-7)
Rollins 9-6 (16-9)
Saint Leo 9-6 (15-10)
Florida Southern 9-7 (16-9)
Lynn 6-9 (13-14)
Nova Southeastern 6-9 (12-13)
Barry 6-9 (12-15)
Tampa 2-13 (6-19)
South Regional Rankings (updated Wednesday 2/22)
1. Alabama Huntsville
2. Christian Brothers
3. Eckerd
4. Florida Tech
5. West Georgia
6. West Florida
7. Saint Leo
8. Benedict
9. North Alabama
10.Rollins
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Panthers Dump Tars on Senior Day.
The Florida Tech Panthers 19-5 (11-4 SSC) used a big second half to complete a season sweep of Rollins on Senior day at Warden Arena. The win coupled with Eckerd's two point loss to Barry earlier in the day gave the Panthers first place in the SSC. After trailing by six at the half, the Panthers dominated the second half to get the 71-56 win. Simon Cummings had a big game with 20 points, 11 rebounds and six assists. Julius Reed added 16 points and Derek Helleman had 13 for FIT.
The Tars fell to 15-9 on the year and 8-6 in the SSC. Myk Brown led the Tars with 17 points. Chris Malcolm continued his recent surge with 12 points and five blocks. Malcolm passed Craig Reichel for the all time leader in Tar history in blocked shots. The Tars shot 37 percent for the game including only 22 percent in the second half. FIT shot 41 percent from the field in the game. FIT won the rebounding battle 36-29. The Tars had 11 turnovers to seven for the Panthers.
The Tars will be back in action Wednesday when they travel to Miami to take on Barry. Tip time is set for 7:30 PM and you can catch all the action on RollinsSports.com
Other SSC Scores:
Barry 68 Eckerd 66
Saint Leo 61 Nova Southeastern 49
Florida Southern 79 Lynn 68
SSC Standings:
Florida Tech 11-4 (19-5)
Eckerd 10-4 (18-6)
Saint Leo 8-6 (14-10)
Rollins 8-6 (15-9)
Florida Southern 8-7 (15-9)
Lynn 6-8 (13-13)
Barry 6-8 (12-14)
Nova Southeastern 5-9 (11-13)
Tampa 2-12 (6-18)
The Tars fell to 15-9 on the year and 8-6 in the SSC. Myk Brown led the Tars with 17 points. Chris Malcolm continued his recent surge with 12 points and five blocks. Malcolm passed Craig Reichel for the all time leader in Tar history in blocked shots. The Tars shot 37 percent for the game including only 22 percent in the second half. FIT shot 41 percent from the field in the game. FIT won the rebounding battle 36-29. The Tars had 11 turnovers to seven for the Panthers.
The Tars will be back in action Wednesday when they travel to Miami to take on Barry. Tip time is set for 7:30 PM and you can catch all the action on RollinsSports.com
Other SSC Scores:
Barry 68 Eckerd 66
Saint Leo 61 Nova Southeastern 49
Florida Southern 79 Lynn 68
SSC Standings:
Florida Tech 11-4 (19-5)
Eckerd 10-4 (18-6)
Saint Leo 8-6 (14-10)
Rollins 8-6 (15-9)
Florida Southern 8-7 (15-9)
Lynn 6-8 (13-13)
Barry 6-8 (12-14)
Nova Southeastern 5-9 (11-13)
Tampa 2-12 (6-18)
Tars Tangle With Panthers on Senior Day Saturday.
The Rollins College Tars (15-8 8-5 SSC) fresh off a 61-58 win over Lynn Wednesday will battle the Florida Tech Panthers at Warden Arena. The Tars four Seniors Jeremy Sharpe, Ian Scott, Chris Malcolm and Myk Brown will be honored prior to the game. Malcolm led the Tars in the win Wednesday as he scored 21 points. The transfer from Winthrop was 5 of 5 from the field and 9 of 11 at the line in the game. Malcolm is averaging 11 points, 6.5 rebounds and a SSC leading 2.6 blocks a night. Malcolm needs two blocks to pass Craig Reichel for the all-time Tar lead. Jeremy Sharpe is leading the Tars at 13.1 points a contest. The Senior from Saint Louis has scored 1,037 points in his Tar career. Myk Brown comes in putting up 11.9 a game. The transfer from VCU has scored 1,137 points in his Rollins career. Ian Scott leads the SSC at four assists a game. The Tars come into the game averaging 68 points a game, they give up 67 a night. The Tars sit third in the SSC and desperately need a win to have any shot at securing the second spot with three games remaining including Saturday.
Florida Tech comes in second in the SSC and can all but secure the second seed with a win Saturday. FIT 18-5 (10-4 SSC) is riding a four game win streak. The most recent being a 53-46 win over Barry on Wednesday. The Panthers put up 76 points a game as a team. They allow 68 a contest. The Panthers are just 3-4 on the road this season. Simon Cummings leads the Panthers averaging 13 points a contest.
