Five Tally Double Figures As Rollins Knocks Off Saint Leo.

 Five Rollins players scored in double figures as they knocked off the Saint Leo Lions 85-74 at Warden Arena on Wednesday. With the win Rollins improves to 8-5 and 2-3 in the SSC. The Lions fall to 6-6 and 1-3 in the SSC after the loss. 

 Both teams got off to a slow start on the offensive end as the game was knotted at 8 after a Mayson Quartlebaum basket at the 13:19 mark of the opening half. The Tars would open up a six point lead (16-10) after a Michael Kalina layup with 9:48 in the opening stanza. After taking a nine point lead (26-17) on a Jah Nze  layup with 5:33 until halftime. The next five points went the way of the Lions. Rollins would eventually take a 12 point lead (39-27) at halftime. Rollins shot 51.5 percent from the field in the opening half, 23.1 percent (3-13) from the 3-point line, and 66.7 percent (2-3) from the free throw line in the half. Saint Leo shot 33.3 percent from the field, 33.3 percent from the 3-point line (3-9) and 40 percent (2-5) from the free throw line in the opening 20 minutes. 

 The lead grew to 17 in the opening minute of the second half. After a Lenz Dupont hoop the Lions got to within 10 (51-41) with 15:11 to go. The lead would stay in double digits much of the rest of the game as one last push by Saint Leo would get them within nine ((76-67) with 2:10 to go. Nine would be as close as Saint Leo would get the rest of the way as Rollins pulled out the win. 

 Omar Figueroa paced the Tars with 22 points, Jackson Gaffney added 14, Nze scored 13, Ryan Renfro added 12 points and 12 rebounds, while Quartlebaum scored 11. As a team Rollins shot 46.2 percent from the field, 32 percent (8-25) from the 3-point line, and 81 percent (17-21) from the free throw line. Rollins dominated the rebounding battle 51-26. They had 16 assists and 14 turnovers in the contest. 

 Donovan Hill led Saint Leo with 27 points, Luther Smith added 13 points, and Matthew Ansah tallied 10. The Lions shot 41.3 percent from the field, 25 percent (6-24) from the 3-point line, and 80 percent (16-20) at the free throw line. They had 11 assists and eight turnovers as a team. 

 Rollins will be back in action Saturday when they battle  Barry in Miami Shores. Tip time is set for 4 PM. 

Other SSC Scores Wednesday: 

Embry-Riddle 95 Florida Tech 62 

Florida Southern 101 Palm Beach Atlantic 85 

Nova Southeastern 101 Eckerd 84 

SSC Standings: 

Palm Beach Atlantic 4-1 (12-1) 

Nova Southeastern 4-1 (9-1) 

Florida Southern 3-1 (11-3) 

Embry-Riddle 3-1 (6-5) 

Lynn 3-2 (8-4) 

Rollins 2-3 (8-5) 

Florida Tech 2-3 (6-7) 

Tampa 1-3 (7-4) 

Barry 1-3 (6-6) 

Saint Leo 1-3 (6-6) 

Eckerd 1-4 (7-5) 

 

Rollins Returns To SSC Action In Battle With Saint Leo

 The Rollins College Tars return to SSC action as they battle the Saint Leo Lions At Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center. You can catch all the action with Robert Siegel and Jim "Shooter" Ferro on 91.5 FM WPRK and on the Sunshine State Conference digital network at SunshineStateConference.com Tip time is slated for 4 PM (12/31.) 

 Rollins (7-5 1-3 SSC) is coming off a split of a pair of games in the Holiday hoops Classic in Las Vegas. After a decisive win over Hawaii Hilo Rollins fell 72-70 to the Colorado School of Mines. Rollins is seventh in the SSC putting up 86.1 points per game while they continue to lock down the opposition giving up an SSC second best 72 points per contest. Rollins shoots 47.4 percent from the floor (third in the SSC,) 37.7 percent from the 3-point line (third SSC,) and 72.8 percent at the free throw line (fourth in the conference.) They are eighth in turnover margin (-1.17,) sixth in assist to turnover ratio (1.44) and dish out 18.7 assists per game (fifth in the SSC.) The Tars are fourth in opponent field goal percentage (41.9 percent,) seventh in 3-point defense (33.6 percent) while they lead the league getting 13.7 more rebounds than the opposition per night (43.3-29.6.) They block 3.1 shots per game (8th SSC) and get 7.1 steals per game (also eighth in the SSC.) Jah Nze leads the team and is fifth in the SSC getting 18.5 points per game while Omar Figueroa gets 15.2 per night. Matus Malovec leads the team on the glass getting 5.8 boards per night while Figueroa continues to shoot the ball extremely well (49.6 percent from the field for 8th in the SSC, tied for the league lead in 3-point percentage (47.4 percent,) while Marshall Klug shoots 87.2 percent from the free throw line (8th SSC.) Figueroa is also fifth in 3-pointers made per game at three per game while he leads the team in assists (3 per game) and assist to turnover ratio (1.7 for 10th in the SSC.) Ryan Renfro has a team leading 0.8 blocks per night while Nze is fourth in the conference getting 1.9 steals per game. Figueroa is also 10th in minutes played at 29.7 per night. 

 Saint Leo (6-5 1-2 SSC) is coning off a 85-66 win over American International. The Lions score 81.3 points per game (10th SSC) while they give up an SSC seventh best 79.2 points per contest. They shoot an SSC worst 44 percent from the field and are also last in the league in opponent field goal percentage (44 percent.) The Lions shoot an SSC fifth best 37 percent from the 3-point line while they are ninth defending the 3-point line (36.2 percent.) They also struggle at the free throw line (66.9 percent which is good for 10th in the SSC.) The Lions get 0.4 more rebounds than the opposition (36.9-36.5) which is also 10th in the conference. The Lions are fourth in turnover margin (0.91) and eighth in assist to turnover ratio (1.21.) They are last in the league in blocked shots (two per game,) last in assists (15.45) and fourth in steals (8.3 per game.) Donovan Hill leads the team and is ninth in the SSC getting 16.4 points per game while Owen Pawlikowski gets 13.2 per night. Pawlikowski leads the team in rebounding at 5.1 per game as well. Luther Smith and Hill are fourth and 10th respectively in 3-point percentage while Pawlikowsli is ninth in free throw percentage (82.9 percent.) Hill is eighth in the SSC at 3.8 assists per game while Dominick Commisso blocks 0.7 shots pet game. Hill gets 1.7 steals per game and leads the conference in minutes played at 35.3 per contest Pawlikowski is fourth in minutes at 33.4 per night. 

The line presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com: Rollins by 4

Other SSC Lines  Tuesday (Also presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com:) 

Embry-Riddle -3.5 @ Florida Tech 

Palm Beach Atlantic +2.5 @ Florida Southern 

Nova Southeastern -18.5 @ Eckerd 

SSC Standings: 

Palm Beach Atlantic 4-0 (12-0) 

Nova Southeastern 3-1 (8-1) 

Florida Southern 2-1 (10-3) 

Embry-Riddle 2-1 (5-5) 

Lynn 3-2 (8-4) 

Florida Tech 2-2 (6-6) 

Saint Leo 1-2 (6-5) 

Eckerd 1-3 (7-4) 

Tampa 1-3 (7-4) 

Rollins 1-3 (7-5) 

Barry 1-3 (6-6) 

Cold Shooting Hinders Tars As they Settle For Vegas Split

 The Rollins College Tars had to settle for a split in the Holiday Hoops Classic at South Point Arena in Las Vegas. It was a back and forth game on Sunday night but Rollins struggled shooting the ball and fell 72-70 to the Colorado School of Mines Orediggers. With the win Mines improves to 5-9 on the season while Rollins sits at 7-5 on the season after the hard-fought loss on Sunday. 

 A night after Rollins jumped out to an 11-0 lead in a win over Hawaii Hilo the Tars were the team that got off to the slow start and fell behind 8-0. A 6-0 run by the Tars cut the Mines lead to two at the 15:02 mark of the first half. Rollins would take the lead (18-17) on a Mayson Quartlebaum jumper at the 9:29 mark of the opening stanza. That lead would be short-lived and ultimately Rollins would  trail by seven (36-29) at halftime. Rollins shot 32.3 percent in the first half, 23.5 percent (4-17) from the 3-point line, and 42.9 percent (3-7) from the free throw line in the first 20 minutes. The Orediggers shot 42.9 percent from the field, 33.3 percent (5-15) from the 3-point line, and 77.8 percent (7-9) from the free throw line in the opening half. 

 The Orediggers would stretch the lead to 10 to start the second half. Omar Figueroa would bury a triple for the Tars to get them within four (46-42) with 14:49 to play. Mines maintained that lead before Rollins got a Marshall Klug 3-pointer and a pair of Jah Nze free throws to take a 60-59 lead with 8:10 on the clock. After the two teams traded the lead Alex Romack would convert a three-point play to give the Orediggers the edge 64-63 with 7:06 on the clock. Rollins would pick the wrong time to go more than four minutes without a point before Nze finally nailed a trey at the 3:04 mark to make it 67-66 Mines. An Nze layup at the 2:18 mark would knot the game at 68 after an Orediggers free throw. Cooper Mroczek would give the Orediggers the lead but Nze would calmly drain a pair of free throws with 41 ticks left to knot the game at 70. After a Rollins defensive stop Mroczek would convert an offensive rebound into what would be the game winning basket. Rollins had a pair of looks on the final possession but neither would fall. 

 Nze paced the Tars with 22 points while Figueroa added 13. Rollins shot 38.1 percent from the field, 27.3 percent (9-33) from the 3-point line, and 65 percent (13-20) from the free throw line. They won the rebounding battle 42-31. The Tars had 16 assists and 11 turnovers in the contest. 

"It was a tough start for us in the first 12 minutes of the game and we had to battle uphill for the last 28 minutes," Rollins assistant coach Kyle Frakes mentioned on the postgame show on WPRK. "They made the tough layups and shots late in the shot clock that we didn't and that was the difference in the game,"Frakes explained. 

 The Orediggers were paced by Mroczek with 18 while Kellon Johnson and Trent Minter each added 12. Mines shot 49.1 percent from the field, 32 percent (8-25) from the 3-point line, and 63.2 percent (12-19) at the free throw line. They had 18 assists and 12 turnovers as a team. 

 Rollins will be back on action on December 31st when they take on Saint Leo. Tip time from Warden Arena is set for 2 PM. 

