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 The Rollins College Tars (16-12 9-10 SSC) travel to take on the #2 Nova Southeastern University Sharks (26-1 18-1 SSC) at Rick Case Arena inside the Don Taft University Center. Tip time is slated for 4 PM and you can catch all the action on SunshineStateConference.TV with Robert Segal and Jim "Shooter' Ferro on the call. The Sharks have clinched the regular season SSC Champion and the #1 seed in the SSC tournament that begins next week. Rollins currently sits in seventh place and will most likely face either #2 seed Florida Southern or #3 seed Lynn (The Mocs would need to lose and Lynn to win tomorrow) for the seeds to flip flop.   Rollins has lost two straight and is coming off a 93-79 loss to Florida Southern. Beau Frericks (22 points) and Sergey Grishaev (18) each scored double figures in what would be there last games at Warden Arena. Junior Emillis Butkus also scored in double figures with 15. Rollins shot 46.9 percent from the field, 30.4 percent from the 3-point l...

 The Rollins College Tars and Florida Southern Moccasins did battle at Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center on Wednesday night. Prior to the game three players from Rollins were honored prior to what would be their final home game in WinterPark. Beau Frericks, Sergey Grishaev, and Braxton Barnhizer each started on señior night. A spirited crowd filled up Warden Arena but it was Florida Southern that came away with the 93-79 win. With the loss Rollins falls to 16-12 and 9-10 in the SSC. The Tars in the process fall to seventh place in the SSC. The Mocs improve to 22-7 and 13-6 in the SSC. They remain in a tie with Lynn for second place in the conference (FSC holds the tiebreaker.) The Mocs also were third in the latest release of the South region rankings that came out prior to Wednesday's contest.   Three Rollins players scored in double figures in this one. Frericks led the way with 22, Grishaev added 18, and Emillis Butkus tallied 15. The game started out fast p...

 The Rollins College Tars (16-11 9-9 SSC) will celebrate senior day Wednesday (2/26) and will also play in a pivotal SSC matchup with the Florida Southern Moccacasins (21-7 12-6 SSC) at Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center. As always Robert Segal and Jim "Shooter"Ferro will be on the call on 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park and on SunshineStateConference.TV with tip time slated for 7:30 PM.   Rollins comes into the contest tied with Palm Beach Atlantic for sixth place in the SSC (both teams have two conference games remaining,) while they trail Tampa by .5 game (Spartans have one game remaining.) The Tars are coming off a tough 90-87 loss on the road to Palm Beach Atlantic on Saturday that came down to the games final minute. John Latimer and Emillis Butkus each tallied 21 points to pace the Tars, Sergey Grishaev added 14, and Michael Niemann added 13 off the Rollins bench. Rollins shot 49.2 percent from the field, 53.8 percent (14-26) from the 3-point line, and 78.6 perc...

 It is not March yet, but everything about Saturday's matchup between the Embry-Riddle Eagles and Rollins College Tars on Saturday gave March vibes at the ICI Center in Daytona Beach. The crowd was engaged all night and ultimately the Eagles behind the sharp shooting of Dru Nickson outlasted the Tars 90-87. With the win the Eagles improved to 17-9 and 11-7 in the SSC. Rollins fell to 16-11 and 9-9 in the SSC.   The Eagles jumped out to a 7-0 lead after a Nickson layup more than two minutes in. Rollins went on a 8-0 run of their own as a John Latimer triple gave the Tars a 8-7 lead in the early stages of this one. ERAU would then go on a 16-3 run to take a 23-10 lead after a Dawson Barr three at the 12:50 mark of the first half. Rollins scored the next 10 points and trimmed the lead to three (23-20) on a Emillis Butkus trey with 10:40 in the opening half. The lead again swelled to double digits on a Logan Lewis layup with 8:38 until halftime. Rollins ran off the next seven...

 The Rollins College Tars (16-10 9-8 SSC) and the Embry-Riddle Eagles (16-9 10-7 SSC) will do battle on Saturday at the ICI Center In Daytona Beach. With the Sunshine State Conference Tournament right around the corner, this game will have huge implications when it comes to seeding. You can catch all the action on 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park and on RollinsSports.TV with Robert Segal and Jim "Shooter" Ferro on the call. Tip time is slated for 6 PM.   Rollins is coming off a hard fought 88-75 win over Eckerd in Winter Park on Wednesday. John Latimer paced four Tars in double figures with 22 points, Emillis Butkus and Beau Frericks both had 18, and Ian Hart netted 10 in the win. Sergey Grishaev pulled down a game high 14 rebounds to go with eight points. Rollins shot 50.7 percent from the field, 36.4 percent (8-22) from the 3-point line, and 50 percent (12-24) from the free throw line in the victory. Rollins scores an SSC sixth best 83.7 points per game while they give up an SS...

