Rollins Sneaks Into SSC Tourney

 The Rollins College Tars need things to break their way on Saturday and that is exactly what happened Saturday. After things broke as they need Rollins will be the #8 seed in the SSC tournament and take on #1 seed Nova Southeastern. Here are the results from Saturday and the tourney bracket: 

SSC Scores Saturday: 

Lynn 76 Florida Tech 68 

Palm Beach Atlantic 101 Tampa 84 

Embry-Riddle 88 Saint Leo 79 

 Barry 85 Eckerd 79 

Nova Southeastern 92 Florida Southern 73 

SSC Championship: 

# 8 Rollins @ #1 Nova Southeastern 

#5 Tampa @ #4 Barry 

#7 Lynn @ #2 Palm Beach Atlantic 

#6 Embry-Riddle @ #3 Florida Southern 

SSC Seeding Up For Grabs Saturday.

 The final games of the Sunshine State Conference on Saturday will determine the seeding in the upcoming SSC tournament. 6 of the 8 teams have clinched spots in the tournament. The final two sports and seeding will be determined on Saturday. Here are the lines for Saturday: 

Lines presented by JuanBermalSportsBooks.com: 

Lynn +2.5 @ Flroda Tech 

Palm Beach Atlantic -7.5 @ Tampa 

Embry-Riddle -8.5 @ Saint Leo 

Barry +3 @ Eckerd 

Nova Southeastern -5.5 @ Florida Southern 

SSC Standings: 

Nova Southeastern 18-1 (23-1) 

Palm Beach Atlantic 15-4 (23-4) 

Florida Southern 13-6 (21-8) 

Tampa 10-9 (16-10) 

Larry 10-9 (15-12) 

Embry-Riddle 9-10 (12-14) 

Lynn 8-11 (13-13) 

Eckerd 7-12 (13-13) 

Rollins 7-13 (13-15) 

Florida Tech 6-13 (10-17) 

Saint Leo 2-17 (7-20) 

South Region Rankings (Top 8 Qualify:) 

1. Nova Southeastern 

2. Palm Beach Atlantic 

3. West Alabama 

4. Montevallo 

5. Florida Southern 

6. West Florida 

7. Tuskegee 

8. Trevecca Nazarene 

9. Alabama Huntsville 

10. Clark Atlanta 

Tars Nearly Pull Off The Unthinkable In Loss To NSU.

 The 2025-26 season had not gone anywhere close to according to plan going into Wednesday night. The Rollins College Tars had their backs against the wall trying to secure a spot in the Sunshine State Conference Tournament. The opponent, #1 Nova Southeastern had won 98 straight games at Rick Case Arena before Wednesday. Rollins gave the Sharks all they could want, as they led 68-67 with 1:50 to go but the Sharks did what championship teams do, scoring the games final seven points to pick up the 75-69 win. With the loss Rollins regular season concludes at 13-15 and 7-13 in the SSC. NSU improves to 23-1 and 18-1 in the SSC with a 17th straight win. 

 NSU jumped all over the Tars early as they scored the games first 9 points. Rollins finally got on the board on a Mayson Quartlebaum layup at the 16:19 mark of the first half. A 10-0 Sharks run would stretch the lead to 17 early. It was 28-13 NSU before Michael Kalina made a triple to cut that lead to 12 (28-16) Rollins would continue to get contributions from unlikely sources as little used Cheo James knocked down a trey to make it a seven point game (33-26) with 7:42 in the first half. The lead was cut to five by Rollins but NSU stretched it to seven (43-36)  at halftime. Rollins shot 50 percent from the field, 40 percent (6-15) from the 3-point line, and 80 percent (4-5) at the free throw line in the half. NSU shot 47.5 percent from the field, 15.4 percent (2-13) from the 3-point line, and 3-3 at the free throw line in the opening frame. 

 After a Dallas Graziani trey Rollins answered with a 5-0 run capped by a Ricky Ghedini triple to make it a 46-41 Rollins deficit with 19:10 to go. Rollins would continue to hang around and get to within three (57-54) on a pair of Mayson Quartlebaum free throws with 9:41 on the clock. Rollins battled back and tied the game at 63 on a Jah Nze layup with 4:23 to go. After the two teams traded scores the Tars took the lead as Ryan Renfro split a pair of free throws with 1:50 on the clock. After Jaxson Nap tied the game nine seconds later it was Graziani and Ross Reeves that would carry the Sharks to the finish line. 

 Rollins was paced by Nze with 14, while both James and Renfro had 11. Rollins shot 43.1 percent from. the field, 33.3 percent (7-21) from the 3-point line, and 75 percent (18-24) at the free throw line. Rollins won the rebounding battle 43-38. They had 12 assists and 22 turnovers in the contest. 

 Graziani poured in a game high 35 points for the Sharks as he played all 40 minutes, Reeves added 14, and Ryan Davis netted 11. The Sharks shot 39.7 percent from the field, 14.3 percent (4-28) from the 3-point line, and 65 percent (13-20) at the free throw line. They had nine assists and nine turnovers in the contest. 

Rollins still has a chance to make the Sunshine State Conference. With the remaining games on Saturday in the SSC, all of the following scenarios need to happen for the Tars to clinch the #8 seed in the SSC: 

Barry defeats Eckerd 

Palm Beach Atlantic defeats Tampa 

Lynn defeats Florida Tech 

Other SSC Scores Wednesday: 

Tampa 84 Saint Leo 78 

Florida Southern 84 Barry 82 

Palm Beach Atlantic 90 Embry-Riddle 75 

Lynn 92 Eckerd 72 

SSC Standings: 

Nova Southeastern 18-1 (23-1) 

Palm Beach Atlantic 15-4 (23-4) 

Florida Southern 13-6 (21-8) 

Tampa 10-9 (16-10) 

Barry 10-9 (15-12) 

Embry-Riddle 9-10 (12-14) 

Lynn 8-11 (13-13) 

Eckerd 7-12 (13-13) 

Rollins 7-13 (13-15) 

Florida Tech 6-13 (10-17) 

Saint Leo 2-17 (7-20) 

South Region Rankings (Released 2.25- Top 8 teams qualify:) 

1. Nova Southeastern 

2. Palm Beach Atlantic 

3. West Alabama 

4. Montevallo 

5. Florida Southern 

6. West Florida 

7. Tuskegee 

8. Trevecca Nazarene 

9. Alabama Hunstville 

10. Clark- Atlanta 

 

Rollins Looks To Shock The World @ #1 NSU

 The Rollins College Tars (13-14 7-12 SSC) are hanging by a thread. The only way they could find a way into the Sunshine State Conference tournament  is by beating #1 Nova Southeastern (22-1 17-1 SSC) at Rick Case Arena on Wednesday night and then they would need some help. Not the most ideal situation for the Tars to say the least. You can catch all the action of the regular season finale on 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park and on RollinsSports.com with Jim "Shooter" Ferro on the call. 

 Rollins is coming off a 87-79 loss to Palm Beach Atlantic last time out. Jah Nze led the way with 25 points while Omar Figueroa added 24, Mayson Quartlebaum tallied 10. Rollins shot 45 percent from the field, 39.1 percent (9-23) from the 3-point line, and 80 percent (16-20) from the free throw line in the loss. Rollins scores 82 points per game (8th SSC) while they give up 76.6 points per night (2nd SSC.) They shoot 46.8 percent from the field (4th SSC,) 35 percent from the 3-point line (6th SSC,) and 73.9 percent from the free throw line (3rd SSC.) They have a -1.81 turnover margin (8th SSC) and 1.24 assist to turnover ratio (6th SSC.) They dish out an SSC fifth best 16.85 assists per game as well. The Tars are 4th in 3-point field goal percentage against (32.9 percent,) Get seven more rebounds per game (38.4-31.4)  which is 3rd in the SSC, block 2.7 shots per game (10th SSC,) and get 7.19 steals per game (7th SSC.) Nze who is this week's SSC Offensive Player Of The Week puts up 17.9 points per game (6th SSC) while Figueroa scores 16.6 per night (9th SSC.) Matus Malovec grabs a team leading 5.1 rebounds per game while Figueroa shoots 46.9 percent from the field (9th SSC,) 42.4 percent from the 3-point line (4th SSC,) and knocks down 2.8 triples per night (3rd SSC.) He also shoots 79.3 percent from the free throw line (10th SSC,) Dishes out a team leading 2.9 assists per game, has a 1.8 assist to turnover ratio, and plays 31.4 minutes per night (8th SSC. Marshall Klug shoots 90.7 percent from the free throw line (2nd SSC,) Ryan Renfro blocks 0.8 shots per game (8th SSC,) Nze gets 1.6 steals per game (7h SSC,) as he plays 30.7 minutes per game (10th SSC.) 