Other SSC Games Sunday: 

Eckerd 84 UIndy 77 

Tampa 92 St.Thomas Aquinas 77 

SSC Standings: 

Palm Beach Atlantic 4-0 12-0) 

Nova Southeastern 3-1 (8-1) 

Florida Southern 2-1 (10-3) 

Embry-Riddle 2-1 (5-5) 

Lynn 3-2 (8-4) 

Florida Tech 2-2 (6-6) 

Saint Leo 1-2 (6-5) 

Eckerd 1-3 (7-4) 

Tampa 1-3 (7-4) 

Rollins 1-3 (7-5) 

Barry 1-3 (5-6) 

Rollins Rolls Past Hawaii Hilo

 The Rollins College Tars scored the games first 11 points behind the hot shooting of Jah Nze and never looked back in a 89-69 drubbing of Hawaii Hilo at the Holiday Hoops Classic at South Pointe Arena in Las Vegas Saturday. With the win Rollins improves to 7-4 and 1-3 in the SSC. The Vulcans dropped to 0-8 on the year. 

It took until the 14:59 mark of the first half before the Vulcans got on the board with a pair of free throws by Charles Higby. Nze hit another triple to extend the Rollins lead to 12 (14-2.) After Ryan Renfro converted a layup at the 11:30 mark of the first half the Tars extended the lead to 16 (22-6.) After another Nze trey it was 34-15 in favor of the Tars with 6:50 until halftime. The lead expanded to a game high 21 (38-17) after another Renfro layup with 4:55 left in the half. Rollins took a 21 point lead (48-27) into the locker room. Rollins shot 52.7 percent from the field, 50 percent (8-16) from the 3-point line, and 0-1 at the free throw line in the half. The Vulcans shot 32.3 percent from the field, 9.1 percent (1-11) from the 3-point line, and 6-6 at the free throw line in the first 20 minutes. 

 Rollins extended the lead to 26 (53-27) 1:15 into the second half. The Tars largest lead was 31 (62-31) after a Mayson Quartlebaum layup with 15:32 to go. Rollins would cruise to victory from that point on. Nze knocked down six triples on his way to 22 points, Marshall Klug added 13, Ricky Ghedini tallied 12, and Renfo stuffed the stat sheet with eight points, nine rebounds, and five assists. Rollins shot 48.5 percent from the field, 46.9 percent (15-32) from the 3-point line, and 80 percent (8-10) at the free throw line. Rollins won the rebounding battle 44-34. They had 25 assists and 12 turnovers in the contest. 

 Hawaii Hilo was led by Julio Montes with 17, Alex Horiuk added 12 to go along with 11 rebounds, Jessiya Villa had 11, and Jamal Entezami notched 10. The Vulcans shot 39.4 percent from the field, 25 percent (6-24) from the 3-point line, and 91.7 percent (11-12) from the free throw line in the loss. They added eight assists and 10 turnovers in the defeat. 

 Rollins will be back in action Sunday (12/21) when they take on Colorado School of Mines. Tip time is set for 9 PM. 

Other SSC Scores: 

Tampa 79 U Indy 73 

Newberry 94 Embry-Riddle 89 

Claifflin 64 Florida Tech 52 

Bentley 92 Barry 68 

Eckerd 96 St.Thomas Aquinas 61 

Michigan Tech 105 Lynn 67 

Florida Southern 116 Lees Mcrae 70 

Sunday line presented by JuanBernal SportsBooks.com: Rollins by 7 vs Colorado School of Mines 

Other SSC Games Sunday: 

Eckerd @ Indy 

St.Thonas Aquinas @ Tampa 

SSC Standings: 

Palm Beach Atlantic 4-0 (12-0) 

Nova Southeastern 3-1 (8-1) 

Florida Southern 2-1 (10-3) 

Embry-Riddle 2-1 (5-5) 

Lynn 3-2 (8-4) 

Florida Tech 2-2 (6-6) 

Saint Leo 1-2 (6-5) 

Rollins 1-3 (7-4) 

Eckerd 1-3 (6-4) 

Tampa 1-3 (6-4) 

Barry 1-3 (5-6) 

Tars Travel To Las Vegas For Pair Of Games In Holiday Hoops Classic

 The Rollins College Tars (6-4 1-3 SSC) travel to Las Vegas for a pair of games in the Holiday Hoops Classic this weekend. On Saturday (12/20) Rollins takes on the University of Hawaii at Hilo at 9 PM Eastern time while the following day they will take on the Colorado School of Mines Orediggers. That game is slated for a 9 PM tip. You can catch all the action from South Pointe Arena on 91.5 FM WPRK and worldwide at RollinsSports.com on the Sunshine State Conference Digital network. Jim "Shooter" Ferro will be on the call alongside long time Rollins head coach Tom Klusman. 

 Noting the Tars: Rollins has won two straight. Last time out they beat South Florida Bible 85-57 after picking up their first conference win in a 84-78 victory over Tampa in the previous contest. Rollins scores an SSC sixth best 86.4 points per game while they give up an SSC second best 72.3 points per night. Rollins shoots a league third best 48.2 percent from the field, an SSC second best 37.9 percent from the 3-point line, and shoot at a 73.2 percent clip from the free throw line which is fourth in the league. They dish out an SSC sixth best 18.3 assists per contest as well. The Tars are third in opponent field goal percentage (41.6 percent.) seventh in guarding the 3-point line (34.6 percent) Lead the league in rebounding margin grabbing 14.3 (43.3-29) boards per contest. They are eighth in trouser margin (-1.30,) sixth in assist to turnover ratio while they swat an SSC eighth best 3.1 shots per game. They also get 7.3 steals steals per game which is seventh in the conference.  Jah Nze leads the team in scoring at 17.8 points per game. he is joined in double figures by mar Figueroa 16 points per night, while Marshall Klug is the teams third leading scorer at 9.5 points per contest. Matus Malovec leads the team in rebounding at 5.5 per game, Nze leads the team getting two steals per night, Ryan Renfro averages one block per game. Figuroa shoots 51.9 percent from the field, 50 percent from the 3-point line, and also leads the team with 30 assists on the year. Klug also shoots 54 percent from the field while he shoots 86.1 percent from the free throw line. 

Noting the Vulcans: Hawaii Hilo (0-7) has not left Hawaii but has dropped some tough games in the early season. Last time out the Vulcans were a 80-74 loser to Hawaii Pacific. Jamal Entezami paced the Vulcans with 23 points, Alex Horiuk had 17, and Julio Montes tallied 10 in the defeat. he Vulcans shot 42.9 percent from the field, 34.6 percent (9-26) from the 3-point line, and 78.6 percent (11-14) from the free throw line in a losing effort. The Vulcans average 67.3 points per game while they allow 76.7 points per contest. UHH shoots 42.9 percent from the field as a team, 30.4 percent from the 3-point line, and 60.9 percent at the free throw line. On the boards the Vulcans are being out rebounded by 7.8 (34.6-42.4) rebounds per contest. They dish out 12.3  assists per game and steal the ball 6.9 times per game. They also block 3.0 shots per game, while they turn it over 14.9 times per game. Montes leads the team scoring 13 points per night, Entezami gets 12.1 per game, and Horiuk nets 10 per game. Brody Davis leads the team pulling down 8.2 rebounds per game. Montes and Jessiya Hosein lead the team with 18 assists each for the season. Entezami leads the team with 10 steals and Horiuk has a team leading 10 blocked shots. 

Noting the Orediggers: It has been a rare down year thus far for the School of Mines (4-8.) It is the first time since the 2021-22 season the Orediggers have won less than 25 games. Going back even further with the exception of that 2021-22 season the School of Mines has won at least 23 games in each season since the 2014-15 campaign. Last time out the Orediggers fell 81-73 to Colorado Mesa. Of the four wins secured by Mines three of them have come at home. Prior to playing the Tars on Sunday Mines will take on Montana State Billings. In the loss to Mesa five Orediggers scored in double figures led by Alex Romack with 16, Markus Pastorcic- Straun added 15, Jonathan Moore netted 13, Cooper Mrozeck had 12, and Braydon Jacob tallied 10. Mines shot 35.1 percent from the field, 33.3 percent (8-24) from the 3-point line, and 65.8 percent (25-38) from the free throw line. The Orediggers score 78 points per game while they allow 78 per night. They shoot 43.7 percent from the field, 33.1 percent from the 3-point line, and 69.5 percent at the free throw line. They dish out 15.5 assists per game, turn it over 13.5 times per night, steal the ball 7.1 times per game, and block four shots per contest. The opposition shoots 46 percent from the field, 30.9 percent from the 3-point line, while on the glass they are +2.8 (38.3-35.4.) while they also force 10.8 turnovers per contest. 

The line vs Hawaii Hilo Saturday presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com: Rollins by 6.5 

Other games Saturday: 

Saint Leo vs American International 

UIndy@Tampa

Newberry @ ERAU  

Barry @ Bentley 

Eckerd vs St.Thomas Aquinas 

Lynn vs Michigan Tech

Lees Mcrae @ Florida Southern  

Rollins game Sunday vs Colorado School of Mines: Line TBD 

SSC Standings: 

Palm Beach Atlantic 4-0 (12-0) 

Nova Southeastern 3-1 (8-1) 

Florida Southern 2-1 (9-3) 

Embry-Riddle 2-1 (5-4) 

Lynn 3-2 (8-3) 

Florida Tech 2-2 (5-6) 

Tampa 1-2 (5-3) 

Saint Leo 1-2 (5-5) 

Eckerd 1-3 (5-4) 

Rollins 1-3 (6-4) 

Barry 1-3 (5-5) 

Defense Is Key As Rollins Disposes of Pesky Rams.

 The Rollins College Tars and South Florida Bible College Rams did battle at Warden Arena on Saturday. After a hard fought first half that saw the Tars have an eight point lead, they did a better job of protecting the ball in the final 20 minutes and came away with the 85-57 win. Rollins improved to 6-4 on the year.  

