WINTER PARK, Fla. (January 23, 2010) - In a
Sunshine State Conference showdown where both teams hit the court
with matching records, Rollins came out victorious as they downed
Saint Leo University 64-50 on Saturday afternoon in Warden
Arena.
The Tars (12-5, 5-2) drop the Lions to an overall mark of 11-6,
and 4-3 in conference action, and move themselves into a tie for
second in the league standings with Florida Southern, just one game
back of Tampa.
Led by Brittainy Daiger and Amber
Heistan with 12 and 10 points respectively, the Tars jumped out
to an early lead and never looked back. Daiger shot 5-of-10 from
the field, and was a perfect 2-for-2 from the charity stripe, while
Heistan went 4-of-12 and 2-for-6 from the line. Rollins held the
advantage throughout the entire contest, with their largest lead of
22 points coming in the first half with 2:47 remaining before
intermission.
Defensively Rollins was on fire, out-rebounding the Lions 44-37
with help from game-leader Kristina
Mingos who secured a season-high 11 boards. Mingos also had a
season-high afternoon at the free throw line, draining a perfect
4-for-4 on the way to nine points overall.
The Tars dominated in steals 15-9, with sophomore duo Jasmine
Bradley and Paris Moore snatching four
each, while Brooke
Burgess grabbed three of her own to add to her nine point
game.
The Lions were headed-up by Sierra Williams who totaled 11
points and nine rebounds on the afternoon. But with Rollins
sinking 24 points off of 24 Saint Leo turnovers, the Lions found
themselves in a hole too deep to claw out of.
Rollins dominated in points in the paint 28-10, points off
turnovers 24-8, second chance points 16-6, fast break opportunities
11-6, and points off the bench 27-11.
The Tars, who have won 26 straight contests against the Lions
and 17 straight home conference matchups, return to action on
Wednesday, January 27 when they hit the road to take on Eckerd
College.
Tipoff against the Tritons is set for 5:30 p.m. in St.
Petersburg, Fla. Fans who cannot make it to the game can catch all
of the action live on the Tars Sports Network at RollinsSports.com,
as well as locally on 91.5 FM, WPRK.