 NSU comes into the contest as the top team in the land. They are a perfect 14-0 at home and have won 16 straight since a loss to Palm Beach Atlantic back in December. Last time out NSU trounced Saint Leo 103-70. Dallas Graziani led the way with 24 points and 9 assists, Ross Reeves had 17, Bennett Kayser added 16, and Jamie Qualley netted 12. NSU shot 43.4 percent from the field, 24 percent (6-25) from the 3-point line, and 73.5 percent (25-34) at the free throw line. 

 NSU scores 103.3 points per game (1st SSC) while they give up 77.3 points per night (3rd SSC.) They shoot a league leading 50.1 percent from the field (1st SSC) and 38.9 percent from the 3-point line (1st SSC.) They shoot 73.6 percent from the free throw line (5th SSC,) having dominated the turnover margin stat at +10.17. As well as having a +2.12 assist to turnover ratio. They also dish out an SSC best 20.5 assists per night. The Sharks are 2nd in 3-point field goal percatgage against (31.6 percent) and get 6.1 more rebounds than the opposition per night (4th SSC.) They block 2.78 shots per game (9th SSC) and get 12.35 steals per game (1st SSC.) Graziani scores 19.7 points per game (4th SSC) and dishes out 6.4 assists per game (1st SSC) as well as leading the league in assist to turnover ratio (3.4.) Jaxon Nap gets 14.2 per game and hauls in 81. rebounds per contest (5th SSC.) Reeves and Graziani are 5th and 7th respectively in field goal percentage, they are also first and second in steals per game. Graziani plays 34.6 minutes per game (2nd SSC) as well. 

 In the first meeting between the two teams Rollins lost 91-73 in January. Ricky Ghedini led the Tars with 16, Figueroa had 15, and Jackson Gaffney added 11. The Tars shot 37.3 percent from the field, 33.3 percent (9-27) from the 3-point line, and 86.7 percent (26-30) at the free throw line. 

 NSU was paced by Graziani and Reeves who each had 23, Rosenberger added 14, and Nap netted 10. NSU shot 49.2 percent from the field, 35 percent (7-20) from the 3-point line, and 74.3 percent (26-35) from the free throw line. 

The line presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com: NSU  by 18.5 

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

Tampa -6.5 @ Saint Leo 

Florida Southern -1.5 @ Barry 

Embry-Riddle +7 @ Palm Beach Atlantic 

Eckerd +6 @ Lynn 

SSC Standings: 

Nova Southeastern 17-1 (22-1) 

Palm Beach Atlantic 14-4 (22-4) 

Florida Southern 12-6 (20-8) 

Barry 10-6 (15-11) 

Tampa 9-9 (15-10) 

Embry-Riddle 9-9 (12-13) 

Eckerd 7-11 (13-12) 

Lynn 7-11 (12-13) 

Rollins 7-12 (13-14) 

Florida Tech 6-13 (10-17) 

Saint Leo 2-16 (7-19) 

Nze, Figueroa Comine For 49 Points In Loss To #16 PBA.

 Jah Nze and Omar Figueroa combined for 49 points on Saturday but it was not enough as Rollins fell 87-79 to #16 Palm Beach Atlantic at Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center. With the loss Rollins falls to 13-14 and 7-12 in the SSC. The only remaining game for the Tars is Wednesday at #1 Nova Southeastern. They will need to beat the Sharks and get some help to continue on with their season after Wednesday. Palm Beach Atlantic improves to 22-4 and 14-4 in the SSC. The Sailfish are currently second in the SSC. 

 Nze got off to a good start for the Tars as he scored five points early. After his triple at the 14:52 mark of the first half Rollins trailed 9-7. Then a quick 7-0 run by the Salfish stretched the lead to nine. After a 3-pointer by Cheo James Rollins was within four (21-17) at the 9:45 mark of the first half. A layup by Michale Kalina would get the Tars two points closer. After a Figueroa layup Rollins trailed 28-26 at the 5:32 mark of the first half. Preston LeGassick made a trey for PBA to stretch the lead to five, Rollins continued battling and tied the game at 39 on a Nze triple at the 1:01 mark of the first half. Two free throws by Marshall Klug would give Rollins a brief lead but a LeGassick jumper would knot the game at 41 as the two teams headed into their respective locker rooms. Rollins shot 50 percent in the first half, 42.9 percent (6-14) from the 3-point line, and 75 percent (3-4) from the free throw line in the first 20 minutes. PBA shot 53.1 percent from the field, 25 percent (4-16) from the 3-point line, and 50 percent (3-6) from the free throw line in the opening stanza. 

 The two teams traded triples to start the second half but then the Sailfish went on a 7-0 run capped by another LeGassick trey. The lead swelled to 16 (64-48) after a Christian Kirkland dunk at the 11:55 mark. The lead for PBA was 17 before a 6-0 Rollins run got them to within 11 (70-59) after a Mayson Quartlebaum jumper at the 4:40 mark. Down double digits at the 1:34 mark Rollins continued to fight. The Tars would get as close as four (81-77) after a Figueroa triple but it was not enough as the Sailfish picked up the season sweep. 

Rollins was led by Nze with 25 points, Figueroa netted 24, and Quartlebaum tallied 10 in the loss. Rollins shot 45 percent from the field, 39.1 percent (9-23) from the 3-point line, and 80 percent (16-20) from the free throw line in the loss. Rollins won the rebounding battle 40-29. They had 13 assists and 18 turnovers in the contest. 

 PBA was paced by LeGassick with 26, Clay Payne added 16, and Jakob Hester notched 13. PBA shot 51.7 percent from the field, 36 percent (9-25) from the 3-point line, and 55.2 percent (16-29) from the free throw line in the win. They had 21 assists and nine turnovers in the contest. 

 Rollins will wrap up the season on Wednesday when they take on #1 Nova Southeastern on the road. Tip time is set for 7:30 PM. 

Other SSC Scores Saturday: 

Nova Southeastern 103 Saint Leo 70 

Barry 85 Florida Tech 75 

Embry-Riddle 88 Lynn 78 

Tampa 85 Florida Southern 80

SSC Standings: 

Nova Southeastern 17-1 (22-1) 

Palm Beach Atlantic 14-4 (22-4) 

Florida Southern 12-6  (20-8) 

Barry 10-8 (15-11) 

Tampa 9-9 (15-10)

Embry-Riddle 9-9 (12-13)  

Eckerd 7-11 (13-12) 

Lynn 7-11 (12-13) 

Rollins 7-12 (13-14) 

Florida Tech 6-13 (10-7) 

Saint Leo 2-16 (7-19) 

Rollins Battles #16 PBA On Senior Day, Home Finale

 The Rollins College Tars (13-13 7-11 SSC) have an uphill climb to qualify for the Sunshine State Conference tournament with two games remaining in the regular season. On Saturday, which is also Senior day and the home finale at Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center the Tars will take on #16 Palm Beach Atlantic (21-4 13-4 SSC.) You can catch all the action on 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park and on RollinsSports.com with Robert Segal and Jim "Shooter" Ferro on the call. 

