Kevin Capers scored 24 points despite being sick for the past two days and Florida Southern cruised to a 77-62 win over IUP to claim the DII national title. The title was the first for the Mocs since 1981. They were the first South region team to play in the championship game since 1991 and the first champions since 1993. Dylan Travis was big with 18 points off the FSC bench- Bubby Johnson added 11- and- Stephen Battle had 10. The Mocs shot 52 percent from the field and went 13- of- 25- from the 3-point line in the victory.
Devante Chance led IUP with 17 points. Shawn Dyer would add 16- and- Daddy Ugbede scored 12 for the Riverhawks. They only shot 31 percent from the floor- and- went just eight of 29 from the 3-point line.
Saturday, March 28, 2015
Two For The Title.
The National Championship game in Division II men's college basketball is all set for Saturday 3 PM. The Mocs of Florida Southern will take on Indiana (PA.) Here are the results from Thursday's action in Evansville.
National Semifinals @Evansville,Indiana:
#3 Indiana (PA) 72 #1 Tarleton State 68
#1 Florida Southern 79 #1 Bellarmine 76
National Championship Game (Saturday 3 PM @Evansville,Indiana)
#1 Florida Southern Moccassins (34-1) vs #3 IUP Crimson Hawks (31-6)
The line presented by JuanBernalSportsbooks.com:
FSC by 1
National Semifinals @Evansville,Indiana:
#3 Indiana (PA) 72 #1 Tarleton State 68
#1 Florida Southern 79 #1 Bellarmine 76
National Championship Game (Saturday 3 PM @Evansville,Indiana)
#1 Florida Southern Moccassins (34-1) vs #3 IUP Crimson Hawks (31-6)
The line presented by JuanBernalSportsbooks.com:
FSC by 1
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Rulers Of The South.
Dylan Travis scored 25 points- Sunshine State Conference Player Of The Year Kevin Capers netted 24 points to go along with four assists and three rebounds as Florida Southern claimed the South region crown and advanced to the elite eight in Evansville.
Tuesday South Region Championship:
#1 Florida Southern 88 #6 Lynn 80
Wednesday March 25th Elite Eight at Ford Center in Evansville:
#1 Florida Southern Moccassins (33-1) vs #2 Southern New Hampshire Penmen (24-7)
Tuesday South Region Championship:
#1 Florida Southern 88 #6 Lynn 80
Wednesday March 25th Elite Eight at Ford Center in Evansville:
#1 Florida Southern Moccassins (33-1) vs #2 Southern New Hampshire Penmen (24-7)
Monday, March 16, 2015
SSC Rules The South!
The Sunshine State Conference began the weekend with three teams in the South region. Two of them are playing for the South regional championship and a trip to the elite eight in Evansville,Indiana next week. Who will be the last team standing?
Here are the results from the weekend.
#6 Lynn 80 #3 Alabama Hunstsville 62
#2 Barry 73 #7 Union (TN) 59
#1 Florida Southern 89 #8 Bendedict 68
#4 West Georgia 80 #5 West Alabama 79
Sunday:
# 6 Lynn 90 #2 Barry 82
#1 Florida Southern 84 #4 West Georgia 81
Tuesday (3/17) Regional Final (@ Jenkins Field House (FSC Campus)
#1 Florida Southern vs #6 Lynn 7 PM
winner advances to Evansville on 3/26
Here are the results from the weekend.
#6 Lynn 80 #3 Alabama Hunstsville 62
#2 Barry 73 #7 Union (TN) 59
#1 Florida Southern 89 #8 Bendedict 68
#4 West Georgia 80 #5 West Alabama 79
Sunday:
# 6 Lynn 90 #2 Barry 82
#1 Florida Southern 84 #4 West Georgia 81
Tuesday (3/17) Regional Final (@ Jenkins Field House (FSC Campus)
#1 Florida Southern vs #6 Lynn 7 PM
winner advances to Evansville on 3/26
Monday, March 9, 2015
Ten Things Tars (Five Up and Five Down For 2014-15.)
Five Up:
1. Little did they know it at the time, but the Tars started out the season with the two best wins of the season when they defeated Clark-Atlanta and Paine in the SSC/SIAC Cross Over
2. Alex Blessig broke the Rollins single game record with nine 3-pointer's in a 88-85 overtime win over Nova Southeastern at the "Shark Tank" on 2/18
3. Jeff Merton had a superb Freshman Year, just missing out on the SSC Freshman Of The Year award. Merton averaged 10+points and 5+ rebounds per night and improved tremendously from game to game
4. Chris Uhle broke the Rollins all time blocked shots mark
5. The Tars continued to play great defense and were second in the league in points per game allowed (despite the offense having a rough year.)
