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 The Rollins College Tars head to West Palm Beach on Saturday (2/1) to take on the Palm Beach Atlantic Salfish. The Tars look to flip the script, as they have lost six straight to PBA. The game is scheduled to tip off at 4 PM from Rubin Arena with Robert Segal and Jim "Shooter" Ferro on the call on 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park and on SunshineStateConference.TV   The Tars (12-8 5-6 SSC) have been off since Saturday when they picked up a 90-80 win over Barry. Five Rollins players scored in double figures in the win paced by Beau Frericks with 22. Emillis Butkus tallied 20, Sergey Grishaev added 13 points, eight rebounds, and six assists while Matus Malovec added 12, and Michael Niemann notched 11. Rollins shot 52.6 percent from the floor, 50 percent (13-26) from the 3-point line, and 81 percent (17-21) from the free throw line in the win.   In the first meeting with the Sailfish (lost 86-66 on 11/20/24) Grishaev scored 18, Frericks added 14, and Butkus tallied 12. In ...

 Here are the scores and standings from Wednesday night:  Florida Southern 129 Tampa 125 (OT)  Barry 84 Palm Beach Atlantic 75  Eckerd 89 Saint Leo 86  Embry-Riddle 77 Florida Tech 62  Nova Southeastern 104 Lynn 88  SSC Standings:  Nova Southeastern 10-1 (18-1)  Florida Southern 9-3 (18-4)  Lynn 8-4 (13-5)  Palm Beach Atlantic 8-5 (15-6)  Embry-Riddle 7-5 (13-7)  Tampa 6-6 (14-6)  Rollins 5-6 (12-8)  Barry 5-7 (9-11)  Eckerd 4-8 (9-11)  Saint Leo 3-9 (8-12)  Florida Tech 0-12 (3-17) 

 The Rollins College Tars (12-8 5-6 SSC) get to enjoy there 90-80 win at home over Barry on Saturday a little more. After gaining the season split with the Buccaneers behind five players scoring in double figures, including a career high 11 points from Michael Niemann that sparked the Rollins bench to go along with 22 points from Beau Frericks, 20 from Emillis Butkus, 13 points, eight rebounds, and six assists from Sergey Grishaev and 12 points from Matus Malovec the Tars improved to one game under .500 in the Sunshine State Conference. The Tars will have the week off until a Saturday meeting with Palm Beach Atlantic in West Palm Beach as they look to use the downtime to get a little healthier and prepare for the home stretch of the conference season.  SSC lines Wednesday (all lines presented by JuanBernalSportsbooks.com:)  Tampa +7.5 @ Florida Southern  Palm Beach Atlantic -5.5 @ Barry  Saint Leo +2.5 @ Eckerd  Embry-Riddle -9 @ Florida Tech  Lynn +14...

 Basketball has a funny way of working itself. Both the Rollins College Tars and Barry Buccaneers were short-handed on Saturday, each team missing a key player due to injury. Rollins was +18 on the boards (43-25) and got a spark from Michael Niemann, who had a career high 11 points off the bench as they picked up a 90-80 win at Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center. With the win Rollins improves to 12-8 and 5-6 in the SSC. Barry falls to 8-11 and 4-7 in the SSC following the defeat.   In a game that featured three ties and seven lead changes the two teams traded baskets early. Down 10-6 Rollins would get a 3-pointer from Mateus Malovec followed by a Beau Frericks triple to take a 12-10 lead with 15:41 in the first half. Michael Bradley came off the bench to knock down a three to give Barry the lead back on the ensuing possession. Bradley and Sergey Grishaev traded 3-balls and then the Tars got the spark they were looking for from the bench. Michael Kalina knocked d...

 The Rollins College Tars (11-8 4-6 SSC) look to improve in the conference standings as they battle the Barry Buccaneers (8-10 4-6 SSC) on Saturday at Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center. Tip off is scheduled for 4 PM as Robert Segal and Jim "Shooter" Ferro will be on the call on 91.5 FM WPRK and on SunshineStateConference.TV  Rollins is coming off a 98-82 loss in Lakeland to #20 Florida Southern on Wednesday. Sergey Grshaev had a career high 30 points and pulled down 10 rebounds in the loss. He was joined in double figures by Beau Frericks and Emillis Butkus who each had 19. Rollins shot 50 percent from the field, 29.2 percent (7-24) from the 3-point line, and 69.2 percent (9-13) from the free throw line in the loss. Rollins scores 84.8 points per game which is sixth in the SSC while defensively they are fifth holding the opposition to 79.6 points per night. The Tars shoot an SSC second best 49.3 percent from the field while they lead the SSC shooting 37.4 percent f...