The line: FIT by 1
Other Lines:
Eckerd by 11 vs Barry
Florida Southern by 1 at Lynn
Saint Leo by 9 vs Nova Southeastern
SSC Standings:
Eckerd 10-3 (18-5)
Florida Tech 10-4 (18-5)
Rollins 8-5 (15-8)
Saint Leo 7-6 (13-10)
Florida Southern 7-7 (14-9)
Lynn 6-7 (13-12)
Nova Southeastern 5-8 (11-12)
Barry 5-8 (11-14)
Tampa 2-12 (6-18)
NCAA South Region Rankings (Released Wednesday)
1.Christian Brothers 15-4
2. Alabama Huntsville 16-3
3. Eckerd 14-5
4. West Georgia 15-6
5. Florida Tech 16-5
6. West Florida 13-10
7. Tuskegee 13-8
8. North Alabama 11-9
9. Rollins (14-8)
10. Florida Southern 13-7
Florida Tech comes in second in the SSC and can all but secure the second seed with a win Saturday. FIT 18-5 (10-4 SSC) is riding a four game win streak. The most recent being a 53-46 win over Barry on Wednesday. The Panthers put up 76 points a game as a team. They allow 68 a contest. The Panthers are just 3-4 on the road this season. Simon Cummings leads the Panthers averaging 13 points a contest.
The line: FIT by 1
Other Lines:
Eckerd by 11 vs Barry
Florida Southern by 1 at Lynn
Saint Leo by 9 vs Nova Southeastern
SSC Standings:
Eckerd 10-3 (18-5)
Florida Tech 10-4 (18-5)
Rollins 8-5 (15-8)
Saint Leo 7-6 (13-10)
Florida Southern 7-7 (14-9)
Lynn 6-7 (13-12)
Nova Southeastern 5-8 (11-12)
Barry 5-8 (11-14)
Tampa 2-12 (6-18)
NCAA South Region Rankings (Released Wednesday)
1.Christian Brothers 15-4
2. Alabama Huntsville 16-3
3. Eckerd 14-5
4. West Georgia 15-6
5. Florida Tech 16-5
6. West Florida 13-10
7. Tuskegee 13-8
8. North Alabama 11-9
9. Rollins (14-8)
10. Florida Southern 13-7
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Tars Get Much Needed Win Wednesday.
The Rollins College Tars snapped a three game losing slide with a hard fought 61-58 win over Lynn at Warden Arena Wednesday. Chris Malcolm poured in a game high 21 points to lead the Tars 15-8 (8-5 SSC). The Senior transfer from Winthrop went 5 of 5 from the floor including a pair of three's. He also added six blocked shots. Malcolm trails Craig Reichel by one rejection to lead the Tars all time. Jeremy Sharpe continued his scoring surge of late with 18 Wednesday, while Myk Brown added 10. The win for the Tars completed a season sweep of Lynn. The Tars shot 40 percent as a team and hit 8 of 19 3-pointers. The Tars were 21-27 at the foul line (78 percent). They had nine assists to go along with 14 turnovers.
The loss dropped the Fighting Knights to 13-12 overall (6-7 SSC). Lynn shot 35 percent from the floor and hit just 5 of 26 from the 3-point line. They shot 72 percent (13-18) at the foul line. The Fighting Knights crushed Rollins on the glass 44-25. They had 13 assists and 12 turnovers.
Rollins was the team that jumped out to the early lead Wednesday. After scoring just 28 points combined in the last two opening halves the Tars took a 16-5 lead nine minutes into this one. Lynn would battle back and get to within three (21-18) with 5:45 in the half. The Tars would close the half with a spurt and lead 35-22 on a Jeremy Sharpe 3-pointer at the buzzer.
The second half would be hard fought and the Fighting Knights would give Rollins all they could handle. After Lynn got within four, a Jeremy Sharpe dunk would give the Tars a 50-44 lead. The Knights would fight back once again and would have a brief lead (57-56) with 1:36 to go. Malcolm would hit a pair of free throws to give Rollins the lead back. After a defensive stand where Diakite and Malcolm would each block a shot Jeremy Sharpe hit a pair of free throws with seven seconds left. The Tars would then foul DeMarco Fountain who hit one of the two free throws. Diakite would rebound the miss and hit one free throw to get the Tars the big win they desperately needed.