Rollins jumped out to a quick start as they led 5-0 as Marshall Klug scored the first five points of the contest on a basket as well as an and one. After Jah Nze nailed a triple at the 16:34 mark of the first half  Rollins held a 13-2 advantage. The Rans got to within six before a Michael Niemann triple and dunk gave Rollins a 21-10 lead halfway through the first half. The Rams came back and got to within four (27-23) as Herb Augustin nailed a triple with 6:18 until halftime. Ryan Renfro hit back to back buckets and Jackson Gaffney knocked down a three to stretch the lead back to double digits. After a mini surge by the Rams that saw Carter Kuzmin score right before halftime it was 36-28 in favor of Rollins. Rollins shot 54.2 percent from the field, 33 percent (4-12) from the 3-point line, and 75 percent (6-8) from the free throw line in the opening half. South Florida Bible shot 33 percent from the field, 36.3 percent from the 3-point line (4-11) and 80 percent (4-5) at the free throw line in the opening 20 minutes. 

 Rollins took control early in the second half as the Tars scored the first 10 points of the half to stretch the lead to 18. That lead grew to 24 as Omar Figueroa continued his torrid early season shooting to knock down a pair of triples. After Ricky Ghedinni hit a trey the lead was a game high 27 (68-41.) The lead would grow to as many as 28 as Rollins would cruise to the win. 

 Nze led the Tars with 14, Gaffney added 12, and both Klug and Mayson Quartlebaum had nine. Quartlebaum added a game high eight rebounds. Rollins shot 52.8 percent from the field, 37 percent (10-27) from the 3-point line, and 82.6 percent (19-23) from the free throw line. Rollins dominated the glass 48-25. They had 19 assists and 18 turnovers in the contest. 

 The Rams were led by Herb Augustin with 13 while Samuel Smith and Quan Vickers each tallied nine. They shot 30.9 percent from the field, 31 percent (9-29) from the 3-point line, and 85.7 percent (6-7) at the free throw line. They had 12 assists and 10 turnovers as a team. 

Rollins will be back in action Saturday when they take on Hawaii Hilo in the Holiday Hoops Classic in Las Vegas. Tip time is set for 9 PM. 

Other SSC Games Monday: 

Palm Beach Atlantic 81 Rollins 53 

SSC Standings: 

Palm Beach Atlantic 4-0 (10-0) 

Nova Southeastern 3-1 (6-1) 

Lynn 3-1 (7-2) 

Florida Southern 2-1 (9-2) 

Embry-Riddle 2-1 (4-4) 

Eckerd 1-2 (5-3) 

Florida Tech 1-2 (4-5) 

Saint Leo 1-2 (4-5) 

Barry 1-3 (4-5) 

Rollins 1-3 (6-4) 

Tampa 0-3 (4-4) 

Rollins Takes on South Florida Bible In Rare Monday Tilt

 For the first time this season and the first time since November 20,2023 the Rollins College Tars will play on a Monday night (12/15.) It will be the Tars final game before traveling to Las Vegas to battle Hawaii Hilo and Colorado School of Mines at the Holiday Hoops Classic The game with South Florida Bible is slated to tip at 6 PM from Warden Arena.. You can catch all the action on 91.5 FM WPRK and at SunshineStateConference.TV 

 Rollins (5-4 1-3 SSC) finally got in the win column in conference play behind a 29 point effort from Jah Nze, 16 points from Omar Figueroa, 11 from from Ryan Renfro, and 10 from Mayson Quartlebaum in a 84-78 win over the University of Tampa on Saturday. Rollins scores an SSC sixth best 87.7 points per night while on the defensive end they are tied for second in the conference surrendering 74 points per night. The Tars shoot 47.7 percent from the field (second in the SSC,) 38 percent from the 3-point line (second in the SSC,) and 72.1 percent at the free throw line (fifth in the SSC.) They also dish out 18.2 assists per game which is sixth in the conference. On defense they are fourth in opponent field goal percentage (42.9 percent,) eighth in guarding the 3-point line (35 percent,) second in rebounding margin at +13.3 (42.8-29.4,) seventh in turnover margin (-0.57,) and sixth in assist to turnover ratio (1.43.) they block an SSC eighth best 3.2 shots per game and steal the ball an SSC sixth best 7.7 times per night. Nze leads the team and is sixth in the SSC putting up 18.4 points per contest while Figueroa is just outside the top 10 scoring 16.8 points per night. Matus Malovec pulls down a team leading 5.7 rebounds per game while Figueroa continues to be the teams most efficient shooter. Figueroa shoots 53 percent from the field (second in the SSC,) leads the SSC shooting at a 51.3 percent clip from the 3-point line while knocking down an SSC third best 3.2 triples per contest while also dishing out 3.2 assists per game, having a 1.7 assist to turnover ratio in a team leading 29.7 minutes per contest. Marshall Klug shoots 84.8 percent at the free throw line which is good for ninth in the league while Renfro blocks an SSC ninth best 1.1 shots per game. Nze leads the team and is fifth in the SSC getting two steals per night as well. 

 There is limited information available on the South Florida Bible Rams. As of November 25th they were 11-1 with the lone loss coming to Southeast Christian after a three point win the previous night. The Rams have played five more games since the calendar has flipped to December. 

The line presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com: Rollins by 45

Other SSC Action Monday: 

Warner +30.5 @ Palm Beach Atlantic 

SSC Standings: 

Palm Beach Atlantic 4-0 (9-0) 

Nova Southeastern 3-1 (6-1) 

Lynn 3-1 (7-2) 

Florida Southern 2-1 (9-2) 

Embry-Riddle 2-1 (4-4) 

Eckerd 1-2 (5-3) 

Florida Tech 1-2 (4-5) 

Saint Leo 1-2 (4-5) 

Rollins 1-3 (5-4) 

Barry 1-3 (4-5) 

Tampa 0-3 (4-4) 

Nze, Figueroa Spark Tars First Conference Win.

 Jah Nze and Omar Figueroa combined for 45 points as the Rollins College Tars found the win column for the first time in Sunshine State Conference play with a 84-78 win at Warden Arena. Rollins snapped a brief two game losing streak and improves to 5-4 and 1-3 in the SSC. Tampa falls to 4-4 and 0-3 in the SSC after Saturday's loss. 

 It was a slow start for both teams on the offensive end. After Jackson Gaffney made a layup at the 15:25 mark of the opening half Rollins held a brief 7-5 advantage. Tampa would then go on a 15-0 run as the Spartans would get hot from long range. A Trey Lane triple at the 10:51 mark would give UT a 20-7 lead. Rollins would battle back and get to within one (33-32) at halftime. The Tars shot 46.4 percent from the field, 20 percent (2-10) from the 3-point line, and 80 percent (4-5) at the free throw line in the half. The Spartans shot 40 percent from the field, 41.2 percent (7-17) from the 3-point line, and 40 percent (2-5) from the free throw line in the opening 20 minutes. 

 The Spartans maintained the lead after a quick five points to open the second half. Rollins got to within one (43-42) after a Matus Malovec triple and a Mayson Quartleblum layup with 14:57 to go. The Tars would tie the game at 47 on a Nze trey with 13:02 on the clock. The game was knotted at 52 before a Ryan Renfro layup and three Figueroa free throws made it a five point Rollins lead. Figueroa and Nze both connected from long range to extend the Tars lead to eight (65-57) with 8:22 to go. The Rollins lead grew to double digits on a pair of Renfro free throws (73-63) with 4:49 to go. Rollins would hold off a late push by the Spartans in the final minute to secure the six point win. 

 Nze led the way with 29 points and five assists, Figueroa knocked down three triples on his way to 16, Renfro added 11, and Quartlebaum notched 10. Rollins shot 50 percent from the field, 30 percent (6-20) from the 3-point line, and 87.5 percent (28-32) from the free throw line. The Tars won the rebounding battle 35-30. They also had 14 assists and 17 turnovers in the contest. 

 Tampa was paced by 26 points and 10 rebounds from Ryan Blount while Trey Lane added 22. The Spartans shot 42.4 percent from the floor, 37 percent (10-27) from the 3-point line, and 60 percent (18-30) at the free throw line. 

 Rollins will be back in action Monday when they host South Florida Bible at Warden Arena at 6 PM. 

 Other SSC Scores: 

Palm Beach Atlantic 88 Nova Southeastern 83 

Lynn 107 Florida Southern 74 

Embry-Riddle 77 Barry 70 

SSC Standings: 

Palm Beach Atlantic 4-0 (9-0) 

Nova Southeastern 3-1 (6-1) 

Lynn 3-1 (7-2) 

Florida Southern 2-1 (9-2) 

Embry-Riddle 2-1 (4-4) 

Eckerd 1-2 (5-3) 

Florida Tech 1-2 (4-5) 

Saint Leo 1-2 (4-5) 

Barry 1-3 (4-5) 

Rollins 1-3 (5-4) 

Tampa 0-3 (4-4) 

Tars Look To Get Back On Track As Tampa Visits Warden Arena.

 The Rollins College Tars (4-4 0-3 SSC) look to get back on track tomorrow (Saturday 12/13) as the University of Tampa Spartans (4-3 0-2 SSC) visit Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center. You can catch all the action on 91.5 FM WPRK WinterPark and on the Sunshine State Conference Digital network at SunshineStateConference.TV with Robert Segal and Jim "Shooter" Ferro on the call. Tip time is slated for 4 PM. 

 Rollins has dropped its last two contests and looks to get back on track after taking the week off to this point to concentrate on Final exams. Last time out the Tars were a 93-88 loser at Florida Southern. Jah Nze paced the Tars with 24, Omar Figueroa netted 16, and Marshall Klug tallied 12 in the defeat. Rollins shot 47.5 percent from the field, 44 percent (11-25) from the 3-point line, and 79.2 percent (19-24) at the free throw line. Rollins scores 88.1 points per game game which is seventh in the SSC while they are the second best defensive team in the league when it comes to points allowed (73.5 per night.) Rollins shoots an SSC second best 47.5 percent from the field as well as an SSC second best 38.7 percent from the 3-point line. They knock down an SSC fifth best 10.9 triples per night as a team. They shoot at a 68.3 percent clip from the free throw line which is good for 8th in the SSC. They are sixth in the conference as well dishing out 18.75 assists per night. On the defensive end they are fourth in field goal percentage against (43 percent,) sixth in 3-point defense (34.7 percent) and tied for the top spot in the conference getting 14.4 (43.8-29.4) more rebounds than the opposition. The Tars are seventh in turnover margin (-0.13,) sixth in assist to turnover ratio (+1.53,) block an SSC eighth best 3.25 shots per game and steal the ball an SSC fifth best 7.88 times per contest. Nze leads the team and is seventh in the conference averaging  17.1 points per game while Figueroa is also top 10 in the conference putting up 16.9 points per night. Matus Malovec leads the team pulling down a team high six boards per contest while Figueroa continues to shoot the ball extremely well. He is shooting an SSC fifth best 54.3 percent from the field, he shoots 52 percent from the 3-pont line which is good for second in the conference, and knocks down an SSC third best 3.3 treys per night. Klug leads the team and is 10th in the conference in free throw shooting (82.8 percent.) Figueroa also leads the team in assists (3.3) and assist to turnover ratio (2.0.) Ryan Renfro is tied for eighth in the conference swatting 1.1 shots per game while Nze gets 1.9 steals per contest which is tied for fifth in the league. Figueroa also leads the team in minutes played at 28.9 per game. 

