The Rollins Tars dropped a third consecutive game. This one a 95-81 setback at 24th ranked Eckerd on Saturday at the McArthur Center in St.Pete. With the loss Rollins dropped to 7-6 on the season and 4-2 in the SSC. Eckerd has now won nine straight and improved to 12-1 on the year and 5-1 in the SSC.
Sam Philpott led the Tars with 18 points on the day. Jack Fleming knocked down five 3-pointer's on his way to a 16 point day- Jeff Merton added 15-and- Connor McKim scored 11. The Tars shot 50 percent as a team- and- 32 percent (10-31) from the 3-point line. They struggled at the free throw line where they shot 68 percent (17-25.) They had 17 assists and just seven turnovers.
Drushaun McLaurn led the Tritons with 23 points- Trevon Young posted a double-double-double (22 points and 12 rebounds-) while Blake Morrow and Keshawn Ingram netted 11 points each. Travis Bianco also scored in double digits with 10. The Tritons shot 58 percent from the field- 30 percent (7-24) from the 3-point line- and- 88 percent (22-25) at the free throw line. The Tritons crushed the Tars on the boards 36-21. They had 21 assists and 10 turnovers.
The game was very closely played at the beginning and the Tars trailed 11-10 six and a half minutes in. The game was 24-18 with 9:20 to go in the opening half as Jakobi Bonner scored. Bonner played for the first time this season Saturday. The Tritons then went on a 15-0 run to open up a 21 point lead four minutes later. The Tars deficit was 47-37 at the half.
The Tars would get to within five (57-52) in the second half but they would would be down 13 (67-54) shortly there after. The Tars would get to within nine but that is as close as they would get. It was a third consecutive loss for Rollins.
The Tars will be back in action Wednesday as they will face Palm Beach Atlantic at Rubin Arena. Tip time is set for 7:30 PM. You can catch all the action on RollinsSports.com
SSC Scores:
Saint Leo 80 Lynn 73
Barry 100 Nova Southeastern 73
Palm Beach Atlantic 93 Florida Tech 79
Tampa 98 Embry-Riddle 82
SSC Standings:
Barry 5-0 (9-1)
Eckerd 5-1 (12-1)
Rollins 4-2 (8-6)
Saint Leo 4-2 (8-8)
Nova Southeastern 3-2 (9-2)
Palm Beach Atlantic 3-2 (9-8)
Florida Southern 2-3 (8-5)
Tampa 2-4 (6-6)
Florida Tech 1-4 (6-7)
Lynn 1-4 (4-7)
Embry-Riddle 0-5 (6-7)
Sunday, December 31, 2017
Friday, December 29, 2017
Rollins-#24 Eckerd Meet In Key SSC Clash Saturday.
The Rollins Tars and Eckerd Tritons will close out 2017 with a crucial SSC meeting at the McArthur Center in Saint Pete on Saturday afternoon. Tip time is set for 4 PM. You can catch all the action on RollinsSports.com.
Rollins (7-5 4-1 SSC) is coming off a 0-2 trip to Las Vegas. The Tars had a 22 point lead but could not hang on before losing 81-79 to Midwestern State. The following day they were demolished 88-60 by eighth ranked West Texas A&M. Jeff Merton did not play in the West Texas game due to an illness. Deion Clark scored 19 points- and- Sam Philpott scored 10 in that one.
Philpott leads the Tars and is fifth in the SSC averaging 20.8 points per game. Philpott has eclipsed the 20 point plateau eight times this season and scored in double figures in all 12 contests. Merton is second on the team putting up 14.8 points per game and gets 4.5 rebounds a night. Eric Castaneda (13.2 per game-) and Clark (13.1 per contest) also score in double figures on the season. Clark adds 4.7 rebounds and 1.2 steals per night. The Tars average 84.9 points a game as a team- while they give up 80.9 a contest.
Eckerd (11-1 4-1 SSC) comes into the game riding a eight game winning streak. Since the lone loss they had on the season against Barry in November the Tritons have won all but two games by double digits. The last time out Eckerd routed Emmanuel 104-70 in the Florida Southern Classic. Trevon Young had 27 points and 13 rebounds to lead EC in that one. Drushaun McLaurn and Blake Morrow each scored 20 in that game.
McLaurn leads Eckerd in scoring at 17.9 points per game to go with 6.1 rebounds a contest. Young scores 16.9 points and grabs 9.2 rebounds a night- while Morrow scores 13.6 a game. Keshawn Ingram also scores in double figures at 10.9 per contest. The Tritons put up 84.8 points a game- while they allow 72.8 a night. The Tritons have dominated the back boards, as they out-rebound the opposition by 11.5 rebounds a contest.
The two teams met three times last season. Eckerd won the two meetings in the regular season, while they Tars were a 81-70 winner in the Semifinals of the SSC Tournament. The winner will take over sole possession of second place in the conference at the least.
The line presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com:
Eckerd by 6
Other SSC Games Saturday:
Lynn +3 @Saint Leo
Barry-2 @Nova Southeastern
Palm Beach Atlantic-5 @Florida Tech
Tampa+3 @Embry-Riddle
SSC Standings:
Barry 4-0 (8-1)
Eckerd 4-1 (11-1)
Rollins 4-1 (8-5)
Nova Southeastern 3-1 (9-1)
Saint Leo 3-2 (7-8)
Florida Southern 2-3 (7-5)
Palm Beach Atlantic 2-3 (8-8)
Florida Tech 1-3 (6-6)
Lynn 1-3 (4-6)
Tampa 1-4 (5-6)
Embry-Riddle 0-4 (6-6)
Rollins (7-5 4-1 SSC) is coming off a 0-2 trip to Las Vegas. The Tars had a 22 point lead but could not hang on before losing 81-79 to Midwestern State. The following day they were demolished 88-60 by eighth ranked West Texas A&M. Jeff Merton did not play in the West Texas game due to an illness. Deion Clark scored 19 points- and- Sam Philpott scored 10 in that one.
Philpott leads the Tars and is fifth in the SSC averaging 20.8 points per game. Philpott has eclipsed the 20 point plateau eight times this season and scored in double figures in all 12 contests. Merton is second on the team putting up 14.8 points per game and gets 4.5 rebounds a night. Eric Castaneda (13.2 per game-) and Clark (13.1 per contest) also score in double figures on the season. Clark adds 4.7 rebounds and 1.2 steals per night. The Tars average 84.9 points a game as a team- while they give up 80.9 a contest.