 The Rollins College Tars came into Wednesday's home game with Eckerd needing a win and they did just that with a 88-75 win over Eckerd at Warden Arena to snap a brief two game losing streak. John Larimer paced the Tars with 22, Beau Frericks and Emillis Butkus each tallied 18, and Ian Hart tallied 10 in the win. Sergey Grishaev led the team with 14 rebounds. With the win Rollins improved to 16-10 and 9-8 in the SSC. Eckerd falls to 11-15 and 6-12 in the SSC. "Any win in this league is a good win," Rollins assistant coach Kyle Frakes mentioned in his on court interview postgame.   Both teams were slow getting started on offense in the early going before a 3-pointer by Wyatt Triestman got Eckerd on the board. It was quickly answered by a Grishaev triple. Rollins would open up a six point lead (12-6) as Frericks made a layup off an offensive rebound by Hart with 15:21 until halftime. The next six points went to EC to tie the game. Before you knew it Rollins was again up six...

 The Rollins College Tars (15-10 8-8 SSC) return home to battle the Eckerd College Tritons (11-14 6-11 SSC) tomorrow (2/19) night at Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center. You can catch all the action on 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park and on SunshineStateConference.TV with Robert Segal and Jim "Shooter" Ferro on the call. Tip time is scheduled for 7:30 PM.   Rollins is coming off a 94-84 loss to Lynn on Saturday. Beau Frericks, John Latimer, and Emillis Butkus each scored 18 for the Tars, as Frericks grabbed 10 rebounds as well. Sergey Grishaev (11) and Matus Malovec (10) also tallied double figures as the Tars lost for the second time this season to the Fighting Knights. Rollins shot 50 percent from the field, 23.8 percent (5-21) from the 3-point line, and 86.7 percent (13-15) from the free throw line in the loss. Rollins remains sixth in the SSC scoring 83.5 points per game as well as fifth on defense in the conference giving up 79.3 points per contest. The Tars are st...

 The Rolins College Tars and the Lynn University Fighting Knights met Saturday in a potential preview of the Sunshine State Conference Tournament Quarterfinals. If the season ended Saturday the third seed Lynn would face the sixth seeded Tars. Saturday five Tars scored in double figures at the De'Hoernle Center but they feel 94-84 to the Fighting Knights on senior day in Boca Raton. With the loss Rollins falls to 15-10 and 8-8 in the SSC. Lynn improves to 16-7 and 11-6 in the SSC after the win.   Rollins led 9-4 early on after a Beau Frerikcs jumper  and a Matus Malovec triple at the 17:06 mark of the opening half. The two teams traded runs before the Fighting Knights got hot from distance. Carson Smith, Jordan Wilkins, and Sveinn Birgisson each hit 3-pointers to give Lynn a 21-13 lead with 12:23 left in the half. Rollins ran off the next seven points as a Emillis Butkus 3-ball cut the Lynn lead to 21-20 halfway though the opening frame. The hot shooting from long ra...

 The Rollins College Tars (15-9 8-7 SSC) look to start a new win streak on Saturday (2/15) as they travel to Boca Ration to take on the Lynn University Fighting Knights (15-7 10-6 SSC) at the De'Hoernle Center. You can catch all the action with Robert Segal and Jim "Shooter" Ferro on the call as tip off is scheduled for 4 PM. The game can be heard on 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park and on SunshineStateConference.TV   The Tars were held to 65 points and lost for the first time in three weeks on Wednesday at Saint Leo. Beau Frericks paced three Tars in double figures with 21 points, Emillis Butkus netted 18, and Sergey Grishaev chipped in 12. Rollins shot 43.9 percent from the field, 36 percent (9-25) from the 3-point line, and 66.7 percent (6-9) from the free throw line in the loss. Rollins scores an SSC sixth best 83.5 points per game while they are fifth on defense, giving up 78.7 points per night. The Tars are second in the SSC in field goal percentage (48.7 percent) and lead ...

 There was a time when the Rollins College Tars could just show up at a gym and they would defeat the Saint Leo Lions, or so it seemed. As evidenced by the 28 game win streak the Tars had over the Lions at the turn of the century. This season that has not been the case. In the first meeting in Winter Park Rollins needed some late game heroics from John Latimer to secure a two point win. On. Wednesday night they were not as fortunate as they fell 80-65 at the Mario Bowman Activities Center on the campus of Saint Leo. Rollins falls to 15-9 and 8-7 in the SSC as they see a four game win streak snapped, while Saint Leo improves to 10-14 and 5-11 in the SSC.   Rollins would score the first five points of the  game and led 18-9 after a put back by Ian Hart at the 11:21 mark of the first half. The next seven points would go to the home standing Lions. A jumper by Beau Frericks with 8:31 left until halftime gave the Tars a 21-16 lead. Saint Leo would score the next seven poi...

 The Rollins College Tars (15-8 8-6 SSC) travel to the Marion Bowman Activities Center to take on the Saint Leo Lions (9-14 4-11 SSC) as they seek a season sweep of the Lions after a 72-70 win back on 1/8  in Winter Park. You can catch all the action with Robert Segal and Jim "Shooter" Ferro on the call on 91.5 FM WPRK in Winter Park and on SunshineStateConference.TV with tip time slate for 7:30 PM on 2/12.   Rollins has won four straight and is coming off a 95-78 thrashing of Tampa on Saturday. John Latimer paced the Tars with 25, Emillis Butkus added 15, Sergey Grishaev had a second straight game with 14 points and 11 rebounds, while Beau Frericks and Michael Niemann each added 12. Rollins shot 53.6 percent from the field and 50 percent (13-26) from the 3-point line in the resounding win. They added shooting 81.5 percent (22-27) from the free throw line. They held the Spartans to 30.8 percent  shooting from the field, 22.6 percent (7-31) from the 3-point line,...

