The Rollins Tars saw a season high six game win streak halted Wednesday with a 98-89 loss at the ICI Center on the campus of Embry-Riddle.With the victory the Eagles improved to 10-11 and 4-9 in the SSC. The Tars dropped to 14-8 overall and 10-4 in the SSC with the defeat.
Deion Clark led four Tars in double figures with 20 points in the defeat. Clark went 12 of 12 at the free throw line and scored 18 of his 20 points in the second half. Three Rollins players tallied 19 points on the evening. Jeff Merton- Jack Fleming- and- Eric Castaneda each had 19 points. Rollins shot 47 percent as a team- 39 percent (12-31) from the 3-point line- and- 94 percent (17-18) at the free throw line. Rollins had 21 assists and seven turnovers in the contest.
ERAU saw all five starters score in double figures in this one as they avenged a loss to Rollins back in Winter Park. Nashad Mackey set the Eagles school record for double-doubles in a season with his 17th of the year on Wednesday (28 points and 16 rebounds-) Rudy Bibb-Boyd knocked down five 3-pointer's on his way to 21 points- Joshua Hawkins hit four 3-pointer's on his way to 16 points- while Elijah Jenkins and Luka Majstorovic added 14 points each. The Eagles shot 47 percent from the field- 50 percent (15-30) from the 3-point line- and- 94 percent (29-31) at the free throw line in improving to 10-5 at home on the season. The Eagles crushed Rollins on the boards 43-24. They had 21 assists and 14 turnovers as a team.
It was Rollins who came out hot in the early going and jumped out to a 20-9 lead six minutes in. The Tars were playing without Connor McKim and Blake Admire who did not make the trip with the flu. ERAU then got hot from the 3-point line and answered with a 20-6 run that would give them a 29-26 lead with 8:44 in the opening half. Rollins would score just eight points in the last 10+ minutes of the half and trailed by six (40-34) at the half.
The Eagles stretched the lead to 13 (61-48) in the opening eight minutes of the second stanza after four technical free throws by the Eagles. After a Rollins run cut it back to single digits ERAU would go back up 15 with 6:23 to go.
The Tars then got hot from the 3-point line with Fleming hitting 3 3-pointer's during the run. His last cut the lead to 80-78 with 3:28 to go. After a pair of buckets by the Eagles Rollins would get a Clark tip-in with 2:30 to go that made it a four point game (84-80.) The Eagles would close the game out at the free throw line as they won for the fourth time in the last six in conference play after a 0-7 start.
Other SSC Scores Wednesday:
Saint Leo 58 Tampa 53
Palm Beach Atlantic 87 Barry 74
Florida Southern 100 Eckerd 96 (OT)
Lynn 94 Florida Tech 77
SSC Standings:
Rollins 10-4 (14-8)
Barry 9-4 (13-5)
Eckerd 9-5 (16-5)
Nova Southeastern 7-6 (13-6)
Lynn 8-6 (11-9)
Florida Southern 7-7 (13-9)
Saint Leo 7-7 (11-14)
Palm Beach Atlantic 6-8 (12-13)
Florida Tech 5-8 (10-11)
Embry-Riddle 4-9 (10-11)
Tampa 3-11 (7-13)
Wednesday, January 31, 2018
Rollins Travels To Daytona Wednesday.
The Rollins Tars head to Daytona Beach to take on the Eagles of Embry-Riddle on Wednesday night. Embry-Riddle comes in with a record of 9-11 overall and 3-9 in the SSC. Meanwhile Rollins comes in winners of six straight, leading the SSC at 14-7 and 10-3 in the conference. You can catch all the action on RollinsSports.com
Last time out the Tars were a 64-63 winner over Lynn at home. Reigning SSC Player of The Week Jeff Merton drained his second game winning 3-pointer in as many weeks in the victory. Merton was the only Rollins player in double figures in this one. The Tars come into the contest averaging 85.3 points per game- while they shoot 51 percent as a team. 39 percent from the 3-point line. They give up 81.3 points per contest. Sam Philpott leads the team in scoring at 20.4 points per game. Merton averages 15.2 per contest- while Eric Castenada (11.5 ppg-) Connor McKim (11.2 per game-) and- Deion Clark (11 per game) also average double figures. Castenada leads the team in rebounding at 4.9 per night- while McKim dishes out 3.8 assists per game.
ERAU is coming off a 75-60 loss to Saint Leo on Wednesday night. Nashad Mackey led the way with 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Eagles. Rudy-Bibb Boyd scored 12- and- Joshua Hawkins added 10 for ERAU in a losing effort. The Eagles shot 31 percent from the field- 25 percent (7-28) from the 3-point line- and- 69 percent (9-13) at the free throw line. Each team had 44 rebounds. The Eagles had nine assists and eight turnovers as a team.
ERAU averages 83.6 points per game- while they give up 82.8 per night. Individually the Eagles have five players who average double figures. Ognjen Miljkovic led the way with 17.9 points per night- Bibb-Boyd puts up 17.4 a game- Mackey scores 15.8 per game- Joshua Hawkins puts up 12.7 per night- and- Luka Majstorovic scores 10.2 per contest. Mackey averages a team leading 12 rebounds a night- and- Miljkovic averages 3.6 assists a game.
The line presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com: Rollins by 8
Other SSC Games:
Saint Leo +3@Tampa
Florida Tech +5.5@Lynn
Eckerd -4.5@Florida Southern
Barry -3@Palm Beach Atlantic
SSC Standings:
Rollins 10-3 (14-7)
Barry 9-3 (13-4)
Eckerd 9-4 (16-4)
Nova Southeastern 7-6 (13-6)
Lynn 7-6 (10-9)
Florida Southern 6-7 (12-9)
Saint Leo 6-7 (10-14)
Florida Tech 5-7 (10-10)
Palm Beach Atlantic 5-8 (11-13)
Embry-Riddle 3-9 (9-11)
Tampa 3-10 (7-12)
Last time out the Tars were a 64-63 winner over Lynn at home. Reigning SSC Player of The Week Jeff Merton drained his second game winning 3-pointer in as many weeks in the victory. Merton was the only Rollins player in double figures in this one. The Tars come into the contest averaging 85.3 points per game- while they shoot 51 percent as a team. 39 percent from the 3-point line. They give up 81.3 points per contest. Sam Philpott leads the team in scoring at 20.4 points per game. Merton averages 15.2 per contest- while Eric Castenada (11.5 ppg-) Connor McKim (11.2 per game-) and- Deion Clark (11 per game) also average double figures. Castenada leads the team in rebounding at 4.9 per night- while McKim dishes out 3.8 assists per game.
ERAU is coming off a 75-60 loss to Saint Leo on Wednesday night. Nashad Mackey led the way with 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Eagles. Rudy-Bibb Boyd scored 12- and- Joshua Hawkins added 10 for ERAU in a losing effort. The Eagles shot 31 percent from the field- 25 percent (7-28) from the 3-point line- and- 69 percent (9-13) at the free throw line. Each team had 44 rebounds. The Eagles had nine assists and eight turnovers as a team.
ERAU averages 83.6 points per game- while they give up 82.8 per night. Individually the Eagles have five players who average double figures. Ognjen Miljkovic led the way with 17.9 points per night- Bibb-Boyd puts up 17.4 a game- Mackey scores 15.8 per game- Joshua Hawkins puts up 12.7 per night- and- Luka Majstorovic scores 10.2 per contest. Mackey averages a team leading 12 rebounds a night- and- Miljkovic averages 3.6 assists a game.
The line presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com: Rollins by 8
Other SSC Games:
Saint Leo +3@Tampa
Florida Tech +5.5@Lynn
Eckerd -4.5@Florida Southern
Barry -3@Palm Beach Atlantic
SSC Standings:
Rollins 10-3 (14-7)
Barry 9-3 (13-4)
Eckerd 9-4 (16-4)
Nova Southeastern 7-6 (13-6)
Lynn 7-6 (10-9)
Florida Southern 6-7 (12-9)
Saint Leo 6-7 (10-14)
Florida Tech 5-7 (10-10)
Palm Beach Atlantic 5-8 (11-13)
Embry-Riddle 3-9 (9-11)
Tampa 3-10 (7-12)
Saturday, January 27, 2018
Merton Does It Again!
For the second time in January the Rollins Tars used a Jeff Merton 3-pointer to get a victory. The near carbon-copy of the Tampa buzzer beater Merton hit his top of the key 3-pointer at the buzzer and the Tars escaped with a 64-63 win. With the win Rollins in now 10-3 and in first place in the SSC with an overall record of 14-7. With the loss Lynn dropped to 10-9 and 7-6 in the SSC.
Merton was the only Rollins player in double figures with 18 points. Eric Castaneda and Connor McKim each scored nine in the victory- Deion Clark had eight- and- Sam Philpott only had six. The Tars shot 46 percent as a team- 39 percent (7-18) from the 3-point line- and- 56 percent (9-16) from the free throw line. They had 12 assists and eight turnovers as a team.
Rasheed Worrell led the Fighting Knights with 18 points- Michael Baez scored 14- and- Brandon Bornelus had 11. Lynn shot 38 percent from the floor- 26 percent (8-31) from the 3-point line- and- 61 percent (11-18) from the free throw line. The Fighting Knights won the rebounding battle 35-34. They had 11 assists and six turnovers.
It was an evenly played game much of the way. It was 21-20 in favor of Lynn with seven minutes to go in the opening half. The Tars took a brief lead before Lynn went up 31-27 with 1:06 in the half. Merton hit a 3-pointer late in the first half and it would be a 31-30 Rollins deficit at halftime.
The Fighting Knights had a seven point lead (53-46) a little more than halfway thru the second half. Rollins clawed back into it on a McKim 3-pointer and six straight points by Clark to knot the game at 55 with 6:27 to go. Rollins would get a brief 58-57 lead with 5:10 to go but the Fighting Knights looked to be in control leading 62-58 four minutes later. A Merton 3-pointer would get the Tars within one in the final minute. After neither team scored on consecutive trips the Tars were forced to foul down one with six seconds to go. Baez hit the first free throw then missed the second Merton grabbed the rebound, got the ball to McKim who found Merton who drained the buzzer beater to win it. Rollins will be back in action Wednesday when they travel to Embry-Riddle. Tip time is set for 7:30 PM
Other SSC Scores:
Nova Southeastern 87 Tampa 77
Palm Beach Atlantic 86 Florida Southern 79
Barry 75 Eckerd 73
Saint Leo 75 Embry-Riddle 60
SSC Standings:
Rollins 10-3 (14-7)
Barry 9-3 (13-4)
Eckerd 9-4 (16-4)
Nova Southeastern 7-6 (13-6)
Lynn 7-6 (10-9)
Florida Southern 6-7 (12-9)
Saint Leo 6-7 (10-14)
Florida Tech 5-7 (10-10)
Palm Beach Atlantic 5-8 (11-13)
Embry-Riddle 3-9 (9-11)
Tampa 3-10 (7-12)
Merton was the only Rollins player in double figures with 18 points. Eric Castaneda and Connor McKim each scored nine in the victory- Deion Clark had eight- and- Sam Philpott only had six. The Tars shot 46 percent as a team- 39 percent (7-18) from the 3-point line- and- 56 percent (9-16) from the free throw line. They had 12 assists and eight turnovers as a team.