Eckerd (11-1 4-1 SSC) comes into the game riding a eight game winning streak. Since the lone loss they had on the season against Barry in November the Tritons have won all but two games by double digits. The last time out Eckerd routed Emmanuel 104-70 in the Florida Southern Classic. Trevon Young had 27 points and 13 rebounds to lead EC in that one. Drushaun McLaurn and Blake Morrow each scored 20 in that game.
McLaurn leads Eckerd in scoring at 17.9 points per game to go with 6.1 rebounds a contest. Young scores 16.9 points and grabs 9.2 rebounds a night- while Morrow scores 13.6 a game. Keshawn Ingram also scores in double figures at 10.9 per contest. The Tritons put up 84.8 points a game- while they allow 72.8 a night. The Tritons have dominated the back boards, as they out-rebound the opposition by 11.5 rebounds a contest.
The two teams met three times last season. Eckerd won the two meetings in the regular season, while they Tars were a 81-70 winner in the Semifinals of the SSC Tournament. The winner will take over sole possession of second place in the conference at the least.
The line presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com:
Eckerd by 6
Other SSC Games Saturday:
Lynn +3 @Saint Leo
Barry-2 @Nova Southeastern
Palm Beach Atlantic-5 @Florida Tech
Tampa+3 @Embry-Riddle
SSC Standings:
Barry 4-0 (8-1)
Eckerd 4-1 (11-1)
Rollins 4-1 (8-5)
Nova Southeastern 3-1 (9-1)
Saint Leo 3-2 (7-8)
Florida Southern 2-3 (7-5)
Palm Beach Atlantic 2-3 (8-8)
Florida Tech 1-3 (6-6)
Lynn 1-3 (4-6)
Tampa 1-4 (5-6)
Embry-Riddle 0-4 (6-6)
Tuesday, December 19, 2017
#8 West Texas A&M Easily Disposes Of Tars Tuesday.
The Rollins Tars were clobbered 88-60 by the Buffaloes of West Texas A&M Tuesday in day two of the Las Vegas Classic at the Doolittle Center. This one day after the Tars blew a 24-point lead in the second half and fell 81-79 to Midwestern State. Rollins falls to 8-5 on the season. The eighth ranked Buffaloes improved to 11-1 on the year.
Rollins starting forward Jeff Merton was sick on Tuesday and unable to go. Rollins was led by 19 points from Deion Clark- while Sam Philpott added 10. Parker Davis- Daniel Loh- and- Nils Lehmann added six each. The Tars shot 37 percent from the floor- 21 percent (4-19) from the 3-point line and 61 percent (20-33) from the free throw line. The Tars had 14 assists and 11 turnovers.
The Buffaloes were paced by Jordan Evans who poured in a game high 28 points. CJ Jennings scored 14- Ryan Quaid 13- and- Gaige Prim netted 10. The Buffaloes shot 50 percent as a team. They shot 38 percent (15-40) from the 3-point line. WT was a perfect nine of nine at the free throw line in the contest. The Buffaloes won the rebounding battle 41-30. They had 23 assists and 13 turnovers in the victory.
It was 15-4 in favor of the Buffaloes after the first media time out. The lead would be 10 (21-11) at the halfway mark of the opening half. The Tars would be down 12 (31-19) after a Blake Admire 3-pointer at the 6:21 mark of the first half. It would then be a 15-2 spurt by the Buffaloes that would give them a 24 point lead (45-21.) That lead would be stretched to 26 (52-26) at the break.
The Tars would score the first six points of the second half but that is as close as they would get the rest of the way. The Buffaloes would stretch the lead to 28 (69-41) with 10 minutes to go and cruise to victory from there.
The Tars will now go into the holiday break and will be back in action on December 30th. The next Rollins game will be against the Eckerd Tritons on the road at the MaCarthur Center. Tip time is set for 4 PM. You can catch all the action on RollinsSports.com
Rollins starting forward Jeff Merton was sick on Tuesday and unable to go. Rollins was led by 19 points from Deion Clark- while Sam Philpott added 10. Parker Davis- Daniel Loh- and- Nils Lehmann added six each. The Tars shot 37 percent from the floor- 21 percent (4-19) from the 3-point line and 61 percent (20-33) from the free throw line. The Tars had 14 assists and 11 turnovers.
The Buffaloes were paced by Jordan Evans who poured in a game high 28 points. CJ Jennings scored 14- Ryan Quaid 13- and- Gaige Prim netted 10. The Buffaloes shot 50 percent as a team. They shot 38 percent (15-40) from the 3-point line. WT was a perfect nine of nine at the free throw line in the contest. The Buffaloes won the rebounding battle 41-30. They had 23 assists and 13 turnovers in the victory.
It was 15-4 in favor of the Buffaloes after the first media time out. The lead would be 10 (21-11) at the halfway mark of the opening half. The Tars would be down 12 (31-19) after a Blake Admire 3-pointer at the 6:21 mark of the first half. It would then be a 15-2 spurt by the Buffaloes that would give them a 24 point lead (45-21.) That lead would be stretched to 26 (52-26) at the break.
The Tars would score the first six points of the second half but that is as close as they would get the rest of the way. The Buffaloes would stretch the lead to 28 (69-41) with 10 minutes to go and cruise to victory from there.
The Tars will now go into the holiday break and will be back in action on December 30th. The next Rollins game will be against the Eckerd Tritons on the road at the MaCarthur Center. Tip time is set for 4 PM. You can catch all the action on RollinsSports.com
Monday, December 18, 2017
Tars Let One Slip Away Monday.
Up by 22 with 13:34 to go in the contest, the Rollins Tars could not hang on and fell 81-79 to Midwestern State in the first day of the Las Vegas Classic at the Doolittle Center. With the win the Mustangs improved to 3-8 and stopped a five game losing skid. With the tough loss the Tars had a three game win streak snapped and fell to 8-4 on the year.
Sam Philpott led the Tars with 25 points in the defeat- Eric Castaneda drained six 3-pointer's on his way to 23 points- while Deion Clark added 20. The Tars shot 54 percent as a team. They went 8-22 (36 percent from the 3-point line.) At the free throw line they shot just 68 percent (13-19.) They won the rebounding battle 32-29. They had 20 assists and 21 turnovers.
The Mustangs were paced by 24 points from Brandon Neel- Devante Pullum added 15- while Josh Huntley scored 14- and- Logan Hicks netted 10. The Mustangs shot 49 percent as a team- 27 percent (7-26) from the 3-point line- and- 82 percent (14-17) at the free throw line. The Mustangs had 15 assists and 15 turnovers.
The game got off to a sluggish start and was tied at 9 at the first media time out. Rollins would then score 13 of the next 17 points to take a 22-13 lead halfway thru the opening stanza. The Tars stretched the lead to 18 (37-19) after a Castaneda 3-point basket at the 6:26 mark of the half. The Tars would take a 17 point lead (51-34) into the locker room.
