WINTER PARK , Fla. (November 15, 2005) The Rollins Men's Basketball
team got the season started off on the right foot. Following a
14-14 finish last season, Rollins was eager to get back on the
court and show their brand new look. The Tars took the first step
of the season as they got a decisive win at home. The Tars (1-0)
took it to the Southeastern University Fire (5-2) to the tune of
90-61.
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Southeastern University is the defending champion of the National
Christian College Athletic Association's. But on this night, the
Tars would rule the day. Southeastern got the scoring going in the
first half by hitting a barrage of jump shots. But Rollins would
quickly respond and take over the game from there. Juniors John
Thinnes and Deon Troupe got the scoring going for the Tars with a
pair of deep three. Sophomore point guard Jonny Reibel dominated
the court with great passing, quick deceptive hands on defense, and
a sharp shooter's touch from beyond the arc. He hit two big pull up
threes off of the fast break that help set the tone for the Rollins
offense.
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Rollins went in at the break with a big lead of 48-30. The Tars
nearly doubled up Southeastern on the boards 27-14, and held the
pesky Southeastern team to 41 percent shooting.
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In
the second half it was more of the same as the Tars put the game
away. Rollins went on a 12-2 run to start off the second half and
never looked back. The Tars extended the lead out to as much as 32
in the second. Southeastern was able to cut it back a few times to
make it respectable, but the Tars still rolled 90-61.
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Junior shooting guard Deon Troupe led the Tars in scoring with 17
thanks to some hot shooting late in the second. Junior guard John
Thinnes pumped in 11 points on 4-8 shooting from the floor and 3-6
from downtown. Sophomore Jonny Reibel added 16 points while dishing
out 7 assists and committing only three turnovers. And for the
front court, center Jordan Kolosey had a big night with 10 points
and 8 rebounds. Junior forward Jon Smith added 9 points and 6
rebounds. And sophomore Chauncey Gibbs had a career day with 6
points and a game high 11 rebounds.
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Rollins
will be back in action on Friday November 18 when they will travel
to the east side of Orlando to do battle with the University of
Central Florida. The two teams have not met since 1998 when UCF won
a barn burner 104-98.''
