LAKELAND, Fla. (January 26, 2008) - Jonny
Reibel's 27 points was not enough as the No. 8 Tars fell to the No.
22 Florida Southern Moccasins 85-83 on Saturday evening at Jenkins
Field House. Rollins falls to 15-3, 4-3 while Florida Southern
improves to 15-5, 6-2. This is the Tars' first loss to a Top 25
team in the 2007-08 season.
Reibel led the Tars with 27 points, five assists and seven
rebounds. Jeremy Sharpe posted 19 points going 5-7 from long range.
Nick Wolf added 14 points and grabbed a team high eight boards,
while Kevin Hogan chipped in 10 points for the Tars.
Rollins took the lead from the Mocs at the 13:19 mark and kept
it until the halftime buzzer where the Tars had a 42-37 lead over
Florida Southern going into the locker room. Reibel led all scorers
at the half with 14 points.
With the score tied 66-66, Rion Rayfield hit his third three
pointer of the game to put the Mocs up by three, 69-66. At the 2:10
mark, Rayfield drained another three to give Florida Southern an
eight point lead over Rollins, 80-72. A lay-up by Wolf and a three
pointer by Sharpe cut the deficit to three, 80-77.
With 31 ticks left on the clock and the Tars down by seven,
Reibel hit back to back three pointers to cut the lead to just one
point, 84-83. Brandon Jenkins made 1-2 free throws to give the Tars
12 seconds drive up the court and make a game-winning basket.
Reibel's three point attempt failed to connect as time expired.
Four Moccasins scored in double figures as Rayfield led the way
with 20 points, dishing out six assists. Jenkins tallied 18 points
going 4-5 from the stripe. Rob Eldridge notched 14 points and Will
Graham finished out the scoring with 13 points, four assists, two
blocks and two steals.
Rollins will look to get back on the winning track on Wednesday,
January 30 when they will host Sunshine State Conference foe
Eckerd. Tip-off is slated for 7:30 p.m. Fans can watch all the
action live on the Citizens Bank of Florid Tars Sports Network at
RollinsSports.tv. The contest will be simulcast on 91.5 FM,
WPRK.
