The Rollins College Tars headed to Rubin Arena on the campus of Palm Beach Atlantic on Wednesday for a road test against the Sailfish. The Tars rolled past PBA 89-54.
The Tars won a third straight game and improved to 3-1 on the season. Four Tars posted double figures on the evening. Adam Allen drained four 3-pointers en route to a 18 point, 7 rebound effort. Kyle McClanahan stuffed the stat sheet. The transfer from Florida and Winter Park high product netted 15 points, grabbed five rebounds, dished out four assists and had three steals. Brett Chance also scored in double figures adding 13 points. Mitch Woods notched 10 points on the evening. The Tars shot 56 percent from the field and hit eight of 21 from the 3-point line. The Tars went 23-32 (72 percent) from the foul line. Rollins dominated the boards 43-27. They had 19 assists and 17 turnovers.
Palm Beach Atlantic had just one player score in double figures. Marcus Hardy led the way with 14 points on 5 of 17 shooting. Jonathan Kreidt added nine points, while Matthew Gierl added eight. PBA shot 32 percent from the floor and hit just 4 of 29 from the 3-point line. The Sailfish were 8 of 13 at the free throw line. They had assists and 16 turnovers.
Both teams got off to a slow start on the offensive end and baskets were hard to come back. The Tars would lead 7-6 after a Allen jumper nearly five minutes in. PBA would fight back and tie the game at 8 briefly. The Tars would answer with a 19-4 spurt that would give them a 27-12 lead with 9:10 left in the opening half. The Tars would stretch the lead to 17 before PBA would cut it back to eight. The Tars would control the last five minutes of the half and lead at the half 45-28.
The Tars would control the second half. They led by as many as 36 before posting the 35 point win. All 18 of Allen's points came in the opening stanza. Chance would score 8 of his 13 in the half.
Rollins will open conference play Saturday when they battle the Eckerd College Tritons at 4 PM. Eckerd is 2-0 on the season. The Tritons are tabbed to come in third in the Sunshine State Conference. The Tars are picked fourth. As always you can catch all the action on Rollins Sports.com and 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Tars Face First Road Test Wednesday.
The Rollins College Tars (2-1) will head to Rubin Arena in Palm Beach for the first road game of the young season on Wednesday evening.
The Tars come in off a two game sweep of the Puerto Rican schools, and should be fresh after a seven day Thanksgiving break. The Tars fell to Warner University in the opener before the sweep over Puerto Rico Bayamon and Rio Piedras. A pair of Tars are scoring in double figures on the young season. Dave Diakite (13.0 ppg) and Brett Chance (11.7 ppg) lead Rollins. Kyle McClanahan leads the Tars in minutes played at 31 a night. McClanahan averages 8.7 points, five rebounds and 5.3 assists a game. Mitch Woods has been the Tars best shooter early on. The transfer from Appalaichain State is putting up 9.7 points a game. Woods is shooting 58 percent from the field and a red hot seven of nine from the 3-point line.
The Sailfish come in with a record of 1-4 on the season. PBA has already played a pair of opponents from the Sunshine State conference. The Sailfish won 72-71 versus Lynn but fell to Tampa 85-74. Wednesday's game will be the home opener for the Sailfish. Three players average double figures on the young season for PBA. Marcus Hardy leads the way at 20.8 a night, to go along with eight rebounds and four blocks a contest. Dante Valentine is scoring 17.7 per game while Christian Martinez scores 16 a game.
The line: Tars by 9
The Tars come in off a two game sweep of the Puerto Rican schools, and should be fresh after a seven day Thanksgiving break. The Tars fell to Warner University in the opener before the sweep over Puerto Rico Bayamon and Rio Piedras. A pair of Tars are scoring in double figures on the young season. Dave Diakite (13.0 ppg) and Brett Chance (11.7 ppg) lead Rollins. Kyle McClanahan leads the Tars in minutes played at 31 a night. McClanahan averages 8.7 points, five rebounds and 5.3 assists a game. Mitch Woods has been the Tars best shooter early on. The transfer from Appalaichain State is putting up 9.7 points a game. Woods is shooting 58 percent from the field and a red hot seven of nine from the 3-point line.
