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 The Rollins College Tars ran their win streak to five as they nipped Florida Tech 67-65 Saturday at the Clemente Center in Melbourne. With the win Rollins is now 12-9 and 7-6 in the SSC. The Panthers fell to 9-9 and 3-7 in the SSC after the defeat.   After Hutton Yenor scored the first basket of the game the Panthers would reel off the next 10 points as a Sean Houpt 3-pointer gave them a 10-2 lead nearly three minutes in. It was 16-10 in favor of Tech nearly four minutes later. It was 31-18 FIT with under five to go in the first half. After being down 36-24 the Tars would score the last nine points of the half capped by a Kyle Marion 3-pointer that cut the Panthers lead to 36-33. The Tars shot 38 percent from the floor and 33 percent (5-15) from the 3-point line in the opening half. They were 3-3 at the free throw line.   Florida Tech shot 42 percent from the floor, 32 percent (6-19) from the 3-point line and 50 percent (2-4) from the free throw line in the ope...

 The Rollins Tars (11-9 6-6 SSC) look to stay on a current four game hot streak when they travel to the Clemente Center in Melbourne to take on the Florida Tech Panthers (9-8 3-9 SSC) on Saturday. Tip time is slated for 4 PM. You can catch all of the action on 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park and on the Sunshine State Digital Network at SunshineStateConference.TV with Jim "Shooter" Ferro and Robert Siegel on the call.   The Tars have won four straight and are coming off of a 89-82 upset at #23 Embry Riddle on Wednesday. Brooks Cluxton led four Tars in double figures with 25 points to go along with 11 rebounds, and six assists, Hutton Yenor netted 22, Kyle Marion scored 20, and Dayton Gumm rounded out the double digit scorers with 11. Rollins shot 59 percent as a team, 33 percent (5-15) from the 3-point line, and 88 percent (22-25) from the free throw line. The Tars are sixth in the conference scoring 80.6 points per game, while defensively they are giving up an SSC ninth best 80 ...

 The Rollins Tars have now won four straight as they upset #23 Embry Riddle 89-82 at the ICI Center on Wednesday night. With the win the Tars are now 11-9 and have evened their conference mark at 6-6. The Eagles fall to 15-5 and 8-3 in the SSC.   Brooks Cluxton led four Tars in double figures with a game high 25 points to go along with 11 rebounds, six assists, and a block. Hutton Yenor tallied 22 including going seven of seven at the charity stripe to go with four assists and a pair of steals, Kyle Marion added 20 points and two steals, while Dayton Gumm had 11 points, six rebounds, and four assists.   Cluxton and Marion got the tars off to a 6-0 start before the Eagles cut it to 8-6. Gumm hit a 3-pointer and Cluxton scored to make it 15-10 Tars at the 13:17 mark of the half. After a Yenor hoop ERAU would score the next six points as a pair of Malcolm Whitlow free throws cut the Rollins lead to 17-16. Yenor and Gumm scored but then a 5-0 run by the Eagles knott...

 The Rollins College Tars (10-9 5-6 SSC ) winners of three straight face a road test when they travel to the ICI Center in Daytona Beach to face the 23rd ranked Embry Riddle University Eagles. Tip time is slated for 7:30 PM and you can her all the action with Jim "Shooter" Ferro and Robert Siegel on the call on 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park and on the Sunshine State Conference digital network at SunshineStateConference.TV Rollins is 3-2 in true road games on the season and is coming off a 88-65 thrashing of Palm Beach Atlantic on Saturday in Winter Park. Hutton Yenor paced five Tars in double figures with 19 points and was joined by Brooks Cluxton (18 points and a career high 18 rebounds,) Dayton Gumm (14,) Cade Long (11,) and Kyle Marion (10.) Rollins shot 52 percent from the floor, 32 percent (9-28) from the 3-point line, and 68 percent (15-22) from the free throw line. They also won the rebounding battle 43-37 while having 20 assists and 15 turnovers.   The Tars average an ...