Rasheed Worrell led the Fighting Knights with 18 points- Michael Baez scored 14- and- Brandon Bornelus had 11. Lynn shot 38 percent from the floor- 26 percent (8-31) from the 3-point line- and- 61 percent (11-18) from the free throw line. The Fighting Knights won the rebounding battle 35-34. They had 11 assists and six turnovers.
It was an evenly played game much of the way. It was 21-20 in favor of Lynn with seven minutes to go in the opening half. The Tars took a brief lead before Lynn went up 31-27 with 1:06 in the half. Merton hit a 3-pointer late in the first half and it would be a 31-30 Rollins deficit at halftime.
The Fighting Knights had a seven point lead (53-46) a little more than halfway thru the second half. Rollins clawed back into it on a McKim 3-pointer and six straight points by Clark to knot the game at 55 with 6:27 to go. Rollins would get a brief 58-57 lead with 5:10 to go but the Fighting Knights looked to be in control leading 62-58 four minutes later. A Merton 3-pointer would get the Tars within one in the final minute. After neither team scored on consecutive trips the Tars were forced to foul down one with six seconds to go. Baez hit the first free throw then missed the second Merton grabbed the rebound, got the ball to McKim who found Merton who drained the buzzer beater to win it. Rollins will be back in action Wednesday when they travel to Embry-Riddle. Tip time is set for 7:30 PM
Other SSC Scores:
Nova Southeastern 87 Tampa 77
Palm Beach Atlantic 86 Florida Southern 79
Barry 75 Eckerd 73
Saint Leo 75 Embry-Riddle 60
SSC Standings:
Rollins 10-3 (14-7)
Barry 9-3 (13-4)
Eckerd 9-4 (16-4)
Nova Southeastern 7-6 (13-6)
Lynn 7-6 (10-9)
Florida Southern 6-7 (12-9)
Saint Leo 6-7 (10-14)
Florida Tech 5-7 (10-10)
Palm Beach Atlantic 5-8 (11-13)
Embry-Riddle 3-9 (9-11)
Tampa 3-10 (7-12)
Friday, January 26, 2018
Red-Hot Rollins Hosts Lynn Saturday.
Riding a five game win streak, the longest in the SSC Rollins hosts Lynn on Saturday afternoon at Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center. The Tars with the recent win steak are now in a tie atop the conference standings at 9-3. Lynn comes in 7-5 in the SSC on the season. You can catch all the action on RollinsSports.com with Jim "Shooter" Ferro and Robert Siegel.
The Tars are undefeated in conference play at home this season, and have won 11 straight conference home games dating back to last season. The Tars were a 89-66 winner against Florida Tech in Melbourne on Wednesday. Sam Philpott scored 24 points, while Jeff Merton added 21. Eric Castaneda was also in double figures with 10. The Tars shot 52 percent from the field. They are ninth in the country and lead the SSC shooting 51 percent from the field on the year. Philpott leads the Tars averaging 21.2 points per game- Merton is not far behind at 15 points a game and averages 4.2 rebounds a contest. Castaneda (11.6 ppg-) McKim (11.4 ppg-) and- Deion Clark (11.2 ppg) also score in double figures. McKim leads the team in assists. The Tars put up 85.3 points a night- while they give up 81.3 a contest.
The Fighting Knights come into Saturday fourth in the SSC. The Fighting Knights won 90-86 in overtime over Nova Southeastern on Wednesday night. Ryan Peterson scored 17 to lead the Fighting Knights- while Jamal Palmer scored 16. Palmer scores 14.4 points and gets 3.6 rebounds a game. Brandon Bornelus scores 11.6 a contest- while Peterson nets 11.1 a night. Rasheed Worrell averages a team leading 6.9 rebounds per night. Lynn scores 76.1 points per game- while they allow 74.3 per contest.
The line presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com:
Rollins by 8.5
Other SSC Games Saturday:
Nova Southeastern -3 @Tampa
Florida Southern +4.5 @PBA
Eckerd +4 @Barry
Embry-Riddle +6 @Saint Leo
SSC Standings:
Eckerd 9-3 (16-3)
Rollins 9-3 (13-7)
Barry 8-3 (12-4)
Lynn 7-5 (10-8)
Nova Southeastern 6-6 (12-6)
Florida Southern 6-6 (12-8)
Florida Tech 5-7 (10-10)
Saint Leo 5-7 (9-14)
Palm Beach Atlantic 4-8 (10-13)
Embry-Riddle 3-8 (9-10)
Tampa 3-9 (7-11)
The Tars are undefeated in conference play at home this season, and have won 11 straight conference home games dating back to last season. The Tars were a 89-66 winner against Florida Tech in Melbourne on Wednesday. Sam Philpott scored 24 points, while Jeff Merton added 21. Eric Castaneda was also in double figures with 10. The Tars shot 52 percent from the field. They are ninth in the country and lead the SSC shooting 51 percent from the field on the year. Philpott leads the Tars averaging 21.2 points per game- Merton is not far behind at 15 points a game and averages 4.2 rebounds a contest. Castaneda (11.6 ppg-) McKim (11.4 ppg-) and- Deion Clark (11.2 ppg) also score in double figures. McKim leads the team in assists. The Tars put up 85.3 points a night- while they give up 81.3 a contest.
The Fighting Knights come into Saturday fourth in the SSC. The Fighting Knights won 90-86 in overtime over Nova Southeastern on Wednesday night. Ryan Peterson scored 17 to lead the Fighting Knights- while Jamal Palmer scored 16. Palmer scores 14.4 points and gets 3.6 rebounds a game. Brandon Bornelus scores 11.6 a contest- while Peterson nets 11.1 a night. Rasheed Worrell averages a team leading 6.9 rebounds per night. Lynn scores 76.1 points per game- while they allow 74.3 per contest.
The line presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com:
Rollins by 8.5
Other SSC Games Saturday:
Nova Southeastern -3 @Tampa
Florida Southern +4.5 @PBA
Eckerd +4 @Barry
Embry-Riddle +6 @Saint Leo
SSC Standings:
Eckerd 9-3 (16-3)
Rollins 9-3 (13-7)
Barry 8-3 (12-4)
Lynn 7-5 (10-8)
Nova Southeastern 6-6 (12-6)
Florida Southern 6-6 (12-8)
Florida Tech 5-7 (10-10)
Saint Leo 5-7 (9-14)
Palm Beach Atlantic 4-8 (10-13)
Embry-Riddle 3-8 (9-10)
Tampa 3-9 (7-11)
Wednesday, January 24, 2018
Rollins Runs Win Streak to Five.
The Rollins Tars rolled to a fifth straight win as they stayed atop the SSC with a 89-66 drubbing of Florida Tech at the Clemente Center Wednesday Night. With the win the Tars improve to 13-7 overall and 9-3 in the SSC. With the loss Florida Tech drops to 10-10 overall and 5-7 in the SSC.
Reigning SSC Player of the Week Sam Philpott led the Tars with 24 points- Jeff Merton added 21- while Eric Castaneda added 10. Parker Davis also added nine off the Rollins bench. The Tars shot 52 percent as a team- 36 percent (10-28) from the 3-point line- and- 87 percent (13-15) from the free throw line. The Tars won the rebounding battle 39-36. They had 16 assists and 12 turnovers as a team.
The Panthers were led by 22 points from Jordan Majors- Sam Daniel added 15- while Richard Coil scored six. Tech shot 38 percent as a team- 27 percent (10-37) from the 3-point line. They shot 60 percent (6-10) from the free throw line. The Panthers had 15 assists and 16 turnovers.
The Tars led 13-8 in the early going. The Panthers scored the next five to knot the game at 13, before Rollins countered with a 5-0 run capped by a Davis layup that made it 18-13 Tars at the 11:28 mark of the opening half. FIT would get to within one (20-19) before the Tars had a quick 7-0 burst that made it 27-19 after a Castaneda 3-pointer at the 8:14 mark of the half. The Tars would stretch the lead to double digits after a Merton dunk before a Daniels 3-pointer cut the lead to single digits again. Rollins would get a 3-pointer from Jack Fleming right before the half and took a 39-26 lead into the locker room.
Merton led the Tars with nine points- while Castaneda and Philpott each had seven in the opening 20 minutes. Rollins shot 49 percent in the opening stanza- but went just 3 of 14 from the 3-point line. They shot 67 percent (2-3) at the free throw line in the opening 20 minutes. The Tars had six assists and five turnovers in the first half.
FIT was led by Daniels with 12 points- while Majors and Coil had six each in the first 20 minutes. FIT shot 33 percent from the field- 24 percent (4-17) from the 3-point line. They shot 57 percent (4-7) from the free throw line in the first half. Each team had 19 rebounds. The Panthers had six assists and nine turnovers in the opening stanza.
Rollins led by 16 at the first media timeout of the second half. That lead would grow to 21 (61-40) after a Merton 3-pointer with 12:25 to go. Rollins would then cruise to victory from that point on and remain in a first place tie.
Rollins will be back in action Saturday when they host Lynn. Tip time is set for 4 PM at Warden Arena.
Other SSC Scores:
Embry-Riddle 94 Palm Beach Atlantic 74
Lynn 90 Nova Southeastern 86 (OT)
Florida Southern 89 Saint Leo 81
Eckerd 86 Tampa 72
SSC Standings:
Eckerd 9-3 (16-3)
Rollins 9-3 (13-7)
Barry 8-3 (12-4)
Lynn 7-5 (10-8)
Nova Southeastern 6-6 (12-6)
Florida Southern 6-6 (12-8)
Florida Tech 5-7 (10-10)
Saint Leo 5-7 (9-14)
Palm Beach Atlantic 4-8 (10-13)
Embry-Riddle 3-8 (9-10)
Tampa 3-9 (7-11)
Reigning SSC Player of the Week Sam Philpott led the Tars with 24 points- Jeff Merton added 21- while Eric Castaneda added 10. Parker Davis also added nine off the Rollins bench. The Tars shot 52 percent as a team- 36 percent (10-28) from the 3-point line- and- 87 percent (13-15) from the free throw line. The Tars won the rebounding battle 39-36. They had 16 assists and 12 turnovers as a team.