Castaneda scored 19 points- while Philpott and Clark had 13 each in the opening half. The Tars shot a sizzling 65 percent in the first 20 minutes. They shot 55 percent (6-11) from the 3-point line. At the free throw line they were just 5-8 (63 percent.)
The Mustangs shot 46 percent in the opening stanza. They shot 25 percent (3-12) from the 3-point line- and- 88 percent (7-8) at the free throw line.
Rollins would grow the lead to 22 (63-41) after Clark made a pair of free throws with 13:34 to go. The Mustangs would rattle off the next ten points and get to within 12 (63-51) with 11:14 to go. After a Jack Fleming 3-pointer with 8:24 to go the Tars looked to be back in command up 15. The Tars would get a layup from Philpott with 4:18 to go and led by 12 (74-62.) Midwestern State would go on a 6-0 spurt and get to within six (74-68) with 2:15 to go. Philpott would score for the Tars, but Hicks would knock down a 3-pointer to get the Mustangs within five. Clark would hit a pair of free throws for Rollins and they led by seven (78-71) with 1:02 to play. Hicks would knock down another 3-pointer to pull the Mustangs to within four (78-74) with 52 seconds remaining. Castaneda would miss the front end of a one and one, then the Mustangs would get a bucket from Neel to pull within two with 30 seconds to go. Castaneda would spit a pair of free throws with 25 seconds only to see Pullum tie the game at 79 with a 3-pointer with 10 seconds left. Neal got the steal and lay-up to give the Mustangs the lead. A desperation heave by Clark would not go and the Tars would be left stunned after this one.
Rollins will look to bounce back tomorrow when they battle #8 West Texas A@M. Tip time is set for 3 PM ET/12 PM Mountain Time. You can catch the action on RollinsSports.com
Sam Philpott led the Tars with 25 points in the defeat- Eric Castaneda drained six 3-pointer's on his way to 23 points- while Deion Clark added 20. The Tars shot 54 percent as a team. They went 8-22 (36 percent from the 3-point line.) At the free throw line they shot just 68 percent (13-19.) They won the rebounding battle 32-29. They had 20 assists and 21 turnovers.
The Mustangs were paced by 24 points from Brandon Neel- Devante Pullum added 15- while Josh Huntley scored 14- and- Logan Hicks netted 10. The Mustangs shot 49 percent as a team- 27 percent (7-26) from the 3-point line- and- 82 percent (14-17) at the free throw line. The Mustangs had 15 assists and 15 turnovers.
The game got off to a sluggish start and was tied at 9 at the first media time out. Rollins would then score 13 of the next 17 points to take a 22-13 lead halfway thru the opening stanza. The Tars stretched the lead to 18 (37-19) after a Castaneda 3-point basket at the 6:26 mark of the half. The Tars would take a 17 point lead (51-34) into the locker room.
Castaneda scored 19 points- while Philpott and Clark had 13 each in the opening half. The Tars shot a sizzling 65 percent in the first 20 minutes. They shot 55 percent (6-11) from the 3-point line. At the free throw line they were just 5-8 (63 percent.)
The Mustangs shot 46 percent in the opening stanza. They shot 25 percent (3-12) from the 3-point line- and- 88 percent (7-8) at the free throw line.
Rollins would grow the lead to 22 (63-41) after Clark made a pair of free throws with 13:34 to go. The Mustangs would rattle off the next ten points and get to within 12 (63-51) with 11:14 to go. After a Jack Fleming 3-pointer with 8:24 to go the Tars looked to be back in command up 15. The Tars would get a layup from Philpott with 4:18 to go and led by 12 (74-62.) Midwestern State would go on a 6-0 spurt and get to within six (74-68) with 2:15 to go. Philpott would score for the Tars, but Hicks would knock down a 3-pointer to get the Mustangs within five. Clark would hit a pair of free throws for Rollins and they led by seven (78-71) with 1:02 to play. Hicks would knock down another 3-pointer to pull the Mustangs to within four (78-74) with 52 seconds remaining. Castaneda would miss the front end of a one and one, then the Mustangs would get a bucket from Neel to pull within two with 30 seconds to go. Castaneda would spit a pair of free throws with 25 seconds only to see Pullum tie the game at 79 with a 3-pointer with 10 seconds left. Neal got the steal and lay-up to give the Mustangs the lead. A desperation heave by Clark would not go and the Tars would be left stunned after this one.
Rollins will look to bounce back tomorrow when they battle #8 West Texas A@M. Tip time is set for 3 PM ET/12 PM Mountain Time. You can catch the action on RollinsSports.com
Rollins Battles Midwestern State and West Texas A@M in Las Vegas Classic.
The Rollins Tars (8-3 4-1 SSC) will host the Las Vegas Classic Monday (12/18-) and- Tuesday (12/19.) Tip time is set for Noon Mountain Time for both contests at the Doolittle Center. You can catch the action on the Tars Sports Network at RollinsSports.com
The Tars have won three straight and are coming off a 86-58 thrashing of Saint Leo on Saturday. Sam Philpott led the Tars with 25 in that victory- Jeff Merton had 14- while Eric Castaneda added 11. Parker Davis made his first career start and had 10 points- six rebounds- and- five assists. Philpott leads the Tars in scoring at 21.5 points per game. Merton scores 16 a night and grabs 4.9 rebounds a contest. Castaneda puts up 13.1 points a contest- while Connor McKim scores 12.3 points and dishes out 4.9 assists per night. The Tars core 87.7 points a game- while they give up 86.8 a night. Despite out-rebounded the opponent by more than 10 a game in the last three contests Rollins is -1.4 on the boards.
Midwestern State comes into Vegas having dropped it's last five and sit at 2-8 on the season. They were a 88-84 loser to Saint Leo and a 88-87 loser to Florida Southern earlier in the season. Last time out was a 94-82 Mustangs loss to Angelo State. Devante Pullum had 26 in that one, while Wanaah Bail scored 18 and Brandon Neel 14 in the defeat. Neel leads the team in scoring at 16.9 per game- while he grabs 6.2 rebounds a contest. Logan Hicks is averaging 12.8 a game and has knocked down 42 percent of his 3-point attempts. Pullum averages 11.5 points and five rebounds per night. The Mustangs score 82.7 points a game- while they give up 88.2.
West Texas A@M (9-1) won eight in a row to start the campaign. Then they lost a 106-100 shootout to #13 UT Permian Basin before a 82-72 win over Lubbock Christian. David Chavlovich scored 28 points to pace the Buffaloes in the Lubbock victory. Ryan Quaid added 19 points and eight rebounds in that one as well. Jordan Evans- Jordan Collins- and- Gaige Prim tallied 10 points each as well.