 The Rollins College Tars and the University of Tampa Spartans did battle on Saturday at Warden Arena. Rollins came into Saturday seeking revenge after a seven point loss a little over a month ago and they did just that in a 95-78 rout of the Spartans. With a fourth straight win and seventh in the past nine contests Rollins improves to 15-8 and 8-6 in the SSC. Tampa falls to 14-9 and 6-9 in the SSC as they lost a fourth straight game.  Rollins had five players score in double figures in the win. Tampa had just two players score in double figures in the loss. Both teams got off to a slow start as it was Beau Frericks who got Rollins on the board with a layup 1:21 in. After a pair of free throws by Kaden Froebe the Spartans had an 11-7 lead at the 15:43 mark of the first half. The Tars got a triple from Emillis Butkus that tied the game at 16 at the 12:24 mark of the first half. Dylan Wolle then gave Rollins the lead with a three of his own. After a John Latimer layup he was fou...

 The Rollins College Tars (14-8 7-6 SSC) seek revenge on the University of Tampa Spartans (14-8 6-8 SSC) after a 99-92 loss just over a month ago at the Martinez Sports Complex. This time the Spartans will come to Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center. Tip time is slated for 4 PM on 2.8.  You can catch all the action with Robert Segal and Jim "Shooter" Ferro on the call on 91.5 FM WPRK and on SunshineStateConference.TV   Last time out Rollins grinded out a 70-68 win over Florida Tech that was the third straight for Rollins and they have now win six of the past eight games. John Latimer and Emillis Butkus each scored 17 while Sergey Grishaev notched 14 points and 11 rebounds. The Tars secured the win despite getting just six points from Beau Frericks, while the team shot just 38 percent from the field, 27.8 percent (5-18) from the 3-point line and 63 percent (17-27) at the free throw line. Rollins scores an SSC sixth best 83.8 points per game while they give up...

 The Rollins College Tars and Florida Tech Panthers met for the second time this season on Wednesday at Warden Arena. The game tonight was nothing like the first meeting between the two teams but the result was the same, a Rollins win. "It wasn't our best effort but we found a way to win," Rollins assistant coach Kyle Frakes said in his postgame interview with Robert Segal and Jim "Shooter" Ferro. Rollins got 17 points from John Latimer and Emillis Butkus while Sergey Grishav added 14 points and 11 rebounds in the 71-69 win. Rollins improved to 14-8 on the year and 7-6 in the SSC. Florida Tech got 19 points from Donovan Brown, Xavier Ford-Belton had 16, Logan Allen notched 12 to go along with 13 rebounds, and Max Polk netted 10. With the loss Florida Tech falls to 4-18 and 1-13 in the SSC.   In a game that featured 12 ties and four lead changes it started at a pace that the Panthers hoped for. After A Brown three-point play the Panthers led 7-4 with 16:09 left i...

 The Rollins College Tars (13-8 6-6 SSC) winners of two straight and five of the last seven contests look to stay hot as they welcome the Florida Tech Panthers (4-17 1-12 SSC) to Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center tomorrow (Wednesday 2/5.) You can catch all the action on 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park and on SunshineStateConference.TV with Robert Segal and Jim "Shooter" Ferro on the call.   Rollins is coming off a 73-69 upset of Palm Beach Atlantic that very well may have been the biggest win of the season to date. PBA is the only team thus far this season to beat conference leader and third ranked Nova Southeastern. The Tars used stifling defense and solid shooting to pull off the upset. Beau Frericks (18,) Emillis Butkus (17,) John Latimer (13,) and Matus Malovec (10) all scored in double figures in the win. Sergey Grishaev nearly had a double-double with nine points and a team leading 13 rebounds as well. Rollins shot 43.4 percent from the field, 33.3 percent (7-21...

 The Rollins College Tars had lost five straight and 10 out of the last 11 meetings with the Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish. The Tars exercised some demons and John Latimer returned after missing a pair of games with an injury. Rollins would ultimately walk out of Rubin Arena with a 73-69 win Saturday. With the win Rollins improves to 13-8 overall and got to back to .500 (6-6) in the SSC. PBA fell to 15-6 and 8-5 in the SSC after a third straight loss.  In a game that featured 14 ties and 19 lead changes it started on the see-saw right from the jump. Rollins led 8-5 early after a Beau Frericks triple, but the next five points went to the Sailfish as they led 10-8. After a three-point play by Latimer at the 9:46 mark of the first half Rollins led 19-17. The see-saw continued as it would be PBA that led 24-21 after a Josh Ward layup with 6:17 in the half. The two teams went back and forth for the remainder of the half. It would be a 35-35 game as the two teams headed to the locker...