The Panthers were led by 22 points from Jordan Majors- Sam Daniel added 15- while Richard Coil scored six. Tech shot 38 percent as a team- 27 percent (10-37) from the 3-point line. They shot 60 percent (6-10) from the free throw line. The Panthers had 15 assists and 16 turnovers.
The Tars led 13-8 in the early going. The Panthers scored the next five to knot the game at 13, before Rollins countered with a 5-0 run capped by a Davis layup that made it 18-13 Tars at the 11:28 mark of the opening half. FIT would get to within one (20-19) before the Tars had a quick 7-0 burst that made it 27-19 after a Castaneda 3-pointer at the 8:14 mark of the half. The Tars would stretch the lead to double digits after a Merton dunk before a Daniels 3-pointer cut the lead to single digits again. Rollins would get a 3-pointer from Jack Fleming right before the half and took a 39-26 lead into the locker room.
Merton led the Tars with nine points- while Castaneda and Philpott each had seven in the opening 20 minutes. Rollins shot 49 percent in the opening stanza- but went just 3 of 14 from the 3-point line. They shot 67 percent (2-3) at the free throw line in the opening 20 minutes. The Tars had six assists and five turnovers in the first half.
FIT was led by Daniels with 12 points- while Majors and Coil had six each in the first 20 minutes. FIT shot 33 percent from the field- 24 percent (4-17) from the 3-point line. They shot 57 percent (4-7) from the free throw line in the first half. Each team had 19 rebounds. The Panthers had six assists and nine turnovers in the opening stanza.
Rollins led by 16 at the first media timeout of the second half. That lead would grow to 21 (61-40) after a Merton 3-pointer with 12:25 to go. Rollins would then cruise to victory from that point on and remain in a first place tie.
Rollins will be back in action Saturday when they host Lynn. Tip time is set for 4 PM at Warden Arena.
Other SSC Scores:
Embry-Riddle 94 Palm Beach Atlantic 74
Lynn 90 Nova Southeastern 86 (OT)
Florida Southern 89 Saint Leo 81
Eckerd 86 Tampa 72
SSC Standings:
Eckerd 9-3 (16-3)
Rollins 9-3 (13-7)
Barry 8-3 (12-4)
Lynn 7-5 (10-8)
Nova Southeastern 6-6 (12-6)
Florida Southern 6-6 (12-8)
Florida Tech 5-7 (10-10)
Saint Leo 5-7 (9-14)
Palm Beach Atlantic 4-8 (10-13)
Embry-Riddle 3-8 (9-10)
Tampa 3-9 (7-11)
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
Rollins Heads To Melbourne For Battle With FIT Wednesday.
The Rollins Tars carry a four game win streak into the Clemente Center Wednesday where they will battle the Florida Tech Panthers. Rollins comes in with a record of 12-7 overall and 8-3 in the SSC. While Florida Tech comes in 10-9 overall and 5-6 in the SSC. As always you can catch all the action on RollinsSports.com. Tip time is set for 7:30 PM.
Last time out the Tars upset #19 Barry 94-82 and joined the Bucs along with Eckerd in a three way tie atop the SSC. Rollins had five players score in double figures on Saturday led by reigning SSC Player Of The Week Sam Philpott who scored a game high 23 points. Connor McKim scored 17- Jeff Merton had 16- while Jack Fleming scored 12 off the bench. Eric Castaneda added 10 for the Tars. Philpott leads the Tars in scoring and is fifth in the SSC at better than 21 points per night- Merton puts up nearly 15.5 per contest- while McKim is also averaging in double figures and leads the team in assists. Deion Clark and Eric Castaneda also average double figures on the year. The Tars were averaging 84.4 points per game before putting up 94 on Saturday. On the defensive end they allow 81.5 points per night.
The Panthers were a 90-71 loser to Eckerd last time out. Patrick Anderson led three Panthers in double figures with 18 points. Sam Daniels added 17- and- Jordan Majors had 15. Daniels paces FIT in scoring at 25.7 points a game and also grabs 7.1 rebounds a contest. Majors pours in 21.5 a night- Anderson scores 12.4 a contest- and- Richard Coil puts up 11.9 points a game. As a team the Panthers score 85.3 points per game- while they allow 83.4 per contest.
The two teams split a pair of meetings last season. The first being a 90-75 Florida Tech win on 11/30. The second meeting was a 91-82 Rollins win in Winter Park.
The line presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com: Rollins by 3
Other SSC Games also presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com:
Embry-Riddle +8 @ Palm Beach Atlantic
Saint Leo +6 @Florida Southern
Tampa +9 @Eckerd
Lynn +5.5 @Nova Southeastern
Last time out the Tars upset #19 Barry 94-82 and joined the Bucs along with Eckerd in a three way tie atop the SSC. Rollins had five players score in double figures on Saturday led by reigning SSC Player Of The Week Sam Philpott who scored a game high 23 points. Connor McKim scored 17- Jeff Merton had 16- while Jack Fleming scored 12 off the bench. Eric Castaneda added 10 for the Tars. Philpott leads the Tars in scoring and is fifth in the SSC at better than 21 points per night- Merton puts up nearly 15.5 per contest- while McKim is also averaging in double figures and leads the team in assists. Deion Clark and Eric Castaneda also average double figures on the year. The Tars were averaging 84.4 points per game before putting up 94 on Saturday. On the defensive end they allow 81.5 points per night.
The Panthers were a 90-71 loser to Eckerd last time out. Patrick Anderson led three Panthers in double figures with 18 points. Sam Daniels added 17- and- Jordan Majors had 15. Daniels paces FIT in scoring at 25.7 points a game and also grabs 7.1 rebounds a contest. Majors pours in 21.5 a night- Anderson scores 12.4 a contest- and- Richard Coil puts up 11.9 points a game. As a team the Panthers score 85.3 points per game- while they allow 83.4 per contest.
The two teams split a pair of meetings last season. The first being a 90-75 Florida Tech win on 11/30. The second meeting was a 91-82 Rollins win in Winter Park.
The line presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com: Rollins by 3
Other SSC Games also presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com:
Embry-Riddle +8 @ Palm Beach Atlantic
Saint Leo +6 @Florida Southern
Tampa +9 @Eckerd
Lynn +5.5 @Nova Southeastern
Saturday, January 20, 2018
Tars Gain Share Of First Place In SSC Saturday.
The Rollins Tars were a 94-82 winner over #19 Barry Saturday at Warden Arena. The victory was the fourth straight for the Tars and put them in a three way tie atop the league with Eckerd and Barry. With the win the Tars are now 12-7 and 8-3in the SSC. While Barry fell to 12-4 and 8-3 with the loss.
Sam Philpott led five Rollins players in double figures with 23 points. Connor McKim added 17- Jeff Merton tallied 16- Jack Fleming contributed 12 off the bench- while Eric Castaneda scored 10. The Tars shot 56 percent in the game- 46 percent (11-24) from the 3-point line- and- 72 percent (21-29) at the free throw line. The Tars had 22 assists and 11 turnovers in the game.
The Bucs also had five players score in double figures. Johannesd Dolven scored a game high 31 points to lead the way in the losing effort. Sunday Deck- Cooper Glick- and- Kenan Guzonjic each had 11- while Marko Tomic scored 10. Barry shot 41 percent as a team- 23 percent (10-44) from the 3-point line- and- 83 percent (10-13) from the free throw line. Barry won the rebounding battle 40-35. They had 16 assists and 11 turnovers.
The Tars led wire to wire in this one. Rollins got off to a quick 17-7 lead after a pair of 3-ball's by McKim and then a Philpott 3-pointer at the 14:55 mark. Barry got it down to a one point game midway thru the opening half and Rollins would go on a big run to go up 15 (41-26) with 3:46 left in the half. Rollins took a 46-32 halftime lead into the locker room.
The Tars had a double digit lead until Barry got it down to 73-64 after a Glick 3-pointer at the 5:18 mark. Fleming drilled a three of his own for Rollins and the Tars would cruise to victory from that point on.
Rollins will be back in action Wednesday when they travel to Florida Tech to battle the Panthers. Tip time is set for 7:30 PM.
Other SSC Scores Saturday:
Eckerd 90 Florida Tech 71
Lynn 73 Tampa 56
Saint Leo 76 Palm Beach Atlantic 75 (OT)
Florida Southern 99 Nova Southeastern 77
SSC Standings:
Eckerd 8-3 (15-3)
Barry 8-3 (12-4)
Rollins 8-3 (12-7)
Nova Southeastern 6-5 (12-5)
Lynn 6-5 (9-8)
Florida Tech 5-6 (10-9)
Saint Leo 5-6 (9-13)
Florida Southern 5-6 (11-8)
Palm Beach Atlantic 4-7 (10-12)
Tampa 3-8 (7-10)
Embry-Riddle 2-8 (8-10)
Sam Philpott led five Rollins players in double figures with 23 points. Connor McKim added 17- Jeff Merton tallied 16- Jack Fleming contributed 12 off the bench- while Eric Castaneda scored 10. The Tars shot 56 percent in the game- 46 percent (11-24) from the 3-point line- and- 72 percent (21-29) at the free throw line. The Tars had 22 assists and 11 turnovers in the game.
The Bucs also had five players score in double figures. Johannesd Dolven scored a game high 31 points to lead the way in the losing effort. Sunday Deck- Cooper Glick- and- Kenan Guzonjic each had 11- while Marko Tomic scored 10. Barry shot 41 percent as a team- 23 percent (10-44) from the 3-point line- and- 83 percent (10-13) from the free throw line. Barry won the rebounding battle 40-35. They had 16 assists and 11 turnovers.
The Tars led wire to wire in this one. Rollins got off to a quick 17-7 lead after a pair of 3-ball's by McKim and then a Philpott 3-pointer at the 14:55 mark. Barry got it down to a one point game midway thru the opening half and Rollins would go on a big run to go up 15 (41-26) with 3:46 left in the half. Rollins took a 46-32 halftime lead into the locker room.
The Tars had a double digit lead until Barry got it down to 73-64 after a Glick 3-pointer at the 5:18 mark. Fleming drilled a three of his own for Rollins and the Tars would cruise to victory from that point on.
Rollins will be back in action Wednesday when they travel to Florida Tech to battle the Panthers. Tip time is set for 7:30 PM.
