The Rollins College Tars (17-6 9-4 SSC) look to get a little revenge on Saturday afternoon when they host Sunshine State Conference leader Saint Leo in a 4 PM showdown inside the Alfond Sports Center's Warden Arena. The Tars suffered the only road loss of the season when they were crushed by Saint Leo 79-54 on January 26th. After nine and a half minutes the Lions led 27-2 and never looked back.
The Tars come in riding a two game win streak. The zone defense that has been a Tom Klusman staple in his 33 seasons at Rollins has been a big reason why. In the last two victories the Tars have allowed just 47 points a contest. Rollins comes in ranked fifth in the first South region standings that were released on Wednesday. Rollins was a 52-45 winner over Lynn and a 56-48 winner over Nova Southeastern in the last two contests.
Kyle McClanahan leads the way for the Tars on the season scoring 14.9 points a game, he is second in the conference in field goal percentage (57 percent), third in assists (4.6 a game) and eighth in steals (1.7 a game.) Dave Diakite is second on the team at 13.4 points a game and is seventh in the league in rebounding at 6.5 boards a contest. Adam Allen is scoring 10.2 a game as the team's third leading scorer.
The Tars are fourth in the league on offense at 71.7 points a game and are second on the defensive end, giving up just 64.9 a night. The Tars lead the SSC shooting at a 47 percent clip from the field. Rollins is 8-5 at home on the season, including 3-3 in conference play. The Tars only road loss of the season was to Saint Leo.
Saint Leo comes into Saturday as the conference leader. They have a half game lead on Florida Southern, with the Tars a game and a half back. The Lions are 19-5 overall and 11-3 in the SSC. They have the lead in the conference on the strength of a season sweep of Florida Southern. The Lions last outing was a 62-59 win over Tampa. Marcus Ruh leads the Lions and is fourth in the SSC averaging 16.6 points a game. Ruh has been deadly from the 3-point line on the season, where he is shooting at a 49 percent clip which is good for the top spot in the league. Jerrel Harris puts up 13.8 points a night, while Trent Thomas scores 13.5 a contest. The Lions have the top defense in the league, as they allow
62.5 points a game on the defensive end. The Lions are seventh on offense (69.9 a game.)
The line: Saint Leo by 3
Other SSC Lines:
Florida Tech +10.5@Florida Southern
Palm Beach Atlantic +18.5@Eckerd
Lynn +7@Nova Southeastern
Barry +4@Tampa
SSC Standings:
Saint Leo 11-3 (19-5)
Florida Southern 10-3 (19-4)
Rollins 9-4 (17-6)
Eckerd 9-5 (16-6)
Florida Tech 6-7 (13-10)
Nova Southeastern 5-8 (13-10)
Barry 4-9 (11-12)
Tampa 3-10 (16-10)
Lynn 3-11 (11-13)
South Region Standings:
1. Florida Southern
2. Alabama Huntsville
3. Saint Leo
4. North Alabama
5. Rollins
6. Eckerd
7. Benedict
8.Christian Brothers
9.Nova Southeastern
10. Morehouse
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