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 The Rollins College Tars outscored Eckerd College 43-33 in the second half on the way to a 80-74 road win at the McArthur Center. With the win Rollins improves to 5-6 and 2-2 in the Sunshine State Conference. Eckerd drops to 5-6 and 2-3 in the SSC after the defeat.   The game could not have started out much worse for the Tars. Eckerd led 7-0 after a Kent Gerard layup at the 17;51 mark of the opening half. Rollins leading scorer Hutton Yenor left the game two minutes in with an injury and would not return. Cody Potter would finally get the Tars on the board with a 3-pointer at the 17:03 mark of the first half. The next eight points would go to the Tritons as they would lead 15-3 after a Garard jumper at the 14:47 mark of the half. Rollins would then go on a 13-0 run capped by a Kyle Marion jumper at the 9:42 mark that put the Tars up 16-15. The game would go back and forth for the next three minutes and then Daniel Love would go on a personal 7-0 run to put EC up 29-22. C...

 The Rollins College Tars (4-6 1-2 SSC) look to get back on track after a pair of losses against ranked opponents at the Holiday Hoops Classic in Las Vegas. The Tars take on the Eckerd College Tritons (5-5 2-2 SSC) at the MacArthur Center in Saint Pete. Tip time is slated for 5 PM and you can catch all the action with Jim "Shooter" Ferro and Robert Siegel on 91.5 FM WPRK and on the Sunshine State Conference Digital Network at SunshineStateConference.TV    Rollins was a 91-66 loser to #7 Missouri Saint Louis in the finale in Las Vegas after they fell 59-57 to the #23 Dominican in the opener. In the contest against Dominican the trio of Hutton Yenor (21 points) along with Cade Long and Kyle Marion (13 points each) combined for 47 of the 57 points the team scored. The only other Tars to score on 12/18 when that game were played were John Latimer (five points,) Matheus Silveira (three points,) and Sergey Grishaev (two points.) In the game shot 32 percent from the field, 33.3 ...

 The Rollins College Tars fell in day two of the Holiday Hoops Classic as they were rolled by #7 Missouri St.Louis 91-66. With the loss Rollins falls to 4-6 on the season while the Tritons improved to 11-0 with the victory.   Rollins scored the first six points of the contest as Hutton Yenor made a jumper and they got a pair of baskets by Matheus Silveira. The Tritons would go on a 21-8 run and after a Bowen Sandquist 3-pointer the Tritons led 21-8 with 9:11 to go in the opening half. Rollins trimmed the lead to nine (23-14) after a Jaden Frazier and one at the 7:12 mark of the first half. It would be a 13 points (39-26) lead for the Tritons at the half.   The Tars would get to within 11 a couple of times but they could not get any closer. UMSL would lead by as many as 28 on the way to the victory.   Missouri-St.Louis was paced by Sandquist who made seven 3-pointer's on his way to 27, Mayson Quartlebaum netted 16, Isiah Fuller tallied 12, while Trever ...

 The Rollins College Tars struggled shooting the ball all afternoon in the Holiday Hoops Classic in Las Vegas and ultimately lost 59-57 to the #21 Dominican University Chargers. With the loss Rollins drops to 4-5 on the season. The Chargers improved to 10-1 after another narrow victory.   Both teams came out ice cold from the floor as Rollins would lead 4-0 at the first media timeout of the contest. After the Charger tied the game Rollins went back on top after a hoop by Kyle Marion. Rollins would lead by six (18-12) after a four point play by Cade Long. After a Marion old fashioned three point play Rollins took a six point lead (28-22) into the locker room.   The Chargers came out firing in the second half as Rollins had trouble taking care of the ball in the early stages of the second stanza. It would be a nine point Dominican lead (37-28) as they punctuated a 15-0 run. A Long bucket trimmed the lead to seven (37-30.) A free throw by Marion and jumper by Hutto...

 The Rollins College Tars are set for the teams annual trip to Las Vegas. This season the Tars (4-4 1-2 SSC) will play in the Holiday Hoops Classic. They will face #23 Dominican University (New York) on Sunday for a 2 PM tip before taking on #11 University of Missouri-St.Louis on Monday at 3:15 PM. You can catch all the action on 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park and worldwide at RollinsSports.com   Rollins is coming off an 86-79 win at Barry a week ago. Kyle Marion led four Rollins players in double figures with 18 points, Matheus Silviera nearly notched a double -double (17 points and nine rebounds,) John Latimer continued his early season surge with 16 points, while Hutton Yenor netted 14. Rollins shot 55.8 percent from the field, 57.1 percent (8-14) from the 3-point line, and 74.1 percent (20-27) at the free throw line in the victory.   Rollins comes into the Vegas trip averaging 83.8 points per game while they give up 81.4 points per contest. They shoot 50.2 percent...