The Sailfish come in with a record of 1-4 on the season. PBA has already played a pair of opponents from the Sunshine State conference. The Sailfish won 72-71 versus Lynn but fell to Tampa 85-74. Wednesday's game will be the home opener for the Sailfish. Three players average double figures on the young season for PBA. Marcus Hardy leads the way at 20.8 a night, to go along with eight rebounds and four blocks a contest. Dante Valentine is scoring 17.7 per game while Christian Martinez scores 16 a game.
The line: Tars by 9
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Tars Roll Past Gullitos.
The Rollins College Tars improved to 2-1 Wednesday with a 87-53 win over Puerto Rico Rio Piedras (1-3) at Warden Arena.
Dave Diakite led the way for the Tars with 16 points, while Brett Chance added 15. Adam Allen scored 13 off the bench. Every Tar who dressed on Wednesday afternoon got into the scoring column. The Tars shot 46 percent from the field and were 12-29 (41 percent) from the 3-point line. The Tars shot 73 percent (19-26) from the foul line. Rollins dominated the boards, winning 42-24.
Hector Maldonado led a pair of players in double figures with 23 points. Enrique Tech added 11 points on five of five shooting.
The Tars jumped out to a 15-5 lead early after a pair of Mitch Woods 3-pointers. The Tars stretched that lead to 34-17 as Brett Chance knocked down a couple of three's. The Tars would lead by as many as 19 (38-19) in the opening half. It was 40-24 Tars going into the locker room.
The Tars would come out and go on a 13-4 run capped off by a Diakite to McClanahan alley oop to make it 53-28. The Tars would removed all doubt with a 12-2 run to stretch the lead to 35 (69-34) with six minutes to go. Piedras would not get any closer than 28 the rest of the way as the Tars cruised to victory.
The Tars wil be back in action a week from today when they travel to Palm Beach Atlantic to tangle with the Sailfish. You can catch all the action live on WPRK 91.5 FM Winter Park and worldwide at RollinsSports.com. Tip time is set for 7 PM.
Dave Diakite led the way for the Tars with 16 points, while Brett Chance added 15. Adam Allen scored 13 off the bench. Every Tar who dressed on Wednesday afternoon got into the scoring column. The Tars shot 46 percent from the field and were 12-29 (41 percent) from the 3-point line. The Tars shot 73 percent (19-26) from the foul line. Rollins dominated the boards, winning 42-24.
Hector Maldonado led a pair of players in double figures with 23 points. Enrique Tech added 11 points on five of five shooting.
The Tars jumped out to a 15-5 lead early after a pair of Mitch Woods 3-pointers. The Tars stretched that lead to 34-17 as Brett Chance knocked down a couple of three's. The Tars would lead by as many as 19 (38-19) in the opening half. It was 40-24 Tars going into the locker room.
The Tars would come out and go on a 13-4 run capped off by a Diakite to McClanahan alley oop to make it 53-28. The Tars would removed all doubt with a 12-2 run to stretch the lead to 35 (69-34) with six minutes to go. Piedras would not get any closer than 28 the rest of the way as the Tars cruised to victory.
The Tars wil be back in action a week from today when they travel to Palm Beach Atlantic to tangle with the Sailfish. You can catch all the action live on WPRK 91.5 FM Winter Park and worldwide at RollinsSports.com. Tip time is set for 7 PM.
Monday, November 19, 2012
Tars even record with win over Bayamon.
The Rollins Tars (1-1) bounced back from a poor shooting performance Friday evening, with a solid display on Monday. The Tars had all five starters score in double figures as they knocked off Puerto Rico Bayamon (1-3) 71-57.
Mitch Woods paced the Tars with 18 points, while Kyle McClanahan tallied 11 points, six assists and three steals. Brett Chance also netted 11 for the Tars. Jeff Dirkin and Dave Diakite rounded out the double digit scorers with 10 points each.
The Tars shot the ball well Monday. They shot at a 50 percent clip from the field, and hit 10 of 18 from the 3-point line. The Tars dominated the boards, out rebounding Bayamon 36-21.
The Cowboys lost for the second straight time to a Sunshine State conference opponent. Victor Caratini led the Cowboys with 15 points while Jeshua Ayala netted 12 points to go along with six boards.
