FORT VALLEY, Ga. (November 8, 2013) - Emmalee
Schill had a career day and two other Tars recorded
double-doubles as 25th-ranked Rollins beat Fort Valley
State 78-71 Friday in both team's season openers.
The contest was part of the Sunshine State Conference-Southern
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Crossover in Fort Valley,
Ga.
Schill led Rollins (1-0) with a career-high 20 points, shooting
5-of-8 from the field (2-of-3, 3-pointers) and 8-of-12 at the free
throw line. The junior also posted four rebounds, two assists and a
career-best five blocks.
Senior Sarah
Blackburn recorded a double-double for the fifth time, posting
15 points and a career-best 13 rebounds. She also started last
season with a double-double, getting 11 and 10 against Puerto Rico
Mayaguez.
Sarah
Taylor scored her first career double-double with 10 points and
10 rebounds. Ashley
Losch chipped in 10 points and eight rebounds.
Antionna Jefferson hit six 3-pointers and scored 22 points to
lead Fort Valley (0-1). Shytina Harley netted 17 with Carmenonique
Dawson chipping in 16 points and six rebounds.
Rollins rained 3-pointers to start and led 26-16 midway through
the first. A solo five-point run by Tanaya
Jones later in the period pushed the Tars lead to 45-23 with
two minutes to play in the half.
The Wildcats then ended the first with on a 12-0 run and cut the
Tars lead to 45-35 at intermission.
FVSU closed to within seven early in the second before a Schill
jumper with 13:56 to play put Rollins on top 57-41.
In the waning moments, Jefferson hit from long range for Fort
Valley and closed the gap to 72-63 with 1:57 left. They then began
to foul and the Tars hit just 4-of-7, allowing another Jefferson
triple to make it a 76-71 game with 20-seconds left.
Taylor then made good on two from the line with five seconds
left, closing the door on the 'Cats.
Rollins dominated the glass, out rebounding Fort Valley 54-27,
including a 17-4 edge on the offensive end. Both team's shot 41
percent from the field while the Tars went 23-35 from the free
throw line and FVSU 13-23.
The Tars will next meet Albany State at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov.
8 on the final day of the SSC-SIAC Crossover. Fans can follow live
stats at RollinsSports.com.
