WINTER PARK, Fla. (February 12, 2011) - Chris
Malcolm set a new school record with nine blocks and Matt
Robertson netted a career high 27 points as
23rd-ranked Rollins defeated Saint Leo, 86-49 on
Saturday.
The win set a new team record for most consecutive Sunshine
State Conference victories at 11 and extends the Tars longest
winning streak since recording 14 straight in the 2002-03
season.
Rollins (20-4, 12-1 SSC) also maintains its two-game lead in the
SSC standings with three games to play in the conference
season.
Robertson went 9-of-12 from the field (5-of-8 from 3-pointer)
and added 10 rebounds to his 27 points. His previous career best
was 24, set in the season opener against Delta State.
Malcolm scored 11 points and pulled down eight rebounds while
setting a new school record with nine blocks in a game. Frode
Loftesnes held the previous mark of eight, set against Saint Leo in
1995.
Nick
Wolf added 16 points and nine rebounds to extend his
double-digit scoring streak to 88 games. He now has 1,837 career
points and needs just 15 more to pass his uncle Jeff Wolf for third
on the Tars all-time scoring list, while also sitting just 29
boards away from the 1,000 rebound plateau (971).
Rollins shot 55 percent (30-55) from the field and missed just
two free throws (14-16). Saint Leo (10-13, 1-12 SSC) struggled the
entire night, shooting 30 percent (18-60) from the floor and
6-of-20 from 3-point range. The Tars also won on the glass,
outrebounding the Lions 36-31.
Saint Leo led 8-2 after the first four minutes until a Robertson
triple sparked a 20-1 run over the next six minutes to put Rollins
up 22-9. The Lions closed the gap to 26-16 with five minutes left
in the period, but the Tars ended the first half on a 14-0 run to
lead 40-16 at intermission.
The Lions would get no closer than 21 the rest of the way and
Rollins led by as much as 40 late, taking an 81-40 lead with under
five minutes to play.
Rollins will step out of conference action for its next contest
and look to avenge an early season loss, hosting Palm Beach
Atlantic on Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. They will then travel to
Florida Southern on Saturday, Feb. 19 looking to clinch at least a
share of the conference title with a win over the second place
Mocs.
Fans can catch all the action live on the Tars Sports Network at
RollinsSports.com and locally on 91.5 FM, WPRK.
