Yenor's Return Helps Tars. Get Past Tampa.

 The Rollins College Tars got back Hutton Yenor on Saturday in Tampa. Despite going just 5-15 from the field for 16 points Rollins came away with a 71-66 win at the Bob Martinez Sports Center. Cade Long also scored 16, John Latimer added 12, Cody Potter and Matheus Silveira chipped in 11. With the win Rollins improves to 6-8 and 3-5 in the SSC. 

 Tampa was led by Jesse White with 15- Mykah Brown added 13, and De'Andre Harvey added 11. With the loss Tampa falls to 5-8 and 4-3 in the SSC. 

 Rollins got off to a rough start as they did not score in the games first five minutes. It was 7-0 Tampa after that slow start. John Latimer made a pair of free throws to get the Tars on the board. The cold shooting continued for both teams as Tampa led 14-6 halfway through the opening half. The Tars went on a 7-0 run to trim the lead to 21-16 after a Long 3-pointer with 5:41 to go until halftime. Tampa would take a 30-25 lead into halftime. 

 Tampa stretched the lead to 10 (41-31) early in the second half. Rollins would go on a 6-0 run to get to within four (41-37) after a Latimer layup with 14:51 to go. After a Cody Potter 3-pointer with 9:53 on the clock. After a Yenor triple with 7:33 to go the game was knotted at 52. Potter was fouled on a 3-point attempt with 5:33 on the clock and knocked down all three free throws to give Rollins the 59-56 lead. A lead that the Tars would not relinquish the rest of the way. 

 Rollins shot 41.1 percent from the field, 36.4 percent (8-22) from the 3-point line, and 81 percent (17-21) from the free throw line. They had 10 assists and nine turnovers in this one. 

Tampa shot 30.9 percent from the field, 27.8 percent (10-36) from the 3-point line, and 93.3 percent (14-15) at the free throw line. The Spartans won the rebounding battle 44-39. They had 11 assists and eight turnovers in the contest. 

Rollins will be back in action Wednesday when they host Lynn. Tip time is slated for 730 PM. 

Other SSC Scores Saturday: 

Nova Southeastern 108 Barry 92 

Palm Beach Atlantic 79 Florida Tech 70 

Embry-Riddle 106 Florida Southern 95 

Saint Leo 100 Lynn 89 

SSC Standings: 

Nova Southeastern 7-0 (14-0) 

Embry-Riddle 5-2 (12-2) 

Tampa 4-2 (5-7) 

Florida Tech 5-3 (12-4) 

Florida Southern 4-3 (10-4) 

Saint Leo 4-3 (12-5) 

Palm Beach Atlantic 3-5 (7-7) 

Rollins 2-4 (5-8) 

Barry 2-5 (6-6) 

Eckerd 2-5 (5-8) 

Lynn 1-7 (3-10) 




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