The Rollins Tars (14-11 8-7 SSC) will look to end the season with a five game win streak when they head to Lakeland to battle the Mocs of Florida Southern at Jenkins Fieldhouse Saturday night. The game will tip at 7:30 and can be heard on 91.5 WPRK Winter Park and round the world at RollinsSports.com
Rollins comes into Saturday on a four game win streak, matching there longest of the season. They will look to continue the momentum into next week's Sunshine State Conference Championships as they look to bolster there resume for a possible South regional bid and a berth in the NCAA DII tournament. The Tars will come into Saturday well rested, the last time out they were a 75-71 win at Barry last Saturday. Chris Uhle had a career day with 21 points and three blocks- Alex Blessig stuffed the stat sheet scoring 20 points- the Florida Gulf Coast transfer added five rebounds- four assists- and five steals. Mitch Woods added 13 points, despite fouling out with 12 minutes to go.
Woods leads the Tars in scoring at 14.8 points a game. He is also dishing out 3.4 assists and getting 2.1 steals a game. Blessig adds 11 points and 3.3 assists a contest- while Adam Allen puts up 9.7 points a night.
The Tars continue to be one of the best (seventh in the country) allowing just 63.8 points a game. At the other end the Tars only score 68.7 a night. The Tars biggest win of the season came against then second ranked and undefeated Florida Southern. The Tars were a 82-76 OT winner in that one in front of 1765 at Warden Arena. The Tars will end the season somewhere between the fourth and seventh seed in the conference depending on Saturday's action.
The Mocs (23-4 11-4) have already wrapped up the top seed in the conference tournament and another regular season title. FSC who is ranked 12th in the country is just 5-4 since the loss to the Tars and are coming off a 71-69 loss to Tampa at the Bob Martinez Center on Wednesday. Kevin Capers scored 19 in the loss, while Tyler Kelly added 12.
Capers leads the SSC in scoring at 20.4 points a game- he makes a living at the foul line where he is shooting 78 percent (187-241 on the year.) Dominic Lane (14.1 points a contest) and Frank Adams (10.1 a game) also average double figures for FSC.
The Mocs come into Saturday putting up 88.6 points a game as a team which is tops in the conference. At the other end they give up 78.1 a contest.
Mitch Woods tied a career high 26 points in the Rollins win a month ago. Adam Allen pumped in 17- and Chris Uhle scored 11.
The lines presented by JuanBernalSportsbooks.com:
Rollins+8@Florida Southern
Eckerd-6@Lynn
Nova Southeastern+2.5@Saint Leo
Barry-1@Florida Tech
Tampa-8@Palm Beach Atlantic
SSC Standings:
Florida Southern 11-4 (23-4)
Tampa 10-6 (17-8)
Saint Leo 9-6 (21-7)
Barry 8-7 (18-7)
Rollins 8-7 (14-11)
Nova Southeastern 8-7 (12-15)
Eckerd 7-8 (15-12)
Florida Tech 5-10 (16-11)
Lynn 2-13 (8-17)
South Regional Standings (top eight seeds qualify for NCAA South regional:)
1. Florida Southern
2. Delta State
3. Saint Leo
4. North Alabama
5. Fort Valley State
6. Barry
7. West Alabama
8. Tuskegee
9.Tampa
10. Rollins
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