Chavlovich leads the Buffs putting up 23.8 points a night. Evans scores 17.3 a game- and- Quaid averages a double- double (15.8 points points and 10.6 rebounds a night.) Prim rounds out the double digit scorers at 10.7 per game. The Buffs high powered offense is ninth in the nation putting up 93.2 points a game- while they give up 78 points at the defensive end.
Rollins is 2-0 all time when hosting the Las Vegas Classic. The Tars are 2-3 all time at the Doolittle Center. The Tars have never met Midwestern State in Men's basketball. As for the Buffaloes Rollins is 0-1 all time against West Texas A@M. That being a 89-68 loss last season.
The lines presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com:
Rollins-8 vs Midwestern State
Rollins +9 vs West Texas A and M
SSC Standings:
Barry 4-0 (7-1)
Eckerd 4-1 (9-1)
Rollins 4-1 (8-3)
Nova Southeastern 3-1 (8-1)
Saint Leo 3-2 (7-7)
Florida Southern 2-3 (6-4)
Palm Beach Atlantic 2-3 (6-7)
Florida Tech 1-3 (4-6)
Lynn 1-3 (3-5)
Tampa 1-4 (4-5)
Embry-Riddle 0-4 (4-5)
The Tars have won three straight and are coming off a 86-58 thrashing of Saint Leo on Saturday. Sam Philpott led the Tars with 25 in that victory- Jeff Merton had 14- while Eric Castaneda added 11. Parker Davis made his first career start and had 10 points- six rebounds- and- five assists. Philpott leads the Tars in scoring at 21.5 points per game. Merton scores 16 a night and grabs 4.9 rebounds a contest. Castaneda puts up 13.1 points a contest- while Connor McKim scores 12.3 points and dishes out 4.9 assists per night. The Tars core 87.7 points a game- while they give up 86.8 a night. Despite out-rebounded the opponent by more than 10 a game in the last three contests Rollins is -1.4 on the boards.
Midwestern State comes into Vegas having dropped it's last five and sit at 2-8 on the season. They were a 88-84 loser to Saint Leo and a 88-87 loser to Florida Southern earlier in the season. Last time out was a 94-82 Mustangs loss to Angelo State. Devante Pullum had 26 in that one, while Wanaah Bail scored 18 and Brandon Neel 14 in the defeat. Neel leads the team in scoring at 16.9 per game- while he grabs 6.2 rebounds a contest. Logan Hicks is averaging 12.8 a game and has knocked down 42 percent of his 3-point attempts. Pullum averages 11.5 points and five rebounds per night. The Mustangs score 82.7 points a game- while they give up 88.2.
West Texas A@M (9-1) won eight in a row to start the campaign. Then they lost a 106-100 shootout to #13 UT Permian Basin before a 82-72 win over Lubbock Christian. David Chavlovich scored 28 points to pace the Buffaloes in the Lubbock victory. Ryan Quaid added 19 points and eight rebounds in that one as well. Jordan Evans- Jordan Collins- and- Gaige Prim tallied 10 points each as well.
Chavlovich leads the Buffs putting up 23.8 points a night. Evans scores 17.3 a game- and- Quaid averages a double- double (15.8 points points and 10.6 rebounds a night.) Prim rounds out the double digit scorers at 10.7 per game. The Buffs high powered offense is ninth in the nation putting up 93.2 points a game- while they give up 78 points at the defensive end.
Rollins is 2-0 all time when hosting the Las Vegas Classic. The Tars are 2-3 all time at the Doolittle Center. The Tars have never met Midwestern State in Men's basketball. As for the Buffaloes Rollins is 0-1 all time against West Texas A@M. That being a 89-68 loss last season.
The lines presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com:
Rollins-8 vs Midwestern State
Rollins +9 vs West Texas A and M
SSC Standings:
Barry 4-0 (7-1)
Eckerd 4-1 (9-1)
Rollins 4-1 (8-3)
Nova Southeastern 3-1 (8-1)
Saint Leo 3-2 (7-7)
Florida Southern 2-3 (6-4)
Palm Beach Atlantic 2-3 (6-7)
Florida Tech 1-3 (4-6)
Lynn 1-3 (3-5)
Tampa 1-4 (4-5)
Embry-Riddle 0-4 (4-5)
Saturday, December 9, 2017
Rollins Rolls Past Lions Saturday.
The Rollins Tars won a third straight game Saturday as they were a 86-58 winner over Saint Leo at Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center. With the victory the Tars improve to 8-3 on the season and 4-1 in the SSC. While Saint Leo drops to 7-7 overall and 3-2 in the SSC.
As he has all season long Sam Philpott once again led the Tars in scoring. Today he put up 25 points. Jeff Merton also scored in double figures with 14- Eric Castaneda had 11- and- Parker Davis chipped in 10 in his first career start. The Tars shot 53 percent as a team on the day. They shot 36 percent (9-25) from the 3-point line. Rollins shot at a 83 percent clip (15-18) from the free throw line. They easily won the rebounding battle 37-21. Rollins had 21 assists and 17 turnovers as a team.
Saint Leo was led by 20 points from DeAndre King- Isiah Hill added 10- and- Junior Searcy chipped in eight.
The Lions shot 44 percent as a team and 31 percent (9-29) from the 3-point line. They shot just 56 percent (9-16) at the free throw line. They had 16 assists and 20 turnovers as a team.
The Tars opened the game with an 11-1 run to start. That run was countered right away though by the Lions who would go on a 14-0 run to take a four point lead (15-11) at the 13:45 mark of the opening half. Rollins would battle back and retake the lead 25-24 after a Castaneda old fashioned three-point play midway thru the half. The Tars would finish the half on a 19-4 run to give them a 16 point halftime lead (44-28.)
The second would start just like the first did as Rollins would go on a 12-4 spurt to take a 24 point lead (56-32) with 14:02 to go. Rollins would lead by as many as 31 (78-47) with 4:26 to go.
