The Rollins Tars (13-8 7-5 SSC) welcome the Eagles of Embry-Riddle (12-7) to Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center Wednesday, You can catch all the action on the Geico Tars Sports Network at RollinsSports.com and locally on 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park.
Rollins comes in riding a five game win streak. The Tars are coming off a 80-72 win over Palm Beach Atlantic on Saturday. Sam Philpott leads the Tars and is 8th in the SSC at 15.8 points per night- Jeff Merton comes in averaging 14.8 points and 5.5 rebounds a game- while Connor McKim is scoring 10.6 a game- Joey Galvis rounds out the double digit scorers and averages 10 a night. Galvis is 21st nationally and leads the SSC averaging 2.2 steals a game. The Tars score 80.5 per night- while they give up 79.5 a game. They are 17th nationally shooting 41 percent from the 3-point line. They are 16th in all of DII in steals as well.
The Eagles are coming off a pair of victories. First a upset of Eckerd and then a drubbing of Lynn. Skyler Hogan (17.7 a game) leads five Eagles in double figures- Dalton Barnes averages 15.7 a night- Shaquan McArthur scores 12.5 a game- Luka Majstrovic scores 11.7 a game- and Dillon Graham puts up 11.6 a night. Hogan leads the team in rebounding at 7.8 a game- while Barnes averages seven assists a night. The Eagles score 86.5 a game- while they give up 78.9 a contest.
The line presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com:
Rollins by 7.5
Other SSC lines:
Eckerd -3 @Florida Tech
Barry -6@Lynn
Nova Southeastern +3 @Palm Beach Atlantic
Florida Southern +7 @Saint Leo
SSC Standings:
Barry 10-2 (17-2)
Eckerd 7-4 (14-6)
Tampa 7-5 (14-7)
Rollins 7-5 (13-8)
Florida Southern 6-5 (8-12)
Lynn 5-6 (10-9)
*Palm Beach Atlantic 5-7 (9-10)
Saint Leo 4-6 (10-10)
Florida Tech 4-7 (11-9)
Nova Southeastern 2-10 (5-14)
*Embry-Riddle 0-0 (12-7)
* indicates provisional SSC member
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Saturday, January 28, 2017
Rollins Overcomes Slow Start, Beats PBA.
In a sense Saturday's game at Rubin Arena between the Rollins College Tars and Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish was a microcosm of the Tars season. They got off to a slow start, but came away with a victory 80-72 at Rubin Arena in Palm Beach.
Rollins (13-8 7-5 SSC) has now won five straight. The Tars were led by 20 points from Sam Philpott in this one- Connor McKim added 15- Jeff Merton netted 12 and grabbed seven rebounds- while Joey Galvis also scored in double figures with 10.
The Tars shot 44 percent as a team in the victory- they shot 36 percent (9-25) from the 3-point line. At the free throw line The Tars shot 79 percent (15-19.) They had 12 assists and 10 turnovers as a team in this one.
PBA (9-10 5-7 SSC) was led by 18 points by Malek Barber- Bakari Warthen added 13- while Dakota Zinser and Milos Kostic netted 12 points each. The Sailfish shot 40 percent as a team. From the 3-point line they shot just 24 percent (7-29.) They also struggled at the free throw line where they shot 59 percent (17-29.) The Sailfish won the rebounding battle 42-36. They had 14 assists, as well as 14 turnovers.
PBA came out on fire and took a 13 point lead (19-6) to begin the game. The Tars would then go on a 13-0 run of their own to knot the game at 19 with 9:01 to go in the first half. The Sailfish would go up by seven (35-28) at the 3:34 mark of the opening half. The Tars would trim the Sailfish lead to one (38-37) at halftime.
The Tars would come out in the second half and fall behind by four early and would take a seven point lead (55-48) at the 12:54 mark. PBA would come back and tie the game at 63 after a Zinser 3-pointer at the 6:53 mark. The Tars would then pick up the defensive intensity as PBA would not make another field goal until the game's final seconds. The Tars would lead by nine (74-65) at the 2:24 mark of the game. The Sailfish would not get any closer than six the rest of the way as the Tars would complete the season sweep of PBA.
Rollins be back in action Wednesday when Embry-Riddle visits Winter Park. Tip time is set for 7:30 PM.
Other SSC Scores:
Barry 84 Eckerd 72
Embry-Riddle 104 Lynn 80
Florida Southern 73 Nova Southeastern 71
Saint Leo 68 Tampa 56
SSC Standings:
Barry 10-2 (17-2)
Eckerd 7-4 (14-6)
Tampa 7-5 (14-7)
Rollins 7-5 (13-8)
Florida Southern 6-5 (8-12)
Lynn 5-6 (10-9)
*Palm Beach Atlantic 5-7 (9-10)
Saint Leo 4-6 (10-10)
Florida Tech 4-7 (11-9)
Nova Southeastern 2-10 (5-14)
*Embry-Riddle 0-0 (12-7)
* indicates provisional SSC member
Rollins (13-8 7-5 SSC) has now won five straight. The Tars were led by 20 points from Sam Philpott in this one- Connor McKim added 15- Jeff Merton netted 12 and grabbed seven rebounds- while Joey Galvis also scored in double figures with 10.
The Tars shot 44 percent as a team in the victory- they shot 36 percent (9-25) from the 3-point line. At the free throw line The Tars shot 79 percent (15-19.) They had 12 assists and 10 turnovers as a team in this one.
PBA (9-10 5-7 SSC) was led by 18 points by Malek Barber- Bakari Warthen added 13- while Dakota Zinser and Milos Kostic netted 12 points each. The Sailfish shot 40 percent as a team. From the 3-point line they shot just 24 percent (7-29.) They also struggled at the free throw line where they shot 59 percent (17-29.) The Sailfish won the rebounding battle 42-36. They had 14 assists, as well as 14 turnovers.
PBA came out on fire and took a 13 point lead (19-6) to begin the game. The Tars would then go on a 13-0 run of their own to knot the game at 19 with 9:01 to go in the first half. The Sailfish would go up by seven (35-28) at the 3:34 mark of the opening half. The Tars would trim the Sailfish lead to one (38-37) at halftime.
The Tars would come out in the second half and fall behind by four early and would take a seven point lead (55-48) at the 12:54 mark. PBA would come back and tie the game at 63 after a Zinser 3-pointer at the 6:53 mark. The Tars would then pick up the defensive intensity as PBA would not make another field goal until the game's final seconds. The Tars would lead by nine (74-65) at the 2:24 mark of the game. The Sailfish would not get any closer than six the rest of the way as the Tars would complete the season sweep of PBA.
Rollins be back in action Wednesday when Embry-Riddle visits Winter Park. Tip time is set for 7:30 PM.
Other SSC Scores:
Barry 84 Eckerd 72
Embry-Riddle 104 Lynn 80
Florida Southern 73 Nova Southeastern 71
Saint Leo 68 Tampa 56
SSC Standings:
Barry 10-2 (17-2)
Eckerd 7-4 (14-6)
Tampa 7-5 (14-7)
Rollins 7-5 (13-8)
Florida Southern 6-5 (8-12)
Lynn 5-6 (10-9)
*Palm Beach Atlantic 5-7 (9-10)
Saint Leo 4-6 (10-10)
Florida Tech 4-7 (11-9)
Nova Southeastern 2-10 (5-14)
*Embry-Riddle 0-0 (12-7)
* indicates provisional SSC member
Friday, January 27, 2017
Rollins Heads To PBA Saturday.
The Rollins Tars head to Rubin Arena Saturday to take on the Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish. You can catch all the action on the Geico Tars Sports Network at 91.5 FM WPRK and worldwide on RollinsSports.com. Jim "Shooter" Ferro and Robert Segal will have the call of the 4 PM tip.
The Tars (12-8 6-5 SSC) come in riding a four game win streak. They held off a furious second half rally by Florida Southern to complete the season sweep of the Moccasins 94-88 at Jenkins Fieldhouse on Wednesday. Connor McKim poured in a career high 27 points in the victory- Sam Philpott added 25- Jeff Merton had 16- and- Joey Galvis added 10. Merton recently passed Deon Troupe and is now 34th in Rollins history in points scored for a career with 1,075.
Rollins is led by four players in double figures on the season. Philpott averages 15.6 a night to lead the way- Merton adds 15 points and 5.4 rebounds a game- McKim has come on strong of late scoring in double figures in four of the past five. The freshman from Louisville is coming off a career high 27 last time out and is now putting up 10.4 a game on the season- while Galvis puts up 10.1 per night. Galvis is leading the SSC and is ranked ninth nationally with 46 steals on the year. The Tars score 80.5 points a game- but they give up 79.9 a night.
PBA (9-9 5-6 SSC) is in a stretch where they are playing eight consecutive games at home. The last time out they squeaked out a 62-60 win over Lynn Wednesday. Bakari Warthen scored 24 points to lead the Sailfish in the victory. Warthen leads PBA averaging 13.8 points and 5.1 rebounds a game- Malek Barber averages 10.5 points and 5.7 rebounds a game- while Grant Gullett scores 11.5 a game- and- is grabbing 4.3 rebounds a night- Lucas Morales leads PBA in rebounding at 6.5 per game. PBA averages 77 points a game on offense- while they give up 78.3 a night on defense. The Sailfish are third in the country in steals a game (10.7-) and third in turnovers forced per game (19.2.)
Rollins was a 59-47 winner in the first meeting this season back in Winter Park. The Tars are 3-4 on the road this season- while PBA is 4-3 at Rubin Arena.
The line presented by JuanBernalSportsbooks.com: Rollins by 6
Other SSC Lines:
Eckerd +8@Barry
Embry-Riddle +4.5 @Lynn
Nova Southeastern +4.5 @Florida Southern
Tampa -3 @Saint Leo
SSC Standings:
Barry 9-2 (16-2)
Eckerd 7-3 (14-5)
Tampa 7-4 (14-6)
Rollins 6-5 (12-8)
Florida Southern 5-5 (7-12)
Lynn 5-6 (10-8)
*Palm Beach Atlantic 5-6 (9-9)
Florida Tech 4-7 (11-9)
Saint Leo 3-6 (9-10)
Nova Southeastern 2-9 (5-13)
*Embry-Riddle 0-0 (11-7)
* indicates provisional SSC member
The Tars (12-8 6-5 SSC) come in riding a four game win streak. They held off a furious second half rally by Florida Southern to complete the season sweep of the Moccasins 94-88 at Jenkins Fieldhouse on Wednesday. Connor McKim poured in a career high 27 points in the victory- Sam Philpott added 25- Jeff Merton had 16- and- Joey Galvis added 10. Merton recently passed Deon Troupe and is now 34th in Rollins history in points scored for a career with 1,075.
Rollins is led by four players in double figures on the season. Philpott averages 15.6 a night to lead the way- Merton adds 15 points and 5.4 rebounds a game- McKim has come on strong of late scoring in double figures in four of the past five. The freshman from Louisville is coming off a career high 27 last time out and is now putting up 10.4 a game on the season- while Galvis puts up 10.1 per night. Galvis is leading the SSC and is ranked ninth nationally with 46 steals on the year. The Tars score 80.5 points a game- but they give up 79.9 a night.
