MELBOURNE
, Fla. (December 3, 2005) - A swarming defense and solid play from
the bench earned the Rollins women's basketball team a 74-54
victory at Florida Tech on Saturday in the Sunshine State
Conference opener for both schools. The victory keeps Rollins
perfect on the year as the Tars are now 8-0 overall and 1-0 in SSC
play.
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Senior
Joslyn Giles ( Winter Haven , Fla. ) had a career game, tying her
all-time best with 22 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Tars.
Underclassmen Jessica Barker ( Orange City , Fla. ) and Rachael
Workman ( Northampton , Mass. ) netted 10 points apiece off the
bench with Larissa McDonough ( Ormond Beach , Fla. ) adding seven
points and seven boards.
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Florida
Tech (6-2, 0-1) took a 3-2 lead two minutes into the game, but that
would be their only advantage of the night as Giles scored on the
Tars next trip down the floor to put the visitors up for good. The
Tars lead grew to double digits at the 10 minute mark as Randi
Weiss ( Kissimmee , Fla. ) connected on a jumper to make the score
18-7. Rollins kept pounding the ball down low and running fresh
bodies into the action to grab a 37-25 lead heading into the locker
room.
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Giles
netted 12 in the period, which included a 6-10 mark from the free
throw line. The Tars shot 50 percent (15-30) from the floor while
holding the Panthers to just 38 percent (10-26) and generating 15
Tech turnovers.
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Rollins
couldn't shake Florida Tech for the first 10 minutes of the second
half as the Panthers held the Tars to just a 10 point lead early in
the period. Coach Glenn Wilkes, Jr. kept the full court press on
and wore down the Tech guards as Rollins began to pull away. Weiss
nailed a three pointer with 9:50 to go to put the visitors up 53-36
and seal the deal as Rollins used their depth to cruise to the 20
point win.
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Tenisha
Chase paced the Panthers, pouring in 15 points with Danise Fequiere
adding 12 off the bench.
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After
a whirlwind first month of the season, the Tars will take is easy
in December as they have just one more game before the New Year.
Rollins will travel to Milledgeville , Georgia for a match-up with
Georgia College on Monday, December 12 at 4 p.m.