The Tars are off for Finals week and will be back in action 12/18 and 12/19 when host the Las Vegas Classic at the Doolittle Center. They will face Midwestern State at noon on the 18th, followed by West Texas A@M at noon the following day. You can catch all the action on RollinsSports.com
Other SSC Scores:
Barry 107 Tampa 103
Eckerd 89 Palm Beach Atlantic 66
Florida Tech 103 Nova Southeastern 99
SSC Standings:
Barry 4-0 (7-1)
Eckerd 4-1 (9-1)
Rollins 4-1 (8-3)
Nova Southeastern 3-1 (6-1)
Saint Leo 3-2 (7-7)
Florida Southern 2-3 (5-4)
Palm Beach Atlantic 2-3 (5-6)
Lynn 1-3 (3-4)
Florida Tech 1-3 (4-6)
Tampa 1-4 (4-5)
Embry-Riddle 0-4 (4-5)
As he has all season long Sam Philpott once again led the Tars in scoring. Today he put up 25 points. Jeff Merton also scored in double figures with 14- Eric Castaneda had 11- and- Parker Davis chipped in 10 in his first career start. The Tars shot 53 percent as a team on the day. They shot 36 percent (9-25) from the 3-point line. Rollins shot at a 83 percent clip (15-18) from the free throw line. They easily won the rebounding battle 37-21. Rollins had 21 assists and 17 turnovers as a team.
Saint Leo was led by 20 points from DeAndre King- Isiah Hill added 10- and- Junior Searcy chipped in eight.
The Lions shot 44 percent as a team and 31 percent (9-29) from the 3-point line. They shot just 56 percent (9-16) at the free throw line. They had 16 assists and 20 turnovers as a team.
The Tars opened the game with an 11-1 run to start. That run was countered right away though by the Lions who would go on a 14-0 run to take a four point lead (15-11) at the 13:45 mark of the opening half. Rollins would battle back and retake the lead 25-24 after a Castaneda old fashioned three-point play midway thru the half. The Tars would finish the half on a 19-4 run to give them a 16 point halftime lead (44-28.)
The second would start just like the first did as Rollins would go on a 12-4 spurt to take a 24 point lead (56-32) with 14:02 to go. Rollins would lead by as many as 31 (78-47) with 4:26 to go.
The Tars are off for Finals week and will be back in action 12/18 and 12/19 when host the Las Vegas Classic at the Doolittle Center. They will face Midwestern State at noon on the 18th, followed by West Texas A@M at noon the following day. You can catch all the action on RollinsSports.com
Other SSC Scores:
Barry 107 Tampa 103
Eckerd 89 Palm Beach Atlantic 66
Florida Tech 103 Nova Southeastern 99
SSC Standings:
Barry 4-0 (7-1)
Eckerd 4-1 (9-1)
Rollins 4-1 (8-3)
Nova Southeastern 3-1 (6-1)
Saint Leo 3-2 (7-7)
Florida Southern 2-3 (5-4)
Palm Beach Atlantic 2-3 (5-6)
Lynn 1-3 (3-4)
Florida Tech 1-3 (4-6)
Tampa 1-4 (4-5)
Embry-Riddle 0-4 (4-5)
Friday, December 8, 2017
Rollins Hosts Lions Saturday.
The Rollins Tars welcome the Saint Leo Lions to Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center Saturday. The game will tip at 1 PM, with the woman to follow. You can catch all the action on the SSC Digital Network- and- RollinsSports.com. Robert Segal and Jim "Shooter" Ferro will have the call.
Rollins (7-3 3-1) plays for the fourth time in the past seven days. After a loss to Barry on Saturday, the Tars bounced back with wins over Southeastern and Warner. They are tied for third in the SSC with the 3-1 league record.
The last two games Rollins played nationally ranked NAIA opponents and won. First they had a 94-91 win over the 11th ranked Fire of Southeastern University. Then they blew out 25th ranked Warner 87-57. In the game against Southeastern the Tars shot 64 percent- and- got a team high 22 points from Sam Philpott. As for the Warner game, the Tars saw 12 players get into the scoring column. Philpott had 15 in that one- while- Deion Clark stuffed the stat sheet with 12 points- seven rebounds- and- five assists. The Tars crushed the Royals on the boards 49-32 and held them to a 35 percent shooting day.
Philpott leads the Tars in scoring at 21.1 points per game- that is good for fourth in the SSC. Jeff Merton is 13th in the league averaging 16.3 points per contest- and- Eric Castaneda is averaging 13.3 points per night. Clark and Merton share the team lead averaging five rebounds per night- while- Connor McKim leads the Tars averaging 4.9 assists a night which is good for fifth in the SSC. The Tars are second in the country in assists with 200 thru 10 games. Offensively the Tars average 78.9 points per game which is good for third in the SSC. At the other end they are ninth in the SSC allowing 82.5 points per night.
Saint Leo (7-6 3-1 SSC) is third in the nation in steals and sixth in blocks. They have the best defensive team in the conference. The Lions were a 74-68 loser to Palm Beach Atlantic last time out. They bounced back and beat Edward Waters 82-64 on Wednesday. Junior Searcy scored 17 points to lead the Lions victory- DeAndre King scored 12- while Jesse Huff and Kyle McClure scored 10 points each.
Searcy leads the Lions in scoring at 12.3 points per game. King is right behind him at 12.2 a night- while Tyreece Brice and Isiah Hill each put up 11.4 per game. Brice is leading the team in assists at 5.1 a game- while- Hill leads the team in rebounding averaging 5.4 a night. The Lions score 73.3 points a game as a team on offense- but the best defense in the SSC only gives up 74.4 a night.
The line presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com: Rollins by 7.5
Other SSC Games Saturday:
Barry -8 @ Tampa
Palm Beach Atlantic +5 @Eckerd
Florida Tech+11 @Nova Southeastern
SSC Standings:
Nova Southeastern 3-0 (6-0)
Barry 3-0 (6-1)
Eckerd 3-1 (8-1)
Rollins 3-1 (7-3)
Saint Leo 3-1 (7-6)
Palm Beach Atlantic 2-2 (5-5)
Florida Southern 2-3 (5-4)
Tampa 1-3 (4-4)
Lynn 1-3 (2-4)
Florida Tech 0-3 (3-6)
Embry-Riddle 0-4 (4-5)
Rollins (7-3 3-1) plays for the fourth time in the past seven days. After a loss to Barry on Saturday, the Tars bounced back with wins over Southeastern and Warner. They are tied for third in the SSC with the 3-1 league record.
The last two games Rollins played nationally ranked NAIA opponents and won. First they had a 94-91 win over the 11th ranked Fire of Southeastern University. Then they blew out 25th ranked Warner 87-57. In the game against Southeastern the Tars shot 64 percent- and- got a team high 22 points from Sam Philpott. As for the Warner game, the Tars saw 12 players get into the scoring column. Philpott had 15 in that one- while- Deion Clark stuffed the stat sheet with 12 points- seven rebounds- and- five assists. The Tars crushed the Royals on the boards 49-32 and held them to a 35 percent shooting day.