Other Scores:
Florida Tech 53 Barry 46
Eckerd 73 Tampa 51
Saint Leo 75 Florida Southern 72
Nova Southeastern 68 Palm Beach Atlantic 63
SSC Standings:
Eckerd 10-3 (18-5)
Florida Tech 10-4 (18-5)
Rollins 8-5 (15-8)
Saint Leo 7-6 (13-10)
Florida Southern 7-7 (14-9)
Lynn 6-7 (13-12)
Nova Southeastern 5-8 (11-12)
Barry 5-8 (11-14)
Tampa 2-12 (6-18)
The loss dropped the Fighting Knights to 13-12 overall (6-7 SSC). Lynn shot 35 percent from the floor and hit just 5 of 26 from the 3-point line. They shot 72 percent (13-18) at the foul line. The Fighting Knights crushed Rollins on the glass 44-25. They had 13 assists and 12 turnovers.
Rollins was the team that jumped out to the early lead Wednesday. After scoring just 28 points combined in the last two opening halves the Tars took a 16-5 lead nine minutes into this one. Lynn would battle back and get to within three (21-18) with 5:45 in the half. The Tars would close the half with a spurt and lead 35-22 on a Jeremy Sharpe 3-pointer at the buzzer.
The second half would be hard fought and the Fighting Knights would give Rollins all they could handle. After Lynn got within four, a Jeremy Sharpe dunk would give the Tars a 50-44 lead. The Knights would fight back once again and would have a brief lead (57-56) with 1:36 to go. Malcolm would hit a pair of free throws to give Rollins the lead back. After a defensive stand where Diakite and Malcolm would each block a shot Jeremy Sharpe hit a pair of free throws with seven seconds left. The Tars would then foul DeMarco Fountain who hit one of the two free throws. Diakite would rebound the miss and hit one free throw to get the Tars the big win they desperately needed.
Other Scores:
Florida Tech 53 Barry 46
Eckerd 73 Tampa 51
Saint Leo 75 Florida Southern 72
Nova Southeastern 68 Palm Beach Atlantic 63
SSC Standings:
Eckerd 10-3 (18-5)
Florida Tech 10-4 (18-5)
Rollins 8-5 (15-8)
Saint Leo 7-6 (13-10)
Florida Southern 7-7 (14-9)
Lynn 6-7 (13-12)
Nova Southeastern 5-8 (11-12)
Barry 5-8 (11-14)
Tampa 2-12 (6-18)
Tars Hope To start Late Season Push Wednesday.
The Rollins College Tars (14-8 7-5 SSC) mired in a three game losing skid look to start a late season push when they welcome the Lynn Fighting Knights to Warden Arena Wednesday night. The Tars are coming off a 71-45 thrashing they took from Saint Leo Saturday. The three game losing skid is the Tars longest in the league in four years. Slow starts have been the Tars achilles heel in the past two losses. Two games ago Rollins only score 10 points in the opening half and trailed 32-10 at the half before eventually falling to Eckerd. The last contest against Saint Leo the Tars could only muster 18 first half points and trailed 38-18 at the half. The Tars come in averaging 69 points a game while surrendering 68 a contest. Jeremy Sharpe leads the Tars in scoring. The Senior from Saint Louis puts up 12.9 a night. Myk Brown averages 12 a game, while Dave Diakite puts up 11.1 a contest. Chris Malcolm has been stuffing the stat sheet all season and averages 10.6 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.4 blocks a game.
Lynn comes in with a record of 13-11 overall and 6-6 in the Sunshine State Conference. The Fighting Knights are coming off a 80-67 loss to Florida Tech, but have won three of four. Lynn is scoring 71 points a game while giving up 63 a contest. A pair of Fighting Knights average double figures on the season. Josh Garcia puts in 12.2 a contest while Slobodan Miljanic nets 11.7 a game.
The Line: Rollins by 2
Other Lines: Florida Tech -10 vs Barry
Eckerd -10 At Tampa
Florida Southern -7 vs Saint Leo
Nova Southeastern -7 vs Palm Beach Atlantic
SSC Standings:
Eckerd 9-3 (17-5)
Florida Tech 9-4 (17-5)
Rollins 7-5 (14-8)
Florida Southern 7-6 (14-8)
Saint Leo 6-6 (12-10)
Lynn 6-6 (13-11)
Barry 5- 7 (11-13)
Nova Southeastern 5-8 (10-12)
Tampa 2-11 (6-17)
Lynn comes in with a record of 13-11 overall and 6-6 in the Sunshine State Conference. The Fighting Knights are coming off a 80-67 loss to Florida Tech, but have won three of four. Lynn is scoring 71 points a game while giving up 63 a contest. A pair of Fighting Knights average double figures on the season. Josh Garcia puts in 12.2 a contest while Slobodan Miljanic nets 11.7 a game.