Rollins has lost three straight and is coming off a 95-84 loss to Barry on Wednesday. Jah Nze paced the Tars with 27 points while Omar Figeroa added 20. Rollins shot 50.7 percent from the field, 26.9 percent (7-26) from the 3-point line, and 56.3 percent (9-16) from the free throw line in the loss. Rollins scores 82.1 points per game (8th SSC) and allows 76.2 points per game (2nd SSC.) Rollins shoots 46.9 percent from the field (4th SSC,) 34.9 percent from the 3-point line (7th SSC,) and 73.7 percent (4th SSC) from the free throw line. They have a -1.54 turnover margin (7th SSC,) and 1.26 assist to turnover ratio (6th SSC.) and 17 assists per game (5th SSC.) They allow 32.8 percent from the 3-point line (4th SSC.) They get 6.9 more rebounds than the opposition (38.3-31.5) which is 3rd in the SSC. They block 2.73 shots per game (10th SSC) and get 7.27 steals per game (6th SSC.) Nze leads the season box score (17.6 points per game) which is 6th in the SSC and Figueroa scores 16.3 points per game (9th SSC.) Matus Malovec leads the team grabbing 5.1 rebounds per game. Figueroa shoots 46.8 percent from the field (9th SSC,) 42.2 percent from the 3-point line (3rd SSC,) on 2.7 made triples per night (tied 4th SSC,) 79.3 percent from the free throw line (9th SSC,) dishes out a team leading three assists per game, a 1.8 assist to turnover ratio (10th SSC,) gets 1.7 steals per game (tied 5th SSC,) while playing 31.2 minutes per game (8th SSC.) Nze shoots 77 percent from the free throw line (10th SSC) while he plays 30.5 minutes per night (10th SSC.) Ryan Renfro blocks a team leading 0.7 shots per game. 

 PBA scores 85.8 points per game (5th SSC) while they give up a league leading 71 points per night. The Sailfish shoot 49.4 percent from the field (2nd SSC,) 37 percent from the 3-point line (3rd SSC,) and 65 percent from the free throw line (11th SSC.) They have a -0.32 turnover margin (6th SSC) and 1.60 assist to turnover ratio (2nd SSC.) They dish out 19.5 assists per night as a team (2nd SSC.) PBA is the best team in the conference at guarding the 3-point line (29.3 percent.) They also lead the league in rebounding margin at 8.8 ((42.6-33.8) more rebounds than the opposition. They also lead the league in blocked shots (4.76) per night. The 7.16 steals they get per game are 7th in the SSC. Preston LeGassick leads the team with an SSC 5th best 18.6 points per game, Alvin Tumblin gets 12.8 points per night, Tumblin grabs an SSC 8th best 6.5 rebounds per game, shoots an SSC 2nd best 64 percent from the field, LeGassick is 2nd in assist to turnover ratio (3.0.) and 2nd in assists per game (4.8.) He also shoots 38.4 percent from the 3-point line (10th SSC) and knocks down 2.9 triples per game 2nd SSC.) LeGassick plays 30.6 minutes per game (9th SSC.) 

 In the first meeting in January Jackson Gaffney led Rollins with 18 points, Nze had 17, and Figueroa 14 in the 87-70 loss. Rollins shot 35.6 percent from the field, 26.5 percent (9-34) from the 3-point line, and 82.6 percent (19-23) from the free throw line in the losing effort. 

 PBA was led by Graham Worland with 25. Blake Wilson had 21, and Tumblin had 18. PBA shot 55 percent from the field, 27.3 percent (6-22) from the 3-point line, and 75 percent (15-20) from the free throw line in the win. 

The line presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com: 

Palm Beach Atlantic by 8.5

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

Saint Leo +38 @ Nova Southeastern

Florida Tech +7 @ Barry 

Embry-Riddle (Even)@ Lynn 

Tampa +7.5 @ Florida Southern 

SSC Standings:

Nova Southeastern 16-1 (21-1)

Palm Beach Atlantic 13-4 (21-4)

Florida Southern 12-5 (20-7)

Barry 9-8 (14-11)

Tampa 8-9 (14-10)

Embry-Riddle 8-9 (11-13)

Lynn 7-10 (12-12)

Eckerd 7-11 (13-12)

Rollins 7-11 (13-13)

Florida Tech 6-12 (10-16)

Saint Leo 2-15 (7-18)

Defensive Miscues Put Tars In Precarious Position Heading Into The Final Two Regular Season Games.

 This is not the position that the Rollins College Tars wanted to be in heading into the last week of the regular season. "It is very disappointing to be in this spot and have to work this hard just to make the conference tournament. Ultimately we just didn't get enough stops in the second half to give ourselves a chance to win this game," Rollins assistant coach Kyle Frakes explained after a 95-84 loss to Barry at Warden Arena on Wednesday night. With the loss Rollins falls to 13-13 and 7-11 in the SSC. Rollins is currently tied for 8th in the SSC with Eckerd (top eight teams in the SSC qualify for the tournament.) Barry improves to 14-11 and 9-8 in the SSC with the win. 

 Barry jumped out to a 12-6 lead before Omar Figueroa knocked down a triple to get the Tars within three (12-9) at the 14:04 mark of the first half. Rollins would tie the game at 14 on a Matus Malovec free throw with 12:13 until halftime. Barry would then run off the next five points. Rollins once again would battle back and knot the game at 30 on a Jah Nze layup with 5;18 in the first half. A Figueroa layup, a trey by Figueroa and a Nze layup would give Rollins a 37-34 lead with 3:36 in the opening frame. The two teams would trade the lead late in the half until Rollins would open up a five point (49-44) halftime lead after another Figueroa 3-ball late in the half. Rollins was led by Figueroa and Nze who each had 18 points in the first 20 minutes. The Tars shot 57.6 percent from the field, 38.4 percent (5-13) from the 3-point line, and 60 percent (6-10) at the free throw line in the opening half. Barry shot shot 59.2 percent from the field, 42.9 percent (6-14) from the 3-point line, and 66.7 percent (6-9) from the free throw line in the first stanza. 

The Bucs came out and scored the first seven points of the second half to regain the lead before Rollins tied it at 51 on a Nze layup at the 17:58 mark. Deon Perry hit a jumper and Ryan Van Eck a triple to give Barry a five point lead that they never gave back the rest of the way. Every time Rollins made a run in the second half Barry would have an answer. 

 Nze paced the Tars with 27 points, Figueroa added 20, while Marshall Klug and Ricky Ghedini each tallied nine. Rollins shot 50.7 percent from the field, 26.9 percent (7-26) from the 3-point line, and 56.3 percent (9-16) at the free throw line. Each team had 29 rebounds, Rollins had 12 assists and 10 turnovers in the contest. 

Barry was paced by Malik Stanley with 23, Marko Sarenac had 17 to go along with 11 rebounds, Van Eck added 15, Perry scored all 15 of his points in the second half, and Terrance Warren scored 14. The Bucs shot 59.6 percent from the field, 45.5 percent (10-22) from the 3-point line, and 80.6 percent (29-36) from the free throw line. The Bucs had 19 assists and 12 turnovers in the contest. 

 Rollins will be back in action Saturday for senior day when they take on the Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish. Tip time is slated fore 4 PM. 

Other SSC Scores Wednesday: 

Florida Southern 86 Florida Tech 79 

Tampa 76 Lynn 65 

Eckerd 87 Saint Leo 67 

Nova Southeastern 98 Embry-Riddle 92 

SSC Standings: 

Nova Southeastern 16-1 (21-1) 

Palm Beach Atlantic 13-4 (21-4) 

Florida Southern 12-5 (20-7) 

Barry 9-8 ((14-11) 

Embry-Riddle 8-9 (11-13) 

Tampa 8-9 (14-10) 

Lynn 7-10 (12-12) 

Eckerd 7-11 (13-12) 

Rollins 7-11 (13-13) 

Florida Tech 6-12 (10-16) 

Saint Leo 2-15 (7-18) 

Rollins Returns Home Seeking Sweep of Barry

 The Rollins College Tars (13-12 7-10 SSC) return to the friendly confines of Winter Park as they take on the Barry Buccaneers (13-11 8-8 SSC.) Rollins currently sits in 8th place in the SSC (top eight teams qualify for the SSC tournament.) Rollins has three games remaining in the regular season. Tip time from Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center is set for 7:30 PM tomorrow (2/18.) You can catch all the action on 91.5 FM WPRK in Winter Park and worldwide on RollinsSports.com with Robert Segal and Jim "Shooter" Ferro on the call. 

