Eckerd Knocks #11 Rollins From The Ranks of the Unbeaten.

The Eckerd College Tritons used a late surge to knock off Rollins 67-62 at Warden Arena Saturday afternoon. The win by the Tritons stretched there win streak to nine games. They improved to 9-1 overall and 4-0 in the SSC. While the Tars are now 9-1 and 2-1 in the SSC, as there nine game win streak came to an end.
  The Tritons were paced by Drushaun McLaurn with 27 points- Trevor Young added 12- while Kevin Walsh chipped in 11.  The Tritons shot 44 percent from the field in the win.  They shot 25 percent (4-16) from the 3-point line. EC shot 68 percent (17-25) from the free throw line.  The Tritons dominated the rebounding battle 37-26.  They had just six assists and 17 turnovers.
  The Tars had three players in double figures paced by Deion Clark with 21- Sharif Almulla scored 13- and Mike Bedulskis scored 12. The Rollins starters scored 60 of the team's 62 points in the loss.  Rollins shot 44 percent from the floor- struggled from the 3-point line where they shot 27 percent (6-22.)  The Tars shot 80 percent from the foul line (8-10.)  They had 11 assists and turned it over 15 times.
  The first half was nip and tuck in this one.  The lead changed hands four times to go along with five ties. The Tars led by as many as six in the opening half, while the Tritons briefly held a couple one point advantages.  The Tars scored five of the last six points in the opening half to take a four point lead (30-26) into halftime.
  The Tars opened the second half with a 16-4 run that saw them stretch the lead to 16 (46-30) after five minutes.  The game would change at the 12:51 mark when Jeff Merton picked up his fourth foul. The Tritons would pull to within three (55-52) at the 5:06 mark with Merton on the bench.  At the 3:40 mark the Tritons would take a 57-55 lead, before a Almulla old fashioned 3-point play would give Rollins the lead back.  After the Tritons retook the lead 60-58 Clark would knot the game at 60. But McLaurn would come thru for the Tritons down the stretch and will them to the victory.
Rollins will be back in action Friday in Las Vegas at the South Point Holiday Classic when they face Tarleton State at 4 PM. You can catch all the action on 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park and worldwide at RollinsSports.com
Other SSC Scores:
Palm Beach Atlantic 99 Florida Southern 96
Barry 87 Saint Leo 85
Lynn 83 Armstrong State 79
Long Beach St.87 Tampa 60
SSC Standings:
Eckerd 4-0 (9-1)
Rollins 2-1 (9-1)
Florida Tech 2-1 (7-2)
Barry 2-1 (7-2)
Florida Southern 2-2 (4-6)
Saint Leo 2-3 (6-4)
Nova Southeastern 1-2 (3-4)
Lynn 1-3 (5-3)
Tampa 0-3 (3-6)