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50
Lynn LUW 8-6, 3-1 SSC
80
Winner Rollins RCW 13-0, 5-0 SSC
Lynn LUW
8-6, 3-1 SSC
50
Final
80
Rollins RCW
13-0, 5-0 SSC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Lynn LUW 23 27 50
Rollins RCW 41 39 80

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Tars Inside Game Too Tough For Knights

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WINTER PARK, Fla. (January 14, 2006) ' The one-two punch of Larissa McDonough and Joslyn Giles led the Rollins College women's basketball team to its 13th consecutive victory to start the 2005-06 season. The 80-50 victory over the Fighting Knights of Lynn University (8-6, 3-1 SSC) puts the Tars at 13-0 on the season and 5-0 in the Sunshine State Conference. The 13th victory ties a Rollins school record, as the Tars have twice before opened the season 13-0 prior to losing its first game, with the last time occurring in 1999-2000.

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McDonough (Ormond Beach, Fla.) was on fire all night, going 7-11 from the field, including 5-5 from the three point line for a team high 23 points. Senior forward Giles (Winter Haven, Fla.) went 7-17 from the field for 17 points.

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The Fighting Knights entered the game tied atop the SSC standings with the Tars, as both schools were undefeated in conference play. The Knights were able to keep the Tars in check to start the game until McDonough caught fire from behind the three point line. The junior forward connected on three treys in 60 seconds to stretch the Tars lead from 23-14 to 32-16 with 5:01 to play in the first half. Giles added five of her 17 points to close out the first half and put the Tars up 41-23. The Tars shot 51.7% (15-29) from the field in the first half, including 4-4 from three point range while holding the Knights to 26.1% (6-23).

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The second half saw the Tars once again use their deep bench to punish their opponents. Rollins was able to go up by as many 34 points in the half. At the final whistle, the Tars had a 30 point advantage on the scoreboard.

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Senior forward Randi Weiss (Kissimmee, Fla.) led the Tars with seven rebounds; while sophomore guard Jennifer Musgrove (Palm Bay, Fla.) had a career high six assists to go along with 11 points. Junior forward Jennifer Catti (Ft. Myers, Fla.) returned from injury to add four points and three rebounds off the bench for the Tars. The Tars were able to out-rebound the Fighting Knights 56-26 but were forced into 21 turnovers compared to the Knights 19.

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Lynn was led by senior forward Cherise George with 16 points, while senior center Megan Osmer added 11.

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The Tars will be aiming for a Rollins record 14th consecutive victory to open the season when they travel to Tampa on Wednesday to face the Spartans of the University of Tampa. The Spartans are currently 11-4 overall and 3-1 in the SSC. Game time in Tampa is set for 5:30 p.m.

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