 Rollins is coming off a tough 88-81 loss at the University of Tampa on Saturday. Mayson Quartlebaum and Jah Nze led the way with 21 points. Omar Figeuroa added 17, and Ricky Gedhini tallied 11. Rollins shot 50 percent from the field, 31 percent (9-29) from the 3-point line, and 80 percent (24-30) from the free throw line in the loss. The Tars won the rebounding battle 31-26 but had 19 costly turnovers as opposed to 14 assists in defeat. Rollins scores 82 points per game (7th SSC) while they give up 75.5 points per night (2nd SSC.) The Tars shoot 46.7 percent from the field (4th SSC,) 35.2 percent from 3-point range (6th SSC,) and 74.2 percent from the free throw line (2nd SSC.) They have a -1.68 turnover margin (7th SSC) and a 1.26 assist to turnover ratio (6th SSC.) They dish out 17.2 assists per game (5h SSC.) The opposition shoots 32.4 percent from the 3-point line (4th SSC,) Rollins has a 7.2 rebound per game advantage on the boards (38.7-31.6) which is 2nd in the SSC, They block 2.8 shots per game (9th SSC) and get 7.24 steals per game (6th SSC.) Nze paces the season box score at 17.2 points per game (6th SSC,) while he also gets 1.7 steals per game (4th SSC.) He also plays an SSC 10th best 30.4 minutes per night.  Figueroa nets 16.1 points per game (9th SSC,) shoots 46.7 percent from the field (9th SSC,) 42.4 percent from the 3-point line (4th SSC,) knocks down 2.7 triples per contest (tied 3rd SSC,) shoots 80.2 percent from the free throw line (8th SSC,) leads the team in assists per game (3,) and plays 31 minutes per game (9th SSC.) Matus Malovec pulls down a team leading 5.1 rebounds per game as well. 

 Barry is coming off a 78-68 win over Saint Leo on Saturday. Marko Sarenac led the Bucs with 25 while Malik Stanley added 17. Barry shot 42.9 percent from the field, 25.9 percent (7-27) from the 3-point line, and 72.4 percent (21-29) from the free throw line. Barry scores 81.8 points per game (8th SSC) while they give up 78.5 points per night (4th SSC.) The Buccaneers shoot 44.6 percent from the field (7th SSC,) 33.8 percent from the 3-point line (9th SSC,) and 74.,2 percent from the free throw line (2nd SSC.) They have a -1.71 turnvoer margin (8th SSC) and are +1.16 in assist to turnover ratio (8th SSC.) They dish out 16.13 assists per game (8th SSC.) Barry is 3rd in 3-point percentage against (32.3 percent,) +2.0 (39.5-37.5) in rebounding margin (7th SSC,) block 3.58 shots per game (5th SSC,) and get 7.13 steals per game (8th SSC.) Deon Perry leads Barry scoring 17 points per game (7th SSC) while Sarenak puts up 12.8 per night. Sarenak pulls down a league leading 11.1 rebounds per contest, Tarrance Warren shoots 46.1 percent from the field (10th SSC,) Malik Stanley leads the team shooting 36.6 percent from the 3-point line, Perry shoots an SSC 4th best 89.1 percent from the free throw line, Ryan Van Eck leads the team in assists (3.5 per contest,) Sarenac blocks one shot per game (9th SSC,) Perry gets 1.1 steals per game, and Perry leads the team playing 29.9 minutes per night. 

 In the first meeting in Miami Shores in January Rollins was a 79-69 winner. Nze poured in a game high 31 points, Figueroa added 17, and Jackson Gaffney scored 10. Rollins shot 46.2 percent from the field, 26.3 percent (5-19) from the 3-point line, and 78.8 percent (26-33) from the free throw line in the win. 

 In a losing effort Perry led the Bucs with 29, Sarenak had 16 to go along with 13 rebounds, and Jose Benitez added 10. Barry shot 54 percent from the field, 27.3 percent (6-22) from the 3-point line, and 60 percent (9-15) at the free throw line. 

The line presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com:Rollins by 3

 

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

Florida Tech +9.5 @ Florida Southern 

Lynn +3 @ Tampa 

Saint Leo +8 @ Eckerd 

Nova Southeastern -12 @ Embry-Riddle 

SSC Standings: 

Nova Southeastern 15-1 (20-1) 

Palm Beach Atlantic 13-4 (21-4) 

Florida Southern 11-5 (19-7) 

Barry 8-8 (13-11) 

Embry-Riddle 8-8 (11-12) 

Tampa 7-9 (13-10) 

Lynn 7-9 (12-11) 

Rollins 7-10 (13-12) 

Eckerd 6-11 (12-12) 

Florida Tech 6-11 (10-15) 

Saint Leo 2-14 (7-17) 

Late Game Woes Continue In Road Loss To Tampa

 For the second straight game and the second time this week the Rollins College were in a tight see-saw affair. This one featured 18 ties and 21 lead changes. As has been the case for every road game but two this season, the Tars came up short in the end. This time a 88-81 decision against the University of Tampa at the Bob Martinez Center. With the loss Rollins falls to 13-12 and 7-10 in the SSC. Tampa improves to 13-10 and 7-9 in the SSC with the win. 

 It was a slow start for both teams as Jah Nze of Rollins had the only points ( a triple) in the first 1:51 of the contest. Rollins would take a four point lead (10-6) after a hoop by Omar Figueroa. Tampa would take the lead (13-12) on a pair of Ryan Blount free throws with 13:14 to go in the first half. After a three by BJ Schaeffer the Tampa lead was six (20-14) with 10:45 in the opening half. Rollins would battle back and knot the game at 26 after Nze nailed a trey with five minutes until halftime. The two teams would go back and forth the rest of the half but it was a quick 4-0 burst by the Spartans that put the home team on top 38-34 going into halftime. Rollins shot 48 percent from the field in the opening half, 23.1 percent (3-13) from the 3-point line, and 58.3 percent (7-12) from the free throw line in the opening 20 minutes. UT shot 44 percent from the field, 23.1 percent (3-13) from the 3-point line, and 86.7 percent (13-15) from the free throw line in the games first 20 minutes. 

 Rollins battled back early in the second and retook the lead (45-44) on a Figueroa trey at the 16:10 mark. After Figueroa and Trey Lane traded triples the game was tied at 57 with 10:28 on the clock. After several minutes of back and forth action Figueroa calmly knocked down a pair of free throws to put Rollins up 73-72 with 5:09 to go. The next six points went to UT. Quartlebaum made a layup and was fouled. He converted the free throw at the 2:16 mark to get Rollins within two (78-76.) Tampa made enough free throws and got enough stops down the stretch to pick up the win. 

 Rollins was led by Nze and Quartlebaum who had 21 points each, Figueroa added 17, and Ricky Ghedini tallied 11. The Tars shot 50 percent from the field, 31 percent (9-29) from the 3-point line, and 80 percent (24-30) at the free throw line. Rollins won the rebounding battle 31-26. They had 14 assists and 19 turnovers in the loss. 

 For the Spartans, Blount led the way with 21 points, Lane had 20, Taylor added 15, and Ben Southerland tallied 11. UT shot 46 percent from the field, 34.6 percent (9-26) from the 3-point line, and 71.7 percent (33-46) at the free throw line. The Spartans had 10 assists and 12 turnovers in the win. 

 Rollins will return home and take on the Barry on Wednesday (2/18.) Tip time from Warden Arena is set for 7:30 PM. 