 The Rollins College and Florida Southern Moccassins did battle on Wednesday night from the Streamline Court Inside the George Jenkins Field House. Despite 30 points and 10 rebounds from Sergey Grishaev the Tars were dismantled 98-82 by the Mocs. With the loss Rollins falls to 11-8 and 4-6 in the SSC. #20 FSC improves to 16-4 and 7-3 in the SSC following the win.   Alex Steen opened the scoring with a dunk for the Mocs but Grishaev knocked down a three to open the scoring for the Tars. The Mocs would open up a 12 point lead as they led 17-5 after a Joe Moon triple with 16:38 in the opening half. Rollins would score the next five points and it would be a 17-10 game after a Beau Frericks triple less than a minute later. The lead went back to double digits on a dunk by Steen. A Butkus three briefly got the Tars within single digits again. The two teams traded runs as Mateus Malovec trimmed the Mocs lead to 10 (38-28) at the 4:29 mark of the opening half. The Mocs would ultim...

 The Rollins College Tars (11-7 4-5 SSC) are set to renew the longest standing rival that they have in the Sunshine State Conference as they head to Lakeland to take on the Florida Southern College Moccassins (15-4 6-3 SSC) at the Jenkins FieldHouse. Tip time is set for 7:30 PM on Wednesday (1/22) as Robert Segal and Jim "Shooter" Ferro will be on the call on 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park and on SunshineStateConference.TV  The Tars are coming off a thrilling 87-81 comeback win over Embry-Riddle in overtime on Saturday. The Tars held the Eagles without a field goal for the final 7:11 of regulation and then completed the comeback in the overtime. Beau Frericks paced the Tars with 26 points, John Latimer notched 20, and Emillis Butkus tallied 19 in the win. Rollins shot 47.4 percent from the field and 80 percent (28-35) from the free throw line in the contest. The Tars escaped with the win despite shooting just 25 percent (5-20) from the 3-point line in the game. The Tars are sixth i...

 The Rollins College Tars trailed 67-57 with 7:11 left in regulation at Warden Arena. The Tars would not give up another field goal for the remainder of regulation and would rally to force overtime. In overtime the Tars would outscore Embry-Riddle 16-10 to grab the 87-81 win. Beau Frericks paced the Tars with 26 points, John Latimer added 20 and Emillis Butkus scored 19 in the win. That win improved Rollins to 11-7 and 4-5 in the SSC. Jerry Bracey led Embry-Riddle with 16 points and Hussein Yassin tallied 14 in the loss. With the loss the Eagles fell to 11-6 and 5-4 in the SSC.   Rollins got in the paint and to the free throw line to start this one. After a pair of Ian Hart free throws at the 13:17 mark they led 12-9. Clarens Pierre made a layup for the Eagles to cap a 11-2 run to give ERAU a 20-14 lead with 10:29 until halftime. Dawson Barr knocked down a triple and Rollins was down 11 (27-16) with 7:20 in the opening half. The lead stayed in double digits for much of th...

 The Rollins College Tars (10-7 3-5 SSC) fresh off a 78-67 win over Eckerd on Wednesday will take on the Embry-Riddle Eagles (11-5 5-3 SSC) at Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center. Robert Segal and Jim "Shooter" Ferro will once again be on the call on 91.5 FM WPRK and on SunshineStateConference.TV as tipoff is slated for 4 PM tomorrow (Saturday 1/18.)   Rollins was paced on Wednesday by Emillis Butkus who was a perfect 11-11 from the field and 3-3 from the 3-point line on his way to 27 points in the 11 point win, Beau Frericks added 16 points, five rebounds, and four assists, while Sergey Grishaev tallied 14 to go with six rebounds. Rollins shot 58.5 percent from the field, 35.3 percent (6-17) from the 3-point line, and 52.6 percent (10-19) from the free throw line in the win. Rollins scores an SSC sixth best 84.8 points per game while they give up an SSC fifth best 78.5 points per night. The Tars are shooting 49.4 percent from the field which is second best in th...

