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 Cade Long paced the Rollins Tars with a season high 21 points, Matheus. Silveria added 21 of his own, Sergey Grishaev continued his surge of late with 19, and Kyle Marion tallied 13 in a 87-71 win for the Rolins College Tars on Tuesday night at Warden Arena. With the win Rollins improves to 6-13 and 3-9 in the SSC. The Panthers fall to 12-6 and 5-6 in the SSC and stay winless in true road games on the season.   Rollins jumped out to a 8-0 lead in this one and never looked back. The Tars would go on a quick 5-0 spurt to open a 20-10 advantage on a Long jumper at the 10:20 mark of the first half. After back to back Long 3-pointer's the last being at the 7:45 mark of the first half Rollins led by `5 (29-14.) It was an 11 point lead (39-28) Rollins lead heading into the locker room. Rollins shot 45.7 percent in the opening stanza, 45.5 percent (5-11) from the 3-point line, and 66.7 percent (2-3) from the free throw line.  The Panthers shot 32 percent from the field, 27....

 The Rollins College Tars (5-13 2-9 SSC) take on the Florida Tech Panthers (12-5 5-5 SSC) in a rare Tuesday night tilt at Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center. Tip time is set for 6 PM and you can catch all the action on SunshineStateConference.TV and 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park.    Rollins is coming off a 110-62 loss to Nova Southeastern on the road last time out. Sergey Grishaev (20) and Dylan Wolle (12) combined for 32 points in the lopsided defeat at Rick Case Arena. Rollins averages an SSC worst 73.9 points per game, shoots at a 44.1 percent clip from the floor which is 10th in the conference, shoots an SSC worst 30.1 percent from long distance, The Tars shoot at a 74.3 percent clip from the free throw line which is good for sixth in the conference. Defensively the Tars give up an SSC ninth best 82.6 points per game, they hold the opposition to 43.7 percent from the field which is fourth in the conference, 35.3 percent from the 3-point line, on the glass the Tar...

 The Rollins College Tars got 20 points from Sergey Grishaev and 12 from Dylan Wolle but they were walloped 110-62 by #2 Nova Southeastern at Rick Case Arena. With the loss Rollins falls to 5-13 and 2-9 in the SSC. After the win NSU improves to 15-2 and 9-2 in the SSC.   After Shane Hunter scored a Wolle basket would tie the game at 2. The Sharks would go on a 10-0 run to take a 12-2 lead with 15:50 to go in the opening half. After a Grishav layup at the 13:17 mark of the half it was 18-11 in favor of the Sharks. Ryan Davis hit a 3-pointer with 7:47 until halftime and it was 35-16 NSU. They would lead by 30 (58-28) at halftime. Rollins shot 42.3 percent in the opening half, 18 percent (2-11) from the 3-point line and 80 percent (4-5) at the free throw line. The Sharks shot 44 percent in the opening stanza, 11-30 (36.7 percent) from the 3-point line and 60 percent (3-5) at the free throw line.   The lead grew to 38 (68-30) early in the second half. The largest le...

 The Rollins College Tars (5-12 2-8 SSC) fresh off a hard fought 88-85 loss to Florida Southern at home Wednesday night head to Fort Lauderdale to take on the second ranked Nova Southeastern Sharks (14-2 8-2 SSC) at Rick Case Arena. Tip time is slated for 4 PM and you can catch all the action on SunshineStateConference.TV  Kyle Marion led four Tars in double figures with 20 points on Wednesday. He was joined by Sergey Grishaev (19 points,) Mathues Silveira (17) and Cade Long (12.) The Tars shot 43 percent from the field, 34 percent (11-32) from the 3-point line, and 70.6 percent (12-17) from the free throw line. In the first meeting with NSU roughly two weeks ago Rollins fell 108-64. as Grishaev (14) and Marion (13) each scored in double figures. On offense the Tars score an SSC worst 74.6 points per game, shoot an SSC 10th best 44.5 percent from the field, shoot an SSC worst 30.8 percent from the 3-point line, shoot at an SSC sixth best 73.7 percent clip from the free throw l...