Other SSC Scores: 

Nova Southeastern 96 Florida Tech 85 

Barry 76 Saint Leo 68 

Florida Southern 87 Embry-Riddle 82 

Palm Beach Atlantic 71 Eckerd 62 

SSC Standings: 

Nova Southeastern 15-1 (20-1) 

Palm Beach Atlantic 13-4 (21-4) 

Florida Southern 11-5 (19-7) 

Barry 8-8 (13-11) 

Embry-Riddle 8-8 (11-12) 

Tampa 7-9 (13-10) 

Lynn 7-9 (12-11) 

Rollins 7-10 (13-12) 

Eckerd 6-11 (12-12) 

Florida Tech 6-11 (10-15) 

Saint Leo 2-14 (7-17) 

Tars Travel To Tampa For Critical SSC Matchup

 The Rollins College Tars (13-11 7-9 SSC) travel to Tampa to take on the University of Tampa Spartans (12-10 6-9 SSC) in a critical SSC matchup. Tip time is slated for 4 PM Saturday (2/14) from the Bob Martinez Center. Robert Segal and Jim "Shooter" Ferro will be on the call on 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park and on RollinsSports.com 

 Rollins is coming off a 71-66 loss to Embry-Riddle on Wednesday. Jah Nze (21 points) and Ricky Ghedini (15 points) scored in double figures in the loss. Rollins shot 42.1 percent from the field, 36.7 percent (11-30) from the 3-point line, and 63.6 percent (7-11) from the free throw line in a losing cause. Rollins scores 82.1 points per game (8th SSC) while they allow 75 points per night (2nd SSC.) The Tars shoot 46.6 percent from the field (4th SSC,) 35.4 percent from the 3-point line (5th SSC,) and 73.9 percent from the free throw line (3rd SSC.) They have a -1.46 turnover margin (7th SSC) and 1.30 assist to turnover ratio (6th SSC.) They also average 17.3 assists per game (5th SSC.) The opposition shoots 32.3 percent against the Rollins defense (3rd SSC,) they get 7.2 (39-31.8) more rebounds than the opposition (2nd SSC,) Rollins blocks 2.8 shots per game (9th SSC) and gets 7.3 steals per night (6th SSC.) Nze scores 17 points per game (7th SSC) while Omar Figueroa (16.1 points per contest) is 8th in the SSC. Matus Malovec (5.2 rebounds per game) leads the Tars on the glass, Figueroa shoots 47.2 percent from the field (8th SSC,) 43 percent from the 3-point line (3rd SSC,) 78.7 percent from the free throw line (9th SSC,) knocks down 2.7 triples per contest (6th SSC,) dishes out a team leading 3.1 assists per game, has a 1.8 assist to turnover ratio (10th SSC,) gets 1.7 steals per game (tied 4th SSC,) while he plays 30.8 minutes per game (8th SSC.) Marshall Klug shoots 91.2 percent at the free throw line (2nd SSC,) Nze gets 1.7 steals per game (tied 4th SSC) and plays 30.1 minutes per game (10th SSC.) 

 Tampa is coming off a 98-93 win at Barry on Wednesday night. Ryan Blount led five Spartans in double figures with 21 points, Trey Lane added 19, Camden McCormick notched 17, Trent Scott tallied 16, and Justin Taylor netted 10. UT shot 58.6 percent from the field, 47.8 percent (11-23) from the 3-point line, and 59.4 percent (19-32) at the free throw line in the win. Tampa scores 87 points per game (3rd SSC) while they allow 83.7 points per night (10th SSC.) The Spartans shoot 46.6 percent from field (5th SSC,) 35.3 percent from the 3-point line (6th SSC,) and 68.7 percent from the free throw line (8th SSC.) They are +1.00 in turnover margin (3rd SSC) and have a 1.53 assist to turnover ratio (4th SSC.) The Spartans dish out 19.4 assists per game (4th SSC) as well. UT is fifth at guarding the 3-point line (34.3 percent) and -0.2 (37.1-37.3) on the glass (9th SSC.) They block 3.55 shots per game (6th SSC) and get 8.3 steals per game (3rd SSC.) Blount scores 20.5 points per game (2nd SSC) and pulls down 7.6 rebounds per night (6th SSC.) Lane gets 15.2 per contest, Blount also shoots 47.8 percent from the field (7th SSC) and 41.3 percent from the 3-point line (5th SSC) to go with 82.6 percent from the free throw line (7th SSC.) His 2.8 triples per contest are third in the SSC. Blount also leads the team in assists (3.3,) and steals (1.4.) 

In the first meeting Rollins won 84-78 back in December. Nze poured in 27 points, Figueroa notched 18, Ryan Renfro tallied 11, and Mayson Quartlebaum chipped in 10. The Tars 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 in the victory. 

 Tampa was led by Blount with 26 while Lane was the only other Spartan in double figures with 22. UT shot 42.4 percent from the field, 37 percent (10-27) from the 3-point line, and 60 percent (18-30) at the free throw line. 

The line presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com: Tampa by 1.5 

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

Nova Southeastern -19.5 @ Florida Tech 

Saint Leo +7 @ Barry 

Florida Southern +2.5 @ Embry-Riddle 

Eckerd +11..5 @ Palm Beach Atlantic 

SSC Standings: 

Nova Southeastern 14-1 (19-1) 

Palm Beach Atlantic 12-4 (20-4) 

Florida Southern 10-5 (18-7) 

Embry-Riddle 8-7 (11-11) 

Barry 7-8 (12-11) 

Rollins 7-9 (13-11) 

Lynn 7-9 (12-11) 

Tampa 6-9 (12-10) 

Eckerd 6-10 (12-11) 

Florida Tech 6-10 (10-14) 

Saint Leo 2-13 (7-16) 

Short- Handed Rollins Falters Late In Daytona

 The Rollins College Tars came into Wednesday's night game at the ICI Center in Daytona Beach short-handed. Already without Jackson Gaffney due to an injury, Rollins was without second leading scorer Omar Figueroa with flu-like symptoms. Rollins battled all night and led 66-65 with 2:23 to go. They would not score the rest of the way and Embry-Riddle came away with the 71-66 win. With the loss Rollins falls to 13-11 and 7-9 in the SSC. ERAU improves to 11-11 and 8-7 in the SSC following the win. 

 The game was a see-saw battle that included 10 ties and 13 lead changes. Rollins was led by Jah Nze with 21 points while Ricky Ghedini netted 15. Rollins shot 42.1 percent from the field, 36.7 percent (11-30) from the 3-point line, and 63.6 percent (7-11) at the free throw line. The Tars had 14 assists and 13 turnovers in the contest. 

 ERAU was paced by Jared Berry with 23, Jack Klinger added 12, and Dawson Barr netted 10. ERAU shot 42.4 percent from the field, 30.4 percent (7-23) from the 3-point line, and 87.5 percent (14-16) at the free throw line. The Eagles won the rebounding battle 43-26. They had 11 assists and 15 turnovers in the contest. 

 Rollins scored the games first four points on a basket by Nze and a layup by Ryan Renfro. After a Marshall Klug triple at the 14:05 mark of the first half it was a 12-4 Tars lead. Rollins still had a nine point lead (22-13) after Nze knocked down a trey with 8:30 in the opening half. A 9-0 Eagles run tied the game at 22 as Evan Montanari hit a 3-ball. That triple was answered by a Cheo James triple that made it 25-22 Rollins. After four straight Eagles points Matus Malovec knocked down a triple of his own to give Rollins a 28-26 lead with 3:54 until halftime. The two teams traded baskets until a triple by Montanari gave ERAU a 33-32 lead at the half. Rollins shot 46.4 percent in the first half, 42.9 percent (6-14) from the 3-point line, and 0-2 at the free throw line in the opening 20 minutes. ERAU shot 41.4 percent from the field, 26.7 percent (4-15) from the 3-point line, and 83.3 percent (5-6) from the free throw line in the opening stanza. 

 The two teams traded blows early in the second half as Nze hit a triple to knot the game at 42 with 15:35 to go. A quick 8-0 run by ERAU gave them an eight point lead. Rollins would battle back and take the lead 58-56 on Nze's triple at the 7:31 mark. The two teams were on the see-saw for the next several minutes. Rollins led 66-65 after two Nze free throws at the 2:23 mark. A couple costly turnovers and missed free throws cost the Tars late as ERAU would end the game on a 6-0 run to get the 71-66 win and split the season series with the Tars. 

 Rollins will be back in action Saturday when they travel to Tampa to take on the Spartans. Tip time is set for 4 PM. 

Other SSC Scores: 

Florida Southern 106 Eckerd 81 

Nova Southeastern 105 Lynn 94 

Florida Tech 78 Palm Beach Atlantic 77 

Tampa 98 Barry 83 

SSC Standings: 

Nova Southeastern 14-1 (19-1) 

Palm Beach Atlantic 12-4 (20-4) 

Florida Southern 10-5 (18-7) 

Embry-Riddle 8-7 (11-11) 

Barry 7-8 (12-11) 

Rollins 7-9 (13-11) 

Lynn 7-9 (12-11) 

Tampa 6-9 (12-10) 

Eckerd 6-10 (12-11) 

Florida Tech 6-10 (10-14) 

Saint Leo 2-13 (7-16) 

Road Trip Takes Rollins To ERAU on Wednesday

 The Rollins College Tars (13-10 7-8 SSC) hit the road again for a Wednesday night trip to Daytona Beach to take on the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Eagles (10-11 7--7 SSC)  at the ICI Center on Wednesday night (2/11) with a scheduled 7:30 PM tip. You can catch all the action on 91.5 FM WPRK WinterPark with Jim "Shooter" Ferro on the call. 