 The Rollins College Tars traveled to Saint Pete College Griggs Campus Gym on Wednesday night for a SSC battle. The Tars got 57 points from the trio of Emillis Butkus, Beau Frericks, and Sergey Grishaev as they came away with a 78-67 win. With the win Rollins improves to 10-7 and 3-5 in the SSC. The Tars eclipsed the nine wins that they posted last season on Wednesday. Eckerd falls to 8-9 and 3-6 in the SSC despite 28 points from Isaiah Placide and 18 from Koa Baker.  Eckerd held the lead early until Butkus knocked down a 3-ball to give Rollins a 7-5 lead at the 16:55 mark of the first half. A Mateus Malovec triple extended the Rollins lead to five. After an Ian Hart layup in the paint just over eight minutes in Rollins had a 22-14 edge with 11:41 until halftime. Eckerd would battle back as Placide would hit a pair of triples and the game would be tied at 27 with 8:24 left in the half. A third straight trey by Placide would give the Tritons a three point lead before a dunk by ...

 The Rollins College Tars (9-7 2-5) will look to get back on track Wednesday after a loss to Lynn last time out when they take on the Eckerd College Tritons (8-8 3-5 SSC) in Saint Pete. The game will be played at Gibbs Campus Gym in Saint Pete  as the McArthur Center suffered hurricane damage. There will be no radio call on WPRK but you can still watch on SunshineStateConference.TV as tip time is set for 7:30 PM.   Rollins is coming off a 97-85 loss to Lynn on Saturday that was a tale of two halves. In the opening half Rollins held the Fighting Knights to 32 points and held a five point lead. Lynn scored 65 points in the second half to cruise to the 12 point win. Reigning SSC Defensive Player of the Week Sergey Grishaev paced the Tars with 22 points, four rebounds, and three block. He was joined in double figures by Beau Frericks (16.) while Emillis Butkus and John Latimer each had 15. Rollins shot 45.1 percent from the field, 33.3 percent (7-21) from the 3-point lin...

 The Rollins College Tars held the Lynn Fighting Knights to 32 points in the first half on Saturday and held a 37-32 lead at the intermission at Warden Arena. Things completely flipped in the second half as Lynn got anything they wanted on the offensive end to score 65 second half points. Lynn improved to 10-4 and 5-3 in the SSC with the win. Rollins falls to 9-7 and 2-5 in the SSC following the defeat.   Rollins jumped out to a 6-0 lead after the first 2:10 of the contest as Emillis Butkus scored four of those points while Sergey Grishaev had the other hoop. Lynn fought back and tied the game at 10 on a Osei Price layup with 14:28 until halftime. The game went back and forth for a few minutes until Rollins went on another run. Down 15-14 with 12:45 until halftime it was Ian Hart with a tip in, layups by Butkus and William Jobe followed by a triple by Dylan Wolle as well as a 3-pointer by Butkus that capped a 12-0 tun to make it 26-15 Rollins with 9:45 in the opening half...

 The Rollins College Tars (9-6 2-4 SSC) welcome the Lynn University Fighting Knights (9-4 4-3 SSC) to Winter Park on Saturday afternoon. The game is scheduled to tip off at 4 PM from Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center. Robert Segal and Jim "Shooter" Ferro will be on the call on 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park and on the Sunshine State Digital Network at SunshineStateConference.TV  Rollins coming off a 72-70 win over Saint Leo at home on Wednesday. John Latimer paced the Tars with 23 points that included the game winning layup, he also added six rebounds, and four assists. Sergey Grishaev stuffed the stat sheet with 17 points, five assists, four rebounds, and blocked seven shots. Emillis Butkus rounded out the double digit scorers with 12. Rollins shot 46 percent from the field, 32 percent (8-25) from the 3-point line, and 50 percent (6-12) from the free throw line. They had 15 assists and 11 turnovers in the contest. Rollins scores an SSC sixth best 85.3 points per game wh...

 John Latimer made a layup at the buzzer to lift the Rollins College Tars to a thrilling 72-70 win over the Saint Leo Lions at Warden Arena on Wednesday night. Rollins improves to 9-6 and 2-4 in the SSC after the thriller. Saint Leo falls to 7-8 and 2-5 in the SSC after the crushing defeat.  Defense dominated the early stages of this one as Rollins held Saint Leo scoreless for the games first 5:50 but they only led 6-3 as a 3-pointer by the Lions Brady Corso cut the lead in half at the 14:10 mark of the first half. The game was closely played for the next five minutes and a triple by Emillis Butkus at the 9:50 mark of the first half gave Rollins a 18-14 lead. The final 10 minutes of the first half saw neither team have bigger than a six point lead. It would be 36-33 in favor of the Tars at halftime. Rollins shot 48.4 percent in the opening half, 35.7 percent (5-14) from the 3-point line and made the only free throw they attempted in the opening half. For Saint Leo they shot 46...