 Tampa is coming off an 88-76 loss to Eckerd last time out. Trey Lane led the Spartans with 20, BJ Schaeffer had 14, and Ryan Blount added 12. Tampa scores an SSC fifth best 91 points per game while they give up an SSC 10th best 82.9 points per contest. They shoot 46.3 percent from the field which is sixth in the SSC, while they shoot just 30.5 percent from long range which is 10th in the conference. UT shoots 71.5 percent at the free throw line which is sixth in the league. They also dish out an SSC third best 20 assists per night. The Spartans are middle of the pack (sixth SSC) in field goal percentage against (43 percent) and third at guarding the 3-point line (30 percent.) Tampa is getting 1.6 (40-38.4) more rebounds than the opposition. They are fourth in turnover margin (1.14) as well as assist to turnover ratio (1.69.) They block an SSC third best four shots per game and steal the ball an SSC fourth best 8.43 times per game. Lane leads the team netting 16.3 points per game while Schaeffer gets 15.7 per contest. Blount is tied for the conference lead in rebounding pulling down 9.3 per game as well. Schaeffer shoots the ball at a 57.9 percent clip which sits third in the SSC. At the free throw line Lane leads the SSC knocking down 95.5 percent while Blount is third at 94.4 percent. Blount also leads the team in assists at four per night. Camden McCormick leads the team and is second in the SSC in assist to turnover ratio (3.9.) Kyler Lamb blocks 0.7 shots per game and Lane gets an SSC second best 2.9 steals per contest. Blount (33.3 minutes per night) and McCormick (29 minutes per game) are fifth and ninth respectively in the league in minutes played. 

The line presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com: Rollins by 2

Other SSC Lines (Also presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com:) 

Nova Southeastern -7 @ Palm Beach Atlantic 

Florida Southern -3 @ Lynn 

Barry +4.5 @ ERAU 

SSC Standings: 

Nova Southeastern 3-0 (6-0) 

Palm Beach Atlantic 3-0 (8-0) 

Florida Southern 2-0 (9-1) 

Lynn 2-1 (6-2) 

Embry-Riddle 1-1 (3-4) 

Eckerd 1-2 (5-3) 

Barry 1-2 (4-4) 

Florida Tech 1-2 (4-5) 

Saint Leo 1-2 (4-5) 

Tampa 0-2 (4-3) 

Rollins 0-3 (4-4) 

Three Score In Double Figures As Rollins Falls In Lakeland.

 The Rollins College Tars went toe to toe with the #18 team in the country at Streamline Sail Arena inside the George Jenkins FieldHouse. In a game that featured seven ties and nine lead changes the Mocs prevailed 93-88. With their seventh straight win Southern improves to 8-1 and 2-0 in the SSC Rollins fell to 4-4 and 0-3 in the SSC after the narrow loss. 

 The teams went back and forth early. Jah Nze converted a layup and Ryan Renfo made a basket to give the visitors a 13-8 lead at the 14:53 mark of the opening half. Marshall Klug and Matus Malovec connected from long range to give the Tars a nine point lead (21-12) with 11:39 in the opening half. After another Nze triple the Tars were up by 12 (24-12.) The next eight points were secured by the Mocs as Amare Miller cut the lead to four (24-20) at the 10:10 mark until halftime. The Mocs battled back and knotted the game at 33 on two Miller free throws with 4:16 in the half. After a few ties Rollins retook the lead 43-41 at the half after a Renfro layup. Rollins shot 45.2 percent in the first half, 43.8 percent (7-16) from the 3-point line, and 80 percent (8-10) at the free throw line in the opening stanza. The Mocs shot 51.7 percent from the field, 37.5 percent (6-16) from the 3-point line, and 71.4 percent (5-7) from the free throw line in the opening 20 minutes. 

 A pair of triples by Ameer Ramdan to open the second half gave the Mocs a four point lead but Jackson Gaffney answered with a three of his own to make it a one point game (47-46 FSC) at the 18:10 mark. Once again the Tars would retake the lead (54-52) as Mayson Quartlebaum made a layup with 14:32 to go. After a trey by Ricky Ghedini Rollins led by five (59-54) with 11:40 on the clock. The Mocs would score the next five point to knot the game at 59. Rollins would again open up a seven point lead after an 8-1 run on a Nze layup with 8:22 to go made it 67-60. A 15-1 burst by the Mocs would give them a seven point lead 75-68. FSC would extend that lead to 11 (80-69.) Down 10 with 1:33 to go Rollins made a late push. Ultimately it would not be enough as Rollins fell 93-88. 

 Nze led the Tars with 24 points, six rebounds, four assists, and three steals. Figueroa added 16 and Klug tallied 12, Rollins shot 47.5 percent from the field, 44 percent (11-25) from the 3-point line, and 79.2 percent (19-24) from the feee throw line. Rollins won the rebounding battle 33-32. They had 13 assists and 11 turnovers in the contest. 

 The Mocs balanced attack had six players score in double figures. Miller paced FSC with 24, Ramadan and Brady Corso each had 15, Elijah Walsh and Khalil Ross each had 12, while Charlie Dalton scored 12. The Mocs shot 53.4 percent from the field, 41.4 percent (12-29) from the 3-point line, and 73.1 percent (19-26) from the free throw line. They had 21 assists and 12 turnovers in this one. 

 Rollins will be back in action Saturday when they host Tampa. Tip time is set for 4:30 PM. 

Other SSC Scores: 

Nova Southeastern 96 Embry-Riddle 81 

Palm Beach Atlantic 85 Barry 76 

Saint Leo 71 Florida Tech 67 

Lynn 86 Eckerd 67 

SSC Standings: 

Nova Southeastern 3-0 (6-0) 

Palm Beach Atlantic 3-0 (8-0) 

Florida Southern 2-0 (8-1) 

Lynn 2-1 (5-2) 

Embry-Riddle 1-1 (3-4) 

Eckerd 1-2 (4-3) 

Barry 1-2 (4-4) 

Saint Leo 1-2 (4-4) 

Florida Tech 1-2 (4-5) 

Tampa 0-2 (4-3) 

Rollins 0-3 (4-4) 

 

Rollins Faces Stiff Test At #18 Mocs On Saturday.

 The Rollins College Tars and 18th ranked Florida Southern Moccasins renew the oldest rivalry in the Sunshine State conference on Saturday at Streamline Sail Arena inside the Jenkins FieldHouse. You can catch all the action on 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park and on the Sunshine State Conference Digital Network at SunshineStateconference.TV with tip time slated for 4:30 PM. 

 The cold shooting Tars (4-3 0-2 SSC)  were led by 23 points from Omar Figueroa, Ryan Renfo added 13, and Jah Nze chipped in 10 in a 71-65 loss to Florida Tech last time out.  Rollins shot 33.8 percent from the field, 28.6 percent (8-28) from the 3-point line, and 68.8 percent (11-16) at the free throw line. Rollins scores an SSC 8th best 88.1 points per game while they give up 70.7 points per night which sits second in the conference. The Tars shoot 47.5 percent from the field (third SSC,) 38 percent from the 3-point line (fourth in the SSC,) and 67.8 percent at the free throw line (9th SSC.) They dish out 19.6 assists per game which is good for fourth in the league as well. On the defensive end the Tars are fourth in field goal percentage against (41.6 percent,) sixth in 3-point field goal defense (33.7 percent) first in the SSC in rebounding margin with a 16.3 rebound advantage (45.3-29) boards per contest. They are seventh in the league in turnover margin (-0.29,) sixth in assist to turnover ratio (1.57,) fifth in blocked shots (1.43 per night) and fifth in steals (8 per game.) Figueroa leads the team and is tied for ninth in the conference putting up 17 points per contest while Nze gets 16.1 per night. Matus Malovec leads the Tars in rebounding at 6.3 per night, while Figueroa continues to lead the league in 3-point percentage (56.8 percent) as he is second in the league in 3-pointers made per game (3.6 per night.) Marshall Klug is 8th in the conference in free throw shooting as he shoots at an 84 percent clip. Figueroa also leads the team in assists at 3.3 per night and is ninth in assist to turnover ratio (2.3.) Renfro leads Rollins and is ninth in the SSC blocking one shot per contest, while Nze is eighth in the league with a team leading 1.7 steals per night. Figueroa is just outside the top 10 in the league in minutes played (28.6 per night.) 

 #18 Florida Southern (7-1 1-0 SSC) has ripped off six straight wins after an early season loss to Virginia Wise. Last time out the Mocs prevailed 101-93 in overtime over Saint Leo. Ameer Ramadan paced the Mocs with 19, Brady Corso and Spencer Shomers each added 16, Khalil Ross and Elijah Walsh each had 15, while Charlie Dalton rounded out the double digit scorers with 10. The Mocs swept the season series from Rollins a year ago. The Mocs are fourth in the SSC putting up 94 points per game while they give up an SSC sixth best 80.4 points per contest. Southern shoots 46 percent from the field on the year (6th in the SSC,) 37.9 percent from the 3-point line (5th SSC) and shoot at a 77.3 percent clip (fourth in the SSC) from the free throw line. The Mocs are 9th in the conference being outrebounding the opposition by one (41.8-40.8)  rebound per night.  They are sixth in field goal percentage defense (42.7 percent,) ninth in 3-point field goal defense (35.9 percent) second in turnover margin (+4.75,) fifth in assist to turnover ratio (1.61) fourth in blocks per game (3.88 per contest,) and second in steals (11.25 per game.) Corso leads the team scoring 17 per night while he is joined in double figures nightly by Walsh (14.6 per game,) Amare Miller (14.4 per contest,) Ramadan (11.6 per night,) and and Ross (10.5 per game.) Miller leads the team and is fourth in the conference grabbing 8 rebounds per game while Corso is fifth in the conference shooting 46 percent from the 3-point line. Corso also shoots an SSC sixth best 88.6 percent from the free throw line and knocks down an SSC 8th best 2.9 triples per contest. Ramadan leads the Mocs in assists at 3.4 per night and is 10th in assist to turnover ratio (2.3.) Miller also is tied for the league lead in blocked shots (1.4 per game.) Charlie Dalton is fourth in the league in steals at 2 per night. 

