WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (February 9, 2008) '
Behind Jessica Pressley's career-high 27 points, the Rollins
women's basketball team defeated the Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish
for the second time this week 76-59 at the Rubin Arena. In their
meeting on Monday, February 4, Rollins took out Palm Beach Atlantic
60-46.
Pressley went a perfect 8-8 from the stripe and 5-11 from long
range. Brittainy Daiger and Erin Kirkwood tallied 10 point each,
while Jennifer Musgrove chipped in six points and 13 boards.
Down 30-29 at the end of the first stanza, Rollins came out
firing in the second half as Pressley hit eight straight points for
the Tars to give them the 37-30 lead over the Sailfish.
The Tars kept a single digit lead over Palm Beach Atlantic until
the 6:41 mark when they increased their lead to double figures with
four consecutive free throws by Pressley, 64-51.
Rollins would dominate the second half outscoring Palm Beach
Atlantic in points off of turnovers 11-3, second chance points 14-1
and points off the bench 16-0.
Rollins (13-8, 3-7) will be back in action on Wednesday,
February 13 when they host the Florida Tech Panthers (10-10, 2-7).
Tip-off is slated for 5:30 p.m. Fans can catch all the action live
on the Citizens Bank of Florida Tars Sports Network at
RollinsSports.tv. Fans in Central Florida can also check the game
out on 91.5 FM, WPRK.