The Tars jumped out early and took a 4-0 lead out of the gate. After Bayamon battled back to tie the game the Tars ran off six straight to lead 17-11 midway thru the first half. The Tars would stretch the lead to 43-27 at halftime behind some hot shooting from the 3-point line.
The Tars would stretch the lead to 55-38 and then make it 58-41 with just over 12 and a half minutes to go. The Cowboys would make one last run to get it to a ten point game but that is as close as they would get.
The Tars will be back in action Wednesday when they host Puerto Rico Rio Piedras. Tip time is set for noon. As always you can catch all the action on 91.5 WPRK Winter Park and worldwide at RollinsSports.com
Mitch Woods paced the Tars with 18 points, while Kyle McClanahan tallied 11 points, six assists and three steals. Brett Chance also netted 11 for the Tars. Jeff Dirkin and Dave Diakite rounded out the double digit scorers with 10 points each.
The Tars shot the ball well Monday. They shot at a 50 percent clip from the field, and hit 10 of 18 from the 3-point line. The Tars dominated the boards, out rebounding Bayamon 36-21.
The Cowboys lost for the second straight time to a Sunshine State conference opponent. Victor Caratini led the Cowboys with 15 points while Jeshua Ayala netted 12 points to go along with six boards.
The Tars jumped out early and took a 4-0 lead out of the gate. After Bayamon battled back to tie the game the Tars ran off six straight to lead 17-11 midway thru the first half. The Tars would stretch the lead to 43-27 at halftime behind some hot shooting from the 3-point line.
The Tars would stretch the lead to 55-38 and then make it 58-41 with just over 12 and a half minutes to go. The Cowboys would make one last run to get it to a ten point game but that is as close as they would get.
The Tars will be back in action Wednesday when they host Puerto Rico Rio Piedras. Tip time is set for noon. As always you can catch all the action on 91.5 WPRK Winter Park and worldwide at RollinsSports.com
Tars To Host Bayamon Monday.
The Rollins Tars coming off a 58-50 loss versus Warner on Friday night will host Puerto Rico Bayamon at Warden Arena Monday night.
The Tars (0-1) could not find the mark from the 3-point line (6-24) or from the field (28 percent) in the opening loss. Dave Diakite led the way with 13 points, while Brett Chance and Kyle McClanahan added nine each.
Bayamon comes in coming off a 85-77 loss to Florida Tech Friday night. The Cowboys (1-2) are led by the dynamic duo of Carlos Ramos (19.0 ppg) and Victor Caratini (13 a game). The Cowboys shot 57 percent in the loss to Tech on Friday. The Cowboys split a pair of games to open the season. They defeated St.Thomas Aquinas 68-64, but fell to Belmont Abbey 59-57.
The line: Rollins by 8
The Tars (0-1) could not find the mark from the 3-point line (6-24) or from the field (28 percent) in the opening loss. Dave Diakite led the way with 13 points, while Brett Chance and Kyle McClanahan added nine each.
Bayamon comes in coming off a 85-77 loss to Florida Tech Friday night. The Cowboys (1-2) are led by the dynamic duo of Carlos Ramos (19.0 ppg) and Victor Caratini (13 a game). The Cowboys shot 57 percent in the loss to Tech on Friday. The Cowboys split a pair of games to open the season. They defeated St.Thomas Aquinas 68-64, but fell to Belmont Abbey 59-57.
The line: Rollins by 8
Friday, November 16, 2012
Cold Shooting Tars Drop Opener.
The Rollins College Tars could not shake a poor shooting performance on Friday night at Warden Arena and fell to Warner University 58-50. Perhaps it was the fact that it was the Tars first game of the year and the sixth for the Royals. With the win the Royals improved to 5-1. The Tars fell to 0-1 with the loss.
Three players scored in double figures for the Royals. Chiverton Halstead paced Warner with 14 points on the evening, while Bryce Kachinski and Ray Victor had 10 points each. Brian St.Fort had a big game as well. He scored nine points, grabbed 10 rebounds and blocked four shots.
The lone Tar in double figures was Dave Diakite who tallied 13 points on the evening. Kyle McClanahan added nine points, six rebounds three assists and four steals. Brett Chance also chipped in nine points for the hosts.
