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)
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