Other SSC Scores Saturday:
Eckerd 90 Florida Tech 71
Lynn 73 Tampa 56
Saint Leo 76 Palm Beach Atlantic 75 (OT)
Florida Southern 99 Nova Southeastern 77
SSC Standings:
Eckerd 8-3 (15-3)
Barry 8-3 (12-4)
Rollins 8-3 (12-7)
Nova Southeastern 6-5 (12-5)
Lynn 6-5 (9-8)
Florida Tech 5-6 (10-9)
Saint Leo 5-6 (9-13)
Florida Southern 5-6 (11-8)
Palm Beach Atlantic 4-7 (10-12)
Tampa 3-8 (7-10)
Embry-Riddle 2-8 (8-10)
Friday, January 19, 2018
Rollins Hosts Barry With First Place On The Line Saturday.
The Rollins Tars (11-7 7-3 SSC) will host the #19 Barry Buccaneers (12-3 8-2 SSC) Saturday at Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center. You can catch all the action with Robert Siegel and Jim "Shooter" Ferro at RollinsSports.com
The Tars have won three straight. Last time out they were a 117-111 double overtime winner over Florida Southern at Jenkins FieldHouse. Sam Philpott led the Tars with a career high 36 points at Southern- Connor McKim scored 18- Jeff Merton had 16. The Tars made a living at the free throw line where they went 41-47 including a pair by Jack Fleming that sent the game into overtime. McKim was 10 of 10 at the free throw line.Philpott is leading the Rollins box score and is fifth in the SSC putting up 20.9 points a night. Merton is putting up 15.3 points and four rebounds a night. McKim scores 11.6 points and also 3.9 assists a contest. Deion Clark and Eric Castaneda also average better than 10 points a night. The Tars score 84.4 points a game- while they give up 81.1 a night.
Barry is coming off a 72-68 win over Lynn on Wednesday. Sunday Tech scored 16 points in the game- while Sawyer Glick and Marco Tomic each netted 15. Reigning SSC Player of the Year Elvar Fridriksson has been out the last three games and is questionable to play again Saturday. He averages 22.3 points and 7.3 assists a game. Glick puts up 13.6 a night- while Dech scores 13.1 points and averages 6.4 rebounds a contest. Daniel Nortensen puts up 12.7 points and 7.6 rebounds per night. Barry scores 91.1 points a game as a team. They are fourth in the country in 3-point shooting.
Rollins will be back in action Wednesday when they travel to Melbourne to take on Florida Tech. Tip time is set for 730 PM.
The line presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com: Rollins by 3
Other SSC Lines (also presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com:)
Florida Tech +4.5 @Eckerd
Tampa +6 @Lynn
Palm Beach Atlantic (Pick) @ Saint Leo
Florida Southern +8 @Nova Southeastern
SSC Standings:
Barry 8-2 (12-3)
Eckerd 7-3 (14-3)
Rollins 7-3 (11-7)
Nova Southeastern 6-4 (12-4)
Florida Tech 5-5 (10-8)
Lynn 5-5 (8-8)
Florida Southern 4-6 (10-8)
Palm Beach Atlantic 4-6 (10-11)
Saint Leo 4-6 (8-13)
Tampa 3-7 (7-9)
Embry-Riddle 2-8 (8-10)
The Tars have won three straight. Last time out they were a 117-111 double overtime winner over Florida Southern at Jenkins FieldHouse. Sam Philpott led the Tars with a career high 36 points at Southern- Connor McKim scored 18- Jeff Merton had 16. The Tars made a living at the free throw line where they went 41-47 including a pair by Jack Fleming that sent the game into overtime. McKim was 10 of 10 at the free throw line.Philpott is leading the Rollins box score and is fifth in the SSC putting up 20.9 points a night. Merton is putting up 15.3 points and four rebounds a night. McKim scores 11.6 points and also 3.9 assists a contest. Deion Clark and Eric Castaneda also average better than 10 points a night. The Tars score 84.4 points a game- while they give up 81.1 a night.
Barry is coming off a 72-68 win over Lynn on Wednesday. Sunday Tech scored 16 points in the game- while Sawyer Glick and Marco Tomic each netted 15. Reigning SSC Player of the Year Elvar Fridriksson has been out the last three games and is questionable to play again Saturday. He averages 22.3 points and 7.3 assists a game. Glick puts up 13.6 a night- while Dech scores 13.1 points and averages 6.4 rebounds a contest. Daniel Nortensen puts up 12.7 points and 7.6 rebounds per night. Barry scores 91.1 points a game as a team. They are fourth in the country in 3-point shooting.
Rollins will be back in action Wednesday when they travel to Melbourne to take on Florida Tech. Tip time is set for 730 PM.
The line presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com: Rollins by 3
Other SSC Lines (also presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com:)
Florida Tech +4.5 @Eckerd
Tampa +6 @Lynn
Palm Beach Atlantic (Pick) @ Saint Leo
Florida Southern +8 @Nova Southeastern
SSC Standings:
Barry 8-2 (12-3)
Eckerd 7-3 (14-3)
Rollins 7-3 (11-7)
Nova Southeastern 6-4 (12-4)
Florida Tech 5-5 (10-8)
Lynn 5-5 (8-8)
Florida Southern 4-6 (10-8)
Palm Beach Atlantic 4-6 (10-11)
Saint Leo 4-6 (8-13)
Tampa 3-7 (7-9)
Embry-Riddle 2-8 (8-10)
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
Rollins Remains In Second Place Tie Heading Into Weekend.
The Rollins Tars saw both teams they are chasing come up with victories on Wednesday night. So the Tars will go into the weekend in a second place tie with Eckerd. The Tritons and Tars trail first place Barry by one game, as the Bucs will come to Winter Park on Saturday. Here are the scores and standings from Wednesday.
SSC Scores:
Florida Southern 107 Tampa 94
Barry 72 Lynn 68
Eckerd 81 Saint Leo 71
Nova Southeastern 95 Palm Beach Atlantic 89
Florida Tech 80 Embry-Riddle 63
SSC Standings:
Barry 8-2 (12-3)
Eckerd 7-3 (14-3)
Rollins 7-3 (11-7)
Nova Southeastern 6-4 (12-4)
Florida Tech 5-5 (10-8)
Lynn 5-5 (8-8)
Florida Southern 4-6 (10-8)
Palm Beach Atlantic 4-6 (10-11)
Saint Leo 4-6 (8-13)
Tampa 3-7 (7-9)
Embry-Riddle 2-8 (8-10)
SSC Scores:
Florida Southern 107 Tampa 94
Barry 72 Lynn 68
Eckerd 81 Saint Leo 71
Nova Southeastern 95 Palm Beach Atlantic 89
Florida Tech 80 Embry-Riddle 63
SSC Standings:
Barry 8-2 (12-3)
Eckerd 7-3 (14-3)
Rollins 7-3 (11-7)
Nova Southeastern 6-4 (12-4)
Florida Tech 5-5 (10-8)
Lynn 5-5 (8-8)
Florida Southern 4-6 (10-8)
Palm Beach Atlantic 4-6 (10-11)
Saint Leo 4-6 (8-13)
Tampa 3-7 (7-9)
Embry-Riddle 2-8 (8-10)
Rollins Off Wednesday. Awaits Showdown With Barry Saturday.
The Rollins Tars (11-7 7-3 SSC) will take the night off Wednesday before taking on Barry in a battle for first place in the SSC on Saturday.
Other SSC Games Wednesday:
Eckerd (Pick) @Saint Leo
Florida Tech -4 @ERAU
Nova Southeastern +3 @Palm Beach Atlantic
Lynn +7 @Barry
Florida Southern (Pick) @Tampa
SSC Standings:
Barry 7-2 (11-3)
Rollina 7-3 (11-7)
Eckerd 6-3 (13-3)
Nova Southeastern 5-4 (11-4)
Lynn 5-4 (8-7)
Florida Tech 4-5 (8-7)
Palm Beach Atlantic 4-5 (10-10)
Saint Leo 4-5 (8-12)
Florida Southern 3-6 (9-8)
Other SSC Games Wednesday:
Eckerd (Pick) @Saint Leo
Florida Tech -4 @ERAU
Nova Southeastern +3 @Palm Beach Atlantic
Lynn +7 @Barry
Florida Southern (Pick) @Tampa
SSC Standings:
Barry 7-2 (11-3)
Rollina 7-3 (11-7)
Eckerd 6-3 (13-3)
Nova Southeastern 5-4 (11-4)
Lynn 5-4 (8-7)
Florida Tech 4-5 (8-7)
Palm Beach Atlantic 4-5 (10-10)
Saint Leo 4-5 (8-12)
Florida Southern 3-6 (9-8)
Saturday, January 13, 2018
Tars Win Double OT Thriller Saturday.
The Jenkins FieldHouse in Lakeland has never been an easy place to play for the Rollins Tars or anyone in the Sunshine State Conference for that matter. Saturday proved no differently as the Tars would need a pair of overtimes to come away with a 117-111 win. The win improved Rollins to 11-7 and 7-3 in the SSC. With the loss Southern dropped to 9-8 and 3-6 in the SSC.
Sam Philpott poured in a career high 36 points to lead the Tars. He was one of six players who scored in double figures. Connor McKim scored 18 and went 10-10 at the free throw line- Jeff Merton had 16- Eric Castaneda scored 15- Jack Fleming had 11- and- Deion Clark added 10. The Tars shot 53 percent as a team- 36 percent (8-22) from the 3-point line. They shot 87 percent (41-47) at the free throw line. The Tars had nine assists and 19 turnovers. Rollins won the rebounding battle 45-40.
The Moccasins were led by 26 points from Brett Hanson- Jonathan Lawton added 24- Ben Marello scored 22- Trey Diggs added 17- and- Slinky Jones scored 12. The Mocs shot 48 percent as a team- 39 percent (18-46) from the 3-point line- and- 42 percent (5-12) from the free throw line. They had 26 assists and 20 turnovers as a team.
It was a wildly entertaining game that saw 10 ties and 12 lead changes. Rollins jumped out to a 6-0 lead right out of the gate. The Tars lead would be two (13-11) at the first media time out. The Mocs would go on a run of there own and lead by 12 (31-19) at the midway point of the half. The lead would be 14 (36-22) before the Tars would go on a 19-5 run that knotted the game at 41 after a pair of Blake Admire free throws at the 1:33 mark of the first half. Southern would finish the half strong and take a 48-43 lead into the locker room.
Rollins would come back in the early stages of the second half and regain the tie the game twice. The last being at 55 before FSC grabbed the lead right back. The Tars would come back and regain the lead once again (65-63) after a Philpott 3-pointer with 13:03 to go in regulation. The game would stay tight but Rollins would open up a nine point lead (85-76) after a Castaneda layup at the 4:14 mark. The Tars would lead by six (97-91) with 30 seconds to go in regulation but the Mocs would not go away. Hanson drained a 3-pointer- then McKim turned it over for the tars and the Mocs tied it at 97 on a Jones 3-poiner with 17 seconds. After another Rollins turnover the Mocs had a chance to win it in regulation but Lawton missed the 3-pointer and we went to overtime.