The line presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com: Southern by 7.5 

Other SSC Lines (also presented by JuanBernalSportsbooks.com:) 

Embry-Riddle +18.5 @ Nova Southeastern 

Palm Beach Atlantic -3 @ Barry 

Lynn (Pick) @ Eckerd 

Sant Leo +7 @ Florida Tech 

SSC Standings: 

Nova Southeastern 2-0 (5-0) 

Palm Beach Atlantic 2-0 (7-0) 

Florida Southern 1-0 (7-1) 

Embry-Riddle 1-0 (3-3) 

Eckerd 1-1 (4-2) 

Lynn 1-1 (4-2) 

Barry 1-1 (4-3) 

Florida Tech 1-1 (4-4) 

Rollins 0-2 (4-3) 

Tampa 0-2 (4-3) 

Saint Leo 0-2 (3-4) 

Figueroa Scores 23 As Slow Start Sinks Rollins In Loss To Panthers.

 Omar Figueroa led the way with 23 points for the Rollins Tars on Wednesday night at Warden Arena but that was not the story of the night. The story of night was how Rollins did not score in the games first 6:37 and did not make a field goal until the 12:18 mark of the opening half. Rollins battled uphill the rest of the night and ultimately fell 71-65 to the Florida Tech Panthers. The loss dropped the Tars to 4-3 as they lost for the first time in five tries at Warden Arena this season. After an 0-4 start Florida Tech has now won four straight to even their record at 4-4 on the year. The Panthers are 1-1 in Sunshine State Conference play while the Tars fall to 0-2 in SSC action. 

To say both teams got off to a slow start offensively would be an understatement. A 3-pointer by Ty Harpring of the Panthers were the first points of the game 1:55 seconds in. Noah Van Bibber had a tip-in to make it 5-0 in favor of the visitors at the first media timeout. Rollins finally got on the board as Marshall Klug hit three free throws at the 13:23 mark to make it a 5-3 game. A Mayson Quartbaum basket kept the Rollns deficit at four (9-5) with 12:18 until halftime. Rollins made a mini surge as Figueroa would hit back to back triples, the second knotting the game at 11 with 10:33 in the half. The Panthers would slowly pull away as they would lead by as many as 15 and take a 13 point lead (37-24) lead into the halftime break. Rollins shot 27.8 percent from the field, 23.1 percent (3-13) from the 3-point line, and a perfect 3-3 at the free throw line in the opening 20 minutes. The Panthers shot 46.9 percent from the field, 37.5 percent (6-16) from the 3-point line, and one of one at the free throw line in the opening stanza. 

 Rollins got off to solid start in the second half as the half opened with a technical foul on the Panthers. Jah Nze hit both free throws, before Klug and  Renfro had baskets to make it a seven point Rollins deficit (37-30) early in the second half, The Panthers stopped the momentum as Harpring hit a pair of triples to stretch the lead back out to double figures. After falling down 15 the Tars went on another 6-0 run as Figueroa converted a layup to make it 55-46 at the 8:45 mark. Again, a 3-pointer by Florida Tech, this one by Brewer Nitcher restored a double digit lead. Down 14 with 6:08 to go Rollins started on the comeback trail again. a tip in by Renfo, followed by a trey by Figueroa and another by Nze made it a six point game (63-57) at the 3:39 mark. Rollins would get as close as four on a pair of Renfo free throws but that is as close as the Tars would get as Tech would do just enough to close out the road win. 

 Rollins was paced by Figueroa with 23, Renfro added 13, and Nze notched 10. Rollins shot 33.8 percent from the field, 28.6 percent (8-28) from the 3-point line, and 68.8 percent (11-16) at the free throw line. Rollins won the rebounding battle 43-35. They had 11 assists and 10 turnovers in the contest. 

 Florida Tech was led by Harpring with 17 points, Nitcher added 16, while both Greyson Williams and Darrius Ca'Sowell netted 11. The Panthers shot 48.1 percent from the field, 40.7 percent (11-27) from the 3-point line, and 52.6 percent (10-19) from the free throw line. They had 15 assists and 16 turnovers as a team. 

Rollins will be back in action Saturday when they travel to Lakeland to take on Florida Southern. Tip time is slated for 4:30 PM. 

Other SSC Scores Wednesday: 

Embry-Riddle 102 Trinity 73 (Non-Conference) 

Eckerd 88 Tampa 76 

Florida Southern 101 Saint Leo 93 

Palm Beach Atlantic 100 Lynn 65 

Nova Southeastern 95 Barry 70 

SSC Standings: 

Nova Southeastern 2-0 (5-0) 

Palm Beach Atlantic 2-0 (7-0) 

Florida Southern 1-0 (7-1) 

Embry-Riddle 1-0 (3-3) 

Eckerd 1-1 (4-2) 

Lynn 1-1 (4-2) 

Barry 1-1 (4-3) 

Florida Tech 1-1 (4-4) 

Rollins 0-2 (4-3) 

Tampa 0-2 (4-3) 

Saint Leo 0-2 (3-4) 

Tars Set To Battle Florda Tech In Midweek Clash

 The Rollins College Tars battle the Florida Tech Panthers at Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center on Wednesday night (12/3) as they look for a second straight win. You can catch all the action on 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park with Robert Segal and Jim "Shooter" Ferro on the call. You can also catch the game on the Sunshine State Conference digital platform at SunshineStateConference.TV 

 Rollins (4-2 0-1 SSC) looks to get on the board with a first conference win on Wednesday after falling at Lynn in the conference opener. The Tars are coming off a 119-49 drubbing of Warner last time out. Six Tars scored in double figures with Omar Figueroa leading the way with 16 points. Michael Niemann added 14 off the bench, Jackson Gaffney tallied 13, Michael Kalina and Cheo James each had 12, while Jah Nze notched 10. The Tars come into Wednesdays contest scoring 92 points per game which is good for seventh in the SSC while on the defensive end they are the second best team in the in the SSC only allowing 72.7 points per night. The Tars are second in the SSC shooting at a 49.9 percent clip on the year while they are third in conference shooting 39.5 percent from the 3-point line. They are fourth and fifth respectively in opponent field goal percentage and 3-pointer percentage against. The Tars are 10th in the SSC shooting at just 67.8 percent from the free throw line. The Tars are the top team in the SSC when it comes to rebounding margin as they are grabbing an astounding 17.7 (45.7-28) more rebounds per game  than the opposition. Rollins is ninth in turnover margin (-1.33) and fifth in assist to turnover ratio. They block an SSC seventh best 3.17 shots per game and are fourth in assists dishing out 21 per contest. They also get 7.67 steals per game which is sixth in the SSC. Nze leads the team and is ninth in the SSC getting 17.2 points per game, Gaffney  and Matus Malovec lead the team in rebounding at 5.3 per night, Figueroa has shot the lights out in the early season as he leads the conference in 3-point percentage (56.8 percent) and is fourth in field goal percentage (55.6 percent.) Figueroa also leads the team in assists at 3.2 per game as well as being sixth in assist to turnover ratio. Ryan Renfro leads the team in blocks (0.8 per night) while Nze leads the team in steals (1.7 per game.) 

The Florida Tech Panthers (3-4 0-1 SSC) have won three straight after an 0-4 start. The Panthers defeated Albany State 94-74 last time out. Noah Van Bibber paced Tech with 20, Ty Harpring added 19, while both Greyson Williams and Darrius Ca'Sowell notched 10. Florida Tech is 11th in the league in both scoring (77.3 points per game) and defense (allowing 85 points per night.) They shoot an SSC ninth best 45.4 percent from the field while they are 11th in opponent field goal percentage (47.9 percent.) The Panthers shoot 34.5 percent from the 3-point line (ninth SSC) and are also ninth in guarding the 3-point line (36.6 percent.) The Panthers shoot 67.7 percent from the free throw line which is ninth in the conference as well. The Panthers are ninth in rebounding as they are being out rebounded by 1.7 (35.4-37.1) boards per contest. Tech is 11th in turnover margin and 10th in assist to turnover ratio. They get a little over two blocked shots per game (10th SSC) and dish out 17.29 assists per night (eight SSC.) They are also 11th in steals in the conference at 5.57 per night. Sowell leads the team in scoring at 12 points per game while Xavier Ford-Belton (11.7 per night) also averages double figures. Ford-Belton grabs 7.7 rebounds per contest which is sixth in the SSC. Williams leads the team and is sixth in the SSC dishing out 4.9 assists per game and is 10th in assist to turnover ratio. Ford-Belton leads the team swatting 0.7 shots per game as well. 

The line presented by JaunBernalSportsBooks.com: Rollins by 8

Other SSC Lines: 

Trinity +34 @ Embry-Riddle (Non-Conference) 

Tampa-6 @ Eckerd 

Florida Southern -8.5 @ Saint Leo 

Lynn +5.5 @ Palm Beach Atlantic 

Barry+15.5 @ Nova Southeastern 

SSC Standings: 

Nova Southeastern 1-0 (4-0) 

Palm Beach Atlantic 1-0 (6-0) 

Lynn 1-0 (4-1) 

Barry 1-0 (4-2) 

Embry-Riddle 1-0 (2-3) 

Florida Southern 0-0 (6-1) 

Rollins 0-1 (4-2) 

Tampa 0-1 (4-2) 

Eckerd 0-1 (3-2) 

Saint Leo 0-1 (3-3) 

Florida Tech 0-1 (3-4) 

Rollins Dominates At Both Ends In Pasting Of Warner.

 If the Rollins College Tars had not played a complete game before Tuesday night they came as close as they could to one in a 119-49 pasting of the Warner Royals at Warden Arena. Rollins led wire to wire for the second straight game and improved to 4-2 on the year with the win. Warner fell for a sixth straight time and fell to 1-8 on the season. 