Five Down:
1. The Tars missed post season play completely for the first time in school history. (Coming in ninth place and only eight SSC teams made the conference tournament.)
2. Rolllins got off to the worst start ever in SSC play. Rollins went 0-11 in conference play before defeating Eckerd February 14th to gain a first conference win.
3. The Tars had the second worst offense in the SSC
4. The Tars could not win a close game in conference play. Of the first six defeats in conference play, none were by more than single digits.
5. Sharif Almulla and James Ferrell each had the season come to an end early due to injury. Almulla missed the last two games after taking a hard fall and Ferrell broke his hand in practice costing him most of the second half of the conference season.
1. Little did they know it at the time, but the Tars started out the season with the two best wins of the season when they defeated Clark-Atlanta and Paine in the SSC/SIAC Cross Over
2. Alex Blessig broke the Rollins single game record with nine 3-pointer's in a 88-85 overtime win over Nova Southeastern at the "Shark Tank" on 2/18
3. Jeff Merton had a superb Freshman Year, just missing out on the SSC Freshman Of The Year award. Merton averaged 10+points and 5+ rebounds per night and improved tremendously from game to game
4. Chris Uhle broke the Rollins all time blocked shots mark
5. The Tars continued to play great defense and were second in the league in points per game allowed (despite the offense having a rough year.)
Five Down:
1. The Tars missed post season play completely for the first time in school history. (Coming in ninth place and only eight SSC teams made the conference tournament.)
2. Rolllins got off to the worst start ever in SSC play. Rollins went 0-11 in conference play before defeating Eckerd February 14th to gain a first conference win.
3. The Tars had the second worst offense in the SSC
4. The Tars could not win a close game in conference play. Of the first six defeats in conference play, none were by more than single digits.
5. Sharif Almulla and James Ferrell each had the season come to an end early due to injury. Almulla missed the last two games after taking a hard fall and Ferrell broke his hand in practice costing him most of the second half of the conference season.
Cream Of The SSC Crop.
Here are the results from Saturday and Sunday's SSC tournament action:
Saturday's SSC Semifinals:
#1 Florida Southern 79 #4 Lynn 66
#2 Barry 86 #6 Nova Southeastern 54
Sunday's SSC Championship Game:
#1 Florida Southern 93 #2 Barry 83
South Regional Games (Sat 3/14 @Jenkins Field House (Fla. Southern Host)
#3 Alabama Hunstville (23-8) vs #6 Lynn (19-9) 12 PM
#2 Barry(24-5) vs #7 Union (TN) (20-10) 2:30
#1 Florida Southern (30-1) vs #8 Benedict (19-11)
#4 West Georgia (21-8) vs #5 West Alabama (22-11)7:30 PM
Regional Semifinals:
Sunday (3/15)
Game 1: 5 PM
Game 2: 7:30 PM
Regional Final:
Tuesday 3/17 @7 PM
Saturday's SSC Semifinals:
#1 Florida Southern 79 #4 Lynn 66
#2 Barry 86 #6 Nova Southeastern 54
Sunday's SSC Championship Game:
#1 Florida Southern 93 #2 Barry 83
South Regional Games (Sat 3/14 @Jenkins Field House (Fla. Southern Host)
#3 Alabama Hunstville (23-8) vs #6 Lynn (19-9) 12 PM
#2 Barry(24-5) vs #7 Union (TN) (20-10) 2:30
#1 Florida Southern (30-1) vs #8 Benedict (19-11)
#4 West Georgia (21-8) vs #5 West Alabama (22-11)7:30 PM
Regional Semifinals:
Sunday (3/15)
Game 1: 5 PM
Game 2: 7:30 PM
Regional Final:
Tuesday 3/17 @7 PM
Saturday, March 7, 2015
SSC Tournament Results and All Tournament Teams.
The 2014-15 Sunshine State Conference Tournament goes on for the first time ever without the Rollins Tars. Here are the results from Friday night's action:
#1 Florida Southern 87 #8 Eckerd 75 (line was Southern by 11)
#4 Lynn 84 #5 Florida Tech 83 (OT) (line was Lynn by 6.5)
#2 Barry 71 #7 Saint Leo 57 (line was Barry by 10)
#6 Nova Southeastern 91 #3 Tampa 84 (line was Tampa by 7)
So the match ups on Saturday will be:
#1 Florida Southern -7 vs #4 Lynn 5 PM
#2 Barry-9.5 vs #6 Nova Southeastern 7:30 PM
In other SSC news, Kevin Capers of Florida Southern was named the SSC Player Of The Year for the second straight season. The point guard from Florida Southern was just the third player ever to win the conference award twice. The other two were Nick Wolf (Rollins) and Decarlo Deveaux (Tampa.) Corbin Jackson (Florida Tech) won the defensive player of the year award. The first player to achieve that goal since the award was instituted in 2008.
