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69
Winner Rollins RCW 16-0
42
Palm Beach Atlantic PBAW 5-13
Winner
Rollins RCW
16-0
69
Final
42
Palm Beach Atlantic PBAW
5-13
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Rollins RCW 44 25 69
Palm Beach Atlantic PBAW 10 32 42

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Rollins Sails to Victory Over PBA

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (January 24, 2006) ' The Rollins College women's basketball team traveled to West Palm Beach on Tuesday evening to face the Sailfish of Palm Beach Atlantic (5-13) and emerged with a 69-42 victory. The No. 10 ranked Tars improve to 16-0 on the season and remain one of only 10 undefeated teams in all of college basketball, men or women.

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Junior forward Larissa McDonough (Ormond Beach, Fla.) led the Tars with a game high 27 points. She finished the contest 8-12 from the field, including 4-5 from behind the three-point line and 7-7 from the charity stripe. Sophomore Jennifer Musgrove (Palm Bay, Fla.) and Rachael Workman (Northampton, Mass.) each added nine points apiece while senior forward Joslyn Giles (Winter Haven, Fla.) had six.

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In the first half, the Tars held the Sailfish to only 10 points, as they went 4-22 from the field (18 percent). McDonough was able to score 20 of her points in the first half as the Tars poured the pressure on the Sailfish. Rollins went 5-9 from three-point range in the half and out-rebounded Palm Beach Atlantic 22-15.

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During the second half, Rollins head coach Glenn Wilkes let his starters rest, enabling the younger players to gain valuable playing time. Workman went 2-5 from the field and added three free throws to notch seven of her nine points in the second half, while freshman Jennifer Dyer (Wake Forest, N.C.) added four points. The Tars shot only 29 percent from the field in the half (7-24), which allowed the Sailfish to get closer on the scoreboard. Junior guard Shae Smith had 18 of her 24 points to lead Palm Beach Atlantic, as they outscored the Tars 32-25 in the half.

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The first place Tars will return to Sunshine State Conference action on Saturday, January 28, as they host Nova Southeastern University . Game time in Winter Park is set for 2:00 p.m.

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