 Rollins left no doubt in this one as they did not allow a point in the first seven plus minutes and jumped out to a 30-0 lead. Bryan Castillo finally got the Royals on the board with a triple at the 12:24 mark of the first half but Rollins answered with a triple by Michael Neimann on the ensuing possession. The lead grew to 40 (45-5) with 8:32 to go until halftime. The onslaught continued as Rollins led by 58 (67-9) after a Marshall Klug layup with two minutes until the halftime break. After a brief 7-0 spurt by the Royals a dunk by Ricky Ghedini right before halftime made it 69-16 with seven seconds to go. The Tars would carry that 53 point lead into halftime. Rollins shot 57.8 percent from the field, 43.5 percent (10-23) from the 3-point line, and 87.5 percent (7-8) at the free throw line in the opening stanza. Warner shot shot 18.2 percent from the field, 16.7 percent (3-18) from the 3-point line, and 25 percent (1-4) from the free throw line in the opening stanza. 

 The second half was much like the first as Rollins led by as many as 72 on a Kalina triple at the 5:25 mark. Rollins led by 70 three separate times including at the final buzzer. All 14 Tars who saw action scored on Tuesday. Omar Figueroa led six Rollins players in double figures with 16 points, Niemann added 14, Jackson Gaffney scored 13, Michael Kalina and Cheo James each netted 12, while Jah Nze tallied 10. The Tars shot 52.9 percent from the field, 37 percent (17-46) from the 3-point line, and 85.7 percent (12-14) from the free throw line. The Tars dominated the glass 63-24, dished out 32 assists, and had nine turnovers. They also got 72 points off the bench, 54 points in the paint, and 30 points off turnovers. 

 The Royals (1-8) were led by Skyler Scull with 13 points, Blaize Darling added 10, and Castillo scored nine. They shot 29.2 percent from the field, 22.9 percent (8-35) from the 3-point line, and 50 percent (3-6) from the free throw line. Warner only had 16 bench points, 16 points in the paint, and four points off turnovers. They had nine assists and 17 turnovers as a team. 

 Rollins will take a break for the Thanksgiving holiday and be back in action on December 3rd when they take on Florida Tech at Warden Arena. Tip time is slated for 7:30 PM. 

Other SSC Scores: 

Saint Leo 90 Webber International 84 

Florida Tech 83 Auburn Montgomery 79 

Palm Beach Atlantic 113 Puerto Rico Mayaguez 55 

Eckerd 108 Puerto Rico Bayamón 62 

SSC Standings: 

Nova Southeastern 1-0 (4-0) 

Palm Beach Atlantic 1-0 (4-0) 

Barry 1-0 (2-1) 

Lynn 1-0 (2-1) 

Embry-Riddle 1-0 (2-2) 

Florida Southern 0-0 (4-1) 

Rollins 0-1 (4-2) 

Eckerd 0-1 (2-2) 

Saint Leo 0-1 (2-2) 

Tampa 0-1 (2-2) 

Florida Tech 0-1 (1-4) 

Rollins Closes Home stand with Warner

 The Rollins College Tars (3-2) hit the hardwood for the second straight day as they take on the Warner Royals at Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center tonight (11/25.) Tip time is set for 7 PM with Robert Segsl and Jim "Shooter" Ferro on the call. 

 Rollins is coming off a 90-63 win over Puerto Rico Bayamon last night. Omar Figueroa paced Rollins with 16 points, Jah Nze had 15, and Mayson Quartelblaum had 14 points to go with nine rebounds. The Tars used a significant size advantage to dominate the paint 38-14 in points and on the glass 50-27. The Tars score 86.6 points per game while they give up 75 per night. They shoot 49 percent from the field and 40.5 percent from the 3-point line. The Tars look to improve at the free throw line where they are shooting 65.6 percent. They are 13.4 (42.2- 28.8) in rebounding, dish out 18.8 assists per game, turn the ball over 12.4 times per game, steal it 6.4 times per contest, and block three shots per night. Nze leads the team in scoring at 18.6 points per game, while he is joined in double figures by Figueroa (16 points a night,) Marshall Klug (11.2 per contest,) and Jackson Gaffney (10.2 per game.) Matus Malovec leads the team grabbing 5.6 rebounds per game while Quartlebaum gets 5.2 per contest. Figueroa and Malovec each have 14 assists to lead the team. 

 Warner (1-7) has lost five straight. The last time out the Royals lost 82-58 to Keiser University. Seth Chillders led Warner with 13 points and nine assists, Jamal Norris added 12, and they got 10 from David Darling. Warner only shot 36.4 percent from the field, 28 percent (7-25) from the 3-point line, and 61.1 percent (11-18) from the free throw line in the loss. On the year they score 74.3 points per game while they give up 80.4 per contest. They shoot 43.6 percent from the field, 31.3 percent from the 3-point line, and 67.2 percent from the free throw line. They are -4.1 (30.0-34.1) rebounds per game while they dish out 13 assists per night, turn the ball over 11.4 times per game, get 7.8 steals, and block 1.9 shots per night.  Jack Voth leads the team in scoring at 21.3 points per game (only three games played,) Josh Irwin gets 16.4 per night, Norris scores 15.9 per contest, and Bryson Castillo nets 14.3 per game. Irwin ;leads the team grabbing 8.1 rebounds per contest while Childers dishes out 7.5 assists per game to lead the squad. 

The line presented by JuanBernalSportsbooks.com: Rollins by 21.5

Other SSC Games Tuesday: 

Webber International @ Saint Leo (No line)

Florida Tech  +12.5@ Auburn Montgomery 

Puerto Rico Mayaguez +38.5 @ Palm Beach Atlantic 

Puerto Rico Bayamón +15.5 @ Eckerd 

SSC Standings: 

Nova Southeastern 1-0 (4-0) 

Palm Beach Atlantic 1-0 (3-0) 

Barry 1-0 (2-1) 

Lynn 1-0 (2-1) 

Embry-Riddle 1-0 (2-2) 

Florida Southern 0-0 (4-1) 

Rollins 0-1 (3-2) 

Tampa 0-1 (2-2) 

Eckerd 0-1 (1-2) 

Saint Leo 0-1 (1-2) 

Florida Tech 0-1 (0-4) 

 

Tars Use Balanced Attack, Get Lift From Bench In Win Over Bayamon.

 The Rollins College Tars used a balanced attack and got a lift with a big night from the bench in a 90-63 win over the Vaqueros of Puerto Rico Bayamon on Monday night at Warden Arena. 

"No two ways about it we had to turn the page after we let one slip away the other day against Lynn. I am proud of the guys and how they have that we over me mindset," Rollins assistant coach Kyle Frakes explained on the post game show on WPRK. 

 Rollins (3-2) was paced by Omar Figueroa with 16, Jah Nze added 15, and Mayson Quartleblaum added 13 points and nine rebounds in the win. The Tars jumped out to a 16-2 lead in the first four plus minutes of this one. After Michael Jalina scored to make it 25-8 the Vaqueros got back to back 3-pointer's from as Andres Diaz and Kendrick Romero made it a 25-14 game. After a Quarterblaum basket the lead was stretched back to 18 (38-20) at the 5:51 mark of the first half  as the Tars used a huge size advantage to there advantage. Rollins would take a 48-30 lead into the locker room room as Ian Hart for the second home game in a row would score right before the halftime buzzer. Rollins shot 54.5 percent from the field, 37.5 percent (6-16) from the 3-point line, and 66.7 percent (6-9) at the free throw line in the opening stanza. Bayamon shot 34.4 percent from the field, 33.3 percent (5-15) from the 3-point line, and 83.3 percent (5-6) at the free throw line in the first 20 minutes. 

 Bayamon (0-3)  would not go away as they got to within 12 (58-46) on a Santiago triple at the 13:05 mark. Rollins scored the next five points but Bayamon would again pull within 13 (64-51) at the 9:36 mark. Rollins would seize the momentum as Jackson Gaffney would score the next five points for the Tars. The lead ballooned to as many as 31 before the Tars finished with the 27 point win. 

 Rollins shot 47.6 percent from the field, 37.9 percent (11-29) from the 3-point line, and 59.4 percent (19-34) at the free throw line. They won the rebounding battle 50-27. The Tars had 33 points off the bench and a 38-14 advantage in points in the paint. They had 23 assists and 12 turnovers as a team as well. 

 For the Vaqueros Romero led the way with 15 points and was joined in double figures by Santiago with 13. They shot 37.5 percent from the field, 33.3 percent (9-27) from the 3-point line, and 85.7 percent (12-14) from the free throw line. They had nine assists and 13 turnovers in the contest. 

Rollins will be back in action Tuesday when they battle Warner University at Warden Arena. Tip time is slated for 7 PM. 

Other SSC Scores: 

Nova Southeastern 123 Puerto Rico Mayaguez 52 

SSC Standings: 

Nova Southeastern 1-0 (4-0) 

Palm Beach Atlantic 1-0 (3-0) 

Barry 1-0 (2-1) 

Lynn 1-0 (2-1) 

Embry-Riddle 1-0 (2-2) 

Florida Southern 0-0 (4-1) 

Rollins 0-1 (3-2) 

Tampa 0-1 (2-2) 

Eckerd 0-1 (1-2) 

Saint Leo 0-1 (1-2) 

Florida Tech 0-1 (0-4) 

 

Rollins Returns Home To Face Bayamon Monday

 The Rollins College Tars return home to face the Puerto Rico Bayamon Gilliotos on Monday night at Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center. Tip time is slated for 7:30 PM with Robert Segal and Jim "Shooter" Ferro on the call on 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park and worldwide on RollinsSports.com 

 Rollins (2-2 0-1 SSC) is coming off a second heartbreaking loss in three games on Saturday as they fell 94-92 at Lynn. Jah Nze had 29 points to lead the Tars, Jackson Gaffney netted 19, Omar Figueroa tallied 13, and Marshall Klug chipped in 11. The Tars shot 48 percent from the field, 52 percent (11-21) from the 3-point line, and 76 percent (19-25) at the free throw line. Rollins averages 85.8 points per game while they give up 78 per contest. They shoot 49.4 percent from the field, 41.2 percent from the 3-point line, and 67.8 percent from the free throw line for the young season. Rollins is +11 (40.3-29.3) on the glass while they turn the ball over 14 times per contest. They also get 5.8 steals and block 2.8 shots per night. Nze leads the team in scoring putting up 19.5 points per game, he is joined in double figures by Figueroa (16 points per night,) Klug (12 points per contest, and Gaffney (11.5 points per game.) Matus Malovec leads the team in rebounding pulling down 5.3 rebounds per night. Malovec, Nze, and Figueroa lead the team dishing out 11 assists for the season as well. 

