WINTER PARK , Fla. (December 30, 2005) The Rollins
College men's basketball team recaptured something that was
rightfully theirs Friday night in Warden Arena. After falling in
the championship game of the
Winter Park Rotary Tangerine Tournament last season to Bentley, the
Tars were ready to get their paws back on their home tournament's
trophy. Friday night Rollins (7-3) did just that with an 81-65 win
over Hillsdale College (7-5). It was the tenth time the Tars had
won the tournament and the fourth time in the last five
seasons.'
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Rollins had a season high five players in double digits. Junior
guard Deon Troupe led a very balanced scoring attack with 14 points
on five of ten shooting. Junior center Jordan Kolosey, junior
forward Jon Smith, and junior forward Isaac Codrey all netted 11
points for the Tars. Smith also grabbed a season high nine
rebounds. Jonny Reibel did a terrific job distributing the
basketball as he finished with nine assists and nine points on
three of four shooting from three point range.
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Isaac Codrey and Jonny Reibel were both named to
the All-Tournament team. Jonny
Reibel was named the tournament's MVP. For the tournament, Codrey
averaged 13 points and five rebounds. Reibel averaged 12 points,
seven assists, and three boards per game.
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The
game began with the Chargers firing right out of the gate.
Hillsdale buried their first four three pointers in the beginning
two minutes of the first half to put themselves up 12 to two.
Rollins answered right back over the next five minutes and the Tars
took a five point lead by pushing the tempo. Rollins continued to
keep the pressure on the Chargers and with 7:52 left in the first
half, Jonny Reibel hit his second straight three pointer to give
the Tars a 32-24 lead. But the Chargers would wiggle their way back
in and cut the lead to two with just under two minutes to go.
Rollins went in at the half up 45-39.
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The
teams continued to trade baskets for the first five minutes of the
second. The Chargers pulled to within one on a Cory Coe jumper with
just under 14 minutes to play. But the Tars were able to push the
lead back into double digits over the next five minutes of play.
Greg Sweeney's three pointer with ten minutes to play put the Tars
up 61-51. The Tars would grind it out from there forcing the
Chargers into bad shots and poor decisions with the basketball. The
Tars would hold Hillsdale off and win by double digits, 81-65.
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Coach Klusman and the Rollins coaching staff utilized their bench
to perfection once again. The Tars bench doubled up the output of
the Chargers bench 26 to 13. The Tars also did a great job on the
boards and in the paint for the second straight night. Rollins
out-rebounded Hillsdale 41-34, and the Tars owned the paint by
scoring 38 points inside to the Chargers' 18.
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Rollins will start up Sunshine State Conference play on Wednesday
afternoon when they will host Saint Leo at 3:30 in Warden Arena.
The Tars are currently 1-0 in Sunshine State Conference play as
they defeated Florida Tech in Melbourne on December 3 rd ,
83-55.