 The Rollins College Tars rolled past the Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish 88-65 as they made it three straight wins and this time they did not need overtime. Hutton Yenor led five Rollins players in double figures with 19 points, Brooks Cluxton tallied 18 and a career high 18 rebounds, Dayton Gumm added 14, Cade Long netted 11, and Kyle Marion scored 10. With the win Rollins improved to 10-9 and 5-6 in the SSC.   The Sailfish fell to 5-12 and 5-6 in the SSC as Marcus Montalvo scored 21 points to lead the way, Jakob Hester added 16, and Jalen Cooper chipped in nine.   The two teams would play every for the first five minutes, and Rollins would lead 12-10 before a Dayton Gumm 3-pointer at the 14:53 mark of the opening half. The lead was 18-17 Tars before a Cluxton old fashioned three point play made it 21-17 with 11:13 in the opening half. Yenor made a layup and Kyle Marion hit three free throws to make it 29-19 with 9:13 in the half. It was a 12 point game (34-22) w...

 The Rollins College Tars will host the Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish at Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center on Saturday. Jim "Shooter' Ferro and Robert Siegel will be on the call on 91.5 FM WPRK and on the Sunshine State Digital Network. Tip time is slated for 4 PM.   The Tars (9-9 4-6 SSC) are coming off of back to back overtime wins in the last seven days. They defeated Saint Leo last Saturday on the road 90-83 before picking up a 84-81 win in overtime at home against Eckerd on Wednesday night. In the win on Wednesday night the Tars had four players score in double figures paced by Kyle Marion's 28 points. Hutton Yenor netted 22 and joined the 1,000 point club in the contest. Both Cade Long and Brooks Cluxton scored 14, as Cluxton also pulled down a team high 14 rebounds. The Tars shot 38 percent from the field, 29 percent (10-34) from the 3-point line, and 77 percent (26-34) from the free throw line.   On the season Rollins 79.7 per contest, while th...

 For the second consecutive game the Rollins Tars were a winner in overtime, as they knocked off Eckerd College 84-81 on Wednesday night at Warden Arena. Hutton Yenor also joined the 1,000 point club in the contest. With the win Rollins improves to 9-9 and 4-6 in the SSC. Eckerd falls to 2-11 and 0-10 in the SSC.  Four Tars scored in double figures paced by Kyle Marion with 28, and four steals while Hutton Yenor netted 22. Cade Long and Brooks Cluxton each tallied 14 points as well in the win. Cluxton also had a game high 14 rebounds.  GianFranco Gaffals led the Tritons as he poured in 30 points along with 14 rebounds, Danel Love added 27 points and 12 rebounds, while Swedura chipped in nine.   It was a four point Eckerd lead early before the Tars tied the game at eight after a Dayton Gumm layup at the 12:47 mark of the opening half. The Tritons went on a 9-0 run to take a 17-8 lead before a Yenor triple and a Long layup. Rollins fought back and tied the game at...

 The Rollins College Tars return home to face the Eckerd College Tritons on Wednesday at Warden Arena. You can catch all the action on RollinsSports.com and on 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park with Jim "Shooter"Ferro and Robert Siegel on the call.   Rollins (8-9 3-6 SSC) is coming off a 90-83 overtime win at Saint Leo on Saturday. The Tars were led by 28 points from Hutton Yenor, Kyle Marion added 25, Cade Long tallied 13, and Dayton Gumm scored 11. They shot 59 percent from the field and 33 percent (6-18) from the 3-point line in the contest. They also shot at a 70 percent clip (14-20) from the free throw line. The Tars average 79.5 points per game, while they allow 80.7 points per contest. They shoot 49 percent from the field and 38 percent from the 3-point line on the season. They also shoot at a 74 percent clip from the free throw line. They are being out rebounded by 3.1 (34.4-37.5 rebounds per contest.) Yenor leads the team in scoring at 19.3 points per game while Marion is...