 The Rollins College Tars and Florida Southern Moccassins locked in a good one at Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center Wednesday night. In a game that featured eight ties and 14 lead changes the the Mocs prevailed 88-85. With the win FSC improves to 14-5 and 8-2 in the SSC. Rollins falls to 5-12 and 2-8 in the SSC with the loss.  Rollins led 5-2 early as Dylan Wolle split a pair of free throws with 18:41 to go in the first half. The Mocs would go on a 8-0 run before a Braxton Barnhizer triple would tie the game at 10. After a Kyle Marion three and a hoop by Matheus Silveira Rollins led 18-16 with 11:35 until halftime. The Mocs would lead 22-18 before a Cody Potter triple and a jumper by Silveira would put the Tars back on top. After a Sergey Grishaev 3-ball Rollins 26-25 with 8:45 left in the opening half. The Mocs would go on a 8-0 run in the next 2:45 to take a seven point lead. Rollins would get a pair of triples from Cade Long to get to within four (36-32) but the ...

 The Rollins College Tars (5-11 2-7 SSC) host the Florida Southern College Moccassins (13-5 7-2 SSC) at Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center on Wednesday night. Tip time is set for 7:30 PM tonight and you can catch all the action on the Sunshine State Conference digital network at SunshineStateConference.TV and on 91.5 FM WPRK.   Rollins is coming off a 91-74 loss to Embry-Riddle on the road last time out. Matheus Silveira continued his scoring binge of late with 26 and Sergey Grishaev added 16 of his own in the defeat. Rollins shot 44.6 percent from the field, 31 percent (9-29) from the 3-point line and 63.6 percent (7-11) from the free throw line in the contest. On the season the Tars on offense score 73.9 points per game which is last in the SSC, shoot an SSC ninth best 44.6 percent from the floor, shoot an SSC worst 30.5 percent from the 3-point line, shoot an SSC sixth best 73.9 percent clip from the free throw line, and are 10th in the conference in turnover...

 The Rollins College Tars got another big night from Matheus Silveira as he scored 26 points on 11-15 shooting but it was not enough as they lost 91-74 to Embry-Riddle at the ICI center on Saturday. With the loss Rollins falls to 5-11 and 2-7 in the SSC. ERAU improves to 11-6 and 5-4 in the SSC with the win.   Silveira would score the games first four points for the road team. ERAU would battle back and take a 8-5 lead on a Malolm Whitlow 3-pointer with 16:18 in the first half. Silveira would pull Rollins within one on the ensuing possession. Braxton Barnhizer would make two free throws for the Tars and it was 14-12 in favor of the Eagles with 15:09 in the first half. Back to back 3-pointers by the home team would put them up 20-12 on a Drum Nickson triple at the 13:16 mark of the first half. Cody Potter would hit a Rollins 3-pointer to pull them within six (23-17) at the 10:32 mark of the first half. The Eagles would stretch the lead to 18 (37-19) on a Whitlow triple at ...

 The Rollins College Tars (5-10 2-6 SSC) head to Daytona Beach to take on the Embry-Riddle Eagles (10-6 4-4 SSC) on Saturday afternoon. Tip time is set for 4 PM from the ICI Center. You can catch all the action on 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park and on SunshineStateConference.TV  Last time out the Tars knocked off Tampa  88-84 on Saturday. Matheus Silveria led the Tars with 25 points, eight rebounds, and five assists in the victory. Both Kyle Marion and Sergey Grishaev netted 16 while Dylan Wolle notched 12. Rollins shot 53.4 percent from the floor, 41.7 percent (10-24) from the 3-point line and 80 percent (16-20) from the free throw line. Rollins scores an SSC worst 73.9 points per game while on defense they give up an SSC fifth best 79.8 points per contest. The Tars shoot an SSC 10th best 44.6 percent from the field while the opposition shoots 43.8 percent which is sixth on the defensive end. Rollins shoots an SSC worst 30.4 percent from the 3-point line and are 10th guarding ...

 Here are the scores from a wild night in the Sunshine State Conference:  Embry-Riddle 105 Saint Leo 75  Barry 116 Florida Southern 112 (2 OT)  Palm Beach Atlantic 76 Lynn 59  Nova Southeastern 88 Eckerd 84  Tampa 57 Florida Tech 56  SSC Standings:  Nova Southeastern 7-2 (13-2)  Florida Southern 7-2 (13-5)  Lynn 5-3 (10-4)  Florida Tech 4-4 (11-4)  Embry-Riddle 4-4 (10-6)  Palm Beach Atlantic 4-4 (10-6)  Eckerd 4-4 (9-7)  Barry 3-5 (10-6)  Saint Leo 3-5 (8-8)  Rollins 2-6 (5-10)  Tampa 2-6 (6-10) 