The Line: Rollins by 2
Other Lines: Florida Tech -10 vs Barry
Eckerd -10 At Tampa
Florida Southern -7 vs Saint Leo
Nova Southeastern -7 vs Palm Beach Atlantic
SSC Standings:
Eckerd 9-3 (17-5)
Florida Tech 9-4 (17-5)
Rollins 7-5 (14-8)
Florida Southern 7-6 (14-8)
Saint Leo 6-6 (12-10)
Lynn 6-6 (13-11)
Barry 5- 7 (11-13)
Nova Southeastern 5-8 (10-12)
Tampa 2-11 (6-17)
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Lifeless Tars Buried At Home.
The Rollins College Tars were hoping that having the week off before Saturday's game at home against Saint Leo would cure it's ills. The Tars suffered their worst loss of the season in easily it's worst performance of the year losing 71-45. The Tars fell in a 18-1 hole and could never recover. Jeremy Sharpe and Scott Schuette paced the Tars with 14 points each. Rollins (14-8 7-5 SSC) shot a frigid 29 percent in the game. The Tars were just 6-22 from the 3-point line and went 17-26 (65 percent) at the foul line. The Tars had just six assists and turned the ball over 11 times.
The Lions improved to 12-10 and 6-6 in the SSC. The win was the third straight for Saint Leo and snapped a 28 game losing streak to Rollins. Three Lions scored in double figures on the day. Trent Thomas paced the Lions with 20 points, Regis Schaefer had 17 and Marcus Ruh netted 12. Leo shot 45 percent from the floor and hit 10-27 from the 3-point line. The Lions made good on 63 percent of their shots at the foul line. The Lions dominated the glass 38-25. Leo had 10 assists to go along with 10 turnovers.
Rollins will be back in action Wednesday when they host Lynn. Tip time is set for 7:30 PM and you can catch all the action on the Tars sports network at RollinsSports.com
Other SSC Scores:
Nova Southeastern 61 Tampa 44
Florida Tech 80 Lynn 67
Florida Southern 71 Barry 67
Eckerd 78 Palm Beach Atlantic 68
SSC Standings:
Eckerd 9-3 (17-5)
Florida Tech 9-4 (17-5)
Rollins 7-5 (14-8)
Florida Southern 7-6 (14-8)
Saint Leo 6-6 (12-10)
Lynn 6-6 (13-11)
Barry 5-7 (11-13)
Nova Southeastern 5-8 (10-12)
Tampa 2-11 (6-17)
The Lions improved to 12-10 and 6-6 in the SSC. The win was the third straight for Saint Leo and snapped a 28 game losing streak to Rollins. Three Lions scored in double figures on the day. Trent Thomas paced the Lions with 20 points, Regis Schaefer had 17 and Marcus Ruh netted 12. Leo shot 45 percent from the floor and hit 10-27 from the 3-point line. The Lions made good on 63 percent of their shots at the foul line. The Lions dominated the glass 38-25. Leo had 10 assists to go along with 10 turnovers.
Rollins will be back in action Wednesday when they host Lynn. Tip time is set for 7:30 PM and you can catch all the action on the Tars sports network at RollinsSports.com
Other SSC Scores:
Nova Southeastern 61 Tampa 44
Florida Tech 80 Lynn 67
Florida Southern 71 Barry 67
Eckerd 78 Palm Beach Atlantic 68
SSC Standings:
Eckerd 9-3 (17-5)
Florida Tech 9-4 (17-5)
Rollins 7-5 (14-8)
Florida Southern 7-6 (14-8)
Saint Leo 6-6 (12-10)
Lynn 6-6 (13-11)
Barry 5-7 (11-13)
Nova Southeastern 5-8 (10-12)
Tampa 2-11 (6-17)
Friday, February 10, 2012
Tars Look to Snap One Streak and Continue Another Saturday.
The Rollins College Tars may have just what the doctor order Saturday at Warden Arena when they host Saint Leo. The Tars have lost two straight and look to avoid losing three straight in the conference season for the first time since 2007-08. Who better to come to town than the Saint Leo Lions? The Tars have won 28 straight against Saint Leo. The first meeting this season was a narrow 56-53 overtime win for Rollins at the Marion Bowman Activities Center. Rollins comes into the game at 14-7 overall and 7-4 in the SSC. The last two games were losses to Tampa and Eckerd. The Tritons currently lead the league and lead the Tars by 1.5 games for first place. The Tars come in averaging 70 points a game while giving up 67 a contest. Jeremy Sharpe leads the Tars in scoring at 12.8 points a night. Three other Tar starters post double figures as well. Myk Brown nets 12.6 a night, Dave Diakite (11.6) and Chris Malcolm (10.8) all are averaging double figures.
Saint Leo comes in riding a two game win streak. They are 11-10 overall and 5-6 in the SSC. The Lions buried Tampa 71-44 in it's most recent contest Wednesday. Marcus Ruh poured in a game high 23 points for St.Leo. The Lions give up just 60 points a game, while scoring 65. A pair of Lions average double figures. Trent Thomas scores 14.2 points a game, while Marcus Ruh puts up 11.6 points a night.