 Hutton Yenor scored 28 points and Kyle Marion scored 25 as the Rollins Tars picked up a 90-83 overtime win over Saint Leo at the Father Marion Bowman Activities Center on Saturday. With the win Rollins improves to 8-9 and 3-6 in the SSC. After the loss the Lions fall to 6-9 and 2-6 in the SSC.  It was Saint Leo who jumped out to a 13-2 lead to start this one. It was 22-6 Lions after a Wade Coomer 3-pointer at the 12:32 mark of the opening half. The Lions led 29-14 before a 7-0 Tars run cut the lead back to single digits. Rollins would pull to within three (33-30) before the Lions scored the last bucket of the first half to take a five point lead into the locker room.  Rollins shot 43 percent in the opening half, 25 percent (2-8) from the 3-point line, and 80 percent (4-5) at the free throw line.  The Lions shot 45 percent from the field, 33 percent (6-18) from the 3-point line, and 50 percent (1-2) at the free throw line in the first 20 minutes.  The Tars would...

 The Rollins College Tars (7-9 2-6 SSC) travel to Saint Leo to battle the Lions on Saturday. Tip time is set for 2PM at the Marion Bowman Activities Center. You can catch all the action on the Sunshine State Digital Network and 91.5 FM WPRK with Jim "Shooter' Ferro and Robert Siegel on the call.  Last time out the Tars were a 86-77 loser at Tampa. Hutton Yenor led Rollins with 22, Kyle Marion had 16, and Cade Long netted 15. They shot 44 percent from the field, 38 percent (12-32) from the 3-point line, and 50 percent (1-2) at the free throw line. As a team Rollins scores 78.8 points per game, while they allow 80.6 per contest. They shoot 48 percent from the field and 38 percent from 3-point range, as well as 75 percent from the free throw line. On the glass they are being out-rebounded by 2.5 (34.9-37.4) boards per contest. Yenor paces the Tars in scoring at 18.7 points per game, Marion puts up 17.9 per night, and Brooks Cluxton gets 10.5 per game. Cluxton leads the team on th...

 The Rollins Tars got 22 points from Hutton Yenor, Kyle Marion added 16, and Cade Long had 15 in a 86-77 loss at the University of Tampa Wednesday night. With the loss Rollins falls to 7-9 and 2-6 in the SSC. Tampa improves to 10-3 and 6-2 in the SSC.  The Tars shot 44 percent from the field, 38 percent from the 3-point line (12-32) and 1-2 at the free throw line. They had 19 assists and eight turnovers in the contest.   Max Jones poured in a game high 30 points to lead the Spartans, Martin Lakovic put up 23 and grabbed 11 rebounds, while Derrick Felder had 20 points, eight rebounds, and eight assists. The Spartans shot 49 percent from the field, 41 percent 11-27) from the 3-point line, and 56 percent (9-16) at the free throw line. The Spartans dominated the rebounding battle 46-32. They had 24 assists and 10 turnovers as a team.  After trailing early Rollins got back to back 3-pointer's by Marion to take a 14-13 lead with 16:06 in the opening half. Dayton Gumm ...

 The Rollins Tars travel to the Bob Martinez Sports Center to take on the University of Tampa Spartans on Wednesday night. Tip time is set for 7:30 PM and you can catch all the action on RollinsSports.com and on 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park with Jim "Shooter" Ferro and Robert Siegel on the call.   Rollins (7-8 2-5 SSC) is coming off  88-82 loss to #3 Nova Southeastern last time out. The Tars were led by Hutton Yenor with 26, Dayton Gumm tallied 17, Cade Long scored 15, and Brooks Cluxton netted 14. The Tars shot 53 percent from the floor, 40 percent from the 3-point line (8-20) and 78 percent (18-23) from the free throw line. Rollins averages 78.9 points per game as a team while they allow 80.2 points per contest. They shoot 48 percent from the field, 38 percent from the 3-point line, and 75 percent at the free throw line. They are being out-rebounded by 1.8 (35.1-36.9) boards per contest. They also get 17.5 assists a game as a team. Yenor leads the team in scoring at 18...

