Rollins Battles Lynn IN Crucial SSC Matchup In WinterPark.

 The Rollins College Tars (11-8 5-6 SSC) take on the Lynn Fighting Knights (10-8 5-6 SSC) in a crucial SSC matchup in WinterPark on Wednesday night (1/28) at Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center. You can catch all the action on 91.5 FM WPRK WinterPark and worldwide on RollinsSports.com 

 Rollins is coming off a convincing 80-63 win at Saint Leo on Saturday. Omar Figueroa led five Tars in double figures with 20 points and 11 rebounds, Mayson Quartlebaum and William Jobe each had 12, Ricky Ghedini added 11, and Jah Nze tallied 10. The Tars shot 50.9 percent from the field, 35 percent (7-20) from the 3-point line, and 78.9 percent (15-19) at the free throw line. Rollins scores 82.7 points per game (9th SSC) while they give up 74.6 per night (2nd SSC.) They shoot 45.9 percent from the field (4th SSC,) 35.4 percent from the 3-point line (6th SSC,) and 74.9 percent from the free throw line (3rd SSC.) Rollins gets 9.5 more rebounds than the opposition (40.4-30.9) which leads the conference. They have a -1.58 turnover margin (8th SSC) and are +1.25 in assist to turnover ratio (6th SSC.) Rollins dishes out 16.79 assists per game (6th SSC.) They hold the opposition to 32.6 shooting from the 3-point line (5th SSC,) block 2.74 shots per game (10th SSC,) and get 7.21 steals per game (8th SSC.) Nze leads the team scoring 17.7 points per game (7th SSC) while Figueroa puts up 15.9 per night (10th SSC.) Matus Malovec grabs a team leading 5.6 rebounds per game while Figueroa leads the team in field goal percentage (47.2 percent) which is 9th in the SSC. Figueroa shoots 45.3 percent from the 3-point line (2nd SSC) as he knocks down 2.8 triples per contest (7th SSC.) Marshall Klug shoots 89.7 percent from the free throw line (5th SSC) and Nze makes 77.7 percent of his shots at the free throw line (10th SSC.) Figueroa leads the team in assists per game (3 per night) and assist to turnover ratio (1.7.) Ryan Renfro blocks 0.7 shots per game while Nze (1.8 steals per game for 5th SSC) and Figueroa (1.5 steals per game good for 9th SSC) are in the top 10. Figueroa plays 30 minutes per game (10th SSC) with Figueroa right behind him at 29.9 minutes per night. 

 Lynn has dropped four straight and is coming off a 99-73 loss to Florida Southern on Saturday. Max Polk led the Fighting Knights with 21, John Roland had 17, while Matthew Puodziukalitits and JP Baron each scored 10. Lynn shot 33.8 percent from the field, 20 percent (6-30) from the 3-point line, and 67.9 percent (19-28) at the free throw line. Lynn scores 86.7 points per game (5th SSC) while they give up 82.3 points per night (10th SSC.) They shoot 42.8 percent from the field (10th SSC,) 32.7 percent from the 3-point line (11th SSC) and 71.4 percent from the free throw line (6th SSC.) The Fighting Knights have a 6.1 board rebounding margin( 44.5-38.4)which is good for 5th in the SSC. They have a +0.50 turnover margin (4th SSC) and a 1.35 assist to turnover ratio (5th SSC.) They dish out 16.33 assists per game as well (8th SSC.) Lynn lets the opposition shoot 36.6 percent from the 3-point line (11th SSC,) blocks 3.72 shots per game (4th SSC) and gets 7.67 steals per game (4th SSC.) Polk is the teams leading scorer at 15.8 points per game Brandon Iuli gets 13.1 per night, Roland nets 12.5 per game, and Justin Bubak gets 11.4 per contest. Roland gets 8.9 rebounds per game (2nd SSC,) while Iulli gets 4.1 assists per night (7th SSC.) in a a team leading 26.9 minutes per night. Roland blocks 0.8 shots per game and Iuli nabs 1.3 steals per contest. 

 In the first meeting Lynn was a 94-92 winner. Polk scored 22 to lead the Fighting Knights, Roland had 12, Antoine Jacks had 11, along with Iulli, while the duo of Sveinn Birgisson and Bubak each had 10. The Fighting Knights shot 49.2 percent from the field, 51.6 percent from the 3-point line (16-31) and 72 percent (18-25) from the free throw line. 

Rollins was led by Nze with 29, Jackson Gaffney added 19, Figueroa scored 13, and Klug had 11. The Tars 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. 

The line presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com: Rollins by 3.5 

Other Lines (also presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com:) 

Saint Leo +15 @ Florida Southern 

Florida Tech +8 @ Embry-Riddle 

Eckerd +22.5 @ Nova Southeastern 

Barry +16.5 @ Palm Beach Atlantic 

SSC Standings: 

Nova Southeastern 10-1 (15-1) 

Palm Beach Atlantic 9-2 (17-2) 

Florida Southern 8-3 (16-5) 

Embry-Riddle 6-5 (9-9) 

Rollins 5-6 (11-8) 

Lynn 5-6 (10-8) 

Barry 4-6 (9-9) 

Eckerd 4-7 (10-8) 

Tampa 4-7 (10-8) 

Florida Tech 4-7 (8-11) 

Saint Leo 1-10 (6-13)