 Rollins is coming off an impressive 99-76 win over Florida Southern at Warden Arena on Saturday. It has been a tale of two teams for Rollins this season, as they are 10-3 at home as opposed to 2-6 away from Warden Arena. In the win on Saturday Mayson Quartlebaum put up 26 points and pulled down nine rebounds. In the process, the Lawrence, Kansas native picked up the SSC Offensive Player of the Week. Ricky Ghedini  scored 19 points, dished out eight assists, and grabbed eight rebounds, Omar Figueroa had 16 points to go along with four steals. The graduate transfer from Flagler was named the SSC Offensive Player of the Week. Marshall Klug also scored in double figures putting up 12. Rollins shot 57.1 percent from the field, 39.1 percent (9-23) from the 3-point line, and 75 percent (18-24) from the free throw line. Rollins dominated inside as they were +10 on the boards (42-32) and +26 in the paint (54-28.) Rollins scores 82.8 points per game (7th SSC) while they have been stout on the defensive end giving up 75.1 points per night (2nd SSC.) The Tars shoot 46.8 percent from the field (4th SSC,) 35.3 percent from the 3-point line (5th SSC,) and 74.1 percent from the free throw line (3rd SSC.) They have a -1.61 turnover margin (7th SSC,) are +1.31 in assist to turnover ratio (6th SSC,) and dish out 17.5 assists per game (5th SSC.) Rollins holds the opposition to 32.4 percent shooting from the 3-point line (4th SSC,) they get 8.3 (39.6-31.3) more rebounds than the opposition (2nd SSC,) block 2.9 shots per game (9th SSC,) and get 7.2 steals per game (7th SSC.) Nze leads Rollins and is 7th in the SSC getting 16.9 points per game and Figueroa puts up 16.1 per night (9th SSC.) Matus Malovec leads the Tars in rebounding at 5.3 per game,  Nze leads the team in field goal percentage (42.7 percent,) Figueroa shoots 43 percent from the 3-point line (2nd SSC,) on 2.7 made triples per contest (7th SSC.) Figueroa also shoots at a 78.7 percent clip from the free throw line (9th SSC,) leads the team in assists (3.1 per contest,) as well as assist to turnover ratio (1.8) which is also top 10 in the conference. Figueroa gets 1.7 steals per game (5th SSC) and plays 30.9 minutes per game (8th SSC.) Klug shoots 91.2 percent at the free throw line (2nd SSC,) Ryan Renfro leads the team in blocks (0.8 per contest) after his return on Saturday. Nze also gets 1.7 steals per game and his 29.9 minutes per game are 10th in the SSC. 

Like the Tars ERAU has been a tale of two teams. They are 7-4 at the ICI Center as opposed to 2-7 on the road. The last time out they were a 104-93 loser at Tampa on Saturday. Jared Berry led the Eagles with 23, Clarens Pierre netted 12, and Chalie Torres tallied 10. They shot 52.4 percent from the field, 48.1 percent (13-27) from the 3-point line, and 77.8 percent (14-18) from the free throw line in the losing effort. ERAU scores 87.8 points per game (3rd SSC) while they give up 83.6 per night (9th SSC.) The Eagles shoot 47.1 percent from the field (3rd SSC,) 37.8 percent from the 3-point line (2nd SSC,) and lead the conference shooting at a 78.5 percent clip from the free throw line. ERAU has struggled taking care of the ball as they have a -2.52 turnover margin (11th SSC,) and are also 11th in assist to turnover ratio (1.06.) They dish out 14.7 assists per game (10th SSC) as well. The opposition shoots 35 percent from the 3-point line against the Eagles (7th SSC,) they are +4.6 on the glass (39.8-35.2) which is 5th SSC, they block 3.9 shots per game (3rd SSC,) and get 6.5 steals per game (9th SSC.) Berry leads the team and is pouring in 19.9 points per game (3rd SSC,) while Dawson Barr (14.6 points per night,) and Jack Klinger (12.3 per game) also average double figures. Klinger pulls down 6.1 rebounds per night (10th SSC,) Preston Le Gassick  shoots 45.8 percent from the field, Barr shoots 45 percent from the 3-point line which tops the SSC while LeGassick and Braeden Moore are 8th and 10th respectively in 3-point percentage. Le Gassick leads the league in triples per game (3) and Barr knocks down 2.8 triples per contest (5th SSC.) Le Gassick also dishes out 4.8 assists per game (3rd SSC) and is 2nd in assist to turnover ratio (2.8.) Pierre and Klinger are third and fourth respectively in blocked shots per game while Berry is 9th in steals (1.5 per night.) Berry plays 31.9 minutes per game (6th SSC.) 

 In the first meeting between the two teams, a 96-88 Rollins win , Figueroa led Rollins with 28 points, Nze had 23, and Ghedini added 21. Rollins shot 49.2 percent from the field, 45.5 percent (10-22) from the 3-point line, and 74.3 percent (26-35) from the free throw line. Each team had 35 rebounds. 

 ERAU was paced by Berry with 22 to go with 12 rebounds, Barr knocked down six triples on his way to 20, and Klinger added 13. ERAU shot 44.3 percent from the field, 34.5 percent (10-29) from the 3-point line  and 82.8 percent (24-29) from the free throw line. 

The line presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com: Embry-Riddle by 5.5 

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

Eckerd +8 @ Florida Southern 

Lynn +20 @ Nova Southeastern 

Palm Beach Atlantic -12 @ Florida Tech 

Tampa +3.5 @ Barry 

SSC Standings: 

Nova Southeastern 13-1 (18-1) 

Palm Beach Atlantic 12-3 (20-3) 

Florida Southern 9-5 (17-7) 

Barry 7-7 (12-10) 

ERAU 7-7 (10-11) 

Rollins 7-8 (13-10) 

Lynn 7-8 (12-10) 

Eckerd 6-9 (12-10) 

Tampa 5-9 (11-10) 

Florida Tech 5-10 (9-14) 

Saint Leo 2-13 (7-16) 

Rollins Picks Up Signature Win in Rout Of Florida Southern!

 The Rollins College Tars picked up a signature win on Saturday in front of a lively crowd at the Warden Arena. Ryan Renfro returned from injury, Mayson Quartelbaum was a monster at both ends, just to name a couple performances in the 99-76 win. With the win Rollins improved to 13-10 and 7-8 in the SSC. Florida Southern falls to 17-7 and 9-5 in the SSC with a second straight loss. 

"What a great bounce back by our kids after a dark bus ride on Wednesday night,"Kyle Frakes said on the postgame show. "I don't think any of us were proud of the last 30 minutes of that game. We had a tough practice on Thursday and man did our kids respond,"Frakes added. 

 Quartlebaum went to work early on after Rollins fell behind 3-0. He would score the first six Tars points and they would trail early. After a Brady Corso triple put the Mocs on top. Quartlebaum would score back to back buckets to make it 19-18 Rollins at the 10:29 mark of the first half. A jumper and trey by Ricky Gehdin would put Rollins up six (24-18) a little over a minuter later. After the lead grew to eight a 7-0 run by the Mocs would cut it to a one point game (28-27) after an Amare Miller free throw at the 6:49 mark. Rollins would then run off the next five points. The Tars would finish the first half with a flourish as a Jah Nze triple would give them a 10 point lead (41-31) at the half. Rollins shot 51.6 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 first half. Florida Southern shot 38.7 percent from the field, 27.8 percent (5-18) from the 3-point line, and 50 percent (2-4) from the free throw line in the first 20 minutes. 

 The Mocs briefly cut the lead to single digits in the second half after a Charlie Dalton tip-in made it 49-42 at the 15:58 mark. Rollins quickly went on a 7-0 run of their own to make it a 14 point game (58-44) at the 14:04 mark. The lead was then 20. Every time the Mocs would make a run the rest of the way the Tars had an answer. Rollins led by as many as 25 and came away with the 23 point win. 

