SAINT LEO, Fla. (November 22, 2013) - Rollins
led by seven at the half, but went cold from the field in the
second, falling to 18th-ranked South Carolina-Aiken
70-59 Friday night in Saint Leo.
Mitch
Woods pumped in 14 points in the second half and finished the
night with 19 to lead Rollins (1-4). The senior was 7-of-7 from the
free throw line and also grabbed four rebounds.
Adam
Allen netted 14 points, all in the first half, while Jeff
Dirkin contributed eight points, six rebounds and three
steals.
Aiken (5-1) was paced by Kinley Branch's 14 points off the
bench. Paul Larsen added 13 points and six rebounds while Ronald
Zimmerman scored 11.
The Pacers led 5-0 early, but Allen scored the game's next nine
points and pushed Rollins ahead 16-7 five minutes into the game.
Allen drained a 3-pointer midway through the frame to give Rollins
a 22-13 lead as Aiken would get no closer than 27-25 in the
first.
Rollins went into halftime leading 37-30.
In the second, the Tars held off the Pacers until the 10:55 mark
when a conventional 3-point play by Rick Alderman put USCA on top
46-45. Rollins would then hit just two more field goals from that
point forward as Aiken went on to lead by as many as 14 late.
Rollins shot 31 percent (16-of-52) on the night, but were just
6-of-27 in the second half. Aiken hit 24-of-44 (55 percent) from
the field. Both teams hauled in 33 rebounds.
Rollins will look to snap its two-game skid on Saturday, Nov.
24th, taking in Virginia Union at Saint Leo. Tipoff is
slated for 2 p.m. The Panthers were a 68-62 winner over Saint Leo
on Friday night. Fans can catch all the action live on the Tars
Sports Network at RollinsSports.com.
