Rollins Set To Renew Rivalry With Mocs

 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 in the SSC putting up 84.9 points per game while on the defensive end they are fifth giving up 78.6 points per contest. The Tars shoot an SSC second best 49.3 percent from the field while they continue to lead the conference as they have for much of the season shooting 37.9 percent from the 3-point line. They are third in the conference in 3-pointers made per game (8.8) and third in the conference shooting at a 76.4 percent clip from the free throw line. On the glass Rollins is seventh in the conference getting 2.2 (36.3-34.1) more rebounds than the opposition. Rollins is sixth in turnover margin (+0.11) and fifth in assist to turnover ratio (1.51.) They also dish out an SSC fifth best 17.8 assists per night. The Tars are third in the conference in opponent field goal percentage (43.3 percent) but are 10th in guarding the 3-point line (36 percent.) Rollins seventh in the conference as they block 3.4 shots per game while they steal the ball 7.4 times per game which is seventh in the SSC. Butkus lead the team and is seventh in the SSC scoring 18.4 points per game. The Lithuanian native is fourth in field goal percentage in the conference (55.9 percent) while he is sixth in 3-point percentage (41.2 percent) and ninth in triples per game (2.4) in the SSC. Frericks is 10th in the SSC putting up 16.9 points per game. The native of Illinois shoots an SSC fifth best 41.9 percent from the 3-point line and shoots free throws at an SSC fourth best 89.2 percent clip. He is also sixth in the SSC in minutes played at 32.7 per game. Sergey Grishaev scores 16.1 points per game while he hauls in a team leading 5.9 rebounds per night. The Russian native blocks 1.6 shots per game which is fifth in the SSC. Latimer scores 14.6 points per game while he shoots 88.9 percent from the free throw line. His 3.9 assists per game are ninth in the conference and right behind his teammate Frericks (4.1 assists per night.) Latimer also leads the team in steals at 1.6 per game. 

 The Mocs are coming off a stunning 102-100 double overtime loss at Saint Leo on Saturday. Jadin Booth and Alex Steen each had 22 to lead FSC, Dominick Denny added 21, and Peyton Gerald notched 15 points and 13 rebounds in the loss. The Mocs shot 43.4 percent from the field, 23.8 percent (5-21) from the 3-point line, and 79.3 percent (23-29) at the free throw line. The high powered Mocs offense is second in the SSC putting up 92.8 points per game while they give up 83.5 per night which is eighth in the SSC. FSC shoots 46.2 percent from the field which is fifth in the conference, 37 percent from the 3-point line which is third in the SSC, and lead the conference shooting at a 80.5 percent clip from the free throw line. The Mocs are -1.8 (40.4-42.2) rebounds per game which is ninth in the SSC on the boards. They are second in turnover margin (+4.47) and sixth in assist to turnover ratio (1.49.) They also dish out an SSC fourth best 18.1 assists per game. The Mocs are third in the SSC in opponent 3-point percentage (32.6 percent) and they lead the SSC blocking 7.47 shots per game. The Mocs are also second in the SSC stealing the ball 10.47 times per night. Booth leads the Mocs and is second in the SSC scoring 22.2 points per game, he is 10th in the conference in 3-point percentage (39.7 percent) while he is third in assists per game (5.2) and sixth in assist to turnover ratio (2.2.) He is also second in the conference in minutes played at 36.2 per contest and leads the SSC shooting at a 92.7 percent clip from the free throw line.  Steen puts up an SSC fourth best 19.1 points per night while he pulls down an SSC second best 9.7 rebounds per night. He shoots 55.7 percent from the floor which is fifth in the conference and leads the SSC blocking 2.7 shots per game. Gerald nets 12.8 points per game while he is second in the SSC blocking 2.2 shots per game. 

The line presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com: Florida Southern by 9

Other SSC Games Wednesday: 

Lynn-6 @ Saint Leo 

Tampa Pick @ Barry 

Embry-Riddle +17 @ Nova Southeastern 

Florida Tech+18.5 @ Palm Beach Atlantic 

SSC Standings: 

Nova Southeastern 8-1 (16-1) 

Palm Beach Atlantic 7-2 (14-3) 

Florida Southern 6-3 (15-4) 

Lynn 6-3 (11-4) 

Embry-Riddle 5-4 (11-6) 

Tampa 4-5 (12-5) 

Rollins 4-5 (11-7) 

Barry 4-5 (8-9) 

Saint Leo 3-6 (8-9) 

Eckerd 3-7 (8-10) 

Florida Tech 0-9 (3-14) 

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