PBA (9-9 5-6 SSC) is in a stretch where they are playing eight consecutive games at home. The last time out they squeaked out a 62-60 win over Lynn Wednesday. Bakari Warthen scored 24 points to lead the Sailfish in the victory. Warthen leads PBA averaging 13.8 points and 5.1 rebounds a game- Malek Barber averages 10.5 points and 5.7 rebounds a game- while Grant Gullett scores 11.5 a game- and- is grabbing 4.3 rebounds a night- Lucas Morales leads PBA in rebounding at 6.5 per game. PBA averages 77 points a game on offense- while they give up 78.3 a night on defense. The Sailfish are third in the country in steals a game (10.7-) and third in turnovers forced per game (19.2.)
Rollins was a 59-47 winner in the first meeting this season back in Winter Park. The Tars are 3-4 on the road this season- while PBA is 4-3 at Rubin Arena.
The line presented by JuanBernalSportsbooks.com: Rollins by 6
Other SSC Lines:
Eckerd +8@Barry
Embry-Riddle +4.5 @Lynn
Nova Southeastern +4.5 @Florida Southern
Tampa -3 @Saint Leo
SSC Standings:
Barry 9-2 (16-2)
Eckerd 7-3 (14-5)
Tampa 7-4 (14-6)
Rollins 6-5 (12-8)
Florida Southern 5-5 (7-12)
Lynn 5-6 (10-8)
*Palm Beach Atlantic 5-6 (9-9)
Florida Tech 4-7 (11-9)
Saint Leo 3-6 (9-10)
Nova Southeastern 2-9 (5-13)
*Embry-Riddle 0-0 (11-7)
* indicates provisional SSC member
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
How Sweep It Is! Tars Hold Off Mocs Furious Second Half Rally Wednesday.
You knew when the Rollins Tars had a 22 point lead early in the second half at Jenkins FieldHouse that they would get the Mocs of Florida Southern's best shot. The Tars did and after the 22-point lead became two with five minutes to go they would secure a 94-88 win and a season sweep of the Mocs. With the win Rollins improved to 12-8 overall and 6-5 in the SSC. With the loss Southern fell to 7-12 and 5-5 in the SSC.
The Tars had four players score in double figures in the win. Connor McKim scored a career high 27 points- Sam Philpott added 25- Jeff Merton scored 16- and- Joey Galvis added 10. The Tars shot 58 percent as a team for the game- they shot 48 percent (10-21) from the 3-point line. The Tars were a solid 79 percent (26-33) at the free throw line. They had 14 assists and 17 turnovers in the victory.
The Mocs were led by a 30 point effort from Michael Volovic- LaBrien Shiflet added 17- and- Brett Hanson had 11 in the losing effort. The Mocs shot 44 percent as a team and went 3-35 (37 percent) from the 3-point line. At the free throw line they shot 69 percent (11-16.) The Mocs edged the Tars in the rebounding battle 35-34- they had 13 assists and 13 turnovers.
The Tars came out hot in the early going. They would knock down five straight shots to open the game and took a seven point lead (14-7) after a Merton 3-pointer four minutes in. The Tars would maintain that lead and would stretch it to 13 halfway thru the opening half after a pair of McKim 3-pointer's. An 8-2 Mocs run would cut the lead to seven (30-23) The Tars would get another McKim 3-pointer and then Galvis would add one late in the half to give the Tars a 45-28 halftime lead.
The Tars would lead by 22 (57-35) four minutes into the second half before Volovic and the Mocs would catch fire. With seven minutes to go the Tars lead would shrink to 10 (66-56.) Jakobbi Bonner would stretch the lead to 12 but then the Mocs would go on a 10-o run to cut the lead to two (68-66.) Galvis and McKim would score on back to back trips, before Volovic would cut it to two again after one of his seven 3-pointer's in the contest with 2:46 to go. Philpott would take over scoring the next six points and McKim would hit crucial free throws down the stretch to secure the Tars fourth straight win.
Rollins will be back in action Saturday when they head to Rubin Arena to take on Palm Beach Atlantic. Tip time Saturday is set for 4 PM.
Other SSC Scores:
Embry-Riddle 93 Eckerd 80
Palm Beach Atlantic 62 Lynn 60
Tampa 70 Nova Southeastern 65
Barry 103 Florida Tech 78
SSC Standings:
Barry 9-2 (16-2)
Eckerd 7-3 (14-5)
Tampa 7-4 (14-6)
Rollins 6-5 (12-8)
Florida Southern 5-5 (7-12)
Lynn 5-6 (10-8)
*Palm Beach Atlantic 5-6 (9-9)
Florida Tech 4-7 (11-9)
Saint Leo 3-6 (9-10)
Nova Southeastern 2-9 (5-13)
*Embry-Riddle 0-0 (11-7)
* indicates provisional SSC member
The Tars had four players score in double figures in the win. Connor McKim scored a career high 27 points- Sam Philpott added 25- Jeff Merton scored 16- and- Joey Galvis added 10. The Tars shot 58 percent as a team for the game- they shot 48 percent (10-21) from the 3-point line. The Tars were a solid 79 percent (26-33) at the free throw line. They had 14 assists and 17 turnovers in the victory.
The Mocs were led by a 30 point effort from Michael Volovic- LaBrien Shiflet added 17- and- Brett Hanson had 11 in the losing effort. The Mocs shot 44 percent as a team and went 3-35 (37 percent) from the 3-point line. At the free throw line they shot 69 percent (11-16.) The Mocs edged the Tars in the rebounding battle 35-34- they had 13 assists and 13 turnovers.
The Tars came out hot in the early going. They would knock down five straight shots to open the game and took a seven point lead (14-7) after a Merton 3-pointer four minutes in. The Tars would maintain that lead and would stretch it to 13 halfway thru the opening half after a pair of McKim 3-pointer's. An 8-2 Mocs run would cut the lead to seven (30-23) The Tars would get another McKim 3-pointer and then Galvis would add one late in the half to give the Tars a 45-28 halftime lead.
The Tars would lead by 22 (57-35) four minutes into the second half before Volovic and the Mocs would catch fire. With seven minutes to go the Tars lead would shrink to 10 (66-56.) Jakobbi Bonner would stretch the lead to 12 but then the Mocs would go on a 10-o run to cut the lead to two (68-66.) Galvis and McKim would score on back to back trips, before Volovic would cut it to two again after one of his seven 3-pointer's in the contest with 2:46 to go. Philpott would take over scoring the next six points and McKim would hit crucial free throws down the stretch to secure the Tars fourth straight win.
Rollins will be back in action Saturday when they head to Rubin Arena to take on Palm Beach Atlantic. Tip time Saturday is set for 4 PM.
Other SSC Scores:
Embry-Riddle 93 Eckerd 80
Palm Beach Atlantic 62 Lynn 60
Tampa 70 Nova Southeastern 65
Barry 103 Florida Tech 78
SSC Standings:
Barry 9-2 (16-2)
Eckerd 7-3 (14-5)
Tampa 7-4 (14-6)
Rollins 6-5 (12-8)
Florida Southern 5-5 (7-12)
Lynn 5-6 (10-8)
*Palm Beach Atlantic 5-6 (9-9)
Florida Tech 4-7 (11-9)
Saint Leo 3-6 (9-10)
Nova Southeastern 2-9 (5-13)
*Embry-Riddle 0-0 (11-7)
* indicates provisional SSC member
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Rollins-Southern Renew Rivalry Wednesday.
The Rollins Tars and Florida Southern Moccasins will renew acquaintes on Wednesday night at Jenkins Fieldhouse. The Mocs and Tars met in the opening game of the SSC with the Tars winning 101-92 in Winter Park. As always you can catch all the action on the Geico Tars Sports Network at RollinsSports.com and locally on 91.5 FM WPRK.
Rollins (11-8 5-5 SSC) comes into Wednesday's contest riding a three game win streak. The most recent game was a 91-82 victory over Florida Tech. Jeff Merton tied a career high with 28 points in the game- the Tars will be back on the road Wednesday though (they are just 2-3 in true road games on the season.)
The Tars are paced offensively by Sam Philpott- the Nobelsville, Indiana native is 10th in the SSC averaging 15.1 points per game- he also is second on the team averaging 4.4 rebounds a night. Jeff Merton is 11th in the SSC in scoring at 14.9 points per night and leads the Tars grabbing 5.2 rebounds a game. Joey Galvis comes in averaging 10.1 points a game and has been sensational on the defensive end all season. Galvis leads the SSC and is 12th nationally with 41 steals (more than two per night.) Connor McKim leads the team in assists at 3.4 per game. As a team the Tars average 79.8 points a game while they allow 79.5 per contest.
The Mocs (7-11 5-4 SSC) have won four of the last five. The last time out though they lost to Embry-Riddle 83-64. Southern is led by Jeremiah Davis and Michael Volovic who each average 14.4 points a game. Volovic leads the team shooting 42 percent from the 3-point line- while Jarel Spellman leads the team in rebounding at 6.7 per night. The Mocs average 83.8 points per game- but on the defensive end they have really struggled allowing 87.4 points per night.
The line presented by JuanBernalSportsbooks.com:
Rollins by 1.5
Other SSC Lines:
Embry-Riddle +9 @Eckerd
Lynn -5.5 @Palm Beach Atlantic
Tampa -3 @Nova Southeastern
Florida Tech +11 @Barry
SSC Standings:
Barry 8-2 (15-2)
Eckerd 7-3 (14-4)
Tampa 6-4 (13-6)
Florida Southern 5-4 (7-11)
Lynn 5-5 (10-7)
Rollins 5-5 (11-8)
Florida Tech 4-6 (11-8)
*Palm Beach Atlantic 4-6 (8-9)
Saint Leo 3-6 (9-10)
Nova Southeastern 2-8 (5-12)
*Embry-Riddle 0-0 (10-7)
* indicates provisional SSC Member
Rollins (11-8 5-5 SSC) comes into Wednesday's contest riding a three game win streak. The most recent game was a 91-82 victory over Florida Tech. Jeff Merton tied a career high with 28 points in the game- the Tars will be back on the road Wednesday though (they are just 2-3 in true road games on the season.)
The Tars are paced offensively by Sam Philpott- the Nobelsville, Indiana native is 10th in the SSC averaging 15.1 points per game- he also is second on the team averaging 4.4 rebounds a night. Jeff Merton is 11th in the SSC in scoring at 14.9 points per night and leads the Tars grabbing 5.2 rebounds a game. Joey Galvis comes in averaging 10.1 points a game and has been sensational on the defensive end all season. Galvis leads the SSC and is 12th nationally with 41 steals (more than two per night.) Connor McKim leads the team in assists at 3.4 per game. As a team the Tars average 79.8 points a game while they allow 79.5 per contest.
The Mocs (7-11 5-4 SSC) have won four of the last five. The last time out though they lost to Embry-Riddle 83-64. Southern is led by Jeremiah Davis and Michael Volovic who each average 14.4 points a game. Volovic leads the team shooting 42 percent from the 3-point line- while Jarel Spellman leads the team in rebounding at 6.7 per night. The Mocs average 83.8 points per game- but on the defensive end they have really struggled allowing 87.4 points per night.
The line presented by JuanBernalSportsbooks.com:
Rollins by 1.5
Other SSC Lines:
Embry-Riddle +9 @Eckerd
Lynn -5.5 @Palm Beach Atlantic
Tampa -3 @Nova Southeastern
Florida Tech +11 @Barry
SSC Standings:
Barry 8-2 (15-2)
Eckerd 7-3 (14-4)
Tampa 6-4 (13-6)
Florida Southern 5-4 (7-11)
Lynn 5-5 (10-7)
Rollins 5-5 (11-8)
Florida Tech 4-6 (11-8)
*Palm Beach Atlantic 4-6 (8-9)
Saint Leo 3-6 (9-10)
Nova Southeastern 2-8 (5-12)
*Embry-Riddle 0-0 (10-7)
* indicates provisional SSC Member
Saturday, January 21, 2017
Rollins Knocks Off FIT In Thriller.