The game started as a see-saw affair. Neither team led by more than five in the game's first 15 minutes. With 7:11 left it would be 19-14 Tars after a Dave Diakite slam.
Warner would then reel off the next 16 points and take a 30-19 lead after a Halstead 3-pointer. The Tars would answer and score the last seven points of the half to cut the lead to 30-26.
The Tars would look to be in control in the second half and took a 46-40 lead on a put back by Lukas Winegarner to stretch the lead to six (46-40) with just over seven minutes left. The Tars would not score there next bucket until 2:21 remained. The 5:50 second drought saw the Tars six point lead become a four point deficit (51-47) after a 11-1 Royals run. The Royals would seal the victory making seven of eight free throws to get the 58-50 win.
On the evening the Royals shot 33 percent to just 28 percent for the Tars. Neither team shot well from long range, Warner shot 31 percent (9-29) to the Tars 25 percent (6-24). The Royals shot 79 percent at the foul line to 63 percent for the Tars. Warner won the battle on the boards 43-39. The Tars had eight assists, while the Royals had 12. The Tars turned the ball over 15 times to the Royals 20.
The Tars will look to bounce back Monday when they host Puerto Rico Bayamon. Tip time at Warden Arena is set for 7:30 PM. As always you can catch the action worlwide on RollinsSports.com and locally on 91.5 WPRK Winter Park.
Three players scored in double figures for the Royals. Chiverton Halstead paced Warner with 14 points on the evening, while Bryce Kachinski and Ray Victor had 10 points each. Brian St.Fort had a big game as well. He scored nine points, grabbed 10 rebounds and blocked four shots.
The lone Tar in double figures was Dave Diakite who tallied 13 points on the evening. Kyle McClanahan added nine points, six rebounds three assists and four steals. Brett Chance also chipped in nine points for the hosts.
The game started as a see-saw affair. Neither team led by more than five in the game's first 15 minutes. With 7:11 left it would be 19-14 Tars after a Dave Diakite slam.
Warner would then reel off the next 16 points and take a 30-19 lead after a Halstead 3-pointer. The Tars would answer and score the last seven points of the half to cut the lead to 30-26.
The Tars would look to be in control in the second half and took a 46-40 lead on a put back by Lukas Winegarner to stretch the lead to six (46-40) with just over seven minutes left. The Tars would not score there next bucket until 2:21 remained. The 5:50 second drought saw the Tars six point lead become a four point deficit (51-47) after a 11-1 Royals run. The Royals would seal the victory making seven of eight free throws to get the 58-50 win.
On the evening the Royals shot 33 percent to just 28 percent for the Tars. Neither team shot well from long range, Warner shot 31 percent (9-29) to the Tars 25 percent (6-24). The Royals shot 79 percent at the foul line to 63 percent for the Tars. Warner won the battle on the boards 43-39. The Tars had eight assists, while the Royals had 12. The Tars turned the ball over 15 times to the Royals 20.
The Tars will look to bounce back Monday when they host Puerto Rico Bayamon. Tip time at Warden Arena is set for 7:30 PM. As always you can catch the action worlwide on RollinsSports.com and locally on 91.5 WPRK Winter Park.
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Tars Host Warner Friday.
The Rollins Tars will open the regular season and home portions of their 2012-13 schedule when they host the Warner University Royals on Friday night at Warden Arena.
The Tars played one exhibition game at Lawrence Joel Coliseum. It was a 73-66 loss to Wake Forest. The Tars have six DI transfers on this season's squad. Dave Diakite is the team's leading returning scorer at 10.2 points a game. The team features six DI transfers. Mitch Woods (Appalachain State) led the Tars vs Wake with 14 points. Former Florida Gators Kyle McClanahan and Adam Allen had 13 and 12 points respectively for Rollins. The Tars were tabbed to finish fourth in the preseason Sunshine State Conference standings. Saint Leo was picked to win the conference. Florida Southern and Eckerd were picked second and third in the league.