 The Rollins College Tars went down to Miami Shores and picked up their first conference win of the season as they knocked off Barry 86-79. With the win Rollins improves to 4-4 and 1-2 in the SSC. Barry falls to 3-3 and 1-2 in the SSC.   Kyle Marion paced the Tars with 18 points, Matheus Silviera netted 17 and grabbed nine rebounds, John Latimer knocked down three 3-pointer on his way to 16 points, while Hutton Yenor tallied 14. Rollins shot 55.8 percent from the field, 57.1 percent (8-14) from the 3-point line, 74 percent (20-27) from the free throw line.  Nick Anderson led Barry with 29, Malik Stanley scored 12, and both Jason Williams and Rusty Moorer scored 10. Barry shot 39.7 percent from the field, 37.8 percent (14-37) from the 3-point line and 78.6 percent (11-14) at the free throw line.   Rollins led 8-4 early on in this one. Barry used the hot shooting of Anderson to get the lead. A trio of 3-pointer's by Cody Potter gave Rollins a 23-22 lead. Barr...

 The Rollins College Tars (3-4 0-2 SSC) head to Miami Shores to battle the Barry University Buccaneers (3-2 1-1 SSC) on Saturday. You can catch all of the action on the Sunshine State Digital Network at SunshineStateConference.TV and on 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park with Jim "Shooter" Ferro and Robert Siegel on the call. Tip off is scheduled for Noon at the Barry Sport and Health Center.  Rollins has not played in a week. Last time out they dropped a 94-93 dogfight against Flagler inside Warden Arena that featured 21 ties and 30 lead changes. Hutton Yenor poured in 34 points, while Kyle Marion tallied 17. The Tars score 83.4 points per game on the season while they give up 81.7 points per night. They shoot 49.5 percent from the field and 46.7 percent from the 3-point line. They also shoot at a 70.5 percent clip at the free throw line. The Tars out-rebound the opposition 34.3-33.1 boards per contest. Yenor averages 21.4 points per game while Marion gets 12.4 per contest. On the gla...

 In a game that featured 21 ties and 30 lead changes Flagler got a 3-pointer from Spencer Bain with one second left that got the Saints past Rollins College 94-93 in an entertaining battle at Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center. With the win Flagler improves to 5-4 while Rollins drops to 3-4 after the defeat.   The game would go back and forth in the early going as it would all day long. After a Cody Potter 3-pointer Rollins would lead 14-12 at the 13:29 mark of the opening stanza. Chase Fiddler and Cam Corcoran would trade triples the next time down the court for each team. A Corcoran 3-ball would tie the game again this time at 22 with 10:18 in the opening stanza. Kyle Marion would drain a triple for Rollins at the 5:17 mark of the first half and it was 34-32 Rollins. The teams would see a handful more ties before Jaylen Lemons hit a 3-pointer right before the halftime horn to put Flagler up 47-44 at the intermission.   Rollins shot 51.6 percent from ...

 The Rollins College Tars and Flagler College Saints are set to clash at Warden Arena on Saturday night. You can catch all the action on 91.5 FM WPRK and on the Sunshine State digital network at SunshineStateConference.TV with Jim "Shooter" Ferro and Robert Siegel on the call. Tip time is slated for 7 PM.   Rollins (3-3 0-2 SSC) is coming off a tough 89-83 loss to Palm Beach Atlantic Wednesday evening. Hutton Yenor and Kyle Marion each scored 21 points, while John Latimer III scored 16 in the defeat. Rollins shot the ball well, as they shot 58.1 percent from the floor and 43.5 percent (10-23) from the 3-point line, as well as shooting at a 77.8 percent clip (7-9) at the free throw line.   Rollins is scoring an SSC fourth best 81.8 points per game, while defensively they are ninth in the conference giving up 79.7 points per contest. They are shooting 49.1 percent from the field which is good for third in the SSC and are shooting 46.2 percent from the 3-point line...