The Rollins Tars mission going into Saturday's meeting with Florida Tech was to get a season series split. Mission Accomplished! The Tars came away with a thrilling 91-82 win at Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center. Both teams are now 11-8 on the season. The Tars improve to 5-5 in the SSC- while the Panthers fall to 4-6.
Jeff Merton led five Tars in double figures in the victory. Merton drilled six 3-pointer's and pumped in a game high 28 points- Sam Philpott added 20- while Joey Galvis stuffed the stat sheet with 11 points- eight rebounds- six assists and four steals- Connor McKim and Jack Fleming netted 10 points each.
The Tars shot 47 percent as a team- they went 13-31 (42 percent) from the 3-point line- The Tars were nearly perfect at the free throw line where they went 18 of 19 (95 percent.) Rollins won the rebounding battle 38-36. They had 20 assists and eight turnovers in the contest.
The Panthers had three players tally double figures on the night. Sam Daniel led the way with 27 points- Jordan Majors had 18- and Patrick Anderson added 11. FIT shot 44 percent from the floor- went 13-33 (39 percent) from the 3-point line- and shot 81 percent (13-16) at the free throw line. The Panthers had 23 assists and 11 turnovers.
FIT led early but the Tars would take a seven point lead (13-6) after a Nils Lehmann layup at the 14:25 mark of the opening half. Down 15-8 the Panthers would score the next 10 points capped by a Daniels layup at the 10:50 mark of the first half. The Panthers would maintain the lead for the rest of the half and take a four point lead (36-32) into the locker room.
The Tars would fight back and retake the lead (47-45) after a Galvis 3-pointer with just over 15 minutes to go. The Tars would stretch the lead to 10 (57-47) after a Merton basket with 12:25 to go. The lead would grow to 13 after a McKim 3-pointer at the 10:09 mark. The Panthers would battle back once again and get to within five (70-65) after a pair of Daniel free throws at the 6:10 mark. The Tars would maintain the lead the rest of the way and secure a third straight victory.
Other SSC Scores:
Palm Beach Atlantic 72 Tampa 62
Barry 77 Nova Southeastern 63
Eckerd 70 Lynn 54
Saint Leo 77 Embry-Riddle 71
SSC Standings:
Barry 8-2 (15-2)
Eckerd 7-3 (14-4)
Tampa 6-4 (13-6)
Florida Southern 5-4 (7-11)
Lynn 5-5 (10-7)
Rollins 5-5 (11-8)
Florida Tech 4-6 (11-8)
*Palm Beach Atlantic 4-6 (8-9)
Saint Leo 3-6 (9-10)
Nova Southeastern 2-8 (5-12)
*Embry-Riddle 0-0 (10-7)
* indicates provisional SSC member
Jeff Merton led five Tars in double figures in the victory. Merton drilled six 3-pointer's and pumped in a game high 28 points- Sam Philpott added 20- while Joey Galvis stuffed the stat sheet with 11 points- eight rebounds- six assists and four steals- Connor McKim and Jack Fleming netted 10 points each.
The Tars shot 47 percent as a team- they went 13-31 (42 percent) from the 3-point line- The Tars were nearly perfect at the free throw line where they went 18 of 19 (95 percent.) Rollins won the rebounding battle 38-36. They had 20 assists and eight turnovers in the contest.
The Panthers had three players tally double figures on the night. Sam Daniel led the way with 27 points- Jordan Majors had 18- and Patrick Anderson added 11. FIT shot 44 percent from the floor- went 13-33 (39 percent) from the 3-point line- and shot 81 percent (13-16) at the free throw line. The Panthers had 23 assists and 11 turnovers.
FIT led early but the Tars would take a seven point lead (13-6) after a Nils Lehmann layup at the 14:25 mark of the opening half. Down 15-8 the Panthers would score the next 10 points capped by a Daniels layup at the 10:50 mark of the first half. The Panthers would maintain the lead for the rest of the half and take a four point lead (36-32) into the locker room.
The Tars would fight back and retake the lead (47-45) after a Galvis 3-pointer with just over 15 minutes to go. The Tars would stretch the lead to 10 (57-47) after a Merton basket with 12:25 to go. The lead would grow to 13 after a McKim 3-pointer at the 10:09 mark. The Panthers would battle back once again and get to within five (70-65) after a pair of Daniel free throws at the 6:10 mark. The Tars would maintain the lead the rest of the way and secure a third straight victory.
Other SSC Scores:
Palm Beach Atlantic 72 Tampa 62
Barry 77 Nova Southeastern 63
Eckerd 70 Lynn 54
Saint Leo 77 Embry-Riddle 71
SSC Standings:
Barry 8-2 (15-2)
Eckerd 7-3 (14-4)
Tampa 6-4 (13-6)
Florida Southern 5-4 (7-11)
Lynn 5-5 (10-7)
Rollins 5-5 (11-8)
Florida Tech 4-6 (11-8)
*Palm Beach Atlantic 4-6 (8-9)
Saint Leo 3-6 (9-10)
Nova Southeastern 2-8 (5-12)
*Embry-Riddle 0-0 (10-7)
* indicates provisional SSC member
Rollins Looks To Gain Split With FIT Saturday.
The Rollins College Tars have been a much better team at home than on the road this season. Saturday they will got a shot to get a split with Florida Tech after losing 90-76 at the Clemente Center on November 30th. As always you can catch all the action from the Alfond Sports Center inside Warden Arena on the Geico Sports Network at RollinsSports.com and locally on 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park.
Rollins (10-8 4-5 SSC) has won two straight, the most recent being a hard-fought 73-71 win over Lynn on Wednesday. Sam Philpott scored 21 points to lead the Tars in the victory- while Jeff Merton also scored 10- Jakobi Bonner, Connor McKim and Jack Fleming scored eight points each. Lynn was led by 27 points from Terrell Rogers- while Marquan Botley added 14 (just two in the last 33 minutes of the game.)
The Tars have only lost at home twice this season, while Florida Tech is just 2-3 on the road for the campaign. Rollins averages 79.2 points a game as a team- while they give up 79.3 a night. They have shot the ball well from the 3-point line (41 percent) on the year. Rebounds have been an issue all season as the Tars have been out rebounded by more than six boards a contest. The Tars do lead the SSC in steals though at 9.2 per game.
Individually Rollins is paced by Sam Philpott at 14.8 points a game- Jeff Merton scores 14.2- and Joey Galvis averages 10 per night. Merton is just nine points behind Jeremey Sharpe for 35th all time in points scored for the Tars- while Galvis is leading the SSC and is 12th nationally in steals at more than two a game.
Florida Tech is coming off a 90-79 overtime loss to Saint Leo last time out. The Panthers were outscored 14-3 in the extra session. They are led by Jordan Majors who puts up 21.9 points a game, which is good for second in the SSC. Sam Daniel is third in the SSC at 21.2 points a game and leads the Panthers averaging eight rebounds a contest. Patrick Anderson puts up 14.7 a game and is 14th nationally averaging 6.2 assists a night. FIT scores 88.8 points a game- while they allow 86.1 a night. Daniels torched the Tars for 30 points and 16 rebounds in the first meeting in Melbourne.
The line presented by JuanBernalSportsbooks.com:
Rollins by 3
Other SSC Lines:
Tampa-6@Palm Beach Atlantic
Barry-8@Nova Southeastern
Eckerd @Lynn (Pick)
Saint Leo+3@Embry Riddle
SSC Standings:
Barry 7-2 (14-2)
Eckerd 6-3 (13-4)
Tampa 6-3 (13-5)
Lynn 5-4 (10-6)
Florida Southern 5-4 (7-11)
Florida Tech 4-5 (11-7)
Rollins 4-5 (10-8)
Saint Leo 3-6 (8-10)
*Palm Beach Atlantic 3-6 (7-9)
Nova Southeastern 2-7 (5-11)
*Embry-Riddle 0-0 (10-6)
* indicates SSC provisional member
Rollins (10-8 4-5 SSC) has won two straight, the most recent being a hard-fought 73-71 win over Lynn on Wednesday. Sam Philpott scored 21 points to lead the Tars in the victory- while Jeff Merton also scored 10- Jakobi Bonner, Connor McKim and Jack Fleming scored eight points each. Lynn was led by 27 points from Terrell Rogers- while Marquan Botley added 14 (just two in the last 33 minutes of the game.)
The Tars have only lost at home twice this season, while Florida Tech is just 2-3 on the road for the campaign. Rollins averages 79.2 points a game as a team- while they give up 79.3 a night. They have shot the ball well from the 3-point line (41 percent) on the year. Rebounds have been an issue all season as the Tars have been out rebounded by more than six boards a contest. The Tars do lead the SSC in steals though at 9.2 per game.
Individually Rollins is paced by Sam Philpott at 14.8 points a game- Jeff Merton scores 14.2- and Joey Galvis averages 10 per night. Merton is just nine points behind Jeremey Sharpe for 35th all time in points scored for the Tars- while Galvis is leading the SSC and is 12th nationally in steals at more than two a game.
Florida Tech is coming off a 90-79 overtime loss to Saint Leo last time out. The Panthers were outscored 14-3 in the extra session. They are led by Jordan Majors who puts up 21.9 points a game, which is good for second in the SSC. Sam Daniel is third in the SSC at 21.2 points a game and leads the Panthers averaging eight rebounds a contest. Patrick Anderson puts up 14.7 a game and is 14th nationally averaging 6.2 assists a night. FIT scores 88.8 points a game- while they allow 86.1 a night. Daniels torched the Tars for 30 points and 16 rebounds in the first meeting in Melbourne.
The line presented by JuanBernalSportsbooks.com:
Rollins by 3
Other SSC Lines:
Tampa-6@Palm Beach Atlantic
Barry-8@Nova Southeastern
Eckerd @Lynn (Pick)
Saint Leo+3@Embry Riddle
SSC Standings:
Barry 7-2 (14-2)
Eckerd 6-3 (13-4)
Tampa 6-3 (13-5)
Lynn 5-4 (10-6)
Florida Southern 5-4 (7-11)
Florida Tech 4-5 (11-7)
Rollins 4-5 (10-8)
Saint Leo 3-6 (8-10)
*Palm Beach Atlantic 3-6 (7-9)
Nova Southeastern 2-7 (5-11)
*Embry-Riddle 0-0 (10-6)
* indicates SSC provisional member
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Rollins Hangs On Late Against Lynn!
The Rollins Tars and Lynn Fighting Knights went back and forth for much of Wednesday's contest at Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center. Lynn led by as many as 12 in the early going, but the Tars fought back and would ultimately hang on for a 73-71 win. With the win the Tars improved to 10-8 overall and 4-5 in the SSC. After the defeat Lynn falls to 10-6 overall and 5-4 in the SSC.
Rollins was paced by 21 points from Sam Philpott in this one- Jeff Merton scored 10- while Connor McKim, Jakobi Bonner and Jack Fleming added eight points each. Joey Galvis led the Tars in assists with six on the night. Rollins shot 44 percent from the field in this one- that included shooting at a 50 percent clip in the second half. After going just 1-7 from 3-point range in the opening half Rollins shot 50 percent (6-12) in the second half. So they ended up shooting 37 percent (7-19) from the 3-point line in the game. The same story was true at the free throw line where they shot 67 percent (16-24.) They were much better in the second half when they went 9-12 (75 percent.) The Tars had 15 assists and eight turnovers.