Warner comes into the contest having played five games already. The Royals are 4-1 on the season. The lone Royals loss was against Sterling College. The high powered offense for Warner averages 90 points a game. Mark St.Fort is off to a great start for the Royals. St.Fort comes into Friday's contest averaging 22.5 points and 10.5 rebounds per game. Ian Wilhelm averages 18.6 points a night including four 3-pointers a contest.
The line: Rollins by 20
The Tars played one exhibition game at Lawrence Joel Coliseum. It was a 73-66 loss to Wake Forest. The Tars have six DI transfers on this season's squad. Dave Diakite is the team's leading returning scorer at 10.2 points a game. The team features six DI transfers. Mitch Woods (Appalachain State) led the Tars vs Wake with 14 points. Former Florida Gators Kyle McClanahan and Adam Allen had 13 and 12 points respectively for Rollins. The Tars were tabbed to finish fourth in the preseason Sunshine State Conference standings. Saint Leo was picked to win the conference. Florida Southern and Eckerd were picked second and third in the league.
Warner comes into the contest having played five games already. The Royals are 4-1 on the season. The lone Royals loss was against Sterling College. The high powered offense for Warner averages 90 points a game. Mark St.Fort is off to a great start for the Royals. St.Fort comes into Friday's contest averaging 22.5 points and 10.5 rebounds per game. Ian Wilhelm averages 18.6 points a night including four 3-pointers a contest.
The line: Rollins by 20
Friday, November 2, 2012
Fast Start Not Enough For Tars.
The Rollins College Tars gave the Wake Forest Demon Deacons fits on Friday night at the Lawrence Joel Coliseum before falling 73-66 to the Demon Deacons in exhibition play.
Wake had four players score in double figures as they won for the third time in as many tries in exhibition play. Travis McKie led the way for Wake with 17 points to lead all scorers, C.J Harris and Codi Miller-McIntyre chipped in 12 points each. Devin Thomas rounded out the double figure scorers with 10 points.
The Tars posted three players in double digits in scoring. Mitch Woods led the way with 14 points, Kyle McClanahan added 13, and Adam Allen chipped in 12. The Tars dropped what was the only exhibition contest of there season.
Both teams shot 43 percent from the floor. The Deacons were just 3-16 (19 percent) from the 3-point line, while the Tars went 8-21 (38 percent). Both teams struggled at the foul line. The Tars shot 60 percent (12-20), while the Demon Deacons were 18-29 (62 percent). The rebounding battle was dead even at 37 rebounds each. The Tars had 23 turnovers to 13 for Wake Forest. Madison Jones came up big on the defensive end for Wake Forest as he tallied seven of the Demon Deacons 15 steals.
Rollins got off to a fast start and scored the game's first nine points. Adam Allen nailed a 3-pointer to cap off the 9-0 Tars run in the game's first three minutes. Seven minutes in the Tars would hold a 16-6 lead after a pair of Kyle McClanahan free throws. Wake Forest would then go on a 14-3 run to take a 20-19 lead on a dunk by Miller-McIntyre with 6:36 in the half. Wake would get a free throw with 33 seconds left to take a five point lead (28-23). The Tars would answer with a McClanahan jumper at the buzzer to make it 28-25 at the half.
The Demon Deacons came out hot in the second half and stretched the lead to 42-32 after three minutes. Halfway thru the second half a Aaron Rountree 3-pointer would make it 52-37 Wake Forest. The Tars would rally late behind some hot 3-point shooting. It would be 71-66 Wake with 15 seconds left. That would be as close as the Tars would get.
Rollins will open the regular season on November 16th when they battle Warner University. Wake will open the season on November 9th when they take on Radford.
Wake had four players score in double figures as they won for the third time in as many tries in exhibition play. Travis McKie led the way for Wake with 17 points to lead all scorers, C.J Harris and Codi Miller-McIntyre chipped in 12 points each. Devin Thomas rounded out the double figure scorers with 10 points.
The Tars posted three players in double digits in scoring. Mitch Woods led the way with 14 points, Kyle McClanahan added 13, and Adam Allen chipped in 12. The Tars dropped what was the only exhibition contest of there season.