The Line: Rollins by 8
SSC Standings:
Eckerd 9-3 (16-5)
Florida Tech 8-4 (16-5)
Rollins 7-4 (14-7)
Lynn 6-5 (13-10)
Florida Southern 6-6 (13-8)
Saint Leo 5-6 (11-10)
Barry 5-6 (11-12)
Nova Southeastern 4-8 (9-12)
Tampa 2-10 (6-16)
Other Lines:
Florida Southern -2.5 vs Barry
Florida Tech -9 vs Lynn
Eckerd -14 vs Palm Beach Atlantic
Nova Southeastern -7 vs Tampa
Saint Leo comes in riding a two game win streak. They are 11-10 overall and 5-6 in the SSC. The Lions buried Tampa 71-44 in it's most recent contest Wednesday. Marcus Ruh poured in a game high 23 points for St.Leo. The Lions give up just 60 points a game, while scoring 65. A pair of Lions average double figures. Trent Thomas scores 14.2 points a game, while Marcus Ruh puts up 11.6 points a night.
The Line: Rollins by 8
SSC Standings:
Eckerd 9-3 (16-5)
Florida Tech 8-4 (16-5)
Rollins 7-4 (14-7)
Lynn 6-5 (13-10)
Florida Southern 6-6 (13-8)
Saint Leo 5-6 (11-10)
Barry 5-6 (11-12)
Nova Southeastern 4-8 (9-12)
Tampa 2-10 (6-16)
Other Lines:
Florida Southern -2.5 vs Barry
Florida Tech -9 vs Lynn
Eckerd -14 vs Palm Beach Atlantic
Nova Southeastern -7 vs Tampa
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Tars Furious Come Back Falls Short.
The Rollins College Tars fell to 14-7 on the year and 7-4 in the SSC with a 71-57 loss at the McArthur Center Saturday.
Rollins dug themselves a huge hole in the first half. After going nearly 12 minutes in the opening frame without a field goal Rollins fell behind 32-10 at the half. The Tars would be down by 30 with 16 minutes to go before they started a furious come back attempt. The Tars would get within nine with 6:17 to go but that is as close as they would get. Jeremy Sharpe led the Tars in scoring for the third straight game. Sharpe scored 18 of his 20 points in the second half. Myk Brown also scored in double digits with 15, while Chris Malcolm netted nine in the loss. The Tars shot 35 percent for the game, including a dismal 3 of 25 in the opening half. Rollins went 5-23 from the 3-point line (0-11 in the opening half). The Tars made 82 percent from the free throw line. The Tars had eight assists as opposed to 16 turnovers.
The Tritons win coupled with a Florida Tech loss at Saint Leo gives the Tritons sole possession of first place in the SSC with a 8-3 record (15-5 overall). The win completed a season sweep of the Tars for Eckerd (the other being an OT win in January at Rollins.) Four Tritons scored in double figures in the win Saturday. Darrien Mack led the way with 21 points for EC, Wayne Sears Jr. added 12. Woody Taylor netted 11 and Josh Snodgrass netted 10 for the Tritons. Eckerd stayed perfect in the SSC at home with the win. The Tritons shot 46 percent from the field and hit 5-17 (29 percent) from the 3-point line. The Tritons hit 71 percent from the free throw line (20-28). They edged the Tars on the glass 35-34. The Tritons had 10 assists to go along with 10 turnovers.
Rollins will get the evening off on Wednesday. They will look to bounce back Saturday when Saint Leo comes to Warden Arena. Tip time is set for 4 PM. You can catch all the action on RollinsSports.com and on 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park.
Other Scores Saturday:
Tampa 56 Barry 55
Florida Southern 94 Nova Southeastern 85
Saint Leo 73 Florida Tech 63
Rollins dug themselves a huge hole in the first half. After going nearly 12 minutes in the opening frame without a field goal Rollins fell behind 32-10 at the half. The Tars would be down by 30 with 16 minutes to go before they started a furious come back attempt. The Tars would get within nine with 6:17 to go but that is as close as they would get. Jeremy Sharpe led the Tars in scoring for the third straight game. Sharpe scored 18 of his 20 points in the second half. Myk Brown also scored in double digits with 15, while Chris Malcolm netted nine in the loss. The Tars shot 35 percent for the game, including a dismal 3 of 25 in the opening half. Rollins went 5-23 from the 3-point line (0-11 in the opening half). The Tars made 82 percent from the free throw line. The Tars had eight assists as opposed to 16 turnovers.