Lynn was led by 27 points from Terrell Rogers- Marquan Botley also scored in double figures with 14 points. Botley had 12 of his 14 points in the first eight minutes of the game. He was saddled with foul trouble all night and played just 19 minutes in this one. Vieux Kande led the Fighting Knights with 12 rebounds- they got four assists each from Juwan Frazier and Allen Baez.
The Fighting Knights shot 45 percent as a team in the game. They went 8-19 (42 percent) from the 3-point line. They shot 77 percent (17-22) at the free throw line- Lynn dominated the boards, out rebounding the Tars 40-29. They had 14 assists and 17 turnovers. With the loss Lynn dropped to 1-4 in true road games on the season.
The game began with Rollins having a brief 6-5 lead in the early going until Botley would get hot from the 3-point line. The Fighting Knights would go on a 15-2 run that would give them a 12 point lead (20-8) after Botley knocked down three free throws at the 12:33 mark of the opening half. Bottley would pick up a offensive foul 15 seconds later. The Tars would then keep fighting back and get the lead down to single digits a minute later. Rollins would get to within four (23-19) after a Philpott layup at the 4:31 mark of the half. The lead would stay between four and seven the rest of the half as the Tars would trail by four (30-26) at the half.
Rogers would score the first five points of the second half and it would be a nine point Fighting Knights lead (37-28) early in the second half. The Tars would get the lead down to two (37-35) after a McKim 3-pointer with just over 17 minutes to go. The Fighting Knights would score the next five points before the Tars would fight back and retake the lead (45-43) after a Merton layup at the 12:43 mark. The next five points would be scored by Lynn before Rollins tied the game again, this time at 48. The game would go back and forth for the next several minutes and would be knotted at 61 at the 5:03 mark. Rogers would make both free throws on that trip and give the Fighting Knights a one point lead, before another McKim 3-pointer would give Rollins the lead back. The Tars would stretch the lead to five (70-65) after a Fleming layup at the 2:01 mark. After a pair of steals and run outs the Fighting Knight would be within one (70-69) at the 22 second mark. Galvis would hit a pair of free throws with 11 seconds to make it a three point game. Rollins would then foul with a three point lead and both free throws would be converted by Rogers with a tad under eight seconds to go. Galvis would be fouled and make the first free throw before missing the second with 4.9 seconds to go. The Fighting Knights would step out of bounds as time expired and the Tars had a hard fought win.
Rollins will be back in action Saturday when they host Florida Tech. Tip time is set for 4 PM.
Other SSC Scores:
Embry-Riddle 83 Florida Southern 64
Eckerd 68 Nova Southeastern 66
Tampa 88 Barry 80
Saint Leo 90 Florida Tech 79 (OT)
SSC Standings:
Barry 7-2 (14-2)
Eckerd 6-3 (13-4)
Tampa 6-3 (13-5)
Lynn 5-4 (10-6)
Florida Southern 5-4 (7-11)
Florida Tech 4-5 (11-7)
Rollins 4-5 (10-8)
Saint Leo 3-6 (8-10)
*Palm Beach Atlantic 3-6 (7-9)
Nova Southeastern 2-7 (5-11)
*Embry-Riddle 0-0 (10-6)
* indicates SSC provisional member
Rollins was paced by 21 points from Sam Philpott in this one- Jeff Merton scored 10- while Connor McKim, Jakobi Bonner and Jack Fleming added eight points each. Joey Galvis led the Tars in assists with six on the night. Rollins shot 44 percent from the field in this one- that included shooting at a 50 percent clip in the second half. After going just 1-7 from 3-point range in the opening half Rollins shot 50 percent (6-12) in the second half. So they ended up shooting 37 percent (7-19) from the 3-point line in the game. The same story was true at the free throw line where they shot 67 percent (16-24.) They were much better in the second half when they went 9-12 (75 percent.) The Tars had 15 assists and eight turnovers.
Lynn was led by 27 points from Terrell Rogers- Marquan Botley also scored in double figures with 14 points. Botley had 12 of his 14 points in the first eight minutes of the game. He was saddled with foul trouble all night and played just 19 minutes in this one. Vieux Kande led the Fighting Knights with 12 rebounds- they got four assists each from Juwan Frazier and Allen Baez.
The Fighting Knights shot 45 percent as a team in the game. They went 8-19 (42 percent) from the 3-point line. They shot 77 percent (17-22) at the free throw line- Lynn dominated the boards, out rebounding the Tars 40-29. They had 14 assists and 17 turnovers. With the loss Lynn dropped to 1-4 in true road games on the season.
The game began with Rollins having a brief 6-5 lead in the early going until Botley would get hot from the 3-point line. The Fighting Knights would go on a 15-2 run that would give them a 12 point lead (20-8) after Botley knocked down three free throws at the 12:33 mark of the opening half. Bottley would pick up a offensive foul 15 seconds later. The Tars would then keep fighting back and get the lead down to single digits a minute later. Rollins would get to within four (23-19) after a Philpott layup at the 4:31 mark of the half. The lead would stay between four and seven the rest of the half as the Tars would trail by four (30-26) at the half.
Rogers would score the first five points of the second half and it would be a nine point Fighting Knights lead (37-28) early in the second half. The Tars would get the lead down to two (37-35) after a McKim 3-pointer with just over 17 minutes to go. The Fighting Knights would score the next five points before the Tars would fight back and retake the lead (45-43) after a Merton layup at the 12:43 mark. The next five points would be scored by Lynn before Rollins tied the game again, this time at 48. The game would go back and forth for the next several minutes and would be knotted at 61 at the 5:03 mark. Rogers would make both free throws on that trip and give the Fighting Knights a one point lead, before another McKim 3-pointer would give Rollins the lead back. The Tars would stretch the lead to five (70-65) after a Fleming layup at the 2:01 mark. After a pair of steals and run outs the Fighting Knight would be within one (70-69) at the 22 second mark. Galvis would hit a pair of free throws with 11 seconds to make it a three point game. Rollins would then foul with a three point lead and both free throws would be converted by Rogers with a tad under eight seconds to go. Galvis would be fouled and make the first free throw before missing the second with 4.9 seconds to go. The Fighting Knights would step out of bounds as time expired and the Tars had a hard fought win.
Rollins will be back in action Saturday when they host Florida Tech. Tip time is set for 4 PM.
Other SSC Scores:
Embry-Riddle 83 Florida Southern 64
Eckerd 68 Nova Southeastern 66
Tampa 88 Barry 80
Saint Leo 90 Florida Tech 79 (OT)
SSC Standings:
Barry 7-2 (14-2)
Eckerd 6-3 (13-4)
Tampa 6-3 (13-5)
Lynn 5-4 (10-6)
Florida Southern 5-4 (7-11)
Florida Tech 4-5 (11-7)
Rollins 4-5 (10-8)
Saint Leo 3-6 (8-10)
*Palm Beach Atlantic 3-6 (7-9)
Nova Southeastern 2-7 (5-11)
*Embry-Riddle 0-0 (10-6)
* indicates SSC provisional member
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Rollins To Host Lynn Wednesday.
The Rollins Tars (9-8 3-5 SSC) will be back in action Wednesday night when they welcome the Lynn Fighting Knights (10-5 5-3 SSC) to Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center. You can catch all the action on the Geico Tars Sports Network at RollinsSports.com and locally on 91.5 FM WPRK.
The Tars are coming off a 77-72 win at Saint Leo on Saturday. Connor McKim led the way with 15 points in the victory- Joey Galvis also scored in double figures in the game.
Rollins is led in scoring by both Sam Philpott and Jeff Merton at 14.4 points per game- Philpott averages a tad over four rebounds a game- while Merton tallies 5.2 rebounds a night. Joey Galvis scores 10.2 a game- and leads the SSC averaging 2.3 steals per contest. Connor McKim leads the team averaging 3.5 assists a game. Rollins scores 79.5 points a game- while they give up 79.8 per contest. The Tars are out rebounded by 6.2 a game which is worst in the conference, but they average 9.2 steals a night.
The Fighting Knights are coming off a 90-85 overtime win over Tampa on Saturday. They are winners of 8 of the last 10. Kevin O'Brien scored 23 points to lead Lynn in the victory Saturday. They average 78.9 points a game as a team- but only allow 75.5 a contest. Jamal Palmer leads the Fighting Knights averaging 16.6 per game- Marquan Botley also scores 16.6 a game but has drained 47 3-pointer's on the season. O'Brien adds 10.8 a game- while leading the team in rebounding at 6.7 a night. Lynn is just 1-3 in true road games this season. Kanye Viux leads the SSC in rebounding at 9.9 a contest.
The line presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com:
Lynn by 3
Other SSC Lines:
Saint Leo +5.5 @Florida Tech
Barry -3 @Tampa
Nova Southeastern+10 @Eckerd
Florida Southern +2.5 @Embry-Riddle
SSC Standings:
Barry 7-1 (14-1)
Eckerd 5-3 (12-4)
Tampa 5-3 (12-5)
Lynn 5-3 (10-5)
Florida Southern 5-4 (7-10)
Florida Tech 4-4 (11-6)
Rollins 3-5 (9-8)
*Palm Beach Atlantic 3-6 (7-9)
Saint Leo 2-6 (7-10)
Nova Southeastern 2-6 (5-10)
*Embry-Riddle 0-0 (9-6)
* indicates provisional member
The Tars are coming off a 77-72 win at Saint Leo on Saturday. Connor McKim led the way with 15 points in the victory- Joey Galvis also scored in double figures in the game.
Rollins is led in scoring by both Sam Philpott and Jeff Merton at 14.4 points per game- Philpott averages a tad over four rebounds a game- while Merton tallies 5.2 rebounds a night. Joey Galvis scores 10.2 a game- and leads the SSC averaging 2.3 steals per contest. Connor McKim leads the team averaging 3.5 assists a game. Rollins scores 79.5 points a game- while they give up 79.8 per contest. The Tars are out rebounded by 6.2 a game which is worst in the conference, but they average 9.2 steals a night.
The Fighting Knights are coming off a 90-85 overtime win over Tampa on Saturday. They are winners of 8 of the last 10. Kevin O'Brien scored 23 points to lead Lynn in the victory Saturday. They average 78.9 points a game as a team- but only allow 75.5 a contest. Jamal Palmer leads the Fighting Knights averaging 16.6 per game- Marquan Botley also scores 16.6 a game but has drained 47 3-pointer's on the season. O'Brien adds 10.8 a game- while leading the team in rebounding at 6.7 a night. Lynn is just 1-3 in true road games this season. Kanye Viux leads the SSC in rebounding at 9.9 a contest.
The line presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com:
Lynn by 3
Other SSC Lines:
Saint Leo +5.5 @Florida Tech
Barry -3 @Tampa
Nova Southeastern+10 @Eckerd
Florida Southern +2.5 @Embry-Riddle
SSC Standings:
Barry 7-1 (14-1)
Eckerd 5-3 (12-4)
Tampa 5-3 (12-5)
Lynn 5-3 (10-5)
Florida Southern 5-4 (7-10)
Florida Tech 4-4 (11-6)
Rollins 3-5 (9-8)
*Palm Beach Atlantic 3-6 (7-9)
Saint Leo 2-6 (7-10)
Nova Southeastern 2-6 (5-10)
*Embry-Riddle 0-0 (9-6)
* indicates provisional member
Saturday, January 14, 2017
Rollins Bench Provides Spark in Win At Saint Leo Saturday.
