WINTER
PARK, Fla. (February 18, 2006) ' The Rollins College women's
basketball team won their 10th regular season Sunshine State
Conference championship on Saturday afternoon by defeating Barry
University 46-33. The No. 9 ranked Tars continue their impressive
undefeated season as they move to 24-0 overall and 14-0 in the
SSC.
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Freshman
guardJennifer Dyer
(Wake
Forest, N.C.) was the lone Tar in double figures as she scored 12
points on 5-9 shooting from the field. Senior forward Joslyn Giles
(Winter Haven,
Fla.), who was honored before the game for scoring her 1,000th
point at Rollins during the Tampa game on Wednesday, added seven
points. Also scoring seven points for Rollins were
sophomores Jennifer
Musgrove (Palm Bay, Fla.)
and Rachael
Workman (Northampton,
Mass.) and freshman Jessica
Barker (Orange City,
Fla.).
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Sophomore
guard Sandra Jansson led the Buccaneers (8-17, 5-9 SSC) with 11
points.
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The
game remained a tight affair throughout the first half, with each
team taking the lead several times. The Buccaneers took a 17-16
lead with 6:48 remaining in the half off an Alex Fernander lay-up.
Twenty-five ticks later, Giles hit a jumper, putting the Tars up on
the scoreboard, where they remained for the rest of the game.
Rollins took a 26-19 lead into the locker room at halftime.
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During
the second half, the Tars slowly put away their opponents, holding
the Bucs to only four points over the last 11:47 in the game.
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Five
separate players grabbed a game high seven rebounds, Workman and
Musgrove for the Tars and Amanda Mageean, Princess Bailey, and
Fernander for the Bucs.
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Rollins'
nationally ranked defense held Barry to 23.7 percent shooting
during the game, while forcing 21 turnovers. On the afternoon,
Barry was able to out-rebound the Tars 47-45.
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Rollins
will play their home finale this Wednesday, February 22, when they
host Florida Southern. Game time is set for 5:30 p.m. Prior to the
game the three seniors will be recognized for their play at
Rollins.
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