 The Rollins College Tars (5-10 2-6 SSC) will get to enjoy the win against Tampa last time out for a few more days. Rollins then will turn their attention to Saturday when they will travel to Daytona Beach to take on the Embry-Riddle Eagles. Tip time for that one is slated for 4 PM. You can catch all the action all season long on 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park and on SunshineStateConference.TV  Wednesday's lines presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com:  Saint Leo +5.5 @Embry-Riddle  Florida Southern -5.5 @ Barry  Eckerd +19.5 @ Nova Southeastern  Florida Tech -4.5 @ Tampa  Lynn +3 @ Palm Beach Atlantic  SSC Standings:  Florida Southern 7-1 (13-4)  Nova Southeastern 6-2 (12-2)  Lynn 5-2 (10-3)  Florida Tech 4-3 (11-3)  Eckerd 4-3 (9-6)  Embry-Riddle 3-4 (9-6)  Palm Beach Atlantic 3-4 (9-6)  Saint Leo 3-4 (8-7)  Barry 2-5 (9-6)  Rollins 2-6 (5-10)  Tampa 1-6 (5-10) 

 Four players scored in double figures as the Rollins College Tars knocked off the University of Tampa Spartans 88-84 at Warden Arena on Saturday. Matheus Silveira paced Rollins with 25, both Kyle Marion and Sergey Grishaev added 16 and Dylan Wolle netted 12 to round out the double digit scorers. With the win Rollins improves to 5-10 and 2-6 in the SSC. Tampa was led by four players in double digits as well. Bryan Williams poured in a game high 27 points, Tyson Leitao added 12, while both Jesse White and Amari Davis tallied 10. With the loss Tampa falls to 5-10 and 1-6 in the SSC.   Rollins would jump out to a 9-3 lead early as Silveria went on a personal 6-0 run. A 3-pointer by Wolle would make it 14-5 Tars at the 16:10 mark of the first half. The next five points went the way of the Spartans. After Grishaev hit a 3-pointer at the 9:55 mark of the first half Rollins regained a double digit lead (26-16.) Cade Long hit a 3-pointer but then the Spartans went on another 5-0 ...

 The University of Tampa Spartans come to Winter Park to battle the Rollins College Tars on Saturday. Tip time is set for 4 PM and you can catch all the action on 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park and on SunshineStateConference.TV   Rollins (4-10 1-6 SSC) looks to bounce back after taking a 108-64 drubbing against #3 Nova Southeastern at home on Wednesday, Sergey Grisahev scored 14 and Kyle Marion added 13 for the Tars in the loss to the defending Division II national champions. The Tars are last in the SSC scoring 72.9 points per game while on defense they are giving up an SSC fifth best 79.5 points per night. Rollins shoots 44 percent from the floor which is 10th in the SSC while they are sixth on defense as the opposition shoots 43.8 percent from the field. Rollins is 11th in the conference shooting 29.6 percent from the 3-point line and are 10th on the defensive end as the opposition shoots 35 percent from the floor. The Tars shoot an SSC sixth best 73.9 percent from the free ...

 The #3 Nova Southeastern Sharks are the defending Division II national champs and they made short work of the Rollins College Tars on Wednesday night in a 108-64 NSU win. With the win NSU improves to 12-1 and 6-1 in the SSC. Rollins drops to 4-10 and 1-6 in the SSC following the defeat.   NSU scored the games first five points before Matheus Silveira put Rollins on the board. It was 10-2 NSU when Kyle Marion knocked down a triple for the Tars. A 7-0 run capped by a 3-pointer by Rhyker Ciserik made it 17-5 NSU just under six minutes in. A Rollins 3-pointer by Sergey Grishaev made it a nine point game (25-16) with 9:22 in the first half. A 9-0 run capped by an Alex Mangold 3-ball stretched the NSU lead to 37-19 with 6:21 in the half. The lead grew to 22 (41-19) before Rollins ran off the next six points. With 1:45 left in the half the NSU lead was 14 (43-29) after a Silveira hoop. The Sharks closed the half on a 8-2 run to take a 20 point lead (51-31) into halftime.  ...

