WINTER PARK, Fla. (January 6, 2007) ' In their
first conference game at Warden Arena this season, the Tars
defeated conference rival Nova Southeastern Sharks 69-67 on
Saturday afternoon.
Sophomore guard Kevin Hogan led the way for the Tars with 19
total points and seven rebounds. He shot 4-7 (57.1 percent) from
the field, 4-7 (57.1 percent) from three point range and 7-8 (87.5
percent) from the free throw line. Senior forward Isaac Codrey
tallied 14 points, four rebounds and three assists. Codrey went 6-9
(66.6 percent) from the field, 1-2 from the arc (50.0 percent) and
was a perfect 1-1 from the charity stripe. Junior point guard Jonny
Reibel notched 11 points, four rebounds and eight assists in the
Tars' win over the Sharks.
Rollins (10-3, 1-1) began the first half with an 8-2 lead over
Nova Southeastern, but the Sharks swam their way back to be within
six, 41-35 at the halftime buzzer. Hogan notched 15 points in the
first half alone and Codrey scored 12 of his 14 points in the first
half as well for the Tars.
At the start of the second half, the Tars allowed the Sharks to
come back into the game and as seven minutes ticked off the clock,
Rollins was down 48-49 to Nova. The Tars would not go down without
a fight to their Sunshine State Conference nemesis. Rollins was
able to get their lead back up to five, 68-63 with 2:30 left on the
clock.
Four points by Nova forward Diego Aguiar had the Sharks within
one, 68-67. Aguiar then fouled hot-handed shooter Hogan and sent
him to the line. Hogan knocked down 1-2 free throw shots with 24
seconds on the clock to give Rollins a 69-67 lead. Nova junior
Oresti Nitsios attempted a game-winning three pointer and failed to
convert as time expired.
Sophomore point guard Rhys Martin led the Sharks (7-5, 2-1) with
13 points, two assists and two steals. He was 4-6 (66.6 percent)
from the field, 2-3 (66.6 percent) from three point range and 3-4
(75.0 percent) from the free throw line.
The Tars will travel to Lakeland, Fla. on January 10 to take on
the Florida Southern Mocs (4-7, 0-2) at 7:30 p.m. Tune into the
action live on www.RollinsSports.com.