The Mocs drew first blood in the extra session before the Tars scored the next five points. After a Hanson layup and Rausch basket the Mocs led 104-102 with 50 seconds in the extra frame. Fleming would tie it with a pair of free throws and we headed to a second overtime.
McKim would give Rollins the first basket before the Mocs went back on top on a Lawton 3-pointer at the 3:35 mark. The game was tied at 109 before McKim gave the Tars the lead with a pair of free throws with 1:01 in the second overtime. The Tars would ice the game at the free throw line and come away with a 117-111 victory.
Rollins will now be off until Saturday. Next they will host #11 Barry. Tip time is set for 4 PM. As always you can catch all the action on RollinsSports.com
Other SSC Scores:
Nova Southeastern 77 Saint Leo 69
Lynn 75 Palm Beach Atlantic 73
Florida Tech 96 Tampa 74
Embry-Riddle 86 Barry 77
SSC Standings:
Barry 7-2 (11-3)
Rollins 7-3 (11-7)
Eckerd 6-3 (13-3)
Nova Southeastern 5-4 (11-4)
Lynn 5-4 (8-7)
Florida Tech 4-5 (9-8)
Palm Beach Atlantic 4-5 (10-10)
Saint Leo 4-5 (8-12)
Florida Southern 3-6 (9-8)
Tampa 3-6 (7-8)
Embry-Riddle 2-7 (8-9)
Sam Philpott poured in a career high 36 points to lead the Tars. He was one of six players who scored in double figures. Connor McKim scored 18 and went 10-10 at the free throw line- Jeff Merton had 16- Eric Castaneda scored 15- Jack Fleming had 11- and- Deion Clark added 10. The Tars shot 53 percent as a team- 36 percent (8-22) from the 3-point line. They shot 87 percent (41-47) at the free throw line. The Tars had nine assists and 19 turnovers. Rollins won the rebounding battle 45-40.
The Moccasins were led by 26 points from Brett Hanson- Jonathan Lawton added 24- Ben Marello scored 22- Trey Diggs added 17- and- Slinky Jones scored 12. The Mocs shot 48 percent as a team- 39 percent (18-46) from the 3-point line- and- 42 percent (5-12) from the free throw line. They had 26 assists and 20 turnovers as a team.
It was a wildly entertaining game that saw 10 ties and 12 lead changes. Rollins jumped out to a 6-0 lead right out of the gate. The Tars lead would be two (13-11) at the first media time out. The Mocs would go on a run of there own and lead by 12 (31-19) at the midway point of the half. The lead would be 14 (36-22) before the Tars would go on a 19-5 run that knotted the game at 41 after a pair of Blake Admire free throws at the 1:33 mark of the first half. Southern would finish the half strong and take a 48-43 lead into the locker room.
Rollins would come back in the early stages of the second half and regain the tie the game twice. The last being at 55 before FSC grabbed the lead right back. The Tars would come back and regain the lead once again (65-63) after a Philpott 3-pointer with 13:03 to go in regulation. The game would stay tight but Rollins would open up a nine point lead (85-76) after a Castaneda layup at the 4:14 mark. The Tars would lead by six (97-91) with 30 seconds to go in regulation but the Mocs would not go away. Hanson drained a 3-pointer- then McKim turned it over for the tars and the Mocs tied it at 97 on a Jones 3-poiner with 17 seconds. After another Rollins turnover the Mocs had a chance to win it in regulation but Lawton missed the 3-pointer and we went to overtime.
The Mocs drew first blood in the extra session before the Tars scored the next five points. After a Hanson layup and Rausch basket the Mocs led 104-102 with 50 seconds in the extra frame. Fleming would tie it with a pair of free throws and we headed to a second overtime.
McKim would give Rollins the first basket before the Mocs went back on top on a Lawton 3-pointer at the 3:35 mark. The game was tied at 109 before McKim gave the Tars the lead with a pair of free throws with 1:01 in the second overtime. The Tars would ice the game at the free throw line and come away with a 117-111 victory.
Rollins will now be off until Saturday. Next they will host #11 Barry. Tip time is set for 4 PM. As always you can catch all the action on RollinsSports.com
Other SSC Scores:
Nova Southeastern 77 Saint Leo 69
Lynn 75 Palm Beach Atlantic 73
Florida Tech 96 Tampa 74
Embry-Riddle 86 Barry 77
SSC Standings:
Barry 7-2 (11-3)
Rollins 7-3 (11-7)
Eckerd 6-3 (13-3)
Nova Southeastern 5-4 (11-4)
Lynn 5-4 (8-7)
Florida Tech 4-5 (9-8)
Palm Beach Atlantic 4-5 (10-10)
Saint Leo 4-5 (8-12)
Florida Southern 3-6 (9-8)
Tampa 3-6 (7-8)
Embry-Riddle 2-7 (8-9)
Friday, January 12, 2018
Rollins-Southern Renew Rivalry Saturday in Lakeland.
The Rollins Tars and Florida Southern Moccasins will renew their rivalry at Jenkins FieldHouse in Lakeland on Saturday night at 730 PM. You can catch all the action on RollinsSports.com. The Mocs come into the game 7-2 at home on the season- while the Tars are 1-3 on the road this season.
Rollins (10-7 6-3 SSC) is tied for second place in the SSC with Eckerd. The Tars were a 71-69 winner over Tampa on a Jeff Merton buzzer-beating 3-pointer on Wednesday night. Sam Philpott led the way with 16 points and nine rebounds in the victory. Merton scored 15- While Connor McKim added 13. Philpott comes into the game leading the Tars and seventh in the SSC averaging 20 points a game. Merton scores 14.4 a night- while Deion Clark averages 12 points and 4.5 rebounds a contest. Eric Castaneda (11.6 ppg-) and- McKim (11.0 ppg-) also score in double figures. the Tars average 81.5 a game- while they give up 79.9 a contest.
Florida Southern (9-7 3-5 SSC) is coming off a 102-80 thrashing by #11 Barry Wednesday. Johnathan Lawton led the way with 19 points- while- Brett Hanson scored 15 points and grabbed six rebounds. Lawton leads the Mocs in scoring at 19.8 points per game. Hanson averages 16.2 points- and- grabs 7.4 rebounds a night. Tyler Ross (10.9 ppg-) and- Jack Rausch (10.5 ppg) are also averaging double figures. Rausch averages 7.9 rebounds a game as well. Southern scores 84.4 ppg- while they give up 81.4 per game.
The Tars won both meetings last season. The first a 102-91 win in Winter Park on 11/21. Then on 1/25 the Tars were a 94-88 winner in Lakeland. Jeff Merton needs just 15 points to pass Curt Fiser for 15th in school history in scoring. He needs 25 to pass Gary Parsons for 14th- and- 35 behind Larry Martinez for 13th.
Merton needs six 3-pointer's to pass Jonny Rebel for fifth all time in 3-pointer's made. Philpott is 23rd in points scored and can pass Scott Martin (needs two points-) Caleb Springer needs 18 to pass him- and- 45 points to tie Kyle Rich.
The Tars will be back in action a week from Saturday when they take on #11 Barry at Warden Arena.
The line presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com: Pick
Saint Leo +8 @Nova Southeastern
Lynn+6 @Palm Beach Atlantic
Barry -9 @Embry-Riddle
Tampa -4 @Florida Tech
SSC Standings:
Barry 7-1 (11-2)
Eckerd 6-3 (13-3)
Rollins 6-3 (10-7)
Nova Southeastern 4-4 (10-4)
Palm Beach Atlantic 4-4 (10-9)
Lynn 4-4 (7-7)
Saint Leo 4-4 (8-11)
Florida Southern 3-5 (9-7)
Tampa 3-5 (7-7)
Florida Tech 3-5 (8-8)
Embry-Riddle 1-7 (7-9)
Rollins (10-7 6-3 SSC) is tied for second place in the SSC with Eckerd. The Tars were a 71-69 winner over Tampa on a Jeff Merton buzzer-beating 3-pointer on Wednesday night. Sam Philpott led the way with 16 points and nine rebounds in the victory. Merton scored 15- While Connor McKim added 13. Philpott comes into the game leading the Tars and seventh in the SSC averaging 20 points a game. Merton scores 14.4 a night- while Deion Clark averages 12 points and 4.5 rebounds a contest. Eric Castaneda (11.6 ppg-) and- McKim (11.0 ppg-) also score in double figures. the Tars average 81.5 a game- while they give up 79.9 a contest.
Florida Southern (9-7 3-5 SSC) is coming off a 102-80 thrashing by #11 Barry Wednesday. Johnathan Lawton led the way with 19 points- while- Brett Hanson scored 15 points and grabbed six rebounds. Lawton leads the Mocs in scoring at 19.8 points per game. Hanson averages 16.2 points- and- grabs 7.4 rebounds a night. Tyler Ross (10.9 ppg-) and- Jack Rausch (10.5 ppg) are also averaging double figures. Rausch averages 7.9 rebounds a game as well. Southern scores 84.4 ppg- while they give up 81.4 per game.
The Tars won both meetings last season. The first a 102-91 win in Winter Park on 11/21. Then on 1/25 the Tars were a 94-88 winner in Lakeland. Jeff Merton needs just 15 points to pass Curt Fiser for 15th in school history in scoring. He needs 25 to pass Gary Parsons for 14th- and- 35 behind Larry Martinez for 13th.
Merton needs six 3-pointer's to pass Jonny Rebel for fifth all time in 3-pointer's made. Philpott is 23rd in points scored and can pass Scott Martin (needs two points-) Caleb Springer needs 18 to pass him- and- 45 points to tie Kyle Rich.
The Tars will be back in action a week from Saturday when they take on #11 Barry at Warden Arena.
The line presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com: Pick
Saint Leo +8 @Nova Southeastern
Lynn+6 @Palm Beach Atlantic
Barry -9 @Embry-Riddle
Tampa -4 @Florida Tech
SSC Standings:
Barry 7-1 (11-2)
Eckerd 6-3 (13-3)
Rollins 6-3 (10-7)
Nova Southeastern 4-4 (10-4)
Palm Beach Atlantic 4-4 (10-9)
Lynn 4-4 (7-7)
Saint Leo 4-4 (8-11)
Florida Southern 3-5 (9-7)
Tampa 3-5 (7-7)
Florida Tech 3-5 (8-8)
Embry-Riddle 1-7 (7-9)
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
Tars Escape On Merton Game Winner!