Both teams shot 43 percent from the floor. The Deacons were just 3-16 (19 percent) from the 3-point line, while the Tars went 8-21 (38 percent). Both teams struggled at the foul line. The Tars shot 60 percent (12-20), while the Demon Deacons were 18-29 (62 percent). The rebounding battle was dead even at 37 rebounds each. The Tars had 23 turnovers to 13 for Wake Forest. Madison Jones came up big on the defensive end for Wake Forest as he tallied seven of the Demon Deacons 15 steals.
Rollins got off to a fast start and scored the game's first nine points. Adam Allen nailed a 3-pointer to cap off the 9-0 Tars run in the game's first three minutes. Seven minutes in the Tars would hold a 16-6 lead after a pair of Kyle McClanahan free throws. Wake Forest would then go on a 14-3 run to take a 20-19 lead on a dunk by Miller-McIntyre with 6:36 in the half. Wake would get a free throw with 33 seconds left to take a five point lead (28-23). The Tars would answer with a McClanahan jumper at the buzzer to make it 28-25 at the half.
The Demon Deacons came out hot in the second half and stretched the lead to 42-32 after three minutes. Halfway thru the second half a Aaron Rountree 3-pointer would make it 52-37 Wake Forest. The Tars would rally late behind some hot 3-point shooting. It would be 71-66 Wake with 15 seconds left. That would be as close as the Tars would get.
Rollins will open the regular season on November 16th when they battle Warner University. Wake will open the season on November 9th when they take on Radford.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Tars Travel To Winston Salem Friday.
The Rollins College Tars will open the 2012-13 season with an exhibition game at Wake Forest on Friday evening at 7 PM.
The contest will be the first and only exhibition game for the Tars this season. Rollins is coming off a disappointing 16-11 campaign a year ago. Dave Diakite is the top returning scorer for the Tars at 10.2 points per game. Brett Chance returns after averaging seven game a season ago. Kyle McClanahan and Adam Allen (University of Florida), Lukas Winegarner (Radford) and Mitch Woods (Applachain State) give the Tars a grand total of six division I transfers this season. Chance is in his third season at Rollins after playing at Canisius.
Tom Klusman has 590 wins and will hit another large milestone this upcoming season. Klusman will become just the fifth active coach in DII with 600 wins. The other four are:
1. Herb McGee (Philadelphia) 941- 375
2. Bob Chipman (Washburn (721- 296)
3. Tom Smith (Missouri Western State) 608-446
4. Richard Shmidt (Tampa) 603- 300
5. Tom Klusman (Rollins) 590-330
Wake Forest will be playing their third and final exhibition game on Friday evening. The first two victories were a 84-79 win over Brock University and a 88-80 win over Ryerson. The Demon Deacons are picked to finish tenth in the preseason ACC poll. C.J Harris (16.7 ppg) and Travis McKie (16.1 ppg) return for Wake. The top two scorers from a year ago are the only two returning starters. Eight letter winner's from last season have departed. The Deacons were 13-18 a year ago.
The line: Wake by 21
The contest will be the first and only exhibition game for the Tars this season. Rollins is coming off a disappointing 16-11 campaign a year ago. Dave Diakite is the top returning scorer for the Tars at 10.2 points per game. Brett Chance returns after averaging seven game a season ago. Kyle McClanahan and Adam Allen (University of Florida), Lukas Winegarner (Radford) and Mitch Woods (Applachain State) give the Tars a grand total of six division I transfers this season. Chance is in his third season at Rollins after playing at Canisius.
Tom Klusman has 590 wins and will hit another large milestone this upcoming season. Klusman will become just the fifth active coach in DII with 600 wins. The other four are:
1. Herb McGee (Philadelphia) 941- 375
2. Bob Chipman (Washburn (721- 296)
3. Tom Smith (Missouri Western State) 608-446
4. Richard Shmidt (Tampa) 603- 300
5. Tom Klusman (Rollins) 590-330
Wake Forest will be playing their third and final exhibition game on Friday evening. The first two victories were a 84-79 win over Brock University and a 88-80 win over Ryerson. The Demon Deacons are picked to finish tenth in the preseason ACC poll. C.J Harris (16.7 ppg) and Travis McKie (16.1 ppg) return for Wake. The top two scorers from a year ago are the only two returning starters. Eight letter winner's from last season have departed. The Deacons were 13-18 a year ago.
The line: Wake by 21
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