Quartlebaum paced the Tars with a career high 26 points as he set a new career high and eclipsed the 20 point mark for the third straight game to go along with his nine rebounds on the night, Ghedini stuffed the stat sheet with 19 points, eight rebounds, eight assists, and a pair of blocks. Omar Figueroa scored all 16 of his points in the second half, while Marshall Klug netted 12. Rollins shot 57.1 percent from the field, 39.1 percent (9-23) from the 3-point line, and 75 percent (18-24) at the free throw line in the win. They won the rebounding battle 42-32, dominated the paint outscoring the Mocs 54-28, they also had 26 assists, and 14 turnovers in this one. 

 Dalton led FSC with 22, Miller tallied 12, and Corso had 10 but went just 2-11 from the field. The Mocs shot 39.1 percent from the field, 22.2 percent (8-36) from the 3-point line, and 72 percent (18-25) from the free throw line. They had 10 assists and 15 turnovers in the loss. 

 Rollins will be back in action Wednesday night when they travel to Daytona Beach to take on Embry-Riddle. Tip time is salted for 7:30 PM. 

Other SSC Scores: 

Palm Beach Atlantic 83 Saint Leo 61 

Eckerd 92 Florida Tech 84 

Barry 77 Lynn 76 

Tampa 104 Embry-Riddle 93 

SSC Standings: 

Nova Southeastern 13-1 (18-1) 

Palm Beach Atlantic 12-3 (20-3) 

Florida Southern 9-5 (17-7) 

Barry 7-7 (12-10)

Embry-Riddle 7-7 (10-11) 

Rollins 7-8 (13-10) 

Lynn 7-8 (12-10)

Eckerd 6-9 (12-10) 

Tampa 5-9 (11-10) 

Florida Tech 5-10 (9-14) 

Saint Leo 2-13 (7-16) 

 

Rollins-FSC Set For Crucial SSC Battle In WinterPark Saturday

 The Rollins College Tars (12-10 6--8 SSC) and the Florida Southern College Moccasins (17-6 9-4 SSC) are set for a crucial SSC battle at Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center tomorrow (2/7) at 4 PM. You can catch all the action on 91.5 FM WPRK WinterPark and RollinsSports.com with Robert Segal and Jim "Shooter" Ferro on the call. 

 Rollins is coming off a tough 83-74 loss at Florida Tech Wednesday night. Jah Nze paced the Tars with 21 points, Mayson Quartlebaum added 20, Omar Figueroa tallied 17 points to go along with seven assists and six rebounds while Ricky Ghedini netted 11. Rollins shot 46.4 percent from the field, 33.3 percent (9-27) from the 3-point line, and 65 percent (13-20) from the free throw line. Rollins scores 82 points per game (8th SSC) while they give up 75.1 points per night (2nd SSC.) They shoot 46.3 percent from the field (4th SSC,) 35.2 percent from the 3-point line (6th SSC,) and 74.1 percent at the free throw line (3rd SSC.) The Tars are +8.2 (39.5-31.3) rebounds per night (2nd SSC,) have a -1.73 turnover margin (7th SSC,) and a 1.28 assist to turnover ratio (6th SSC.) They dish out 17.1 assists per night (5th SSC.) Rollins holds the opposition to 33 percent shooting from the 3-point line (4th SSC,) block 2.73 shots per game (10th SSC,) and get 7.1 steals per game ((7th SSC.) Nze (17.3 points per game) and Figueroa (16.1 points per night) are 6th and 9th respectively in points per game in the conference. Matus Malovec pulls down a team leading 5.5 rebounds per night to lead the Tars, Figueroa shoots 47.6 percent from the field (10th SSC) and 44 percent from three (2nd SSC.) He is also 10th in free throw percentage in the league (78.1 percent.) His 2.7 triples per contest are 7th in the SSC. Figueroa also leads the team in assists (3.1 per game) and assist to turnover ratio (1.8 which is good for 10th SSC.) His 1.6 steals per game (6th SSC) and 30.5 minutes played (8th SSC) are also top 10 in the league, Ryan Renfro leads the team blocking 0.7 shots per game while Marshall Klug shoots at a 90.6 percent clip from the free throw line (4th SSC.) Nze also gets 1.5 steals per game and plays 29.8 minutes played per game which is 10th in the SSC. 

 The Mocs are coming off a 86-78 loss to #12 Palm Beach Atlantic on Wednesday. Jasir Tremble paced FSC with 17 points, Amare Miller scored 14 points and pulled down 14 rebounds, while Brady Corso added 13. The Mocs shot 40.6 percent from the field, 32.4 percent (12-37) from the 3-point line, and 66.7 percent (10-15) at the free throw line in the loss. The Mocs average 90.8 points per game (2nd SSC) while they give up 82.2 points per night (8th SSC.) They shoot 45.5 percent from the field (5th SSC,) 35.4 percent from the 3-point line (5th SSC,) and 73.8 percent from the free throw line (4th SSC.) The Mocs hold the opposition to 34.7 percent shooting from the 3-point line (7th SSC,) get 0.2 more rebounds than the opposition ((40.5-40.3) which is good for 8th in the SSC. They have a 3.35 turnover margin (2nd SSC) and a 1.65 assist to turnover ratio (2nd SSC.) They block an SSC second best 4.35 shots per game, dish out 19.26 assists per game (4th SSC,) and get 9.3 steals per game (2nd SSC.) Miller leads the team putting up 15.8 points per game, Corso gets 14.9 per night, Ameer Ramadan nets 10.8 per night, Tremble tallies 10.4 per game, Charlie Dalton and Elijah Walsh round out the double digit scorers at 10.1 per contest. Miller pulls down 8 rebounds per game (5th SSC,) Tremble (42.3 percent) and Corso (41.6 percent) are 4th and 5th in the SSC in 3-point percentage. Corso shoots 82.1 percent at the free throw line ((8th SSC) and is 3rd in triples per game (2.9.) Tremble dishes out 4.2 assists per game (8th SSC,) Ramadan is 6th in assist to turnover ratio ((2.3.) Tremble has a 2.0 assist to turnover ratio (9th SSC.) Miller blocks an SSC 2nd best 1.6 shots per game. Dalton gets 1.5 steals per game (9th SSC.) 

 In the first meeting on 12/6 the Mocs prevailed 93-88. Miller paced FSC with 24, Ramadan and Corso each had 15, Walsh and Khalil Ross scored 12, as Dalton netted 10. 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 in the win. 

 Rollins was led by Nze with 24, Figueroa tallied 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 free throw line in the loss. 

 The line presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com: Florida Southern by 5 

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

Barry +4.5 @ Lynn 

Embry-Riddle -4.5 @ Tampa 

Palm Beach Atlantic -13.5 @ Saint Leo 

Florida Tech +4.5 @ Eckerd 

SSC Standings: 

Nova Southeastern 13-1 (18-1) 

Palm Beach Atlantic 11-3 (19-3) 

Florida Southern 9-4 (17-6) 

Embry-Riddle 7-6 (10-10) 

Lynn 7-7 (12-9) 

Barry 6-7 (11-10) 

Rollins 6-8 (12-10) 

Eckerd 5-9 (11-10) 

Florida Tech 5-9 (9-13) 

Tampa 4-9 (10-10) 

Saint Leo 2-12 (7-15) 

Four In Double Figures As Rollins Road Woes Persist.

 Jah Nze had 21 points, Mayson Quartlebaum added 20, Omar Figueroa stuffed the stat sheet with 17 points, seven assists, six rebounds,  and four steals while Ricky Ghedini netted 11 but the Rollins College Tars road woes continued as they fell 83-74 to Florida Tech at the Clemente Center Wednesday night. Ty Harpring knocked down six triples on his way to 22 points for the Panthers, Ca'Darrius Sowell scored 16, AJ Liewun netted 15, Brewer Nithcer scored 11, and Xavier Ford-Belton tallied 10 for Florida Tech. Rollins falls to 12-10 and 6-8 in the SSC with the loss. Florida Tech improves to 9-13 and 5-9 in the SSC as they beat the Tars for the second time. 