Linc Darner (Florida Southern) was named the coach of the year for the sixth time in eight seasons and third in a row. He joins Tom Klusman (Rollins) and Richard Shmidt (Tampa) as coaches who have won the award. All three coaches are still active.
The newcomer of the year was Eugene McCrory (Tampa.) Jordan Majors (Florida Tech) was named SSC Freshman Of The Year.
Here are the All Conference teams:
First team All SSC:
Kevin Capers (Fla.Southern)
Yunio Barruetta (Barry)
Jordan Davis (Tampa)
Aaron Harrison (Lynn)
Chris Page (Nova Southeastern)
Second team All SSC:
Eugene McCrory (Tampa)
Ben Berry (Lynn)
Dylan Travis (Florida Southern)
Anders Haas (Barry)
Jordan Majors (Florida Tech)
All Newcomer Team:
Eugene McCrory (Tampa)
Ben Berry (Lynn)
Dylan Travis (Florida Southern)
Anders Haas (Barry)
Jordan Majors (Florida Tech)
#1 Florida Southern 87 #8 Eckerd 75 (line was Southern by 11)
#4 Lynn 84 #5 Florida Tech 83 (OT) (line was Lynn by 6.5)
#2 Barry 71 #7 Saint Leo 57 (line was Barry by 10)
#6 Nova Southeastern 91 #3 Tampa 84 (line was Tampa by 7)
So the match ups on Saturday will be:
#1 Florida Southern -7 vs #4 Lynn 5 PM
#2 Barry-9.5 vs #6 Nova Southeastern 7:30 PM
In other SSC news, Kevin Capers of Florida Southern was named the SSC Player Of The Year for the second straight season. The point guard from Florida Southern was just the third player ever to win the conference award twice. The other two were Nick Wolf (Rollins) and Decarlo Deveaux (Tampa.) Corbin Jackson (Florida Tech) won the defensive player of the year award. The first player to achieve that goal since the award was instituted in 2008.
Linc Darner (Florida Southern) was named the coach of the year for the sixth time in eight seasons and third in a row. He joins Tom Klusman (Rollins) and Richard Shmidt (Tampa) as coaches who have won the award. All three coaches are still active.
The newcomer of the year was Eugene McCrory (Tampa.) Jordan Majors (Florida Tech) was named SSC Freshman Of The Year.
Here are the All Conference teams:
First team All SSC:
Kevin Capers (Fla.Southern)
Yunio Barruetta (Barry)
Jordan Davis (Tampa)
Aaron Harrison (Lynn)
Chris Page (Nova Southeastern)
Second team All SSC:
Eugene McCrory (Tampa)
Ben Berry (Lynn)
Dylan Travis (Florida Southern)
Anders Haas (Barry)
Jordan Majors (Florida Tech)
All Newcomer Team:
Eugene McCrory (Tampa)
Ben Berry (Lynn)
Dylan Travis (Florida Southern)
Anders Haas (Barry)
Jordan Majors (Florida Tech)
Sunday, March 1, 2015
Top Ranked Mocs Trip Up Tars Saturday.
The Rollins Tars (9-19 2-14 SSC) hung with the top ranked Florida Southern Mocs for about 16 minutes before FSC closed the first half on a 14-0 run and went on to a 82-69 win on Saturday at Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center.
Southern (27-1 15-1 SSC) was led by Stephen Battle who drained seven of eight 3-pointers en route to his 27 points- while Kevin Capers added 17. The Mocs shot 44 percent (28-63) on the day- they shot 46 percent (18-39) from the 3-point line- while they struggled at the free throw line shooting at a 47 percent clip (8-17.) The Mocs had 22 assists and 10 turnovers.
For Rollins Jeff Merton continued his case for conference freshman of the year with another 21 points- 17 of the 21 came in the second half including four 3-pointer's. Alex Blessig added 14 points and five assists. All three seniors had solid games in what would be the final time in a Rollins uniform. Chris Uhle had 13 points and six rebounds- Scott Schuette scored 10 to go along with six assists- while Jeff Dirkin just missed a double-double (nine points and 11 rebounds.) The Tars shot 54 percent (25-54) on the game. They shot 46 percent (11-24) from the 3-point line- as they have much of the season the Tars struggled at the free throw line, shooting at a 55 percent clip (6-11.) The Tars won the rebounding battle 33-31. As they have much of the season the Tars struggled taking care of the ball, committing 22 turnovers and they had 19 assists as a team.