 Last season Puerto Rico Bayamon fell to the Tars 83-55. There is very limited information about the 2025-26 season for the Guillitos. We do know that they will play three games this week against Sunshine State Conference opponents. They will play Eckerd on Tuesday and Lynn on Friday in addition to the Tars on Monday.

The line presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com: Rollins by 29.5

Other SSC Games Monday: 

Puerto Rico Mayaguez +45.5 @ Nova Southeastern 

SSC Games Tuesday: 

Webber International @ Saint Leo 

Florida Tech @ Auburn Montgomery 

Puerto- Rico Mayaguez @ Palm Beach Atlantic 

Puerto- Rico Bayamón @ Eckerd 

Warner @ Rollins 

SSC Standings: 

Nova Southeastern 1-0 (3-0) 

Palm Beach Atlantic 1-0 (3-0) 

Barry 1-0 (2-1) 

Lynn 1-0 (2-1) 

Embry-Riddle 1-0. (2-2) 

Florida Southern 0-0 (4-1) 

Rollins 0-1 (2-2) 

Tampa 0-1 (2-2) 

Eckerd 0-1 (1-2) 

Saint Leo 0-1 (1-2) 

Florida Tech 0-1 (0-4) 

Rollins Stunned By Lynn Late.

 You can say what you want about the 2025-26 Rollins College Tars men's basketball team. One thing you can't deny though is that they will keep you at the edge of your seat until the final buzzer. For the third time in four games on Saturday afternoon the Tars had a game that was decided in the games last three seconds (two of three being on the wrong end.) On Saturday Rollins let one slip away and fell 94-92 to Lynn  at the D'Hoernle Center. With the loss Rollins falls to 2-2 on the year. With the win the Fighting Knights improve to 2-1. 

 The teams went back and forth in the early going. After a triple by Jah Nze the Tars took a 17-15 lead at the 15:40 mark of the first half. Lynn then opened up an eight point lead (26-18) after a John Roland free throw. The Fighting Knights built on that lead and went up 16 (50-34) at the 4:51 mark of the half. Rollins cut into that lead as they got to within four (53-49) after a 15-3 run to close the first 20 minutes. Rollins shot 53.3 percent from the field, 58.3 percent from the 3-point line (7-12), and 76.9 percent from the free throw line (10-13) in the opening stanza.  Lynn shot 51.6 percent from the field, 61.1 percent (11-18) from the 3-point line, and 76.9 percent (10-13) at the free throw line in the half. 

 Rollins started the second half with a Marshall Klug bucket to get within two (53-51.) After a Ryan Renfro jumper got Rollins within one (54-53) it was a 9-0 spurt by the Fighting Knights that stretched the lead back to 10 (63-53.) After falling down by 17 (73-56) Rollins went on a 13-0 run capped by a Renfro trey to make it 73-69 with 10:10 to go. The Tars not only erased the deficit but took the lead (78-76) on a Renfro tip-in with 6:15 on the clock. The run continued as Rollins would go up by 11 (87-76) on a Jackson Gaffney layup with 2:53 to go. After Omar Figueroa made a jumper with 1:46 to go the Tars looked to be in complete control leading 89-80. After a quick 5-0 spurt by Lynn a triple by Figueroa made it a seven point lead (92-85) with 34 ticks remaining. Then the Fighting Knights would finish the game on a 9-0 run capped by Antoine Jacks 3-pointer with .5 seconds to go. 

 Nze poured in a game high 29 points to lead the Tars, Gaffney added 19, Figueroa netted 13, and Klug chipped in 11 in the defeat. Rollins shot 48.4 percent from the field, 52.4 percent (11-21) from the 3-point line, and 76 percent (19-25) from the free throw line. They had 20 assists and 11 turnovers in the loss. 

 Lynn was led by Max Polk with 22, John Roland had 12,  Braydon Iuli and Jacks each scored 11, while Justin Bubak and Sveinn Birgisson each tallied 10. Lynn shot 49.2 percent from the field, 51.6 percent (16-31) from the 3-point line, and 72 percent (18-25) from the free throw line. Lynn won the rebounding battle 36-29. They had 19 assists and 14 turnovers in the win. 

 Rollins will be back in action Monday when they take on Puerto Rico Bayamon at Warden Arena. Tip time is set for 7:30 PM. 

Other SSC: 

Barry 103 Eckerd 76 

Embry-Riddle 104 Saint Leo 80 

Nova Southeastern 112 Tampa 99 

Palm Beach Atlantic 97 Florida Tech 69 

SSC Standings: 

Nova Southeastern 1-0 (3-0) 

Palm Beach Atlantic 1-0 (3-0) 

Barry 1-0 (2-1) 

Lynn 1-0 (2-1) 

Embry-Riddle 1-0 (2-2) 

Florida Southern 0-0 (4-1) 

Rollins 0-1 (2-2) 

Tampa 0-1 (2-2) 

Eckerd 0-1 (1-2) 

Saint Leo 0-1 (1-2) 

Florida Tech 0-1 (0-4) 

Rollins Opens Conference Play Against Lynn In Boca Raton.

 The Rollins College Tars and Lynn Fighting Knights open Sunshine State Conference play on Saturday (11/22) at 4 PM at the D'hoernle Center. Robert Segal and Jim "Shooter" Ferro will have the call on 91.5 FM WRK in Winter Park and on the Sunshine State Conference Digital Network at SunshineStateConference.TV 

 The Tars (2-1) are coming off a 93-60 thrashing of Fort Lauderdale last time out. 11 Rollins players scored in the contest led by five in double figures. Omar Figueroa and Marshall Klug each had 17, Jackson Gaffney tallied 11, while Jah Nze and Ryan Renfro each netted 10. Rollins shot 58.6 percent from the field and 48.1 percent from the 3-point line in the contest. Rollins averages 83.7 points per game while they give up 72.7 per night. They shoot 49.7 percent from the field and 38.2 percent from the 3-point line. The Tars uncharacteristically are shooting 64.6 percent from the free throw line as a team. The Tats have dominated the glass with a 17 rebound advantage (44-27) per game. They turn the ball over 15 times per game, get four steals a contest, and block three shots per night. Figueroa paces the season box score at 17 points per contest and is joined in double figures by Nze (16.3 per night) and Klug (12.3 per contest.) Klug also leads the team pulling down 5.3 rebounds per contest. Nze leads the team in assists at three per game. 

The Fighting Knights (1-1)  are coming off a school record performance in a 128-73 pasting of Trinity College. Max Polk and Justin Bubak led Lynn with 24 and 20 points respectively. John Roland added 14, Matthew Puodziukaitis netted 12, and Sveinn Birgisson added 10. Lynn shot 44 percent from the field and 29.1 percent from the 3-point line in the contest. They also dominated the boards 71-32. As a team is putting up 110.5 points per game while they give up 84.5 per night. They shoot 44.2 percent from the field, 33.3 percent from the 3-point line, and 66 percent from the free throw line in the young season. They average 25.5 (59.5-34) more rebounds than the opposition. They dish out 24 assists per game, turn the ball over 12 times per night, get 7.5 steals per night, and block 4.5 shots per contest. Bubak leads the team in scoring at 21.5 points per game, Polk gets 16 per night, while Birgisson and Christian Maxon each tally 11.5 per contest. Puodziukaitis pulls down 10.5 rebounds per night to lead the team, while Antoine Jacks dishes out a team leading 6.5 assists per night. 

The line presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com: Lynn by 5

Other SSC Lines: 

Eckerd +4 @ Barry 

Leo +8 @ ERAU 

Tech +15 @ PBA 

Tampa +17 @ Nova Southeastern 

11 Players Score As Rollins Defense Shines In Rout of Eagles

 The Rollins College Tars saw 11 players find the scoring column while they played stellar defense. Rollins held the University of Fort Lauderdale Eagles to 37 percent shooting from the field and 17.6 shooting (3-17) from the 3-point line in a 93-60 rout on Wednesday night at Warden Arena. With the win Rollins improves to 2-1 on the season. The Eagles fall to 4-2 with the defeat. 

 The game started out with Rollins scoring the games first five points before the Eagles scored the next six. A 6-0 answer by the Tars gave them the lead 11-6 on A Ryan Renfro layup at the 15:10 mark of the first half. That lead grew to 13 (25-12) as Jah Nze hit a pair of triples with the second being at the 10:20 mark of the opening stanza. The Eagles got to within five (27-22) on a a layup by Vugar Kuliev at the 7:56 mark of the half.  Rollins would take command as the next basket for UFL didn't come until the 2:21 mark of the half as Rollins would go on a 11-0 run over that span. The Tars would cap off the first half as Ian Hart buried a 3-pointer in the waning seconds to take a 20 point lead (48-28) at the break. 

 Rollins shot 64.5 percent from the field and 42.9 percent (6-14) from the 3-point line in the half. They shot 67 percent at the free throw line (2-3) in the half as well. For the Eagles they shot 36.1 percent from the field, 0-9 from the 3-point line, and 2-2 at the free throw line in the first 20 minutes. 

 On the opening possession of the second half Marshall Klug knocked down a 3-pointer and was fouled. He made the free throw to convert the four point play and stretch the Rollins lead to 24 (52-28.) Rollins led by as many as 40 in the second half as they rolled to a second straight win. 

 For the game Rollins shot 58.6 percent from the floor, 48.1 percent (13-27) from the 3-point line, and 54.5 percent (12-22) from the free throw line. Omar Figueroa and  Klug led the way with 17 points, Jackson Gaffney netted 11, while  Nze and  Renfro each tallied 10. Rollins dominated the glass 51-20 and had 23 assists to go along with 23 turnovers. 

 UFL was led by Chris Berry with 13 while they got 10 from Kuliev. They shot 37.1 percent from the field, 17.6 percent (3-17) from the 3-point line, and 55 percent (11-20) at the free throw line. They had eight assists and 10 turnovers in the contest. 

 Rollins will be back in action Saturday as they open Sunshine State Conference play in Boca Raton against Lynn. Tip time is set for 4 PM. 