The Rollins Tars used a Jeff Merton 3-pointer at the buzzer to escape with a 71-69 victory over the Tampa Spartans at Warden Arena Wednesday. This after the Tars had gone the last 4:25 without a field goal. With the win Rollins improved to 10-7 overall and 6-3 in the SSC. With the defeat Tampa falls to 7-7 and 3-5 in the SSC.
Rollins was paced by Sam Philpott with 16 points and nine rebounds in this one. Merton scored 15 on six of eight shooting including the game winner from the top of the key off a Jakobi Bonner pass at the buzzer. Connor McKim scored 13- and- Jack Fleming continued his hot shooting of late and totaled 11 off the Rollins bench. The Tars shot 49 percent as a team- 47 percent ( 9-19) from the 3-point line- and- 77 percent (10-13) from the free throw line. Rollins crushed the Spartans in the rebounding battle 36-24. They had 15 assists and 17 turnovers as a team.
The Spartans were led Anthony Gamble who knocked down five 3-pointer's on his way to 17 points. Pat Bacon was the only other Spartan in double figures with 16- while Alberto Moreno and Mekhi Biffle added nine points each. The Spartans shot 43 percent from the field- as well as 43 percent (15-35) from the 3-point line. They shot 60 percent (6-10) from the free throw line. The Spartans had 16 assists and 12 turnovers.
The Tars never led by more than seven points in the game. The game had seven ties and 17 lead changes. Tampa took it's largest lead of the night at five (18-13) with 8:53 in the opening half. After a Fleming 3-pointer at the 4:49 mark Rollins held a 24-22 lead. The Tars would be down three late in the half but another Fleming 3-pointer would knot the score at 33 heading to the locker room.
The Tars would lead 46-41 but the Spartans would go on a 8-0 run to take a 49-46 advantage. The Tars would answer and lead 58-51 with 10 minutes to go. With 4:10 remaining Rollins still had a seven point edge (66-59.) Biffle knocked down a 3-pointer, then Rollins got Philpott to split a pair of free throws and the lead stood at five (67-62.) Bacon would trim the lead to three (67-64) with 43 seconds to go. Again the Tars would split a pair of free throws and the Spartans would get to within 68-67 after a 3-pointer by Gamble with 23 seconds left. Bacon drew a foul on McKim and would knock down both free throws to give Tampa a 69-68 lead with 7.8 seconds. This set up the final play heroics when Bonner was double- teamed and found Merton at the top of the key for the game winner.
The Tars will be back in action Saturday when they head to Lakeland to take on Florida Southern. Tip time at Jenkins FieldHouse is set for 730 PM. You can catch all the action on RollinsSports.com
Other SSC Scores:
Barry 102 Florida Southern 80
Lynn 78 Eckerd 74
Florida Tech 88 Saint Leo 83
Embry-Riddle 92 Nova Southeastern 81
SSC Standings:
Barry 7-1 (11-2)
Eckerd 6-3 (13-3)
Rollins 6-3 (10-7)
Nova Southeastern 4-4 (10-4)
Palm Beach Atlantic 4-4 (10-9)
Lynn 4-4 (7-7)
Saint Leo 4-4 (8-11)
Florida Southern 3-5 (9-7)
Tampa 3-5 (7-7)
Florida Tech 3-5 (8-8)
Embry-Riddle 1-7 (7-9)
Rollins was paced by Sam Philpott with 16 points and nine rebounds in this one. Merton scored 15 on six of eight shooting including the game winner from the top of the key off a Jakobi Bonner pass at the buzzer. Connor McKim scored 13- and- Jack Fleming continued his hot shooting of late and totaled 11 off the Rollins bench. The Tars shot 49 percent as a team- 47 percent ( 9-19) from the 3-point line- and- 77 percent (10-13) from the free throw line. Rollins crushed the Spartans in the rebounding battle 36-24. They had 15 assists and 17 turnovers as a team.
The Spartans were led Anthony Gamble who knocked down five 3-pointer's on his way to 17 points. Pat Bacon was the only other Spartan in double figures with 16- while Alberto Moreno and Mekhi Biffle added nine points each. The Spartans shot 43 percent from the field- as well as 43 percent (15-35) from the 3-point line. They shot 60 percent (6-10) from the free throw line. The Spartans had 16 assists and 12 turnovers.
The Tars never led by more than seven points in the game. The game had seven ties and 17 lead changes. Tampa took it's largest lead of the night at five (18-13) with 8:53 in the opening half. After a Fleming 3-pointer at the 4:49 mark Rollins held a 24-22 lead. The Tars would be down three late in the half but another Fleming 3-pointer would knot the score at 33 heading to the locker room.
The Tars would lead 46-41 but the Spartans would go on a 8-0 run to take a 49-46 advantage. The Tars would answer and lead 58-51 with 10 minutes to go. With 4:10 remaining Rollins still had a seven point edge (66-59.) Biffle knocked down a 3-pointer, then Rollins got Philpott to split a pair of free throws and the lead stood at five (67-62.) Bacon would trim the lead to three (67-64) with 43 seconds to go. Again the Tars would split a pair of free throws and the Spartans would get to within 68-67 after a 3-pointer by Gamble with 23 seconds left. Bacon drew a foul on McKim and would knock down both free throws to give Tampa a 69-68 lead with 7.8 seconds. This set up the final play heroics when Bonner was double- teamed and found Merton at the top of the key for the game winner.
The Tars will be back in action Saturday when they head to Lakeland to take on Florida Southern. Tip time at Jenkins FieldHouse is set for 730 PM. You can catch all the action on RollinsSports.com
Other SSC Scores:
Barry 102 Florida Southern 80
Lynn 78 Eckerd 74
Florida Tech 88 Saint Leo 83
Embry-Riddle 92 Nova Southeastern 81
SSC Standings:
Barry 7-1 (11-2)
Eckerd 6-3 (13-3)
Rollins 6-3 (10-7)
Nova Southeastern 4-4 (10-4)
Palm Beach Atlantic 4-4 (10-9)
Lynn 4-4 (7-7)
Saint Leo 4-4 (8-11)
Florida Southern 3-5 (9-7)
Tampa 3-5 (7-7)
Florida Tech 3-5 (8-8)
Embry-Riddle 1-7 (7-9)
Tuesday, January 9, 2018
Rollins Welcomes Tampa Wednesday.
The Rollins Tars welcome an old nemesis to Warden Arena Wednesday when the Tampa Spartans come to town. Richard Schmidt has won 692 games and is ninth in all of Division II in wins as the head coach of Tampa for the past 37 seasons. Tom Klusman is in his 38th season as the head coach of Rollins and has compiled 686 wins. The game tips at 730 PM and you can catch all the action on RollinsSports.com
The Tars (9-5 5-3 SSC) are coming off a big 80-68 win over upstart Nova Southeastern. With the win the Tars snapped a four game losing slide. Sam Philpott scored 21 points to lead Rollins in the victory- Jack Fleming netted 15- while Connor McKim chipped in 14. Philpott leads the Tars in scoring and is seventh in the SSC putting up 19.8 points a game. Jeff Merton adds 14.4 a contest- while Deion Clark puts up 12.6 points and 4.5 rebounds a night. Two other Rollins players average double figures as Eric Castaneda (12.3 points per game- 4.5 rebounds a game- and- Connor McKim (10.9 ppg and 4.3 assists per night) have also had solid seasons thus far. The Tars average 82.3 points per game- while they give up 80.8 points per night. Those are both good for seventh in the SSC.
Tampa (7-6 3-4 SSC) comes in on a three game win streak. The Spartans were a 90-77 winner over Palm Beach Atlantic last time out. Duke Shelton scored 29 points- and- Anthony Gamble added 22 in this one. Pat Bacon (15-) and- Marcel Robinson (10) were also in double figures. Bacon averages a team leading and league fourth best 21.4 points per game. Shelton averages a double- double (14 points and is second in the nation with 12.4 rebounds a game. Robison adds 14.4 per contest. The Spartans score 81.8 points per game- and- give up 81 per contest. Both of those are good for eighth in the SSC.
The two teams split a pair of meetings last season, The Spartans won 81-73 in Winter Park. While the Tars were a 88-69 winner at the Martinez Center. Rollins is 44-75 all time against Tampa. Jeff Merton needs 31 points to tie Curt Fiser in total points scored for a career. Jeff Merton is sixth all time in 3-pointer's made. He needs nine to pass Jonny Rebel for fifth all-time. Philpott needs 17 points to pass Scott Martin for 22nd all time in points scored.
Rollins will be back in action Saturday when they travel to Lakeland and face Florida Southern. You can catch all the action on RollinsSports.com
The line presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com:
Rollins by 6.5
Other SSC Lines:
Florida Southern +9 @Barry
Eckerd -2 @ Lynn
Florida Tech +4 @Saint Leo
Nova Southeastern -6.5 @ Embry-Riddle
SSC Standings:
Barry 6-1 (10-2)
Eckerd 6-2 (13-2)
Rollins 5-3 (9-7)
Nova Southeastern 4-3 (10-3)
Saint Leo 4-3 (8-10)
Palm Beach Atlantic 4-4 (10-9)
Tampa 3-4 (7-6)
Lynn 3-4 (6-7)
Florida Tech 2-5 (7-8)
Embry-Riddle 0-7 (6-9)
The Tars (9-5 5-3 SSC) are coming off a big 80-68 win over upstart Nova Southeastern. With the win the Tars snapped a four game losing slide. Sam Philpott scored 21 points to lead Rollins in the victory- Jack Fleming netted 15- while Connor McKim chipped in 14. Philpott leads the Tars in scoring and is seventh in the SSC putting up 19.8 points a game. Jeff Merton adds 14.4 a contest- while Deion Clark puts up 12.6 points and 4.5 rebounds a night. Two other Rollins players average double figures as Eric Castaneda (12.3 points per game- 4.5 rebounds a game- and- Connor McKim (10.9 ppg and 4.3 assists per night) have also had solid seasons thus far. The Tars average 82.3 points per game- while they give up 80.8 points per night. Those are both good for seventh in the SSC.
Tampa (7-6 3-4 SSC) comes in on a three game win streak. The Spartans were a 90-77 winner over Palm Beach Atlantic last time out. Duke Shelton scored 29 points- and- Anthony Gamble added 22 in this one. Pat Bacon (15-) and- Marcel Robinson (10) were also in double figures. Bacon averages a team leading and league fourth best 21.4 points per game. Shelton averages a double- double (14 points and is second in the nation with 12.4 rebounds a game. Robison adds 14.4 per contest. The Spartans score 81.8 points per game- and- give up 81 per contest. Both of those are good for eighth in the SSC.
