Rollins Looks To Get Back On Track Against High Powered Mocs

 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 margin. On the defensive end they give up 80.5 points per game which is seventh in the SSC, they are fifth in field goal percentage against (43.5 percent,) 35.6 percent guarding the 3-point line, and on the glass they are at the bottom of the conference being out rebounded by 3.2(36.1-39.3) rebounds per contest. They also block an SSC fifth best 3.75 blocked shots per game. Silveira averages 17.1 points per game which is seventh in the SSC, 6.1 rebounds per game which leads the team, he leads the SSC in field goal percentage (61.1 percent) he is also sixth in the conference in blocked shots at 1.4 shots per game. Kyle Marion averages 13.4 points per game, Marion is tied for 10th in the SSC dishing out 3.7 assists per game, Marion is also 10th in the SSC getting 1.7 steals per game. Cade Long is tied for third in the conference dishing out 4.1 assists per game, Grishaev blocks 0.9 shots per game which is 10th in the SSC. 

 The Mocs are coming off a 116-112 double overtime loss to Barry last time out. Alex Steen led five Mocs in double figures with 23 points, the trio of Luke Anderson, Joe Moon, Dominick Denny had 18 points, and Noah Luis tallied 10. They shoot 42.7 percent from the field, 38.9 percent (7-18) from the 3-point line, and  82.1 percent (23-28) from the free throw line. The Mocs are scoring 88.1 points per game which is third in the SSC, shoot an SSC seventh best 46.2 percent from the floor, shoot 39.1 percent from the 3-point line which is third in the SSC. They lead the SSC shooting 77.8 percent from the free throw line. On defense they are second allowing a 40.3 percent field goal percentage, give up 78.3 points per game which is fourth in the SSC, are second guarding the 3-point line (32 percent) on the glass they are second in the conference getting 4.6 (44.6-40.0) rebounds per game. They also lead the conference and the country blocking shots 7.44 shots per game. Jadin Booth has averaged 34 points per game in the two games he has played, Luke Anderson puts up 18.7 points per game which is second in the SSC, Steen puts up 17.4 per night. Dominick Denny gets 10.8 points per game, and Erickson Bans gets 10.5 per night. Steen is second grabbing 11.2 rebounds per game while Anderson is ninth grabbing 8.1 boards per contest. Steen (61 percent) and Anderson (45.8 percent) are second and ninth in field goal percentage respectively. Bans (98.1 percent) and Anderson (90 percent) are one and two in free throw percentage in the league. Anderson is 10th in 3-point percentage (44 percent) and ninth in 3-pointer's made (2.2 triples per night.) Denny is second in the SSC dishing out 5.7 assists per game, and tied for sixth getting 2.1 steals per night. Steen leads the conference blocking 3.4 shots per game and Akoi Arop is fifth blocking 1.6 shots per game. 

The line presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com: Florida Southern by 9.5 

Other SSC Lines (presented by Juan BernalSportsBooks.com: ) 

Palm Beach Atlantic (Pick) @ Tampa 

ERAU +3 @ Eckerd 

Saint Leo +2.5 @ Lynn 

Barry +5 @ Florida Tech 

SSC Standings: 

Nova Southeastern 8-2 (14-2) 

Florida Southern 7-2 (13-5) 

Lynn 6-3 (11-4) 

Embry-Riddle 5-4 (11-6) 

Palm Beach Atlantic 5-4 (11-6) 

Florida Tech 4-5 (11-5) 

Barry 4-5 (11-6) 

Eckerd 4-5 (9-8) 

Saint Leo 3-6 (8-9) 

Tampa 2-7 (6-11) 

Rollins 2-7 (5-11) 


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