 Winning on the road is hard enough in the Sunshine State Conference. When you turn the ball over and get killed on the offensive glass it is nearly impossible. That was the case on Saturday as Rollins lost 99-92 at the Bob Martinez Center at the University of Tampa.  Rollins turned the ball over 18 times and gave up 23 offensive rebounds in the defeat. Emillis Butkus scored a career high for the second straight game with 26, Beau Frericks had 21, Sergey Grishaev added 16, John Latimer added 13 points, seven rebounds and dished out seven assists. With the loss Rollins drops to 8-6 and 1-4 in the SSC. Tampa improves to 10-3 and 2-3 in the SSC after the win.   Offensive rebounds were the story early as Tampa had three of them in the first 1:10. It was 5-0 UT two minutes in. Butkus and Frericks each nailed a three for the Tars to take a 8-5 lead at the 16:31 mark of the opening half. After a Ryan Blount triple at the 13:28 mark of the half it was 15-10 in favor of the h...

 The surging Rollins College Tars (8-5 1-3 SSC,) winners of three straight head to Tampa (9-3 1-3 SSC) to take on the University of Tampa Spartans Saturday for a 4 PM tip. You can catch all the action on 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park and on SunshineStateConference.TV from the Bob Martinez Sports Complex with Robert Segal and Jim "Shooter" Ferro on the call.   Rollins comes into Saturday's contest riding the momentum of a three game winning streak and a 92-66 pummelling of Florida Tech that was there first conference win this season. Emillis Butkus paced the Tars with 25, Sergey Grishaev added 20 to go along with five blocks, John Latimer notched 19 to go with a career high 10 rebounds, and Beau Frericks scored 11 points, dished out six assists, and grabbed six rebounds. Rollins shot 55.7 percent from the field, a scorching 60.9 percent (14-23) from the 3-point line, and 76.9 percent (10-13) from the free throw line. The Tars are sixth in the SSC scoring 85.8 points per game wh...

 Perhaps all the Rollins College Tars needed was a new year as they rung in 2025 with a bang. The Tars got 25 points from Emillis Butkus, Sergey Grishaev added 20, John Latimer scored 19 and pulled down a career high 10 rebounds, while Beau Frericks stuffed the stat sheet with 11 points, six rebounds, and six assists in a 92-66 pummelling of the Florida Tech Panthers on Wednesday afternoon at the Clemente Center in Melbourne. Rollins improved to 8-5 and 1-3 in the SSC with the win. The Panthers fall to 3-10 and 0-5 in the SSC following the defeat.  Rollins came out of the gates red hot as they jumped out to a quick 11-0 lead as four of the five starters  scored in the games first three minutes. After a triple by Ian Hart at the 12:25 mark of the opening half the Tars had a 17-7 lead. Max Polk hit a pair of triples for the Panthers to pull them within seven (23-16) at the 8:30 mark of the first half. Donovan Brown hit a pair of free throws on the ensuing possession to cut ...

 The Rollins College Tars (7-5 0-3 SSC) head to Melbourne to take on the Florida Tech Panthers (3-9  0-4 SSC) on Wednesday afternoon. You can catch all the action on 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park and on the Sunshine State Conference Digital Network at SunshineStateConference.TV as Robert Segal and Jim "Shooter" Ferro will be on the call. Tip time is slated for 4 PM.   Rollins is coming off a pair of wins in Puerto Rico as they have not hit the hardwood since 12/22. Last time out a Beau Frericks triple proved to be the game winner in a 80-77 win over Puerto Rico Bayamon. Frericks drained seven tripes on his way to 27 points, Emillis Butkus had 19, Sergey Grishaev added 18 to go along with nine rebounds, and John Latimer tallied 11. Rollins shot 42.2 percent from the field, 10-24 (41.7 percent) from the 3-point line, and 66.7 percent (16-24) from the free throw line.  Rollins is scoring an SSC sixth best 85.3 points per game while they allow 77.9 points per night which...