The two teams split a pair of meetings last season, The Spartans won 81-73 in Winter Park. While the Tars were a 88-69 winner at the Martinez Center. Rollins is 44-75 all time against Tampa. Jeff Merton needs 31 points to tie Curt Fiser in total points scored for a career. Jeff Merton is sixth all time in 3-pointer's made. He needs nine to pass Jonny Rebel for fifth all-time. Philpott needs 17 points to pass Scott Martin for 22nd all time in points scored.
Rollins will be back in action Saturday when they travel to Lakeland and face Florida Southern. You can catch all the action on RollinsSports.com
The line presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com:
Rollins by 6.5
Other SSC Lines:
Florida Southern +9 @Barry
Eckerd -2 @ Lynn
Florida Tech +4 @Saint Leo
Nova Southeastern -6.5 @ Embry-Riddle
SSC Standings:
Barry 6-1 (10-2)
Eckerd 6-2 (13-2)
Rollins 5-3 (9-7)
Nova Southeastern 4-3 (10-3)
Saint Leo 4-3 (8-10)
Palm Beach Atlantic 4-4 (10-9)
Tampa 3-4 (7-6)
Lynn 3-4 (6-7)
Florida Tech 2-5 (7-8)
Embry-Riddle 0-7 (6-9)
Saturday, January 6, 2018
Tars Snap Skid Saturday.
The Rollins Tars snapped a four game losing skid Saturday with a 81-71 win over Nova Southeastern at Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center. With the win Rollins improves to 9-7 and 5-3 in the SSC. After the loss the Sharks drop to 10-3 and 4-3 in the SSC.
Sam Philpott led three Tars in double figures with 21 points- Jack Fleming netted 15 off the bench- and- Connor McKim added 14. The tars shot 50 percent as a team- 38 percent (8-21) from the 3-point line- and- 85 percent (23-27) from the free throw line. The Tars won the rebounding battle 36-33. They had 18 assists and 21 turnovers in the contest.
Nick Smith had 19 to lead NSU- David Dennis added 17- while Gerard Tarin chipped in 12. The Tars shot a frigid 37 percent from the field- 25 percent (8-32) from the 3-point line- and- 85 percent (17-20) from the free throw line. The Sharks had 14 assists and 20 turnovers.
The Tars held a Sharks team averaging 99 points a game on the season to 71 in this one. The Tars got off to a quick start and led 10-4 at the first media. The Sharks would grab the lead 17-14 with 12 minutes in the opening stanza. Five ties and six lead changes later we were knotted at 34 after a Fleming 3-pointer at the 3:08 mark of the half. The Tars would go on a 10-2 run to close the half and took a seven point lead (43-36) into the half.
The Sharks came back and tied the game at 48 early in the second half before the Tars would go up eight (60-52) with 11:49 to go. NSU scored the next nine points and took a 61-60 lead. The Tars led by seven (71-64) with five minutes to go. The Tars made all 10 free throws to ice the victory.
Rollins will be back in action Wednesday when they host Tampa. Tip time is set for 7:30 PM from Warden Arena and you can catch all the action on RollinsSports.com
Other SSC Scores:
Florida Tech 96 Barry 83
Eckerd 95 Embry-Riddle 72
Tampa 90 Palm Beach Atlantic 77
Lynn 92 Florida Southern 90 (OT)
SSC Standings:
Barry 6-1 (10-2)
Eckerd 6-2 (13-2)
Rollins 5-3 (9-7)
Nova Southeastern 4-3 (10-3)
Saint Leo 4-3 (8-10)
Palm Beach Atlantic 4-4 (10-9)
Florida Southern 3-4 (9-6)
Tampa 3-4 (7-6)
Lynn 3-4 (6-7)
Florida Tech 2-5 (7-8)
Embry-Riddle 0-7 (6-9)
Sam Philpott led three Tars in double figures with 21 points- Jack Fleming netted 15 off the bench- and- Connor McKim added 14. The tars shot 50 percent as a team- 38 percent (8-21) from the 3-point line- and- 85 percent (23-27) from the free throw line. The Tars won the rebounding battle 36-33. They had 18 assists and 21 turnovers in the contest.
Nick Smith had 19 to lead NSU- David Dennis added 17- while Gerard Tarin chipped in 12. The Tars shot a frigid 37 percent from the field- 25 percent (8-32) from the 3-point line- and- 85 percent (17-20) from the free throw line. The Sharks had 14 assists and 20 turnovers.
The Tars held a Sharks team averaging 99 points a game on the season to 71 in this one. The Tars got off to a quick start and led 10-4 at the first media. The Sharks would grab the lead 17-14 with 12 minutes in the opening stanza. Five ties and six lead changes later we were knotted at 34 after a Fleming 3-pointer at the 3:08 mark of the half. The Tars would go on a 10-2 run to close the half and took a seven point lead (43-36) into the half.
The Sharks came back and tied the game at 48 early in the second half before the Tars would go up eight (60-52) with 11:49 to go. NSU scored the next nine points and took a 61-60 lead. The Tars led by seven (71-64) with five minutes to go. The Tars made all 10 free throws to ice the victory.
Rollins will be back in action Wednesday when they host Tampa. Tip time is set for 7:30 PM from Warden Arena and you can catch all the action on RollinsSports.com
Other SSC Scores:
Florida Tech 96 Barry 83
Eckerd 95 Embry-Riddle 72
Tampa 90 Palm Beach Atlantic 77
Lynn 92 Florida Southern 90 (OT)
SSC Standings:
Barry 6-1 (10-2)
Eckerd 6-2 (13-2)
Rollins 5-3 (9-7)
Nova Southeastern 4-3 (10-3)
Saint Leo 4-3 (8-10)
Palm Beach Atlantic 4-4 (10-9)
Florida Southern 3-4 (9-6)
Tampa 3-4 (7-6)
Lynn 3-4 (6-7)
Florida Tech 2-5 (7-8)
Embry-Riddle 0-7 (6-9)
Friday, January 5, 2018
Rollins Hosts NSU Saturday.
The Rollins Tars will look to break a four game losing slide when they face the Nova Southeastern Sharks at Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center Saturday afternoon. The Tars come into the game 8-7 overall and 4-3 in the SSC. NSU has been the biggest surprise in the conference as they are 10-2 overall and 4-2 in the conference. Tip time is set for 4 PM and you can catch all the action on RollinsSports.com
The Tars were a 80-68 loser to Palm Beach Atlantic at Rubin Arena Wednesday night. Rollins did not do themselves any favors, going 4 of 14 (29 percent) from the free throw line in the loss. They also fell to Eckerd 95-81.
In the game versus PBA Jeff Merton led the way with 18 points- Sam Philpott scored 14 off the bench- and- Connor McKim added 11. Philpott is leading the Tars in scoring and sixth in the conference putting up 20.2 points per game. Merton scores 15.1 a game and grabs 4.3 rebounds a contest. Deion Clark is scoring 13.1 points and a team leading 4.7 rebounds a night. Eric Castaneda scores 12.5 per night- while McKim nets 10.6 points and dishes out 4.6 assists a game. Rollins is putting up 83.5 points per night- but they give up 81.8 per contest.
NSU was picked to finish last in the SSC. They won nine of 10 to start the season, fell to #7 Barry before upsetting #22 Eckerd on Wednesday night. The Sharks are playing just there second road game in the last 12 contests.
New head coach Jim Crutchfield takes over NSU this season after 13 years at West Liberty. He brings the run and gun style to the SSC with Nova. They are the highest scoring team in the conference, but are last on the defensive end. David Dennis had 24 points and six assists to lead the way in the victory over Eckerd. Nick Smith had 13 points and nine rebounds while Nick Stampley netted 12. Dennis is fourth in the SSC averaging 21.9 points per game- he also averages eight assists- and- 6.7 rebounds per night. Malik Hardy adds 18.6 points a game- while Smith (14.0 ppg-) and- Gerard Tarin nets 11 per contest to round out the double digit scorers. The Sharks average 99.2 points a game as a team. They have eclipsed the century mark five times this season. They surrender 91.4 a night on the defensive end.
The two teams split the two meetings a year ago. Each winning at home. The Sharks were a 63-56 winner at NSU- before the Tars won 86-67 in Winter Park.
The line presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com:
Rollins by 1
Other SSC Games Saturday:
Florida Tech +13 @Barry
Embry Riddle +11 @ Eckerd
Palm Beach Atlantic-3 @ Tampa
Lynn +5 @ Florida Southern
SSC Standings:
Barry 6-0 (10-1)
Eckerd 5-2 (12-2)
Nova Southeastern 4-2 (10-2)
Palm Beach Atlantic 4-3 (10-8)
Rollins 4-3 (8-7)
Saint Leo 4-3 (8-10)
Florida Southern 3-3 (9-5)
Tampa 2-4 (6-6)
Lynn 2-4 (5-7)
Florida Tech 1-5 (6-8)
Embry-Riddle 0-6 (6-8)
The Tars were a 80-68 loser to Palm Beach Atlantic at Rubin Arena Wednesday night. Rollins did not do themselves any favors, going 4 of 14 (29 percent) from the free throw line in the loss. They also fell to Eckerd 95-81.
In the game versus PBA Jeff Merton led the way with 18 points- Sam Philpott scored 14 off the bench- and- Connor McKim added 11. Philpott is leading the Tars in scoring and sixth in the conference putting up 20.2 points per game. Merton scores 15.1 a game and grabs 4.3 rebounds a contest. Deion Clark is scoring 13.1 points and a team leading 4.7 rebounds a night. Eric Castaneda scores 12.5 per night- while McKim nets 10.6 points and dishes out 4.6 assists a game. Rollins is putting up 83.5 points per night- but they give up 81.8 per contest.
NSU was picked to finish last in the SSC. They won nine of 10 to start the season, fell to #7 Barry before upsetting #22 Eckerd on Wednesday night. The Sharks are playing just there second road game in the last 12 contests.
New head coach Jim Crutchfield takes over NSU this season after 13 years at West Liberty. He brings the run and gun style to the SSC with Nova. They are the highest scoring team in the conference, but are last on the defensive end. David Dennis had 24 points and six assists to lead the way in the victory over Eckerd. Nick Smith had 13 points and nine rebounds while Nick Stampley netted 12. Dennis is fourth in the SSC averaging 21.9 points per game- he also averages eight assists- and- 6.7 rebounds per night. Malik Hardy adds 18.6 points a game- while Smith (14.0 ppg-) and- Gerard Tarin nets 11 per contest to round out the double digit scorers. The Sharks average 99.2 points a game as a team. They have eclipsed the century mark five times this season. They surrender 91.4 a night on the defensive end.