The Rollins Tars won for just the second time in the last seven games, getting a 77-72 road win at the Marion Bowman Activities Center on Saturday night. The win was the Tars first win at Saint Leo since 2014. With the win Rollins improves to 9-8 and 3-5 in the SSC. In a losing effort the Lions dropped to 7-10 overall and 2-6 in the SSC.
Connor McKim led three Tars in double figures with 15 points- Joey Galvis netted 13- while Nils Lehmann scored a career high 11 points in 20 minutes of action. The Tars shot 46 percent as a team. This included shooting 50 percent (11-22) from the 3-point line. The Tars shot 74 percent (20-27) at the free throw line. They had 11 assists and 12 turnovers.
Saint Leo was paced by Marcus Dewberry who lead all scorers with a game high 33 points. Dewberry buried nine 3-pointer's in the contest- Justin Satchell added nine points in the loss. Antoine Tobias led the Lions with eight rebounds- while Dewberry and Tyreece Brice shared the team lead with four assists. The Lions shot 44 percent as a team. They went 13-32 (41 percent) from the 3-point line and shot 69 percent (11-16) from the free throw line. The Lions edged Rollins in the rebounding battle 31-30. They had 20 assists and 14 turnovers.
The Lions got off to a good start and led 10-5 five minutes into this one. The Tars would then go on a 14-0 run sparked by a Galvis 3-pointer and a trio of 3-pointers by Jack Fleming to give them a four point lead (19-15.) The Tars were able to maintain the lead the rest of the first half and took a five point lead (35-30) into the locker room.
The first four minutes of the second half so the Tars go on a 12-3 run and they would open up a 14 point lead (47-33.) The lead remained at 14 until the Lions went on a six point run to cut the lead to eight (57-49) at the midway point of the second half. The Tars would stretch the lead to 11(68-57) after a trio of Lehmann free throws and a McKim 3-pointer at the 6:40 mark. The Lions would make one last run and get to within four (75-71) with 1:26 to go but the Tars would hang on for the victory.
Rollins will be back in action Wednesday night when they take on Lynn in Winter Park. Tip time at Warden Arena is set for 730 PM. You can catch all the action on the Geico Tars Sports Network at RollinsSports.com and on 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park.
Other SSC Scores:
Florida Tech 76 Palm Beach Atlantic 73
Barry 86 Embry-Riddle 80
Lynn 90 Tampa 85 (OT)
Florida Southern 87 Eckerd 79
SSC Standings:
Barry 7-1 (14-1)
Eckerd 5-3 (12-4)
Tampa 5-3 (12-5)
Lynn 5-3 (10-5)
Florida Southern 5-4 (7-10)
Florida Tech 4-4 (11-6)
Rollins 3-5 (9-8)
*Palm Beach Atlantic 3-6 (7-9)
Nova Southeastern 2-6 (5-10)
Saint Leo 2-7 (7-10)
*Embry-Riddle 0-0 (9-6)
* indicates provisional SSC member
Connor McKim led three Tars in double figures with 15 points- Joey Galvis netted 13- while Nils Lehmann scored a career high 11 points in 20 minutes of action. The Tars shot 46 percent as a team. This included shooting 50 percent (11-22) from the 3-point line. The Tars shot 74 percent (20-27) at the free throw line. They had 11 assists and 12 turnovers.
Saint Leo was paced by Marcus Dewberry who lead all scorers with a game high 33 points. Dewberry buried nine 3-pointer's in the contest- Justin Satchell added nine points in the loss. Antoine Tobias led the Lions with eight rebounds- while Dewberry and Tyreece Brice shared the team lead with four assists. The Lions shot 44 percent as a team. They went 13-32 (41 percent) from the 3-point line and shot 69 percent (11-16) from the free throw line. The Lions edged Rollins in the rebounding battle 31-30. They had 20 assists and 14 turnovers.
The Lions got off to a good start and led 10-5 five minutes into this one. The Tars would then go on a 14-0 run sparked by a Galvis 3-pointer and a trio of 3-pointers by Jack Fleming to give them a four point lead (19-15.) The Tars were able to maintain the lead the rest of the first half and took a five point lead (35-30) into the locker room.
The first four minutes of the second half so the Tars go on a 12-3 run and they would open up a 14 point lead (47-33.) The lead remained at 14 until the Lions went on a six point run to cut the lead to eight (57-49) at the midway point of the second half. The Tars would stretch the lead to 11(68-57) after a trio of Lehmann free throws and a McKim 3-pointer at the 6:40 mark. The Lions would make one last run and get to within four (75-71) with 1:26 to go but the Tars would hang on for the victory.
Rollins will be back in action Wednesday night when they take on Lynn in Winter Park. Tip time at Warden Arena is set for 730 PM. You can catch all the action on the Geico Tars Sports Network at RollinsSports.com and on 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park.
Other SSC Scores:
Florida Tech 76 Palm Beach Atlantic 73
Barry 86 Embry-Riddle 80
Lynn 90 Tampa 85 (OT)
Florida Southern 87 Eckerd 79
SSC Standings:
Barry 7-1 (14-1)
Eckerd 5-3 (12-4)
Tampa 5-3 (12-5)
Lynn 5-3 (10-5)
Florida Southern 5-4 (7-10)
Florida Tech 4-4 (11-6)
Rollins 3-5 (9-8)
*Palm Beach Atlantic 3-6 (7-9)
Nova Southeastern 2-6 (5-10)
Saint Leo 2-7 (7-10)
*Embry-Riddle 0-0 (9-6)
* indicates provisional SSC member
Friday, January 13, 2017
Rollins-Saint Leo Both Searching For A Win Saturday.
The Rollins Tars and Saint Leo Lions are having very similar seasons. Both teams are struggling coming into Saturday evenings game at the Marion Bowman Activities Center on the campus of Saint Leo. The Tars come in having lost five of six, while the Lions are also 2-5 in the SSC. As always you can catch the game on 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park and worldwide on the Geico Tars Sports Network at RollinsSports.com
Rollins (8-8 2-5 SSC) is coming off arguably it's worst loss of the season when they fell to Nova Southeastern at the "Shark Tank" on Wednesday night. The Tars scored 59 and 56 points in the past two contest. This is the same team that scored 100 points or more in four straight games earlier this season. Last time out was a 63-56 loss to Nova.
Sam Philpott leads the Tars box score at 15 points per game. The junior from Nobelsville,Indiana has struggled during the recent slide though. Philpott also grabs 4.1 rebounds a game. Jeff Merton puts up 14.8 points and grabs 5.1 rebounds a night. Merton eclipsed the 1,000 point mark in the game at NSU. Joey Galvis scores 10 points a game. The senior from Tampa Jesuit is leading the SSC in steals at 2.4 per game. That is 20th in the nation in Division II.
As a team the Tars average 79.7 points a game. At the other end they are giving up 80.3 points a contest. They continue to struggle, being out rebounded by 6.5 boards a game by their opponents. They lead the SSC and are seventh nationally with 9.4 steals per contest.
Saint Leo (7-9 2-5 SSC) has dropped the last two games. They were a loser to Lynn on Wednesday night. Marcus Dewberry leads the Lions at 19.8 points per game. He did not play against Lynn on Wednesday. Dewberry has scored 20 points or more in four consecutive games. Justin Satchell is averaging 16.1 points and 6.9 rebounds a night- while Tyreece Brice scores 11.7 points and dishes out 4.7 assists a game. Saint Leo scores 79.5 points a game, while they give up 80.1 per night.
The teams split a pair of meeting last season, each winning at home.
The line presented by JuanBernalSportsbooks.com:
Saint Leo by 6
Other SSC lines:
Tampa -5@Lynn
Florida Tech -7@Palm Beach Atlantic
Embay-Riddle +13 @Barry
Eckerd -10 @Florida Southern
SSC Standings:
Barry 7-1 (13-1)
Eckerd 5-2 (12-3)
Tampa 5-2 (12-4)
Lynn 4-3 (9-5)
Florida Southern 4-4 (6-10)
Florida Tech 3-4 (10-6)
*Palm Beach Atlantic 3-5 (7-8)
Rollins 2-5 (8-8)
Saint Leo 2-5 (7-9)
Nova Southeastern 2-6 (5-10)
*Embry-Riddle 0-0 (9-5)
* indicates SSC provisional member
Rollins (8-8 2-5 SSC) is coming off arguably it's worst loss of the season when they fell to Nova Southeastern at the "Shark Tank" on Wednesday night. The Tars scored 59 and 56 points in the past two contest. This is the same team that scored 100 points or more in four straight games earlier this season. Last time out was a 63-56 loss to Nova.
Sam Philpott leads the Tars box score at 15 points per game. The junior from Nobelsville,Indiana has struggled during the recent slide though. Philpott also grabs 4.1 rebounds a game. Jeff Merton puts up 14.8 points and grabs 5.1 rebounds a night. Merton eclipsed the 1,000 point mark in the game at NSU. Joey Galvis scores 10 points a game. The senior from Tampa Jesuit is leading the SSC in steals at 2.4 per game. That is 20th in the nation in Division II.
As a team the Tars average 79.7 points a game. At the other end they are giving up 80.3 points a contest. They continue to struggle, being out rebounded by 6.5 boards a game by their opponents. They lead the SSC and are seventh nationally with 9.4 steals per contest.
Saint Leo (7-9 2-5 SSC) has dropped the last two games. They were a loser to Lynn on Wednesday night. Marcus Dewberry leads the Lions at 19.8 points per game. He did not play against Lynn on Wednesday. Dewberry has scored 20 points or more in four consecutive games. Justin Satchell is averaging 16.1 points and 6.9 rebounds a night- while Tyreece Brice scores 11.7 points and dishes out 4.7 assists a game. Saint Leo scores 79.5 points a game, while they give up 80.1 per night.
The teams split a pair of meeting last season, each winning at home.
The line presented by JuanBernalSportsbooks.com:
Saint Leo by 6
Other SSC lines:
Tampa -5@Lynn
Florida Tech -7@Palm Beach Atlantic
Embay-Riddle +13 @Barry
Eckerd -10 @Florida Southern
SSC Standings:
Barry 7-1 (13-1)
Eckerd 5-2 (12-3)
Tampa 5-2 (12-4)
Lynn 4-3 (9-5)
Florida Southern 4-4 (6-10)
Florida Tech 3-4 (10-6)
*Palm Beach Atlantic 3-5 (7-8)
Rollins 2-5 (8-8)
Saint Leo 2-5 (7-9)
Nova Southeastern 2-6 (5-10)
*Embry-Riddle 0-0 (9-5)
* indicates SSC provisional member
Wednesday, January 11, 2017
Tars Suffer Rare Loss To Sharks Wednesday.
The Rollins Tars have owned the Nova Southeastern Sharks in recent memory, but Wednesday night they fell to Nova Southeastern 63-56 at the Don Taft University Center.
With the loss Rollins (8-8 2-5 SSC) has now lost five of six. The Tars offense that has scored more than 100 points four times this season has now failed to score 60 points in consecutive games. Connor McKim led the Tars with 14 points and eight rebounds in 30 minutes of action- while Jeff Merton also scored 14 points. Merton joined the 1,000 point club with his first basket of the game. He is the 39th player in Rollins history to eclipse 1,000 points. Eric Castaneda added nine points in the defeat.