 The Rollins College Tars (4-9 1-5 SSC) are set to host the third ranked  and defending DII national champion Nova Southeastern Sharks (11-1 5-1 SSC) at Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center tomorrow (Wednesday night) with a 7:30 Pm tipoff. You can catch all the action on 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park and on SunshineStateConference.TV   Cody Potter led Rollins with a career high 23 points last time out as the Tars fell to Eckerd 92-76. Cade Long scored 12 points while both Kyle Marion and Matheus Silveira scored 10 points each in the defeat. The Tars are at the bottom of the SSC scoring 73.6 points per game while they give up 77.3 points per game which is fifth in the SSC. Rollins shoots 44.6 percent from the field which is ninth in the SSC while they hold the opposition to 43.1 percent shooting which is fifth in the conference. Rollins is last in the SSC shooting 29.9 percent from the 3-point line while guarding the 3-point line they are 10th as the opposition sho...

 Cody Potter knocked down six 3-pointer's on his way to a career high 23 points, Cade Long added 12, and both Matheus Silveira and Kyle Marion tallied 10 as the Rollins College Tars (4-9 1-5 SSC) fell 92-76 to the Eckerd College Tritons (8-6 3-3 SSC) at the McArthur Center in Saint Pete. Eckerd was led by Carr Thiam and Will Willard who netted 18 points each, Kent Garrard added 17, George Kimble scored 15, and Timothy Thompson posted 14 points and a game high 15 rebounds.   Eckerd jumped out to a 6-2 lead before Rollins went on a 9-0 run. A Sergey Grishaev jam at the 15:13 mark of the opening half gave Rollins an 11-6 advantage. The Tritons scored the next two baskets before Long gave the Tars a three point lead (13-10.) A pair of Kimble free throws would make it 16-15 Eckerd before Potter hit a jumper to make it 17-16 in favor of the visitor at the 10:18 mark of the first half. A 9-0 run by the Tritons powered by a pair of Willard 3-pointer's gave the home team a 25-17 l...

 The Rollins College Tars (4-8 1-4 SSC) take on the Eckerd College Tritons (7-6 2-3 SSC) in Saint Pete at the McArthur Center. Tip time is set for 4 PM and you can catch all the action on 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park and worldwide on SunshineStateConference.TV  Rollins is at the bottom of the conference putting up 73.4 points per game while they are fourth in the SSC scoring 76.1 points per game. The Tars shoot 44.5 percent from the field which is 10th in the SSC, on the defensive end the opponents shoot 43.4 percent which puts them sixth on the defensive end of the floor. The Tars are at the bottom of the conference shooting 29.1 percent from the 3-point line while defensively they are 10th in the conference letting the opposition shoot 34.4 percent from beyond the arc. Rollins shoots 73.6 percent from the free throw line which is seventh in the conference. The Tars are -0.8 on the boards being out rebounded 36.1-36.9. Last time out the Tars were a 77-75 winner at Barry to snap a...

 Matheus Silveira scored 17 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Cody Potter broke out of a season long shooting slump with five triples on his way to 16 points, Braxton Barnhizer added 13 points, six rebounds and four assists, while Dylan Wolle tallied double figures with 10 of his own as the Rollins College Tars (4-8 1-4 SSC) picked up their first SSC win of the season 77-75 and snapped a six game losing skid overall as they got a rare win in Miami against Barry (7-5 0-4 SSC) at the Barry Sport and Health Center.   The Buccaneers were led by James Montgomery with 17 points and 19 rebounds, Adren Roberts and Ga'Kahari Lacount each notched 16 while OT Delancy tallied 13 in the defeat. Barry shot just 22.9 percent (8-35) from the 3-point line in the loss.   The Tars came out of this one ice cold as they did not score in the games first four minutes and Barry took a 8-0 lead on a Montgomery jumper at the 15:55 mark of the opening half. Kyle Marion got the Tars on the board ...

 The Rollins College Tars (3-8 0-4 SSC) look to snap a six game losing streak and win at a place that has not been kind to them in the past when they take on the Barry University Buccaneers (7-4 0-3 SSC) in Miami Shores tonight. Tip time is set for 7:30 PM. You can catch all the action on 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park and on SunshineStateConference.TV   The Tars last win was on 11/22 when they took down Puerto Rico Bayamon 105-68. Rollins comes into this evenings contest averaging an SSC low 73.1 points per game. The Tars give up an SSC fourth best 76.2 points per night on the defensive end. Rollins shoots 44.4 percent from the field which sits 10th in the SSC while they give up a 44.2 percent field goal percentage which is eighth in the conference. The Tars are at the bottom of the conference in both 3-point shooting percentage (27.4 percent) and 3-point percentage defense (36 percent.) Rollins shoots 75.5 percent from the free throw line which is fourth in the SSC, while on ...