Rollins Welcomes Fort Lauderdale To WinterPark

 The Rollins College Tars (1-1) welcome the University of Fort Lauderdale Eagles (4-1) to Winter Park on Wednesday night (11/19) at Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center. Tip time is set for 7 PM as Robert Segal and Jim "Shooter" Ferro will be on the call on 91.5 FM WPRK and Worldwide at RollinsSports.com 

 The Tars split a pair of games over the weekend that both came down to the final horn. In the opener on Saturday a 3-pointer sunk the Tars in a 76-74 loss at Fort Valley State.  Sunday it was a Matus Malovec tip-in that powered Rollins to a 84-82 win over Union University. Rollins averages 79 points per game while they give up 79 per contest in the young season. They are shooting the ball at a 45.5 percent clip from the field and 32.7 percent from the 3-point line. Rollins shoots 69.8 percent from the free throw line in the early season while on the glass they are +10 (out rebounding the opposition 40.5-30.5) rebounds per night. They are dishing out 14 assists per game while turning the ball over 11 times per night. The Tars are getting 3.5 steals per game and blocking three shots per contest as well. Jah Nze leads the team in scoring at 19.5 points per game followed by Omar Figueroa putting up 17 per contest and Marshall Klug netting 10 points per night. Klug is one of three players grabbing 4.5 rebounds per game (Malovec and Ryan Renfro.) Nze also leads the team in assists at three per night. Klug leads the team shooting at a 58.3 percent clip from the field and Figueroa leads the team shooting a sizzling 70 percent (7-10) from the 3-point line in the seasons first two games. 

 For the Eagles (4-1)  they are coming off a 104-91 win over Trinity College on Friday. They split a pair of games with Beacon College (L78-74 on road) and won (84-74 at home.) UFL scores 89.6 points pet game while they give up 71 points per night. They shoot 46.6 percent from the field and 48.5 percent from the 3-point line while at the free throw line they shoot 70.1 percent. On the glass they are getting two (39.2-37.2) more rebounds than the opposition. UFL dishes out 22.8 assists per game and turn the ball over 10.8 times per night. The Eagles get 17.8 steals per contest and block 4.6 shots per game as a team. Jimel Cofer leads four players in double figures scoring 19.5 points per game, Chris Berry nets 17.8 per night, Freddie Reeves tallies 11 per contest, and Corey Pope rounds out the double digit scorers at 10.8 per game. Pope leads the team pulling down 5.8 rebounds per game while Vugar Kuliev leads the team dishing out 6.2 assists per contest. Berry and Adrian Body lead the team getting more than three steals per game while Pope has swatted a team leading four shots. 

The line presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com: Rollins by 35.5

Malovec Flips The Script As Rollins Wins at the Buzzer Sunday.

 The trio of Jah Nze, Omar Figueroa, and Marshall Klug combined for 50 of Rollins 84 points and a buzzer beating tip in by Matus Malovec lifted the Tars to a 84-82 win over the Union University Bulldogs on Sunday in the home opener at Warden Arena. With the win Rollins improves to 1-1 on the season. Union falls to 0-2 as they lost by a total of five points to Lynn and Rollins in the last two days. 

 Figueroa got Rollins off to a better start than in the opener yesterday as he hit a pair of triples to start this one. After some back and forth Rollins took a 15-14 lead on a Matus Malovec trey at the 13:30 mark of the opening half. That lead grew to five (22-17) on a Figuroa hoop at the 9:52 mark of the first stanza. The two teams would trade blows until a 3-pointer by Will Watts-Lovings put the Bulldogs up 31-29. A triple by Figueroa gave Rollins the lead back at the 3:34 mark. Ultimately the Bulldogs would take a 39-37 lead into the halftime break. 

 Rollins shot 42.9 percent from the field, 53.3 percent (8-15) from the 3-point line and  perfect 5-5 at the free throw line in the opening 20 minutes. Union shot 44.1 percent from the field, 33.3 percent (4-12) from the 3-point line and 83.3 percent (5-6) at the free throw line in the opening half. 

 The teams went back and forth to start the second until the Bulldogs scored five straight to take a 49-45 lead after a Jamir Allen 3-pointer with 15:58 to go. A Ryan Renfro jumper at the 13:32 mark gave Rollins the lead once again at 52-51. The lead went to six for Union (64-58) on a three-point play by Watts-Lovings at the 9:08 mark. Rollins clawed back into this one as a they went on a 8-0 run as Figueroa knocked down a three, Nze had a three point play and Marshall Klug tipped in a miss to make it 71-66 RC at the 6:22 mark. The next five points went to UU and then the game was tied again, this time at 73 with 4:52 to go. The Tars got a pair of free throws from Ricky Ghedini and grew the lead to five (79-74) as Klug played one in with 3:27 to go. Again Figueroa found the bottom of the net at the 2:06 mark to put the Tars up 82-77. The Bulldogs would fight back and tie the game at 82 after a jumper and a 3-ball by Watts-Lovings with 46 seconds to go. For the second straight day the Tars would have the game go down to the final buzzer as this time it was Malovec who tipped in the 3-point miss as time expired. 

 Jah Nze led the Tars with 21 points, Figueroa added 16, and Klug tallied 13. Rollins shot 51.6 percent from the floor, 45.5 percent (10-22) from the 3-point line, and 76.9 percent (10-13) from the free throw line in this one. The Tars won the rebounding battle 35-31. They had 17 assists and 10 turnovers in the contest. 

Union was paced by Watts-Lovings who poured in 31 points, Allen added 17, and Terrence Ringo tallied a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds. UU shot 48.4 percent from the floor, 30.4 percent (7-23) from the 3-point line, and 78.9 percent (15-19) at the free throw line. They had nine assists and six turnovers in the contest. 

 Rollins will be back in action Wednesday when the University of Fort Lauderdale comes to Winter Park. Tip time is slated for 7 PM. 

Rollins Battles Union in Home Opener Sunday Night

 The Rollins College Tars (0-1) take on the Union University Bulldogs on Sunday night at Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center. You can catch all the action on 91.5 FM WPRK and worldwide at RollinsSports.TV 

 Rollins is coming off a hard fought 76-74 loss to Fort Valley State in the opener. Omar Figueroa and Jah Nze each scored 18 in the loss. It was a game that featured 11 ties and 11 lead changes. The Wildcats ultimately prevailed on a 3-pointer by Danny Delgado with three ticks remaining. 

 Union is taking on Lynn on Saturday. The Bulldogs were a 93-66 winner in an exhibition over Tennessee Southern that was there first game action of the season. 

The line presented by JuanBernalSportsbooks.com: Rollns by 4.5

 

Four Tars Score In Double Figures In Opening Loss

 Four Rollins College Tars scored in double figures on Saturday. Omar Figueroa and Jah Nze scored 18 each while Jackson Gaffney netted 11 and Ryan Renfro chipped in 10 in a 76-74 loss to Fort Valley State  at the HPE. Danny Delgado paced the Wildcats with 27 points including the game winning 3-pointer with three seconds to go, Aidan Lambert added 17, and Meka Nhaji netted 10 for Fort Valley.  FVSU is 1-0 on the year while the Tars fall to 0-1. 

Both teams got off to a slow start on the offensive end as it would be 20-12 Wildcats after Matus Malovec knocked down a free throw for the Tars at the 9:31 mark of the opening half. A pair of Figuroa free throws with eight minutes until halftime pulled the Tars within three (20-17.) The run would continue as Rollins took a 23-20 lead after an Nze layup at the 6:23 mark of the opening stanza. The teams went back and forth for the remainder of the half as the Tars rode Nze's triple right before halftime to a 40-37 lead at halftime. 

 Rollins shot 36.7 percent from the field, 26.7 percent (4-15) from the 3-point line, and 66.7 percent (14-21) at the free throw line in the opening 20 minutes. FVSU shot 36.4 percent from the field, 33.3 percent (6-18) from the 3-point line, and 87.5 percent (7-8) from the free throw line in the first 20 minutes. 

 Rollins would open up a seven point lead in the first seven minutes of the second half before a Delgado triple cut that lead to four (62-58.) The two teams traded runs for the next several minutes as the game was knotted at 68 with 6:08 remaining on the clock. Both teams continued to play stifling defense as the Wildcats went up 71-68 but that lead was short-lived. The next four points would give the Tars the lead back as Nze hit a pair of free throws and Renfro with the lay in would make it 72-71 after a Lalovec offensive rebound at the 2:44 mark. Two Delgado free throws 19 seconds later gave the Wildcats the lead back. Both teams would go cold on offence as Rollins would score the next basket that gave them the lead (74-73) on a Figueroa jumper with 37 seconds to go. After a missed free throw by Rollins Delgado would hit the game winner assisted b y Nnaji.  

 Rollins shot 39.3 percent from the field and 22.2 percent (6-27) from the 3-point line in the loss. They shot 66.7 percent from the free throw line (20-30) in a game that featured 11 ties and 11 lead changes. Rollins had 11 assists and 12 turnovers in the contest. They also won the rebounding battle 46-30.  For Fort Valley State they shot 42.9 percent from the field and 33.3 percent (9-27) from the 3-point line. They shot at a 76.5 percent clip (13-17) from the free throw line. The Wildcats had six assists and nine turnovers in the game. 

 Rollins will be back in action tomorrow when they take on Union in Winter Park. Tip time is slated for 5 PM. 

Rollins Travles To Fort Valley To Open 2025 Campaign.

 The Rollins College Tars under the direction of second year head coach Kevin Hogan travel to Fort Valley, Georgia to take on the Fort Valley State Wildcats on Saturday. Tip time is set for 2 PM at HPE Arena. You can catch all the action on 91.5 FM WPRK with Jim "Shooter" Ferro and Robert Segal back on the call. You can also catch the action worldwide at RollinsSports.com

 The Tars are coming off a 16-14 record last season. That included a 5-8 mark away from Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center. Matus Malovec, Ian Hart, John Latimer, Michael Niemann and Michael Kalina return along with William Jobe who made contributions a season ago. Latimer is the top returning scorer at 14.6 points per game. The Tars will have some holes to fill after the departure of key cogs Beau Frericks,  who is now a graduate assistant , Sergey Grishaev, and Dylan Wolle. Rollins scored 82.7 points per game while giving up just over 80 points per contest. They shot the ball extremely well at 48 percent from the field and better than 37 percent from the 3-point line. 

The Wildcats went 12-17 last season but were 8-4 at home. In an exhibition game on Thursday a 90-56 loss to Georgia State Derek Delgado was the only FVSU player in double fugues tallying 15 points on a perfect 3-3 shooting from the 3-point line. Danny Delgado added eight while they got six each from Meka Nnaji and CJ Williams. Last season they scored 67.3 points per game while allowing 72.6. per contest. Fort Valley shot 41.1 percent from the field but just 27.6 percent from the 3-point line.