Shooting was a problem for Rollins in this one. They only shot 37 percent from the floor in the loss- they went just 11-34 (32 percent) from the 3-point line. At the free throw line where the Tars have been solid much of the year they shot 54 percent (7-13) on Wednesday. They had 15 assists and a season low 9 turnovers.
Nova Southeastern (5-10 2-6 SSC) was paced by Harrison Goodrick with 18 points and eight rebounds. Troy Spear was 5 of 10 from the 3-point line on his way to 17 points- while Nikita Orap added 12.
The Sharks shot 44 percent as a team- and went 9-25 (36 percent) from the 3-point line. At the free throw line the Sharks shot 71 percent (10-14.) NSU crushed the Tars on the boards 38-28. They had 19 assists and 11 turnovers.
NSU got off to a quick lead early but Rollins battled and took the lead (10-9) after a Castaneda 3-pointer at the 14:29 mark of the opening half. The Sharks would respond with a 10-0 run of their own and took a nine point lead (19-10.) The Tars got to within four (19-15) but another NSU spurt would give them a 12 point lead (31-19) with 3:26 in the half. After a McKim 3-pointer, Goodrick would respond for the Sharks and they would take a 12 point (34-22) halftime lead.
The Tars came out a new team to start the second half as they would go on a 13-2 run and after a Nils Lehmann basket they would be within one (36-35) at the 15:40 mark. Lehmann would have a chance to knot the game at 36 but Lehmann missed the free throw. The Sharks would get the lead back out to seven before the Tars would answer and get to within two (44-42) after a Philpott old fashioned 3-point play. The Tars would again have a chance to tie the game, this time at 44 on the ensuing possession but Castaneda would only make one of two free throws. NSU would stretch lead back to 12 after a 11-0 run and the Tars would battle uphill the rest of the way. They would get to within five a couple times, and get to within four (60-56) after a McKim layup with 21 seconds to go but NSU would seal it at the free throw line.
Rollins will be back in action Saturday when they travel to Saint Leo. Tip time is set for 7:30 PM and you can catch all the action on the Geico Tars Sports Network at RollinsSports.com and locally on 91.5 FM WPRK.
Other SSC Scores:
Florida Southern 98 Florida Tech 90
Barry 91 Palm Beach Atlantic 73
Lynn 70 Saint Leo 68
Eckerd 81 Tampa 71
SSC Standings:
Barry 7-1 (13-1)
Eckerd 5-2 (12-3)
Tampa 5-2 (12-4)
Lynn 4-3 (9-5)
Florida Southern 4-4 (6-10)
Florida Tech 3-4 (10-6)
*Palm Beach Atlantic 3-5 (7-8)
Rollins 2-5 (8-8)
Saint Leo 2-5 (7-9)
Nova Southeastern 2-6 (5-10)
*Embry-Riddle 0-0 (9-5)
* means Provisional SSC member
With the loss Rollins (8-8 2-5 SSC) has now lost five of six. The Tars offense that has scored more than 100 points four times this season has now failed to score 60 points in consecutive games. Connor McKim led the Tars with 14 points and eight rebounds in 30 minutes of action- while Jeff Merton also scored 14 points. Merton joined the 1,000 point club with his first basket of the game. He is the 39th player in Rollins history to eclipse 1,000 points. Eric Castaneda added nine points in the defeat.
Shooting was a problem for Rollins in this one. They only shot 37 percent from the floor in the loss- they went just 11-34 (32 percent) from the 3-point line. At the free throw line where the Tars have been solid much of the year they shot 54 percent (7-13) on Wednesday. They had 15 assists and a season low 9 turnovers.
Nova Southeastern (5-10 2-6 SSC) was paced by Harrison Goodrick with 18 points and eight rebounds. Troy Spear was 5 of 10 from the 3-point line on his way to 17 points- while Nikita Orap added 12.
The Sharks shot 44 percent as a team- and went 9-25 (36 percent) from the 3-point line. At the free throw line the Sharks shot 71 percent (10-14.) NSU crushed the Tars on the boards 38-28. They had 19 assists and 11 turnovers.
NSU got off to a quick lead early but Rollins battled and took the lead (10-9) after a Castaneda 3-pointer at the 14:29 mark of the opening half. The Sharks would respond with a 10-0 run of their own and took a nine point lead (19-10.) The Tars got to within four (19-15) but another NSU spurt would give them a 12 point lead (31-19) with 3:26 in the half. After a McKim 3-pointer, Goodrick would respond for the Sharks and they would take a 12 point (34-22) halftime lead.
The Tars came out a new team to start the second half as they would go on a 13-2 run and after a Nils Lehmann basket they would be within one (36-35) at the 15:40 mark. Lehmann would have a chance to knot the game at 36 but Lehmann missed the free throw. The Sharks would get the lead back out to seven before the Tars would answer and get to within two (44-42) after a Philpott old fashioned 3-point play. The Tars would again have a chance to tie the game, this time at 44 on the ensuing possession but Castaneda would only make one of two free throws. NSU would stretch lead back to 12 after a 11-0 run and the Tars would battle uphill the rest of the way. They would get to within five a couple times, and get to within four (60-56) after a McKim layup with 21 seconds to go but NSU would seal it at the free throw line.
Rollins will be back in action Saturday when they travel to Saint Leo. Tip time is set for 7:30 PM and you can catch all the action on the Geico Tars Sports Network at RollinsSports.com and locally on 91.5 FM WPRK.
Other SSC Scores:
Florida Southern 98 Florida Tech 90
Barry 91 Palm Beach Atlantic 73
Lynn 70 Saint Leo 68
Eckerd 81 Tampa 71
SSC Standings:
Barry 7-1 (13-1)
Eckerd 5-2 (12-3)
Tampa 5-2 (12-4)
Lynn 4-3 (9-5)
Florida Southern 4-4 (6-10)
Florida Tech 3-4 (10-6)
*Palm Beach Atlantic 3-5 (7-8)
Rollins 2-5 (8-8)
Saint Leo 2-5 (7-9)
Nova Southeastern 2-6 (5-10)
*Embry-Riddle 0-0 (9-5)
* means Provisional SSC member
Tuesday, January 10, 2017
Rollins-Nova Battle Wednesday.
The Rollins Tars and the Nova Southeastern Sharks will do battle Wednesday night at the Don Taft University Center on Wednesday night. Tip time is set for 730 PM and you can catch all the action on the Geico Tars Sports Network at RollinsSports.com and locally on 91.5 FM WPRK.
Rollins (8-7 2-4 SSC) is coming off a 59-47 win over Palm Beach Atlantic that broke a four game losing slide. Eric Castaneda and Joey Galvis had 11 and 10 points respectively to lead the Rollins attack. Galvis added a career high tying six steals. The Tampa native now has 37 steals to lead both Rollins and the SSC. Jeff Merton scored nine points and grabbed six rebounds. The Naples product is one point shy of joining the 1,000 point club.
Four players from Rollins are averaging double figures on the season. Sam Philpott has had a quiet last two games but still leads the team at 15.5 points a game. The Nobelsville, Indiana product is fifth in the SSC in field goal percentage, shooting at a 58 percent clip on the year. He also grabs 4.9 rebounds a night. Merton is not far behind, as he averages 14.9 points a night. He leads the team in rebounding at 5.1 per night and is shooting 41 percent from the 3-point line. Joey Galvis scores 10.1 a game and leads the SSC with 2.5 steals per contest.
Rollins averages 81.3 points a night, while allowing 81.5 a game. The Tars are being out rebounded by 6.3 rebounds a contest. They lead the league in steals though getting 9.7 steals per contest.
NSU (4-10 1-6 SSC) is coming off a 77-74 loss to Florida Southern last time out. The Sharks have now dropped four straight.
They are led by Harrison Goodrick who is putting up 18.4 points a night and grabbing 9.2 rebounds a contest. Troy Spears (11.6 ppg) and Dwayne Gibson (11.4 points and 5.5 rebounds a night) also are averaging double figures on the season. The Sharks are scoring 75.2 points a game as a team, but allow 79 points a contest. NSU gets more than five more rebounds than their opponents but also turn the ball over more than five times as much as their opponents.
The Tars have won three straight against NSU, including a season sweep last season. The last meeting between the two schools was February 6,2016 with Rollins coming out on top 78-75.
The line: Rollins by 3
Other SSC Lines:
Florida Tech-2@Florida Southern
Palm Beach Atlantic+12 @Barry
Saint Leo+3@Lynn
Tampa+5.5@Eckerd
SSC Standings:
Barry 6-1 (12-1)
Tampa 5-1 (12-3)
Eckerd 4-2 (11-3)
Florida Tech 3-3 (10-5)
Lynn 3-3 (8-5)
*Palm Beach Atlantic 3-4 (7-7)
Florida Southern 3-4 (5-10)
Rollins 2-4 (8-7)
Saint Leo 2-4 (7-8)
Nova Southeastern 1-6 (4-10)
*Embry-Riddle 0-0 (9-5)
* indicates provisional member of conference. PBA's games count in conference standings but Embry-Riddle's do not.
Rollins (8-7 2-4 SSC) is coming off a 59-47 win over Palm Beach Atlantic that broke a four game losing slide. Eric Castaneda and Joey Galvis had 11 and 10 points respectively to lead the Rollins attack. Galvis added a career high tying six steals. The Tampa native now has 37 steals to lead both Rollins and the SSC. Jeff Merton scored nine points and grabbed six rebounds. The Naples product is one point shy of joining the 1,000 point club.
Four players from Rollins are averaging double figures on the season. Sam Philpott has had a quiet last two games but still leads the team at 15.5 points a game. The Nobelsville, Indiana product is fifth in the SSC in field goal percentage, shooting at a 58 percent clip on the year. He also grabs 4.9 rebounds a night. Merton is not far behind, as he averages 14.9 points a night. He leads the team in rebounding at 5.1 per night and is shooting 41 percent from the 3-point line. Joey Galvis scores 10.1 a game and leads the SSC with 2.5 steals per contest.
Rollins averages 81.3 points a night, while allowing 81.5 a game. The Tars are being out rebounded by 6.3 rebounds a contest. They lead the league in steals though getting 9.7 steals per contest.
NSU (4-10 1-6 SSC) is coming off a 77-74 loss to Florida Southern last time out. The Sharks have now dropped four straight.
They are led by Harrison Goodrick who is putting up 18.4 points a night and grabbing 9.2 rebounds a contest. Troy Spears (11.6 ppg) and Dwayne Gibson (11.4 points and 5.5 rebounds a night) also are averaging double figures on the season. The Sharks are scoring 75.2 points a game as a team, but allow 79 points a contest. NSU gets more than five more rebounds than their opponents but also turn the ball over more than five times as much as their opponents.
The Tars have won three straight against NSU, including a season sweep last season. The last meeting between the two schools was February 6,2016 with Rollins coming out on top 78-75.
The line: Rollins by 3
Other SSC Lines:
Florida Tech-2@Florida Southern
Palm Beach Atlantic+12 @Barry
Saint Leo+3@Lynn
Tampa+5.5@Eckerd
SSC Standings:
Barry 6-1 (12-1)
Tampa 5-1 (12-3)
Eckerd 4-2 (11-3)
Florida Tech 3-3 (10-5)
Lynn 3-3 (8-5)
*Palm Beach Atlantic 3-4 (7-7)
Florida Southern 3-4 (5-10)
Rollins 2-4 (8-7)
Saint Leo 2-4 (7-8)
Nova Southeastern 1-6 (4-10)
*Embry-Riddle 0-0 (9-5)
* indicates provisional member of conference. PBA's games count in conference standings but Embry-Riddle's do not.
