WINTER PARK, Fla. (January 28, 2006) ' The
Rollins College women's basketball team improved their record to
17-0 overall and 8-0 in the Sunshine State Conference with a 47-23
victory over the visiting Sharks of Nova Southeastern University
(11-8, 4-4 SSC). Both teams struggled from the field all afternoon,
with the Tars holding the Sharks to 16.4 percent from the field
(9-55). Junior forward Larissa McDonough
led all scorers with 15 points and
freshman guard Jennifer Dyer added 11.
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The
first half saw both teams have trouble getting the ball into the
basket. The Tars went 7-29 (.241 percent) from the field while the
Sharks could manage only 4 baskets on 22 attempts. The two teams
even went a span of six minutes where neither team could get on the
scoreboard. The Tars forced the Sharks into 20 turnovers in the
half, while committing 14 turnovers themselves. At the break,
Rollins held a 24-10 lead, the second consecutive game where they
held their opponents to only 10 points in the first half.
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Rollins
opened the second half by outscoring the Sharks 6-2 in the first
four and a half minutes, with Nova's first basket of the second
half coming with 15:41 remaining in the game. McDonough scored 13
of her 15 points in the second half as the Tars opened the lead on
the Sharks, going up by as many as 29.
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Senior Sally Johnston
(Winter Springs, Fla.) continued to
star on the defensive side of the ball for the Tars, grabbing six
steals to go along with nine rebounds. Dyer (Wake Forest, N.C.)
finished the evening with a game high two three-pointers, while
McDonough (Ormond Beach, Fla.) led all rebounders with
10.
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Rollins
out-rebounded the Sharks 51-44 and forced 30 turnovers in the game.
The Tars themselves shot only 28 percent from the field (17-61) but
were able to keep the Sharks to an even lower percentage on the
night to help seal victory number 17 on the season.
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Rollins will have only one day off prior to
hosting Florida Tech on Monday, January 30 in Winter Park. In their
first meeting this season in Melbourne , senior forward Joslyn
Giles (Winter Haven, Fla.) scored
22 points to lead the Tars to a 74-54 victory. Game time is set for
5:30