Philpott leads the Tars in scoring at 21.1 points per game- that is good for fourth in the SSC. Jeff Merton is 13th in the league averaging 16.3 points per contest- and- Eric Castaneda is averaging 13.3 points per night. Clark and Merton share the team lead averaging five rebounds per night- while- Connor McKim leads the Tars averaging 4.9 assists a night which is good for fifth in the SSC. The Tars are second in the country in assists with 200 thru 10 games. Offensively the Tars average 78.9 points per game which is good for third in the SSC. At the other end they are ninth in the SSC allowing 82.5 points per night.
Saint Leo (7-6 3-1 SSC) is third in the nation in steals and sixth in blocks. They have the best defensive team in the conference. The Lions were a 74-68 loser to Palm Beach Atlantic last time out. They bounced back and beat Edward Waters 82-64 on Wednesday. Junior Searcy scored 17 points to lead the Lions victory- DeAndre King scored 12- while Jesse Huff and Kyle McClure scored 10 points each.
Searcy leads the Lions in scoring at 12.3 points per game. King is right behind him at 12.2 a night- while Tyreece Brice and Isiah Hill each put up 11.4 per game. Brice is leading the team in assists at 5.1 a game- while- Hill leads the team in rebounding averaging 5.4 a night. The Lions score 73.3 points a game as a team on offense- but the best defense in the SSC only gives up 74.4 a night.
The line presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com: Rollins by 7.5
Other SSC Games Saturday:
Barry -8 @ Tampa
Palm Beach Atlantic +5 @Eckerd
Florida Tech+11 @Nova Southeastern
SSC Standings:
Nova Southeastern 3-0 (6-0)
Barry 3-0 (6-1)
Eckerd 3-1 (8-1)
Rollins 3-1 (7-3)
Saint Leo 3-1 (7-6)
Palm Beach Atlantic 2-2 (5-5)
Florida Southern 2-3 (5-4)
Tampa 1-3 (4-4)
Lynn 1-3 (2-4)
Florida Tech 0-3 (3-6)
Embry-Riddle 0-4 (4-5)
Tuesday, December 5, 2017
Rollins Rolls Past Royals.
The Rollins Tars used a 26-2 surge to start the second half and rolled to a 87-57 win over the Warner Royals at Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center. With the win Rollins improved to 7-3 on the season,whle Warner fell to 8-3.
Sam Philpott led the Tars with 15 points off the Rollins bench. Deion Clark had a solid night with 12 points- seven rebounds- and- five assists- while Jeff Merton and Connor McKim added 10 points each. The Tars shot 49 percent from the field- and- 37 percent (11-30) from the 3-point line. The Tars shot 71 percent (10-14) from the free throw line. The Tars crushed Warner on the boards 34-22. They had 22 assists and nine turnovers in the victory.
Melton Sanders led the Royals with 13 points- while Khalil Ozuna added 10. The Royals shot 36 percent from the field- 13 percent (4-31) from the 3-ppoint line- and- 64 percent (7-11) from the free throw line. They had 17 assists and 11 turnovers.
Each teams had long scoring droughts in the opening half. It was a 14-12 game halfway thru the opening half. Nearly nine minutes later the Tars led by 12 (39-27) after a bucket at the 1:24 mark. Warner would score the last five points of the half and the Rollins lead was seven (39-32) at the intermission.
The Tars would get a quick start after a Daniel Lot dunk and go on a 26-2 run to start the second half. After a Parker Davis 3-pointer Rollins would lead by 35 (83-48) late in the second half. The Tars would cruise to victory for a second win in as many days.
Rollins will be back in action Saturday when they take on Saint Leo. Tip time is set for 1 PM.
Sam Philpott led the Tars with 15 points off the Rollins bench. Deion Clark had a solid night with 12 points- seven rebounds- and- five assists- while Jeff Merton and Connor McKim added 10 points each. The Tars shot 49 percent from the field- and- 37 percent (11-30) from the 3-point line. The Tars shot 71 percent (10-14) from the free throw line. The Tars crushed Warner on the boards 34-22. They had 22 assists and nine turnovers in the victory.
Melton Sanders led the Royals with 13 points- while Khalil Ozuna added 10. The Royals shot 36 percent from the field- 13 percent (4-31) from the 3-ppoint line- and- 64 percent (7-11) from the free throw line. They had 17 assists and 11 turnovers.
Each teams had long scoring droughts in the opening half. It was a 14-12 game halfway thru the opening half. Nearly nine minutes later the Tars led by 12 (39-27) after a bucket at the 1:24 mark. Warner would score the last five points of the half and the Rollins lead was seven (39-32) at the intermission.
The Tars would get a quick start after a Daniel Lot dunk and go on a 26-2 run to start the second half. After a Parker Davis 3-pointer Rollins would lead by 35 (83-48) late in the second half. The Tars would cruise to victory for a second win in as many days.
Rollins will be back in action Saturday when they take on Saint Leo. Tip time is set for 1 PM.
Monday, December 4, 2017
Rollins Puts Out Fire.
The Rollins Tars bounced back from a rare loss on Saturday to Barry with a 94-91 win over the Southeastern University Fire at Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center. The Tars improved to 6-3 with the victory. Southeastern fell to 8-2 with the defeat.
Sam Philpott led four Tars in double figures with 22- Jeff Merton had 20 points, six rebounds and five assists- Connor McKim had 18 points and five assists- while Deion Clark added 16. The Tars shot 64 percent from the floor in the victory- they shot 31 percent (5-16) from the 3-point line. They shot 78 percent (21-27) from the free throw line. For only the second time this season the Tars out-rebounded the opposition, this time by a 31-17 count. They had 19 assists and 15 turnovers.
SEU was led by Ryan Atkins who drained 8-10 3-pointer's on his way to pouring in a game high 34 points. Atkins was 12-15 from the field and hit six of the eight 3-pointer's in the opening stanza. Three other Fire players scored in double figures in the loss. Ismael Celestin had 12- while C.J. Reese and Jerry Oppenheimer added 11 points each.
The Fire shot 59 percent from the field- 48 percent (12-25) from the 3-point line- and- 65 percent (13-20) from the free throw line. The Fire had 22 assists and 13 turnovers as a team.
The Fire came out hot in the early going and had the lead for the first eight minutes of the opening half as they led by five three different times. After a 11-2 Rollins run the Tars led by five (28-23) at the 8:11 mark of the opening half.
Southeastern would come back and knot the game at 34 with 3:23 to go in the half. It would be Rollins who would then finish the half with a flurry and take a 47-40 lead into the locker room after a Eric Castaneda 3-pointer at the buzzer.
The Tars would then open up a 13 point lead (55-42) before the Fire would come storming back and knot the game at 61 with 11:29 to go. The next five minutes would be played evenly as three more ties would occur, before the Tars got the lead back. Philpott and McKim would hit two baskets each and it would be a eight point Tars lead (84-76) at the 3:32 mark.
