WINTER PARK, Fla. (January 19, 2008) '
Outscoring the Tars by 20 points in the second half, the Lynn
University Fighting Knights downed No. 4 Rollins 77-68 on Saturday
afternoon at Warden Arena. The Tars drop to 14-2, 3-2 while the
Fighting Knights move to 10-6, 4-2.
Craig Reichel was the Tars' leading scorer as he notched 17
points and six rebounds shooting 50 percent from the floor. Nick
Wolf registered 14 point and six boards going 5-8 from the field
while Jonny Reibel totaled 12 points and nine assists. Kevin Hogan
tallied 10 points and one steal in the Tars' loss.
Lynn and Rollins both had 20 points in the paint, while Lynn
took over in second chance points 14-11 and points from the bench
21-17.
Rollins had a big first half as they led Lynn from the 10-minute
mark, 18-16, until the halftime buzzer, 41-30. The Fighting Knights
came out hot in the second half as they cut the Tars' lead to three
with a good three point bucket by Randy Jones, 54-51. From there,
the Fighting Knights took over from that point with a pair of
three's by Luke Postorino and Michael Baptiste to give Lynn a 57-54
lead.
The Tars clawed their way back to tie the score 60-60 with a
jumper from Jeremy Sharpe, but Lynn would take control for the
remainder of the game. With five minutes left in the game, Lynn's
Chris Hall drove to the basket for an easy lay-up to put the
Fighting Knights up by three. In the final seconds of the game,
Postorino sealed the Lynn victory with another shot from behind the
arc, 73-65. Rollins would not recover as they fell to the Fighting
Knights 77-68.
Six Lynn players scored in double-figures including Jones who
had 14 points and six assists. Postorino came in with 12 points and
five assists, while Hall and Ed Millard checked in with 11 points a
piece. Forward Hans Schur and Michael Baptiste tallied 10 points
each with Baptiste grabbing 10 rebounds.
Rollins is the second ranked team that Lynn has defeated this
week as the Fighting Knights downed No. 11 Florida Tech 88-83 on
Wednesday, January 16.
Rollins (14-2, 3-2) will be back in action on Wednesday, January
23 when they travel to Miami Shores to take on the Barry University
Buccaneers (6-10, 0-4) at 7:30 p.m. Fans can listen to the action
live at www.RollinsSports.tv.
