TAMPA,
Fla. (January 18, 2006) ' The Rollins College women's basketball
team set a new school record on Wednesday night when they defeated
conference foe Tampa 71-58. The victory was the Tars' 14th
consecutive victory to open the season, which breaks the old school
record of 13-0 set twice, the latest coming in 1999-2000. The 14-0
Tars now have a solid hold of first place in the Sunshine State
Conference while the second place Spartans fall to 11-5 overall and
3-2 in the conference.
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Senior forward Joslyn Giles
(Winter Haven, Fla.) once again paced
the Tars with 14 points while freshman guard Jennifer
Dyer (Wake Forest, N.C.) added 13.
Junior forward Larissa McDonough (Ormond Beach, Fla.) led the Tars with a game high
nine rebounds and tied her career high with four blocks. Sophomore
guard Jennifer Musgrove (Palm Bay, Fla.) continued her steady ways and set
a new career high with seven assists. Tampa was led on the score
sheet by sophomore center Shaneisha Walton with 15 points, while
Erica Woodard grabbed a game high 11 rebounds.
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The
Tars came out of the blocks with a victory in mind and hit three
treys in the first six minutes to go up early 13-8. The Spartans
then went on a 6-1 run to tie the game at 14 with 11:34 to play in
the first half. The two teams went back and forth on the scoreboard
throughout the first half, with the Tars going up by as many as
seven only to see the Spartans battle back to tie the game. Dyer
scored all 13 of her points in the first half including a run of
seven consecutive points in a span of two and half minutes and her
three pointer with 1:22 to play in the half gave the Tars a seven
point advantage. The Spartans then proceeded to finish the half on
a 5-0 run to cut the Tars half-time advantage to a single
basket.
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As has been the case in most of the Tars'
14 victories, the second half is where the Tars put the pressure on
the opposing teams and wear them down. The Spartans were able to
stay shot for shot with Rollins to open the half, cutting the Tars
lead to one with 11:22 remaining in the game, only to see the Tars
go on a 25-13 run to close out the game. In that run, Giles led the
Tars with eight points and senior guard Sally Johnston
(Winter Springs, Fla.) added
six.
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On
the night, Rollins out-rebounded the Spartans 43-37 and held the
Spartans to a meager 25.8% from the field (8-31) in the second
half. The Tars shot 41.1% (24-58) from the field while forcing the
Spartans into 13 turnovers.
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The
Tars will look to continue their impressive winning streak on
Saturday, January 21, when they travel to Miami Shores, Fla. to do
battle with the Barry Buccaneers. Game time is set for 4:00
p.m.
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