Sunday, January 8, 2017
Rollins Halts Skid Saturday.
The Rollins Tars stopped a four game losing slide with a 59-47 win over Palm Beach Atlantic in Sunshine State Conference action at Warden Arena on Saturday. With the victory the Tars improved to 8-7 on the season and 2-4 in the SSC. While the loss dropped PBA to 7-7 and 3-4 in the SSC.
Eric Castaneda led the Tars with three 3-pointer's en route to his 11 points- while Joey Galvis added 10 points and added six more steals to his Sunshine State conference leading total- Jeff Merton had nine points and seven rebounds. Merton now has 999 points in his Rollins career. Rollins shot 40 percent as a team in this one. They went 9-25 (36 percent) from the 3-point line. They were a solid 83 percent (10-12) from the free throw line. The Tars edged the Salifish on the boards 32-31. They had 15 assists and 21 turnovers.
Bakari Warthen was the only PBA player in double figures with 10. Leading scorer De'Ondre Jackson missed the game with injury- while Shavano Cooper tallied eight points on the day. PBA could not solve the Rollins zone in this one. They shot just 39 percent in the contest- as well as going just 4-20 (20 percent) from the 3-point line. The "Fish were a putrid 7-15 (47 percent) from the free throw line in defeat. They had 11 assists and 24 turnovers.
PBA would score the game's first basket before Rollins scored the next eight points over a three minute span. The Tars would stretch the lead to 10 (17-7) at the 12 minute mark and then Philpott would convert a Connor Mckim steal to make the margin (19-7.) Then a three minute drought by the Tars would see the Sailfish get to within six (21-15) at the 6:28 mark. The Sailfish would go the last three minutes of the half without a field goal and the Tars would take a eight point lead (31-23) into the locker room.
The Tars would come out strong in the first four and a half minutes of the second half and stretch the lead to 14 (41-27) on a Philpott put back with 15:39 to go. Trey Koonce would hit a 3-pointer to cut the lead to 11 (41-30) on the ensuing possession. Rollins would clamp down on the defensive end as the Sailfish would not make a field goal for the next seven minutes and the Tars would open up a 16 point lead (48-32) with 7:57 to go. The "Fish would not go quietly as they would cut it to single digits (52-43) with 2:12 to go but that is as close as they would get. Jack Fleming would hit a pair of free throws and Castaneda would nail a 3-pointer to seal the victory.
The Tars will be back in action Wednesday when they head to the "Shark Tank" to take on Nova Southeastern. Tip time is set for 7:30 PM. You can catch all the action on the Geico Tars Sports Network at RollinsSports.com and on 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park.
Other SSC Scores:
Tampa 79 Saint Leo 67
Florida Southern 77 Nova Southeastern 74
Barry 97 Eckerd 95 (2 OT)
Embry-Riddle 75 Lynn 71
SSC Standings:
Barry 6-1 (12-1)
Tampa 5-1 (12-3)
Eckerd 4-2 (11-3)
Florida Tech 3-3 (10-5)
Lynn 3-3 (8-5)
*Palm Beach Atlantic 3-4 (7-7)
Florida Southern 3-4 (5-10)
Rollins 2-4 (8-7)
Saint Leo 2-4 (7-8)
Nova Southeastern 1-6 (4-10)
*Embry-Riddle 0-0 (9-5)
Note: * means the team is a provisional member of the SSC. The Palm Beach Atlantic games count in the conference standings while the Embry-Riddle games do not.
Eric Castaneda led the Tars with three 3-pointer's en route to his 11 points- while Joey Galvis added 10 points and added six more steals to his Sunshine State conference leading total- Jeff Merton had nine points and seven rebounds. Merton now has 999 points in his Rollins career. Rollins shot 40 percent as a team in this one. They went 9-25 (36 percent) from the 3-point line. They were a solid 83 percent (10-12) from the free throw line. The Tars edged the Salifish on the boards 32-31. They had 15 assists and 21 turnovers.
Bakari Warthen was the only PBA player in double figures with 10. Leading scorer De'Ondre Jackson missed the game with injury- while Shavano Cooper tallied eight points on the day. PBA could not solve the Rollins zone in this one. They shot just 39 percent in the contest- as well as going just 4-20 (20 percent) from the 3-point line. The "Fish were a putrid 7-15 (47 percent) from the free throw line in defeat. They had 11 assists and 24 turnovers.
PBA would score the game's first basket before Rollins scored the next eight points over a three minute span. The Tars would stretch the lead to 10 (17-7) at the 12 minute mark and then Philpott would convert a Connor Mckim steal to make the margin (19-7.) Then a three minute drought by the Tars would see the Sailfish get to within six (21-15) at the 6:28 mark. The Sailfish would go the last three minutes of the half without a field goal and the Tars would take a eight point lead (31-23) into the locker room.
The Tars would come out strong in the first four and a half minutes of the second half and stretch the lead to 14 (41-27) on a Philpott put back with 15:39 to go. Trey Koonce would hit a 3-pointer to cut the lead to 11 (41-30) on the ensuing possession. Rollins would clamp down on the defensive end as the Sailfish would not make a field goal for the next seven minutes and the Tars would open up a 16 point lead (48-32) with 7:57 to go. The "Fish would not go quietly as they would cut it to single digits (52-43) with 2:12 to go but that is as close as they would get. Jack Fleming would hit a pair of free throws and Castaneda would nail a 3-pointer to seal the victory.
The Tars will be back in action Wednesday when they head to the "Shark Tank" to take on Nova Southeastern. Tip time is set for 7:30 PM. You can catch all the action on the Geico Tars Sports Network at RollinsSports.com and on 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park.
Other SSC Scores:
Tampa 79 Saint Leo 67
Florida Southern 77 Nova Southeastern 74
Barry 97 Eckerd 95 (2 OT)
Embry-Riddle 75 Lynn 71
SSC Standings:
Barry 6-1 (12-1)
Tampa 5-1 (12-3)
Eckerd 4-2 (11-3)
Florida Tech 3-3 (10-5)
Lynn 3-3 (8-5)
*Palm Beach Atlantic 3-4 (7-7)
Florida Southern 3-4 (5-10)
Rollins 2-4 (8-7)
Saint Leo 2-4 (7-8)
Nova Southeastern 1-6 (4-10)
*Embry-Riddle 0-0 (9-5)
Note: * means the team is a provisional member of the SSC. The Palm Beach Atlantic games count in the conference standings while the Embry-Riddle games do not.
Saturday, January 7, 2017
PBA Visits Winter Park Saturday.
The Rollins Tars (7-7 1-4 SSC) look to snap a four game losing skid when they welcome Palm Beach Atlantic (7-6 ) to Warden Arena on Saturday afternoon. As always you can catch all the action on the Geico Tars Sports Network at RollinsSports.com and locally on 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park.
Rollins is coming off a 81-73 loss to Tampa the last time out. The loss was the Tars fourth straight and only the second Rollins loss at home this season. Jeff Merton scored 25 points in the last game and is now just 10 points shy of 1,000 for his Rollins career. Merton added five steals as well. Nils Lehmann scored 10 points in his first collegiate start versus the Spartans- while Jakobi Bonner who was inserted into the starting lineup just a few games ago had seven points and grabbed nine rebounds. Connor Mckim also had nine rebounds in the previous contest.
Rollins is led in scoring by Sam Philpott who averages 16.1 points a game- Merton adds 15.3 to go along with 4.9 rebounds- while Joey Galvis is putting up 10.1 points a game his senior year. Galvis is leading the SSC averaging 2.2 steals a contest- Connor McKim is leading the team in assists at 3.5 a game to go along with his 9.3 scoring average. The Tars are averaging 82.9 points a game which is good for fifth in the conference. Defensively the Tars have really struggled as they are seventh allowing 83.9 a game. They lead the league in steals at 9.36 per contest but are being out-rebounded by 6.8 a night.
PBA is led by De'Ondre Jackson who is scaring 17 a game- Bakhari Warthen is scoring 13.3 a night- while Grant Gullet scores 12.5 a game. Malek Barber rounds out the double digit scorers at 11.5 per night.
Last time out the Sailfish lost to Eckerd 83-74 on Wednesday night. They were paced by Grant Gullett and Bakari Warthen with 14 points each. Shavari Cooper scored 12 points and dished out seven assists.
The line presented by JuanBernalSportsbooks.com:
Palm Beach Atlantic by 3
Other SSC Lines:
Saint Leo+5.5@Tampa
Florida Southern+6@Nova Southeastern
Barry+3@Eckerd
Lynn+2.5@Embry-Riddle
SSC Standings:
Barry 5-1 (11-1)
Eckerd 4-1 (11-2)
Tampa 4-1 (11-3)
Lynn 3-3 (8-4)
Florida Tech 3-3 (10-5)
Saint Leo 2-3 (7-7)
Florida Southern 2-4 (4-10)
Rollins 1-4 (7-7)
Nova Southeastern 1-5 (4-9)
Rollins is coming off a 81-73 loss to Tampa the last time out. The loss was the Tars fourth straight and only the second Rollins loss at home this season. Jeff Merton scored 25 points in the last game and is now just 10 points shy of 1,000 for his Rollins career. Merton added five steals as well. Nils Lehmann scored 10 points in his first collegiate start versus the Spartans- while Jakobi Bonner who was inserted into the starting lineup just a few games ago had seven points and grabbed nine rebounds. Connor Mckim also had nine rebounds in the previous contest.
Rollins is led in scoring by Sam Philpott who averages 16.1 points a game- Merton adds 15.3 to go along with 4.9 rebounds- while Joey Galvis is putting up 10.1 points a game his senior year. Galvis is leading the SSC averaging 2.2 steals a contest- Connor McKim is leading the team in assists at 3.5 a game to go along with his 9.3 scoring average. The Tars are averaging 82.9 points a game which is good for fifth in the conference. Defensively the Tars have really struggled as they are seventh allowing 83.9 a game. They lead the league in steals at 9.36 per contest but are being out-rebounded by 6.8 a night.
PBA is led by De'Ondre Jackson who is scaring 17 a game- Bakhari Warthen is scoring 13.3 a night- while Grant Gullet scores 12.5 a game. Malek Barber rounds out the double digit scorers at 11.5 per night.
Last time out the Sailfish lost to Eckerd 83-74 on Wednesday night. They were paced by Grant Gullett and Bakari Warthen with 14 points each. Shavari Cooper scored 12 points and dished out seven assists.
The line presented by JuanBernalSportsbooks.com:
Palm Beach Atlantic by 3
Other SSC Lines:
Saint Leo+5.5@Tampa
Florida Southern+6@Nova Southeastern
Barry+3@Eckerd
Lynn+2.5@Embry-Riddle
SSC Standings:
Barry 5-1 (11-1)
Eckerd 4-1 (11-2)
Tampa 4-1 (11-3)
Lynn 3-3 (8-4)
Florida Tech 3-3 (10-5)
Saint Leo 2-3 (7-7)
Florida Southern 2-4 (4-10)
Rollins 1-4 (7-7)
Nova Southeastern 1-5 (4-9)
Wednesday, January 4, 2017
Reeling Rollins Falls To Tampa.