The two teams split the two meetings a year ago. Each winning at home. The Sharks were a 63-56 winner at NSU- before the Tars won 86-67 in Winter Park.
The line presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com:
Rollins by 1
Other SSC Games Saturday:
Florida Tech +13 @Barry
Embry Riddle +11 @ Eckerd
Palm Beach Atlantic-3 @ Tampa
Lynn +5 @ Florida Southern
SSC Standings:
Barry 6-0 (10-1)
Eckerd 5-2 (12-2)
Nova Southeastern 4-2 (10-2)
Palm Beach Atlantic 4-3 (10-8)
Rollins 4-3 (8-7)
Saint Leo 4-3 (8-10)
Florida Southern 3-3 (9-5)
Tampa 2-4 (6-6)
Lynn 2-4 (5-7)
Florida Tech 1-5 (6-8)
Embry-Riddle 0-6 (6-8)
Wednesday, January 3, 2018
PBA Sends Tars To Fourth Straight Loss.
The Rollins Tars fell to 8-7 and 4-3 in the SSC with a 80-68 loss to Palm Beach Atlantic at Rubin Arena Wednesday night. The Sailfish improved to 10-8 overall and 4-3 in the SSC.
PBA was led by Grant Gullett who had 20 points and 13 rebounds. Jules Jamsin and Marshall Riddle netted 15 points each for the "Fish." PBA shot 56 percent as a team- and- 33 percent (8-24) from the 3-point line. They shot 64 percent (18-28) from the free throw line. PBA easily won the rebounding battle 42-26. They had 18 assists and 16 turnovers in the win.
Rollins was led by Jeff Merton who scored 18 points. Sam Philpott scored 14- and- Connor McKim added 11. The Tars shot 44 percent from the floor- and- 31 percent (8-26) from the 3-point line. Rollins was a dismal 29 percent (4-14) at the free throw line. They had 14 assists and 10 turnovers as a team.
The Sailfish lead 10-5 in the early going. They would stretch the lead to 16 (32-16) midway thru the opening half. Rollins would then go on a 13-0 run of their own and get to within three (32-29) on a Merton 3-pointer with 5:11 in the half. PBA would respond with a 9-0 run to stretch the lead to 12. The Tars would score the last four of the stanza and trailed by eight (41-33) at the intermission.
The Tars got to within two a pair of times but could not tie or take the lead in this one. The Tars were doomed by poor free throw shooting in this one. 66-63 would be the closest they would get with just under six minutes to go and PBA would get the victory.
Rollins will be back in action Saturday when they return home to face Nova Southeastern. Tip time is set for 4 PM at Warden Arena. As always you can catch all the action on RollinsSports.com
Other SSC Scores Wednesday:
Barry 79 Saint Leo 63
Lynn 88 Embry-Riddle 77
Nova Southeastern 86 Eckerd 82
Florida Southern 89 Florida Tech 75
SSC Standings:
Barry 6-0 (10-1)
Eckerd 5-2 (12-2)
Nova Southeastern 4-2 (10-2)
Palm Beach Atlantic 4-3 (10-8)
Rollins 4-3 (8-7)
Saint Leo 4-3 (8-10)
Florida Southern 2-3 (8-5)
Tampa 2-4 (6-6)
Lynn 2-4 (5-7)
Florida Tech 1-5 (6-8)
Embry-Riddle 0-6 (6-8)
PBA was led by Grant Gullett who had 20 points and 13 rebounds. Jules Jamsin and Marshall Riddle netted 15 points each for the "Fish." PBA shot 56 percent as a team- and- 33 percent (8-24) from the 3-point line. They shot 64 percent (18-28) from the free throw line. PBA easily won the rebounding battle 42-26. They had 18 assists and 16 turnovers in the win.
Rollins was led by Jeff Merton who scored 18 points. Sam Philpott scored 14- and- Connor McKim added 11. The Tars shot 44 percent from the floor- and- 31 percent (8-26) from the 3-point line. Rollins was a dismal 29 percent (4-14) at the free throw line. They had 14 assists and 10 turnovers as a team.
The Sailfish lead 10-5 in the early going. They would stretch the lead to 16 (32-16) midway thru the opening half. Rollins would then go on a 13-0 run of their own and get to within three (32-29) on a Merton 3-pointer with 5:11 in the half. PBA would respond with a 9-0 run to stretch the lead to 12. The Tars would score the last four of the stanza and trailed by eight (41-33) at the intermission.
The Tars got to within two a pair of times but could not tie or take the lead in this one. The Tars were doomed by poor free throw shooting in this one. 66-63 would be the closest they would get with just under six minutes to go and PBA would get the victory.
Rollins will be back in action Saturday when they return home to face Nova Southeastern. Tip time is set for 4 PM at Warden Arena. As always you can catch all the action on RollinsSports.com
Other SSC Scores Wednesday:
Barry 79 Saint Leo 63
Lynn 88 Embry-Riddle 77
Nova Southeastern 86 Eckerd 82
Florida Southern 89 Florida Tech 75
SSC Standings:
Barry 6-0 (10-1)
Eckerd 5-2 (12-2)
Nova Southeastern 4-2 (10-2)
Palm Beach Atlantic 4-3 (10-8)
Rollins 4-3 (8-7)
Saint Leo 4-3 (8-10)
Florida Southern 2-3 (8-5)
Tampa 2-4 (6-6)
Lynn 2-4 (5-7)
Florida Tech 1-5 (6-8)
Embry-Riddle 0-6 (6-8)
Tuesday, January 2, 2018
Tars Head To West Palm Wednesday.
The Rollins Tars losers of three straight head to West Palm Beach to take the Sailfish of Palm Beach Atlantic at Rubin Arena Wednesday night. You can catch all the action on RollinsSports.com. Tip time is set for 7:30 PM.
Rollins (8-6 4-2 SSC) looks to snap a three game losing slide on Wednesday. After a pair of losses in Las Vegas to Midwestern State and West Texas A&M, the Tars were a 95-81 loser to Eckerd on Saturday. The Tars sit in third place in the SSC, behind Barry and Eckerd. Sam Philpott scored 18 points in the loss to the 24th ranked Eckerd Tritons- Jack Fleming knocked down five 3-pointer's on his way to 16- and- Jeff Merton added 15.
Philpott leads the Tars in scoring and is fifth in the SSC putting up 20.6 points a game. He adds four rebounds a contest as well. Merton is second on the team putting up 14.8 points per night- while Deion Clark adds 13.1 points and leads the team with 4.7 rebounds a contest. Eric Castaneda nets 12.9 points per night- while Connor McKim scores 10.6 per contest. Rollins is scoring 84.6 points per game- and- allows 81.9 points per night. The Tars lost three in a row last December and lost one more before winning 17 of 21 and making a trip to the Elite Eight.
PBA (9-8 3-3 SSC) was a 93-79 winner last time out versus Florida Tech. Jules Jasmin scores 27 points to lead the Sailfish in that victory. Marshall Riddle netted 14- and- De'Ondre Jackson scored 12 in the victory.
Jackson is the leading scorer for PBA at 13.5 points a game. Jasmine is scoring 12.2 a night as well. grant Gullett is scoring 11.3 points per game- and- Bakari Warthen (10.1 ppg) also is scoring in double figures. The Sailfish score 82.1 points per contest- while they give up 77.1 points a night.
The Tars took all three meetings from PBA last season. It was a 59-47 win by Rollins on 1/7 in Winter Park. On 1/28 they were a 80-72 winner in West Palm. Then of course in the third meeting Rollins rallied for a 71-70 winner in the SSC Championship game in Daytona Beach on March 5th.
The Tars will be back in action Saturday when they welcome Nova Southeastern to Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center at 4 PM. You can follow the action at RollinsSports.com.
The line presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com: PBA by 4
Other SSC Lines Wednesday presented by Juan BernalSportsBooks.com:
Saint Leo +10 @Barry
Embry-Riddle+4 @Lynn
Florida Southern -2 @Florida Tech
Eckerd -2 @Nova Southeastern
Barry 5-0 (9-1)
Eckerd 5-1 (12-1)
Rollins 4-2 (8-6)
Saint Leo 4-2 (8-9)
Nova Southeastern 3-2 (9-2)
Palm Beach Atlantic 3-3 (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)
Rollins (8-6 4-2 SSC) looks to snap a three game losing slide on Wednesday. After a pair of losses in Las Vegas to Midwestern State and West Texas A&M, the Tars were a 95-81 loser to Eckerd on Saturday. The Tars sit in third place in the SSC, behind Barry and Eckerd. Sam Philpott scored 18 points in the loss to the 24th ranked Eckerd Tritons- Jack Fleming knocked down five 3-pointer's on his way to 16- and- Jeff Merton added 15.
Philpott leads the Tars in scoring and is fifth in the SSC putting up 20.6 points a game. He adds four rebounds a contest as well. Merton is second on the team putting up 14.8 points per night- while Deion Clark adds 13.1 points and leads the team with 4.7 rebounds a contest. Eric Castaneda nets 12.9 points per night- while Connor McKim scores 10.6 per contest. Rollins is scoring 84.6 points per game- and- allows 81.9 points per night. The Tars lost three in a row last December and lost one more before winning 17 of 21 and making a trip to the Elite Eight.
PBA (9-8 3-3 SSC) was a 93-79 winner last time out versus Florida Tech. Jules Jasmin scores 27 points to lead the Sailfish in that victory. Marshall Riddle netted 14- and- De'Ondre Jackson scored 12 in the victory.
Jackson is the leading scorer for PBA at 13.5 points a game. Jasmine is scoring 12.2 a night as well. grant Gullett is scoring 11.3 points per game- and- Bakari Warthen (10.1 ppg) also is scoring in double figures. The Sailfish score 82.1 points per contest- while they give up 77.1 points a night.
The Tars took all three meetings from PBA last season. It was a 59-47 win by Rollins on 1/7 in Winter Park. On 1/28 they were a 80-72 winner in West Palm. Then of course in the third meeting Rollins rallied for a 71-70 winner in the SSC Championship game in Daytona Beach on March 5th.
The Tars will be back in action Saturday when they welcome Nova Southeastern to Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center at 4 PM. You can follow the action at RollinsSports.com.
The line presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com: PBA by 4
Other SSC Lines Wednesday presented by Juan BernalSportsBooks.com:
Saint Leo +10 @Barry
Embry-Riddle+4 @Lynn
Florida Southern -2 @Florida Tech
Eckerd -2 @Nova Southeastern
Barry 5-0 (9-1)
Eckerd 5-1 (12-1)
Rollins 4-2 (8-6)
Saint Leo 4-2 (8-9)
Nova Southeastern 3-2 (9-2)
Palm Beach Atlantic 3-3 (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)
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