 The Rollins Tars (7-8 2-5 SSC) had a chance for an upset but fell 88-82 to #4 Nova Southeastern on Saturday. The Tars were led by 26 points from Hutton Yenor, Dayton Gumm added 17, Cade Long scored 15, and Brooks Cluxton tallied 14 points with 11 rebounds. Rollins shot 53 percent from the field, 40 percent (8-20) from the 3-point line, and 78 percent (18-23) from the free throw line.   NSU (14-0 8-0 SSC) got 15 points from Eddie Puisis, Sekou Sylla netted 14, RJ Senaharra tallied 13 along with Lukas Speidel, Kobe Rodgers scored 12, and Nick Smith added 11. The Sharks shot 44 percent from the field, 41 percent (12-29) from the 3-point line, and 67 percent (12-18) at the free throw line.   Rollins scored the games first five points and led 13-4 after a Long 3-pointer with 16:47 in the first half. The Rollins lead was 11 (26-15) after a Long layup with 12:14 in the half. The Sharks pulled to within three (33-30) after a Sunahara layup with 7:07 in the half. Yenir ...

 The Rollins Tars will host the fourth ranked Sharks of Nova Southeastern on Saturday at Warden Arena. You can catch all the action on 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park and worldwide on RollinsSports.com with Jim "Shooter" Ferro and Robert Siegel on the call.   Rollins (7-7 2-4 SSC) is coming off of a 81-60 loss to Lynn last time out. The Tars only had eight players dress for that game and were led by 35 points from Kyle Marion. They shot 35 percent from the field, 36 percent (9-25) from the 3-point line, and 65 percent (11-17) from the free throw line. The Tars average 78.7 points per game while they allow 79.6 per contest. They shoot 48 percent from the field and 38 percent from the 3-point line as a team. They also shoot 75 percent from the free throw line and are being out rebounded by 2.4 boards per night (34.8-37.2.) Marion leads the season box score netting 18.9 points per game, Hutton Yenor gets 17.8 per night, while Brooks Cluxton adds 10.2 points and a team leading 8.5 r...

 The Rollins Tars were coming off a big win on the road at Florida Southern on Friday. The new year dealt the Tars a tough blow at shoot around Sunday when the Tars learned they would have just eight available players after a player for Florida Southern tested positive on Friday. That was too much for the Tars to overcome Sunday as they fell 81-60 to Lynn at Warden Arena. With the win Lynn improved to 8-3 overall and 2-3 in the SSC, while Rollins fell to 7-7 and 2-4 in the SSC after the loss.   Marion scored 35 points for the Tars in this one as he went 12-24 from the field, 6-10 from the 3-point line and a perfect five of five at the free throw line. Cody Potter had eight and Will Erickson seven for the short handed Tars. They shot 35 percent from the field, 36 percent from the 3-point line (9-25,) and 65 percent (11-17) from the free throw line. They had nine assists and 17 turnovers in the contest.   The Fighting Knights were paced by 31 points from Christian...

 The Rollins College Tars will be back in Sunshine State Conference action Sunday when they host the Lynn University Fighting Knights at Warden Arena. Tip time is slated for 4 PM. You can catch all the action on 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park and worldwide at RollinsSports.com  The Tars (7-6 2-3 SSC) have won two straight in conference play after a 0-3 start. Last time out they had a convincing 96-77 win at Florida Southern on Friday. Four Rollins players scored in double figures led by Hutton Yenor with 24 points, Kyle Marion added 22, Brooks Cluxton scored 16 to go with 12 rebounds, while Cade Long returned to score 15. The Tars shot 56 percent from the field, 48 percent from the 3-point line (11-23,) and shot at a 56 percent clip (5-9) at the free throw line. Rollins averages 80.2 points per game on offense, while defensively they give up 79.5 points per night. They shoot 49 percent from the field and 38 percent from the 3-point line on the season. They also shot 76 percent from ...