The Rollins Tars fell to 7-7 overall and 1-4 in the SSC with a 81-73 loss to the Tampa Spartans in SSC action Wednesday night at Warden Arena. With the victory Tampa improved to 11-3 overall and 4-1 in the SSC.
Jeff Merton paced the Tars with 25 points in this one. He is now just 10 points away from the 1,000 point plateau for his career. Merton added five steals in the defeat. Nils Lehmann got his first collegiate start and responded with 10 points on the night- Connor McKim scored nine points which is right on his average for the season- while Jakobi Bonner added seven points and nine rebounds.
Rollins shot 51 percent from the floor in a losing effort- they shot 48 percent (10-21) from the 3-point line. At the free throw line the Tars shot 75 percent (15-20) although they missed two crucial front ends of one and one's in the game's last 2:05. They had 11 assists and 16 turnovers.
The Spartans were led by a 33 point outburst by Marcel Robinson. Robinson picked up the slack for leading scorer Pat Bacon who missed the game due to injury. Robinson drained eight 3-pointer's in the Spartans 11th win in the last 12 contests. Mekhi Biffle was the only other Spartan in double figures with 14. Duke Shelton added eight points and eight rebounds. The Spartans shot 47 percent as a team. They shot 36 percent (13-36) from the 3-point line. At the free throw line they shot 56 percent (10-18.) The Spartans won the rebounding battle 36-29. They had 17 assists and 10 turnovers.
The Rollins coaching staff continues to search for the right combinations and Wednesday was no different. Lehmann got the start in place of Jack Fleming. The teams would go back and forth in the early going. A pair of Lehmann free throws would tie the game at 15 halfway thru the opening half. The Spartans would run off the next 10 points and lead 25-15. The Tars would go on a 16-5 run to take a 31-30 lead after a McKim 3-pointer at the 4:06 mark of the opening half. That would be the last points Rollins would score in the half as Tampa would close the half on a 12-0 run to take a 42-31 lead at the break.
The Tars would come out with a little energy and would get the ball in the post to Mike Bedulskis early in the second half. Rollins would get to within five at the 15:15 mark. The Spartans would answer with another spurt, this time stretching the lead to 14 (61-47) at the 9:21 mark. Rollins was down by 12 (64-52) at the seven minute mark before they went on a 10-0 run, a pair of Merton 3-pointer's and a Merton jumper to cut it to two (64-62.) That is as close as the Tars would get though as they would drop a fourth straight.
Rollins will look to get back in the win column Saturday when they host Palm Beach Atlantic. Tip time at Warden Arena is set for 4 PM. You can catch all the action on the Geico Tars Sports Network at RollinsSports.com and locally on 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park.
Other SSC scores:
Eckerd 83 Palm Beach Atlantic 74
Florida Tech 109 Embry-Riddle 106
Lynn 80 Florida Southern 56
Saint Leo 62 Nova Southeastern 61
Barry 108 Virgin Islands 92
SSC Standings:
Barry 5-1 (11-1)
Eckerd 4-1 (11-2)
Tampa 4-1 (11-3)
Lynn 3-3 (8-4)
Florida Tech 3-3 (10-5)
Saint Leo 2-3 (7-7)
Florida Southern 2-4 (4-10)
Rollins 1-4 (7-7)
Nova Southeastern 1-5 (4-9)
Jeff Merton paced the Tars with 25 points in this one. He is now just 10 points away from the 1,000 point plateau for his career. Merton added five steals in the defeat. Nils Lehmann got his first collegiate start and responded with 10 points on the night- Connor McKim scored nine points which is right on his average for the season- while Jakobi Bonner added seven points and nine rebounds.
Rollins shot 51 percent from the floor in a losing effort- they shot 48 percent (10-21) from the 3-point line. At the free throw line the Tars shot 75 percent (15-20) although they missed two crucial front ends of one and one's in the game's last 2:05. They had 11 assists and 16 turnovers.
The Spartans were led by a 33 point outburst by Marcel Robinson. Robinson picked up the slack for leading scorer Pat Bacon who missed the game due to injury. Robinson drained eight 3-pointer's in the Spartans 11th win in the last 12 contests. Mekhi Biffle was the only other Spartan in double figures with 14. Duke Shelton added eight points and eight rebounds. The Spartans shot 47 percent as a team. They shot 36 percent (13-36) from the 3-point line. At the free throw line they shot 56 percent (10-18.) The Spartans won the rebounding battle 36-29. They had 17 assists and 10 turnovers.
The Rollins coaching staff continues to search for the right combinations and Wednesday was no different. Lehmann got the start in place of Jack Fleming. The teams would go back and forth in the early going. A pair of Lehmann free throws would tie the game at 15 halfway thru the opening half. The Spartans would run off the next 10 points and lead 25-15. The Tars would go on a 16-5 run to take a 31-30 lead after a McKim 3-pointer at the 4:06 mark of the opening half. That would be the last points Rollins would score in the half as Tampa would close the half on a 12-0 run to take a 42-31 lead at the break.
The Tars would come out with a little energy and would get the ball in the post to Mike Bedulskis early in the second half. Rollins would get to within five at the 15:15 mark. The Spartans would answer with another spurt, this time stretching the lead to 14 (61-47) at the 9:21 mark. Rollins was down by 12 (64-52) at the seven minute mark before they went on a 10-0 run, a pair of Merton 3-pointer's and a Merton jumper to cut it to two (64-62.) That is as close as the Tars would get though as they would drop a fourth straight.
Rollins will look to get back in the win column Saturday when they host Palm Beach Atlantic. Tip time at Warden Arena is set for 4 PM. You can catch all the action on the Geico Tars Sports Network at RollinsSports.com and locally on 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park.
Other SSC scores:
Eckerd 83 Palm Beach Atlantic 74
Florida Tech 109 Embry-Riddle 106
Lynn 80 Florida Southern 56
Saint Leo 62 Nova Southeastern 61
Barry 108 Virgin Islands 92
SSC Standings:
Barry 5-1 (11-1)
Eckerd 4-1 (11-2)
Tampa 4-1 (11-3)
Lynn 3-3 (8-4)
Florida Tech 3-3 (10-5)
Saint Leo 2-3 (7-7)
Florida Southern 2-4 (4-10)
Rollins 1-4 (7-7)
Nova Southeastern 1-5 (4-9)
Rollins Back In Action At Home Wednesday.
The Rollins Tars return home Wednesday to play Tampa in a SSC clash Wednesday at Warden Arena. The Tars come in at 7-6 on the season and 1-3 in the SSC. While the Spartans are 10-3 and 3-1 in the SSC. As always you can catch all the action on the Geico Tars Sports Network at RollinsSports.com and locally on 91.5 FM WPRK.
The Tars are coming in reeling, they have dropped three straight all to top 20 opponents. The most recent was a 90-70 drubbing at the hands of Barry on Friday. The Tars are 5-1 at home on the season and hope the home court advantage will get them back on track Wednesday. Eric Castaneda led the Tars in scoring the last time out with 14 points and four rebounds- Connor McKim added 13 points- while Joey Galvis scored 10. Sawyer Glick scored 27 to lead Barry in that game. Adrian Gonzalez scored 21- and Elvar Fridrikkson had a game high 10 assists.
Sam Philpott leads Rollins in scoring at 16.9 points a game- this is ninth in the SSC. Jeff Merton comes in averaging 14.5 points a contest. The junior from Naples is 35 points shy of 1,000 for his Rollins career. He leads the team averaging five rebounds a night- and has buried a team leading 33 3-pointer's. Joey Galvis averages 10.4 a game and is leading the SSC with 2.4 steals a contest (33 on the season.) Connor McKim leads the team in assists at 3.5 a night. the Tars are fifth in offense in the SSC putting up 83.6 points a night- but are really struggling on the defensive end where they are seventh giving up 84.2 a night.. The Tars have been out rebounded by a league worst 6.8 rebounds a night- but lead the league in steals with 9.46 per game. Rollins is 3-5 since Deion Clark broke his hand.
Tampa is coming off a 80-70 win over Florida Southern last time out. Duke Shelton had 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Spartans in that one- Matt Johnson added 15 points- four rebounds and four assists. The victory was Tampa's first at Jenkins FieldHouse in 11 years.
Shelton is 12th in the SSC and leads the Spartans in scoring at 15.2 points per game- while Pat Bacon puts up 15.1 a contest. Austin Rettig is second on the Spartans with 21 3-pointer's made and is scoring 12.9 a night- while Marcel Robinson leads the team with 27 3-pointer's made. He is putting up 11.3 a game.
Shelton leads the Spartans in rebounding at 9.9 a game- followed closely by Grant Bryant at 7 a night. The Spartans lead the SSC in blocked shot with 53 (more than four a game.) They are seventh in the SSC in scoring at 81.8 a game. Defensively they are second in the SSC giving up 74.8 a game.
The line presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com: Tampa by 3
Other SSC Lines:
Eckerd (Pick) @Palm Beach Atlantic
Embry- Riddle-2 @Florida Tech
Florida Southern +8.5@Lynn
Nova Southeastern +8@Saint Leo
The Tars are coming in reeling, they have dropped three straight all to top 20 opponents. The most recent was a 90-70 drubbing at the hands of Barry on Friday. The Tars are 5-1 at home on the season and hope the home court advantage will get them back on track Wednesday. Eric Castaneda led the Tars in scoring the last time out with 14 points and four rebounds- Connor McKim added 13 points- while Joey Galvis scored 10. Sawyer Glick scored 27 to lead Barry in that game. Adrian Gonzalez scored 21- and Elvar Fridrikkson had a game high 10 assists.
Sam Philpott leads Rollins in scoring at 16.9 points a game- this is ninth in the SSC. Jeff Merton comes in averaging 14.5 points a contest. The junior from Naples is 35 points shy of 1,000 for his Rollins career. He leads the team averaging five rebounds a night- and has buried a team leading 33 3-pointer's. Joey Galvis averages 10.4 a game and is leading the SSC with 2.4 steals a contest (33 on the season.) Connor McKim leads the team in assists at 3.5 a night. the Tars are fifth in offense in the SSC putting up 83.6 points a night- but are really struggling on the defensive end where they are seventh giving up 84.2 a night.. The Tars have been out rebounded by a league worst 6.8 rebounds a night- but lead the league in steals with 9.46 per game. Rollins is 3-5 since Deion Clark broke his hand.
Tampa is coming off a 80-70 win over Florida Southern last time out. Duke Shelton had 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Spartans in that one- Matt Johnson added 15 points- four rebounds and four assists. The victory was Tampa's first at Jenkins FieldHouse in 11 years.
Shelton is 12th in the SSC and leads the Spartans in scoring at 15.2 points per game- while Pat Bacon puts up 15.1 a contest. Austin Rettig is second on the Spartans with 21 3-pointer's made and is scoring 12.9 a night- while Marcel Robinson leads the team with 27 3-pointer's made. He is putting up 11.3 a game.
Shelton leads the Spartans in rebounding at 9.9 a game- followed closely by Grant Bryant at 7 a night. The Spartans lead the SSC in blocked shot with 53 (more than four a game.) They are seventh in the SSC in scoring at 81.8 a game. Defensively they are second in the SSC giving up 74.8 a game.
The line presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com: Tampa by 3
Other SSC Lines:
Eckerd (Pick) @Palm Beach Atlantic
Embry- Riddle-2 @Florida Tech
Florida Southern +8.5@Lynn
Nova Southeastern +8@Saint Leo
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