The Fire would not go quietly as they would get to within two (88-86) with 1:18 remaining. Castaneda would stretch the lead to four with a pair of free throws before Reese answered with a basket of his own for the Fire to get within two (90-88.) Clark would hit a driving layup, but Atkins would hit his eighth 3-pointer of the game (this one from five or six steps behind the line) to cut the lead to one (92-91) with 28 seconds left. Merton made a pair of free throws and a long 3-point attempt from the Fire would not go as the Tars would escape with the victory.
Rollins will have a quick turnaround as they will be back at it again tomorrow night. This time it is the Warner Royals who come to Winter Park. You can catch the game on RollinsSports.com and the SSC Digital Network with Robert Segal and Jim "Shooter" Ferro.
Sam Philpott led four Tars in double figures with 22- Jeff Merton had 20 points, six rebounds and five assists- Connor McKim had 18 points and five assists- while Deion Clark added 16. The Tars shot 64 percent from the floor in the victory- they shot 31 percent (5-16) from the 3-point line. They shot 78 percent (21-27) from the free throw line. For only the second time this season the Tars out-rebounded the opposition, this time by a 31-17 count. They had 19 assists and 15 turnovers.
SEU was led by Ryan Atkins who drained 8-10 3-pointer's on his way to pouring in a game high 34 points. Atkins was 12-15 from the field and hit six of the eight 3-pointer's in the opening stanza. Three other Fire players scored in double figures in the loss. Ismael Celestin had 12- while C.J. Reese and Jerry Oppenheimer added 11 points each.
The Fire shot 59 percent from the field- 48 percent (12-25) from the 3-point line- and- 65 percent (13-20) from the free throw line. The Fire had 22 assists and 13 turnovers as a team.
The Fire came out hot in the early going and had the lead for the first eight minutes of the opening half as they led by five three different times. After a 11-2 Rollins run the Tars led by five (28-23) at the 8:11 mark of the opening half.
Southeastern would come back and knot the game at 34 with 3:23 to go in the half. It would be Rollins who would then finish the half with a flurry and take a 47-40 lead into the locker room after a Eric Castaneda 3-pointer at the buzzer.
The Tars would then open up a 13 point lead (55-42) before the Fire would come storming back and knot the game at 61 with 11:29 to go. The next five minutes would be played evenly as three more ties would occur, before the Tars got the lead back. Philpott and McKim would hit two baskets each and it would be a eight point Tars lead (84-76) at the 3:32 mark.
The Fire would not go quietly as they would get to within two (88-86) with 1:18 remaining. Castaneda would stretch the lead to four with a pair of free throws before Reese answered with a basket of his own for the Fire to get within two (90-88.) Clark would hit a driving layup, but Atkins would hit his eighth 3-pointer of the game (this one from five or six steps behind the line) to cut the lead to one (92-91) with 28 seconds left. Merton made a pair of free throws and a long 3-point attempt from the Fire would not go as the Tars would escape with the victory.
Rollins will have a quick turnaround as they will be back at it again tomorrow night. This time it is the Warner Royals who come to Winter Park. You can catch the game on RollinsSports.com and the SSC Digital Network with Robert Segal and Jim "Shooter" Ferro.
Saturday, December 2, 2017
#11 Barry Staves Off Tars.
The 11th ranked Barry Buccaneers led by as many as 22 points Saturday, saw the lead cut to single digits and ultimately hung on for a 103-91 win at the Barry Sport and Health Center Saturday. With the victory Barry improves to 6-1 and 3-0 in the SSC. The Tars saw a five game win streak come to an end as they fell to 5-3 overall and 3-1 in the SSC.
Barry was led by Sawyer Glick who poured in a game high 34 points. Elvar Fridriksson had 20 points and dished out 10 assists- while Sunday Dech added 15. The Bucs shot 59 percent as a team in the contest. They shot 51 percent (22-43) from the 3-point line. At the free throw line the Buccaneers shot 83 percent (5-6.) They had 30 assists and 17 turnovers as a team. They won the rebounding battle 35-20.
Rollins was led by Jeff Merton who had a team high 27 points. Connor McKim added 19 points and five assists- while Sam Philpott scored 13. Eric Castaneda also scored in double figures with 11.
The Tars shot 56 percent as a team- 50 percent (9-18) from the 3-point line- and- 79 percent (22-28) at the free throw line. They had 14 assists and 13 turnovers in the game.
The game began with Rollins scoring the first six points The Bucs would then score the next eight points. Glick would get hot from the 3-point line and give Barry a 12 point lead (25-13.) He would tie the Barry school record with 11 3-pointer's made today. The Tars would trail by 15 (47-32) at halftime.
With 18 minutes to go the Tars were down 22 but they would not go away. At the 4:17 mark it was a eight point game (88-80) behind Merton and McKim. McKim would hit a 3-pointer shortly thereafter and it would still be a eight point game (93-85) with 2:24 to go. The Bucs would ultimately would ultimately close it out at the free throw line and send the Tars to what would be a first conference loss of the season.
The Tars next game will be Monday night when they face Southeastern at Warden Arena. Tip time is set for 7 PM. You can catch all the action on RollinsSports.com
Other SSC Scores:
Eckerd 97 Florida Tech 83
Palm Beach Atlantic 74 Saint Leo 68
Tampa 72 Lynn 65
Nova Southeastern 87 Florida Southern 85
SSC Standings:
Barry 3-0 (6-1)
Nova Southeastern 3-0 (6-0)
Eckerd 3-1 (8-1)
Rollins 3-1 (5-3)
Saint Leo 3-1 (6-6)
Palm Beach Atlantic 2-2 (5-5)
Florida Southern 1-3 (4-4)
Tampa 1-3 (4-4)
Lynn 1-3 (2-4)
Embry-Riddle 0-3 (4-4)
Florida Tech 0-3 (3-6)
Barry was led by Sawyer Glick who poured in a game high 34 points. Elvar Fridriksson had 20 points and dished out 10 assists- while Sunday Dech added 15. The Bucs shot 59 percent as a team in the contest. They shot 51 percent (22-43) from the 3-point line. At the free throw line the Buccaneers shot 83 percent (5-6.) They had 30 assists and 17 turnovers as a team. They won the rebounding battle 35-20.
Rollins was led by Jeff Merton who had a team high 27 points. Connor McKim added 19 points and five assists- while Sam Philpott scored 13. Eric Castaneda also scored in double figures with 11.
The Tars shot 56 percent as a team- 50 percent (9-18) from the 3-point line- and- 79 percent (22-28) at the free throw line. They had 14 assists and 13 turnovers in the game.