The Tritons win coupled with a Florida Tech loss at Saint Leo gives the Tritons sole possession of first place in the SSC with a 8-3 record (15-5 overall). The win completed a season sweep of the Tars for Eckerd (the other being an OT win in January at Rollins.) Four Tritons scored in double figures in the win Saturday. Darrien Mack led the way with 21 points for EC, Wayne Sears Jr. added 12. Woody Taylor netted 11 and Josh Snodgrass netted 10 for the Tritons. Eckerd stayed perfect in the SSC at home with the win. The Tritons shot 46 percent from the field and hit 5-17 (29 percent) from the 3-point line. The Tritons hit 71 percent from the free throw line (20-28). They edged the Tars on the glass 35-34. The Tritons had 10 assists to go along with 10 turnovers.
Rollins will get the evening off on Wednesday. They will look to bounce back Saturday when Saint Leo comes to Warden Arena. Tip time is set for 4 PM. You can catch all the action on RollinsSports.com and on 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park.
Other Scores Saturday:
Tampa 56 Barry 55
Florida Southern 94 Nova Southeastern 85
Saint Leo 73 Florida Tech 63
Tars-Tritons Battle For First Saturday.
The Rollins College Tars (14-6 7-3 SSC) and the Eckerd Tritons (14-5 7-3 SSC) will battle at the McArthur Center in St.Pete on Saturday. The two teams are two of three teams (Florida Tech the other) tied at 7-3 in the conference.
The Tars are coming off a 98-88 loss to last place Tampa on Wednesday at Warden Arena. The Spartans came into the contest averaging 54.9 points a game and hung 98 on the hosts. After starting the season 7-0, the Tars are just 7-6 in the past 13 contests. Jeremy Sharpe led the Tars with 27 points on Wednesday and leads the season box score averaging 12.5 points a game. Myk Brown (12.4), Dave Diakite (12) and Chris Malcolm (10.8 ppg) also score double figures. Ian Scott is the only Tar starter not averaging double figures, but he leads the team in assists at 4.4 a contest. The Tars score 71 points a game as a team, while giving up 67 a night. They fell to second in the league in field goal percentage defense at 40 percent after a poor defensive performance on Wednesday. The Tars are 5-1 in true road games on the season. The only loss was a 14 point defeat at Florida Tech.
Eckerd comes into the game riding a three game win streak. The Tritons are coming off a 78-72 win over Nova Southeastern at the Don Taft University Center on Wednesday. Lance Kearse poured in a game high 30 points in the win. The Tritons come into the contest averaging 75.7 points per game, while giving up 68.1 per game. Eckerd is 7-1 on the season at the McArthur Center including 4-0 in league play. Lance Kearse paces the Tritons at 17.6 points per game, Wayne Sears Jr.puts in 12.7 a contest and Darrien Mack nets 12.3 per game.
The line:Even
SSC Standings:
Florida Tech 7-3 (15-4)
Eckerd 7-3 (14-5)
Rollins 7-3 (14-6)
Barry 5-4 (11-10)
Florida Southern 5-5 (12-7)
Nova Southeastern 4-6 (9-10)
Saint Leo 3-6 (9-10)
Tampa 1-9 (5-15)
Other Lines:
Barry -4.5@Tampa
Florida Southern -11 vs Nova Southeastern
Florida Tech -3.5 @Saint Leo
The Tars are coming off a 98-88 loss to last place Tampa on Wednesday at Warden Arena. The Spartans came into the contest averaging 54.9 points a game and hung 98 on the hosts. After starting the season 7-0, the Tars are just 7-6 in the past 13 contests. Jeremy Sharpe led the Tars with 27 points on Wednesday and leads the season box score averaging 12.5 points a game. Myk Brown (12.4), Dave Diakite (12) and Chris Malcolm (10.8 ppg) also score double figures. Ian Scott is the only Tar starter not averaging double figures, but he leads the team in assists at 4.4 a contest. The Tars score 71 points a game as a team, while giving up 67 a night. They fell to second in the league in field goal percentage defense at 40 percent after a poor defensive performance on Wednesday. The Tars are 5-1 in true road games on the season. The only loss was a 14 point defeat at Florida Tech.
Eckerd comes into the game riding a three game win streak. The Tritons are coming off a 78-72 win over Nova Southeastern at the Don Taft University Center on Wednesday. Lance Kearse poured in a game high 30 points in the win. The Tritons come into the contest averaging 75.7 points per game, while giving up 68.1 per game. Eckerd is 7-1 on the season at the McArthur Center including 4-0 in league play. Lance Kearse paces the Tritons at 17.6 points per game, Wayne Sears Jr.puts in 12.7 a contest and Darrien Mack nets 12.3 per game.
