WINTER PARK, Fla. (January 31, 2007) - The
Rollins women's basketball team was firing on all cylinders on
Wednesday night, scoring a season-high 81 points, including 41 from
its bench, against non-conference opponent Flagler in an 81-48
victory at Warden Arena.' The Tars improved to 16-4 overall, and
the Saints dropped to 8-11 with the loss.
Rollins received 10 points from its leading scorer, senior
forward Larissa McDonough, but also had three new faces emerge as
scoring threats.' Sophomore guard Jessica Barker, starting her
third game of the year, poured in 13 points, matching her career
high, on 5-11 shooting from the field.' Career highs would become a
theme for the night, as freshman guard Jessica Pressley set one of
her own with 13 points as well, including a 3-5 performance from
three-point territory.' Not to be outdone, freshman forward
Brittainy Daiger scored 10 and blocked three shots, both career
highs.' Junior guard Jennifer Musgrove starred on defense, matching
her career high in steals with eight.' Sophomore guard Jennifer
Dyer had four steals and dished out a game-high five assists.
Karlyn Reddish led Flagler with 11 points off the bench,
including a 3-4 performance from beyond the arc.' Danielle Boone
led all players with seven rebounds, and she also had a team-high
four assists.' Elizabeth Tuzzolo scored seven points and blocked
two shots.
A jumper by Kortne Jackson put Flagler up 2-0 to start the game,
but a McDonough trey put the Tars on top and they would not give up
the lead the rest of the way.' The Rollins defense forced 20
turnovers in the first half, and the team would open up a 44-22
lead going into halftime.' The Tars came out firing in the second
half, outscoring Flagler 15-2 in the first 1:53 of the stanza.'
Barker started the run with a three-pointer, and she kept going,
knocking down three consecutive shots, including two more from
behind the arc, after a layup and two free throws by McDonough.
Led by Daiger, Dyer, and Musgrove, the Rollins defense tied its
season highs of 19 steals and six blocks.' Rollins scored 28 points
off turnovers, compared to just six for the Saints.' The Tars also
won the rebound battle 46-39, and 21 offensive boards turned into
17 second chance points.' The Tars shot a solid 39.0 percent from
the field and were 9-23 (39.1 percent) from three-point
territory.
Rollins return to Sunshine State Conference play at Nova
Southeastern on Saturday, February 3 at 5:30 p.m.' Fans can listen
live on the Tars Sports Network at www.RollinsSports.com.