The game began with the Tars getting off to a quick start and a 10-3 lead. They would maintain that seven point lead (14-7) before the Mocs would knot the game at 15. The Tars would score the next six points and lead 21-15 at the 8:34 mark of the opening half. The Mocs would once again tie the game at 26 before Merton would give the Tars a 28-26 lead at the 4:03 mark. The Mocs would go on a 14-0 spurt over the next 4:03 and take a 40-28 lead at halftime.
The Mocs were in control much of the second half. Rollins would get to within seven (53-46) after a 9-0 run at the 12:34 mark but the Mocs would stretch the lead to 16 (70-54) three minutes later. That would be as close as Rollins would get the rest of the way.
The Tars will not make it to post season play for the first time in school history. While Southern wins the SSC outright and will face Eckerd Friday in the opening round of the SSC tournament at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimee.
Other SSC Scores:
Tampa 73 Barry 68
Eckerd 90 Palm Beach Atlantic 86 (OT)
Florida Tech 78 Lynn 72
Saint Leo 73 Nova Southeastern 59
Final SSC Standings:
1. Florida Southern 15-1 (27-1)
2. Barry 13-3 (22-4)
3. Tampa 10-6 (18-9)
4. Lynn 10-6 (18-8)
5. Florida Tech 6-10 (16-12)
6. Nova Southeastern 6-10 (11-15)
7. Saint Leo 6-10 (14-14)
8. Eckerd 4-12 (12-15)
9. Rollins 2-14 (9-19)
SSC Tournament Schedule Friday:
#1 Florida Southern vs #8 Eckerd: at Noon
#4 Lynn vs #5 Florida Tech 2:30
#2 Barry vs #7 Saint Leo 5 PM
#3 Tampa vs #6 Nova Southeastern 7:30
Semifinals Saturday at 5 and 7:30
Championship Sunday at 4 PM
Southern (27-1 15-1 SSC) was led by Stephen Battle who drained seven of eight 3-pointers en route to his 27 points- while Kevin Capers added 17. The Mocs shot 44 percent (28-63) on the day- they shot 46 percent (18-39) from the 3-point line- while they struggled at the free throw line shooting at a 47 percent clip (8-17.) The Mocs had 22 assists and 10 turnovers.
For Rollins Jeff Merton continued his case for conference freshman of the year with another 21 points- 17 of the 21 came in the second half including four 3-pointer's. Alex Blessig added 14 points and five assists. All three seniors had solid games in what would be the final time in a Rollins uniform. Chris Uhle had 13 points and six rebounds- Scott Schuette scored 10 to go along with six assists- while Jeff Dirkin just missed a double-double (nine points and 11 rebounds.) The Tars shot 54 percent (25-54) on the game. They shot 46 percent (11-24) from the 3-point line- as they have much of the season the Tars struggled at the free throw line, shooting at a 55 percent clip (6-11.) The Tars won the rebounding battle 33-31. As they have much of the season the Tars struggled taking care of the ball, committing 22 turnovers and they had 19 assists as a team.
The game began with the Tars getting off to a quick start and a 10-3 lead. They would maintain that seven point lead (14-7) before the Mocs would knot the game at 15. The Tars would score the next six points and lead 21-15 at the 8:34 mark of the opening half. The Mocs would once again tie the game at 26 before Merton would give the Tars a 28-26 lead at the 4:03 mark. The Mocs would go on a 14-0 spurt over the next 4:03 and take a 40-28 lead at halftime.
The Mocs were in control much of the second half. Rollins would get to within seven (53-46) after a 9-0 run at the 12:34 mark but the Mocs would stretch the lead to 16 (70-54) three minutes later. That would be as close as Rollins would get the rest of the way.
The Tars will not make it to post season play for the first time in school history. While Southern wins the SSC outright and will face Eckerd Friday in the opening round of the SSC tournament at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimee.
Other SSC Scores:
Tampa 73 Barry 68
Eckerd 90 Palm Beach Atlantic 86 (OT)
Florida Tech 78 Lynn 72
Saint Leo 73 Nova Southeastern 59
Final SSC Standings:
1. Florida Southern 15-1 (27-1)
2. Barry 13-3 (22-4)
3. Tampa 10-6 (18-9)
4. Lynn 10-6 (18-8)
5. Florida Tech 6-10 (16-12)
6. Nova Southeastern 6-10 (11-15)
7. Saint Leo 6-10 (14-14)
8. Eckerd 4-12 (12-15)
9. Rollins 2-14 (9-19)
SSC Tournament Schedule Friday:
#1 Florida Southern vs #8 Eckerd: at Noon
#4 Lynn vs #5 Florida Tech 2:30
#2 Barry vs #7 Saint Leo 5 PM
#3 Tampa vs #6 Nova Southeastern 7:30
Semifinals Saturday at 5 and 7:30
Championship Sunday at 4 PM
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