The line:Even
SSC Standings:
Florida Tech 7-3 (15-4)
Eckerd 7-3 (14-5)
Rollins 7-3 (14-6)
Barry 5-4 (11-10)
Florida Southern 5-5 (12-7)
Nova Southeastern 4-6 (9-10)
Saint Leo 3-6 (9-10)
Tampa 1-9 (5-15)
Other Lines:
Barry -4.5@Tampa
Florida Southern -11 vs Nova Southeastern
Florida Tech -3.5 @Saint Leo
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Hot Shooting Spartans Knock Off Lackluster Tars.
The Tampa Spartans came into Warden Arena Wednesday with the worst offense in the conference. Rollins led the league in field goal percentage defense. In the next 40 minutes you would never have known had you not seen either team play this season.
Tampa with the win improved to 5-15 on the season and got there first win in ten tries in conference play. A Spartan team that was one of 14 from 3 point land and scored just 36 points in the earlier meeting this season could not miss Wednesday. Coming into the game averaging 54.9 points a night, The Spartans scored 98 in the 98-88 win. Four Tampa players scored double figures Wednesday. Ashton Graham scored 30 points including 6 of 12 from the 3-point line. Callum Townsend added 26 on 6 of 9 from three and Stefan Barfield added 17. Jon Riles added 10. The Spartans shot 54 percent from the field in the win. They were 16-30 from the 3-point line. The Spartans hit 81 percent from the foul line, had 19 assists and 12 turnovers.
The Tars fell into a three way tie with Florida Tech and Eckerd at 7-3 in the conference. They had three players score double figures. Jeremy Sharpe poured in 27 points to lead the Tars in scoring for a second straight game. Myk Brown added 22 and Chris Malcolm added 15 along with nine rebounds. The Tars shot 46 percent from the floor and hit 12 of 29 from 3-point land. They were a solid 83 percent (24-29) at the foul line. The Tars edged the Spartans on the boards 30-29. They had 12 assists and 11 turnovers.
The Spartans jumped out to an early lead and never trailed in the game. They led by as many as 13 (28-15) before the Tars finished the half on a 10-2 spurt led by a pair of Scott Schuette 3-pointers to be down 38-34 at the half. The Spartans 3-point shooting (especially Townsend and Graham) forced Tom Klusman to come out of the usual zone defense the Tars play for several possessions. They went to a triangle and two, before going to a box in one on Townsend.
The second half was all Tampa after the Tars got within two for the final time. The Spartans would run off the next ten points and put it away.
Rollins will be back in action Saturday when they travel to the Mcarthur Center and battle the Eckerd Tritons.
Other SSC Scores:
Eckerd 78 Nova Southeastern 72
Barry 60 Palm Beach Atlantic 57
Florida Tech 83 Florida Southern 82 (OT)
Lynn 61 Saint Leo 50
Tampa with the win improved to 5-15 on the season and got there first win in ten tries in conference play. A Spartan team that was one of 14 from 3 point land and scored just 36 points in the earlier meeting this season could not miss Wednesday. Coming into the game averaging 54.9 points a night, The Spartans scored 98 in the 98-88 win. Four Tampa players scored double figures Wednesday. Ashton Graham scored 30 points including 6 of 12 from the 3-point line. Callum Townsend added 26 on 6 of 9 from three and Stefan Barfield added 17. Jon Riles added 10. The Spartans shot 54 percent from the field in the win. They were 16-30 from the 3-point line. The Spartans hit 81 percent from the foul line, had 19 assists and 12 turnovers.
The Tars fell into a three way tie with Florida Tech and Eckerd at 7-3 in the conference. They had three players score double figures. Jeremy Sharpe poured in 27 points to lead the Tars in scoring for a second straight game. Myk Brown added 22 and Chris Malcolm added 15 along with nine rebounds. The Tars shot 46 percent from the floor and hit 12 of 29 from 3-point land. They were a solid 83 percent (24-29) at the foul line. The Tars edged the Spartans on the boards 30-29. They had 12 assists and 11 turnovers.
The Spartans jumped out to an early lead and never trailed in the game. They led by as many as 13 (28-15) before the Tars finished the half on a 10-2 spurt led by a pair of Scott Schuette 3-pointers to be down 38-34 at the half. The Spartans 3-point shooting (especially Townsend and Graham) forced Tom Klusman to come out of the usual zone defense the Tars play for several possessions. They went to a triangle and two, before going to a box in one on Townsend.
The second half was all Tampa after the Tars got within two for the final time. The Spartans would run off the next ten points and put it away.
Rollins will be back in action Saturday when they travel to the Mcarthur Center and battle the Eckerd Tritons.
Other SSC Scores:
Eckerd 78 Nova Southeastern 72
Barry 60 Palm Beach Atlantic 57
Florida Tech 83 Florida Southern 82 (OT)
Lynn 61 Saint Leo 50
Tars Welcome Struggling Spartans Wednesday.
