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41
Puerto Rico-Bayamon UPRB 0-3
53
Winner Rollins RCW 4-0
Puerto Rico-Bayamon UPRB
0-3
41
Final
53
Rollins RCW
4-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Puerto Rico-Bayamon UPRB 15 26 41
Rollins RCW 25 28 53

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

No. 4 Rollins Hosts Bayamon Monday

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After starting the season with three-straight on the road, fourth-ranked Rollins returns to Warden Arena Monday to host Puerto Rico Bayamon for its 2012-13 home opener.

Rollins cruised through its first three games, winning by an average of 27 points. The season started at the Florida Tech Tipoff Classic with a 72-49 win over Puerto Rico Mayaguez. The following day the Tars dispatched Puerto Rico Rio Piedras 75-32.

Rollins was in West Palm Beach Saturday night and used a late run to beat the Sailfish 57-42. Sarah Blackburn and Ashley Jones each put up 11 points to pace the Tars. Emmalee Schill added 10 points while Sarah Taylor pulled down 11 rebounds.

Blackburn leads the Tars season box score with 11 points and seven rebounds a game. She is shooting 63 percent from the field and 67 percent from the 3-point line. Jones chips in 10.7 points and 6.3 rebounds a night while Ashley Losch (8.7 ppg) and Schill (8.3 ppg) are also top scorers for the Tars.

Rollins is shooting 45 percent from the field on the season and holds opponents to just 29 percent. The Tars have also dominated the glass, outrebounding teams by an average of 16.7 boards a game.

Puerto Rico Bayamon is 0-2 on the season, playing in the Saint Leo Invitational over the weekend. The Cowgirls fell to the host Lions 72-39 in the opener. Sheyla Martinez led the way with eight points off the bench. Fabiola Cosme and Kathia Torres each netted six.

The following day, Bayamon gave Tampa all they could handle, but fell 54-48 in overtime. Roxairaly Armesto tallied 14 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Cowgirls. Natalie Diaz added 12 points and six rebounds.

Rollins will next host the 2012 Rollins Thanksgiving Tournament Nov. 23-24. The Tars will play Tusculum to start play at 1 p.m. on Black Friday. Charleston and Missouri S&T will follow at 3 p.m. The consolation game is slated for 1 p.m. with the championship to follow at 3 p.m. the following day.

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