The game began with Rollins scoring the first six points The Bucs would then score the next eight points. Glick would get hot from the 3-point line and give Barry a 12 point lead (25-13.) He would tie the Barry school record with 11 3-pointer's made today. The Tars would trail by 15 (47-32) at halftime.
With 18 minutes to go the Tars were down 22 but they would not go away. At the 4:17 mark it was a eight point game (88-80) behind Merton and McKim. McKim would hit a 3-pointer shortly thereafter and it would still be a eight point game (93-85) with 2:24 to go. The Bucs would ultimately would ultimately close it out at the free throw line and send the Tars to what would be a first conference loss of the season.
The Tars next game will be Monday night when they face Southeastern at Warden Arena. Tip time is set for 7 PM. You can catch all the action on RollinsSports.com
Other SSC Scores:
Eckerd 97 Florida Tech 83
Palm Beach Atlantic 74 Saint Leo 68
Tampa 72 Lynn 65
Nova Southeastern 87 Florida Southern 85
SSC Standings:
Barry 3-0 (6-1)
Nova Southeastern 3-0 (6-0)
Eckerd 3-1 (8-1)
Rollins 3-1 (5-3)
Saint Leo 3-1 (6-6)
Palm Beach Atlantic 2-2 (5-5)
Florida Southern 1-3 (4-4)
Tampa 1-3 (4-4)
Lynn 1-3 (2-4)
Embry-Riddle 0-3 (4-4)
Florida Tech 0-3 (3-6)
Rollins Travels to Miami Shores Saturday.
The Rollins Tars travel to Miami Shores to face the 11th ranked Barry Buccaneers on Saturday afternoon. Tip time is set for 4 PM and you can catch all the action at RollinsSports.com with Robert Segal and Jim "Shooter" Ferro.
The Tars have won five straight and come into the contest 5-2 overall and 3-0 in the SSC. They are coming off a 92-83 win over Embry-Riddle on Wednesday. Eric Castaneda led the Tars with 20 points in the victory. Deion Clark scored 19 and pulled down a career high 16 rebounds. Jeff Merton added 17- and- Sam Philpott chipped in 15. Philpott leads the Tars and is second in the SSC averaging 23 points a night- Castaneda adds 16.1 a game- while Merton is getting14.6 a night. Clark averages 12.6 a contest and leads the team averaging 5.8 rebounds per game. Connor McKim also averages double figures at 10.6 points a game- and- is second in the SSC averaging 5.3 assists per night. As a team the Tars are third in the SSC averaging 86.7 points a game. At the other end they allow 82 points a game which is 10th in the conference. The Tars are ninth in all of Division II averaging 20.7 assists per night as well.
Barry comes into the game seventh in the country offensively averaging 94.7 points a game. They are the top team in the conference defensively allowing 72.3 points a night. Last time out the Bucs were a 85-74 winner over Palm Beach Atlantic. Daniel Mortensen scored 22 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the way- while Elvar Fridriksson nearly had a double-double as well with 20 points and nine assists. Fridriksson is the Reigning SSC Player of The Year and is averaging 18.2 points and 7.3 assists a night. Sunday Dech is scoring 16 points and averaging 6.5 rebounds a game- while Sawyer Glick scores 13.6 a contest. The Bucs shooting 51 percent from the floor- and- 42 percent from the 3-point line on the young season.
The Tars swept the season series from Barry last season. Winning 60-51 in Miami Shores. Before they won 66-59 in Winter Park last February.
The line presented by JuanBernalSportsbooks.com:
Barry by 8.5
Other SSC Games Saturday:
Eckerd -7@Florida Tech
Saint Leo +11 @Palm Beach Atlantic
Lynn -1.5 @Tampa
Florida Southern+8 @Nova Southeastern
SSC Standings:
Rollins 3-0 (5-2)
Saint Leo 3-0 (6-5)
Nova Southeastern 2-0 (5-0)
Barry 2-1 (5-1)
Eckerd 2-1 (7-1)
Florida Southern 1-2 (4-3)
Palm Beach Atlantic 1-2 (4-5)
Lynn 1-2 (2-3)
Florida Tech 0-2 (3-5)
Embry-Riddle 0-3 (4-4)
Tampa 0-3 (3-4)
The Tars have won five straight and come into the contest 5-2 overall and 3-0 in the SSC. They are coming off a 92-83 win over Embry-Riddle on Wednesday. Eric Castaneda led the Tars with 20 points in the victory. Deion Clark scored 19 and pulled down a career high 16 rebounds. Jeff Merton added 17- and- Sam Philpott chipped in 15. Philpott leads the Tars and is second in the SSC averaging 23 points a night- Castaneda adds 16.1 a game- while Merton is getting14.6 a night. Clark averages 12.6 a contest and leads the team averaging 5.8 rebounds per game. Connor McKim also averages double figures at 10.6 points a game- and- is second in the SSC averaging 5.3 assists per night. As a team the Tars are third in the SSC averaging 86.7 points a game. At the other end they allow 82 points a game which is 10th in the conference. The Tars are ninth in all of Division II averaging 20.7 assists per night as well.
Barry comes into the game seventh in the country offensively averaging 94.7 points a game. They are the top team in the conference defensively allowing 72.3 points a night. Last time out the Bucs were a 85-74 winner over Palm Beach Atlantic. Daniel Mortensen scored 22 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the way- while Elvar Fridriksson nearly had a double-double as well with 20 points and nine assists. Fridriksson is the Reigning SSC Player of The Year and is averaging 18.2 points and 7.3 assists a night. Sunday Dech is scoring 16 points and averaging 6.5 rebounds a game- while Sawyer Glick scores 13.6 a contest. The Bucs shooting 51 percent from the floor- and- 42 percent from the 3-point line on the young season.
The Tars swept the season series from Barry last season. Winning 60-51 in Miami Shores. Before they won 66-59 in Winter Park last February.
The line presented by JuanBernalSportsbooks.com:
Barry by 8.5
Other SSC Games Saturday:
Eckerd -7@Florida Tech
Saint Leo +11 @Palm Beach Atlantic
Lynn -1.5 @Tampa
Florida Southern+8 @Nova Southeastern
SSC Standings:
Rollins 3-0 (5-2)
Saint Leo 3-0 (6-5)
Nova Southeastern 2-0 (5-0)
Barry 2-1 (5-1)
Eckerd 2-1 (7-1)
Florida Southern 1-2 (4-3)
Palm Beach Atlantic 1-2 (4-5)
Lynn 1-2 (2-3)
Florida Tech 0-2 (3-5)
Embry-Riddle 0-3 (4-4)
Tampa 0-3 (3-4)
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