The Rollins College Tars (14-5 7-2 SSC) are back in action on Wednesday when they host the Tampa Spartans (4-15 0-9 SSC) at Warden Arena.
The Tars are coming off a thrilling 76-71 road win over Florida Southern. That win coupled with a one point Florida Tech loss to Eckerd has the Tars sitting alone atop the Sunshine State Conference. The Tars lead both Eckerd and Florida Tech by a game in the standings. The win on Saturday was the Tars first in Lakeland since the 2007 season. Jeremy Sharpe led five Tars in double figures on the evening with 18 points. SSC Player of the week Dave Diakite added 11 points and 11 rebounds to add to his stellar play of late. Chris Malcolm netted 15 to go along with nine rebounds. Scott Schuette came up big with 11 points off the bench after Brett Chance was lost to a knee injury. Myk Brown added 11 points, all in the second half. The Tars come in averaging 70 points a contest as a team while giving up 66 points a ball game. The Tars continue to lead the conference in field goal percentage defense. The defense only allows the opponents to shoot at a 40 percent clip on the season. Four of the five Tar starters come into Wednesday averaging double figures on the season. Diakite leads the way at 12.2 points and 5.3 rebounds a game. Myk Brown and Jeremy Sharpe each put up 11 a night, while Chris Malcolm tallies 10.6 a contest to go along with 7.1 rebounds.
The Spartans come in on eight game losing skid. They are looking for their first win of the 2012 campaign. The Spartans were a 68-59 loser to Lynn on Saturday. Terrell Pritchett scored 16 to lead the Spartans, while Ashton Graham added 12. Ashton Graham leads the Spartans in scoring on the season at 13.1 points and 4.8 rebounds a contest. Callum Townsend nets 11 a night. The Spartans come into the game averaging just 54.7 points a contest (last in the SSC). They give up 66 points a night.
The line: Rollins by 16
Other Lines:
Florida Tech -7.5 vs Florida Southern
Barry -9.5 vs Palm Beach Atlantic (non league)
Lynn -3.5 vs St.Leo
Eckerd -4.5 at Nova Southeastern
SSC Standings:
Rollins 7-2 (14-5)
Florida Tech 6-3 (14-4)
Eckerd 6-3 (13-5)
Florida Southern 5-4 (12-6)
Barry 5-4 (10-10)
Lynn 4-5 (11-10)
Nova Southeastern 4-5 (9-9)
Saint Leo 3-5 (9-9)
Tampa 0-9 (4-15)
The Tars are coming off a thrilling 76-71 road win over Florida Southern. That win coupled with a one point Florida Tech loss to Eckerd has the Tars sitting alone atop the Sunshine State Conference. The Tars lead both Eckerd and Florida Tech by a game in the standings. The win on Saturday was the Tars first in Lakeland since the 2007 season. Jeremy Sharpe led five Tars in double figures on the evening with 18 points. SSC Player of the week Dave Diakite added 11 points and 11 rebounds to add to his stellar play of late. Chris Malcolm netted 15 to go along with nine rebounds. Scott Schuette came up big with 11 points off the bench after Brett Chance was lost to a knee injury. Myk Brown added 11 points, all in the second half. The Tars come in averaging 70 points a contest as a team while giving up 66 points a ball game. The Tars continue to lead the conference in field goal percentage defense. The defense only allows the opponents to shoot at a 40 percent clip on the season. Four of the five Tar starters come into Wednesday averaging double figures on the season. Diakite leads the way at 12.2 points and 5.3 rebounds a game. Myk Brown and Jeremy Sharpe each put up 11 a night, while Chris Malcolm tallies 10.6 a contest to go along with 7.1 rebounds.
The Spartans come in on eight game losing skid. They are looking for their first win of the 2012 campaign. The Spartans were a 68-59 loser to Lynn on Saturday. Terrell Pritchett scored 16 to lead the Spartans, while Ashton Graham added 12. Ashton Graham leads the Spartans in scoring on the season at 13.1 points and 4.8 rebounds a contest. Callum Townsend nets 11 a night. The Spartans come into the game averaging just 54.7 points a contest (last in the SSC). They give up 66 points a night.
The line: Rollins by 16
Other Lines:
Florida Tech -7.5 vs Florida Southern
Barry -9.5 vs Palm Beach Atlantic (non league)
Lynn -3.5 vs St.Leo
Eckerd -4.5 at Nova Southeastern
SSC Standings:
Rollins 7-2 (14-5)
Florida Tech 6-3 (14-4)
Eckerd 6-3 (13-5)
Florida Southern 5-4 (12-6)
Barry 5-4 (10-10)
Lynn 4-5 (11-10)
Nova Southeastern 4-5 (9-9)
Saint Leo 3-5 (9-9)
Tampa 0-9 (4-15)
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