MELBOURNE, Fla. (November 26, 2005) ' The
Rollins College women's basketball team improved to 6-0 on the
season after a successful Thanksgiving tournament in Melbourne,
Fla. The Tars defeated Puerto Rico-Mayaguez on Friday afternoon
65-38 and then returned to Melbourne on Saturday to defeat Puerto
Rico-Rio Piedras (0-5) 101-45. Leading the way for the Tars was
senior Joslyn Giles (Winter Haven, Fla.) with 16 points and
freshman Jessica Barker (Orange City, Fla.) with 13 points and eight
rebounds. For their effort, both Giles and Barker were named to the
Thanksgiving All-Classic team.
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Rollins
and Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras met for the first time this season last
Wednesday evening in Winter Park. In a tightly called game, where
55 fouls were called, the Jerezanas were able to keep the Tars in
check and held the score to 69-37. In the rematch on Saturday
afternoon, the Tars were able to play their up-tempo game, which
the Jerezanas could not match.
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During
the first half, Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras kept the game close and
with 11:51 remaining on the clock took a one point lead 14-13. The
Tars shooting finally began to connect and the Tars went on a 34-10
run to finish out the first half. At the break, the Tars were up
47-24, led by Barker's nine points.
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The second half saw the Tars pull away,
going up by as many as 61 points. Over a span of almost 11 minutes
in the second half, the Tars held the Jerezanas to only five points
(two free throws and one three pointer) while scoring 24 points
themselves. Giles scored nine of her 16 in the second half while
sophomore Rachael Workman (Northampton, Mass.) added seven.
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All 12 Tars found their way onto the
scoreboard in the game, with Workman and sophomore Jennifer Musgrove (Palm Bay, Fla.) scoring 12 apiece and
senior Sally Johnston (Winter Springs, Fla.) adding 11 points. The Tars
reached the free throw line a season high 53 times and connected on
31 (.585) and out rebounded the Jerezanas 58-27.
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The
Tars will return to Winter Park to take on Flagler College on
Wednesday, November 30. Game time at Warden Arena is set for 5:30
p.m.