 Rollins got off to a good start as they led 11-0 after Nze and Quartlebaum each made a layup. The Panthers did not get on the board until the 14:21 mark of the first half when Nitcher knocked down a triple. The lead did not last long as Florida Tech came back to tie the game at 17 after a Greyson Williams steal and dunk with 7:57 until halftime. Quartlebaum made a layup and Figueroa made one free throw to give Rollins a brief 20-17 lead. A  Lieuwen trey would again knot the game, this time at 20 with 5:41 until halftime. Liuwen and Ghedini traded triples before the Panthers would close the half on a 10-3 run to go up by seven (33-26) as both team headed to the locker room. Rollins shot 34.5 percent in the first half, 16.7 percent (2-12) from the 3-point line, and 57.1 percent (4-7) at the free throw line. Tech shot 40.6 percent from the field, 33.3 percent (7-21) from the 3-point line, and 0-2 at the free throw line in the first 20 minutes. 

Down by 13 (41-28) after a Sowell trey Rollins would go on a 8-0 run as Nze and Figueroa each connected from deep. It was a five point game (41-36) at the 15:39 mark. After a Panthers basket William Jobe hit a 3-ball to get Rollins within four (43-39) at the 14:40 mark but that is as close as they would get the rest of the way. Nicher, Lieuwhen, and Harpring all hit 3-pointer's and then Grant Lovette scored as the Panthers were in control 59-41 with 10:14 on the clock. The lead grew to as many as 23 for the home team. Rollins would continue to battle as they were down 19 (73-54) when Nze would score the next seven points and then a tip in by Quartlebaum made it a 10 point game (73-63) with 3;19 to go. Rollins got to within eight (76-68) on an old fashioned three-point play by Quartlebaum at the 1:56 mark.The Panthers would do just enough down the stretch to close out the nine point win. 

 For the game Rollins shot 46.4 percent from the field, 33.3 percent (9-27) from the 3-point line, and 65 percent (13-20) from the free throw line. Rollins won the rebounding battle 33-28. They had 16 assists and 20 turnovers in the contest. 

The Panthers shot 47.4 percent from the field, 41.7 percent (15-36) from the 3-point line, and 58.3 percent (14-24) from the free throw line. They had 19 assists and 13 turnovers in the contest. 

 Rollins will return to action Saturday (2/7) when they host Florida Southern at Warden Arena. Tip time is slated for 4 PM. 

Other SSC Scores Wednesday: 

Nova Southeastern 110 Barry 74 

Lynn 97 Saint Leo 85 

Palm Beach Atlantic 86 Florida Southern 78 

Eckerd 77 Tampa 76 

SSC Standings: 

Nova Southeastern 13-1 (18-1) 

Palm Beach Atlantic 11-3 (19-3) 

Florida Southern 9-4 (17-6) 

Embry-Riddle 7-6 (10-10) 

Lynn 7-7 (12-9) 

Barry 6-7 (11-10) 

Rollins 6-8 (12-10) 

Eckerd 5-9 (11-10) 

Florida Tech 5-9 (9-13) 

Tampa 4-9 (10-10) 

Saint Leo 2-12 (7-15)  

Tars Head To Melbourne Looking For Revenge Against Panthers.

 The Rollins College Tars (12-9 6-7 SSC) have revenge on their minds on Wednesday night (2/4) as they look to avenge arguably the worst loss they had all season when they were dumped by Florida Tech at home back on 12/3. Rollins will take on Florida Tech (8-13 4-9 SSC)  at the Clemente Center on Wednesday at 7:30 PM. You can catch all the action on 91.5 FM WPRK WinterPark and on RollinsSports.com with Jim "Shooter" Ferro on the call. 

 Last time out Rollins rolled past Eckerd 90-65. Mayson Quartlebaum paced the Tars with 25 points, Omar Figueroa netted 19, and Jah Nze tallied 15. Rollins shot 60.3 percent from the field, 33.3 percent (7-21) from the 3-point line, and 56.5 percent (13-23) at the free throw line. Rollins scores 82.4 points per game (8th SSC) and gives up 74.7 points per night (2nd SSC.) They shoot 46.3 percent from the field (4th SSC,) 35.3 percent from the 3-point line (6th SSC,) and 74.4 percent from the free throw line (3rd SSC.) They get 8.4 (39.8-31.4) more rebounds than the opposition (2nd SSC,) they are -1.48 in turnover margin (8th SSC,) and +1.31 in assist to turnover ration (6th SSC.) They dish out 17.14 assists per game (5th SSC.) Rollins holds the opposition to 32.4 percent shooting from the 3-point line (4th SSC,) block 2.81 shots per game (9th SSC.) Nze leads the team in scoring (17.1 points per game, 7th SSC,) while Figueroa scores 16 per night (8th SSC.) Matus Malovec pulls down 5.6 rebounds per game to lead the team in addition to being the defensive stopper on the squad. Figueora shoots 47.9 percent from the field (9th SSC,) shoots 44.9 percent from the 3-point line (2nd SSC,) 79.4 percent from the free throw line (10th SSC,) knocks down 2.7 triples per game (7th SSC,) dishes out a team leading three assists per game, leads the team in assist to turnover ratio (1.7) gets 1.5 steals per game (9th SSC,) and plays 30.2 minutes per contest (8th SSC.) Marshall Klug leads the team in free throw percentage (90.4 percent,) Ryan Renfro blocks 0.7 shots per game but has been out with an injury. Nze gets 1.6 steals per game (6th SSC.) 

 Florida Tech is coming off an 88-83 loss to Saint Leo on Saturday. Xavier Ford-Belton led the Panthers with 17 points to go with 12 rebounds, Greyson Williams added 16, Ca'Darrius Sowell added 15, and Ty Harpring scored 11 in the win. Florida Tech shot 45.2 percent from the field, 36.1 percent (13-36) from the 3-point line, and 77.8 percent (14-18) from the free throw line in the win. Florida Tech scores 75.3 points per game (11th SSC) while they give up 81.7 points per night (7th SSC.) They shoot 43.4 percent from the floor (9th SSC,) 36.4 percent from the 3-point line (4th SSC,) and 69.3 percent from the free throw line (9th SSC.) They are -2.4 rebounds per game on the glass (35.3-37.7) good for 10th in the SSC, -2.76 in turnover margin (11th SSC,) and have a 1.14 asset to turnover ratio (8th SSC.) They dish out 16.52 assists per game (7th in the SSC.) The opposition shoots 36 percent from the 3-point line against Florida Tech (10th SSC,) they block 2.90 shots per game (9th SSC,) and get 6.52 steals per game (9th SSC.) Sowell leads the team in scoring at 12.5 points per game, Harpring nets 10.8 per night, and Ford-Belton puts up 10.1 per contest. Ford-Belton grabs 7 rebounds per night (7th SSC,) Harpring leads the team in field goal percentage (45.9 percent,) Grant Lovette shoots 45.2 percent from the 3-point line, while Harpring knocks down 2.6 three's per night. Williams leads the team in assists (4.2) which is 6th SSC, and also leads the team in assist to turnover ratio (1.5.) Ford-Belton blocks 1.1 shots per game (8th SSC,) and Williams gets 1.6 steals per game (6th SSC.) 

 In the 71-65 loss to Florida Tech in the first meeting Figueroa led the Tars with 23 points, Renfro had 13, and Nze added 10. Rollins shot 33.8 percent from the floor, 28.6 percent from the 3-point line (8-28,) and 68.8 percent from the free throw line (11-16.)  Rollins won the rebounding battle 43-35. 

 In the win for the Panthers Harpring had 17, Brewer Nitcher added 16, while both Williams and Sowell had 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. 

The line presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com: Rollins by 3

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

Nova Southeastern -15 @ Barry 

Saint Leo +9.5 @ Lynn 

Florida Southern +6 @ Palm Beach Atlantic 

Eckerd +5.5 @ Tampa 

SSC Standings: 

Nova Southeastern 12-1 (17-1) 

Palm Beach Atlantic 10-3 (18-3) 

Florida Southern 9-3 (17-5) 

Embry-Riddle 7-6 (10-10) 

Barry 6-6 (11-9) 

Rollins 6-7 (12-9) 

Lynn 6-7 (11-9) 

Tampa 4-8 (10-9) 

Eckerd 4-9 (10-10) 

Florida Tech 4-9 (8-13) 

Saint Leo 2-11 (7-14)