Matchup:
No. 14 Rollins welcomes No. 4 Lewis, St. Edward's and
Tuskegee to Winter Park for the annual Rollins Thanksgiving
Tournament.
When:
Friday, November 27, 2014
1 p.m. Rollins vs. Tuskegee
3 p.m. Lewis vs. St. Edwards
Saturday, November 28, 2014
1 p.m. Consolation
3 p.m. Championship
Where:
Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center - Winter
Park, Fla.
Glenn Wilkes
Jr. put together possibly the most challenging field in event
history as the Tars are set to host the 2014 Rollins Thanksgiving
Tournament. The 14th-ranked Tars will face South Region
foe Tuskegee to open play while a pair of unbeatens clash in the
nightcap with No. 4 Lewis and St. Edward's meeting at Warden Arena.
The consolation and championship games are both set for Saturday
afternoon. Fans can watch all the action live on the Geico Tars
Sports Network at RollinsSports.com and locally on 91.5 FM
WPRK.
NO. 14 ROLLINS AT A GLANCE: The Tars are 4-0
for the second time in three years and are seeking their first 5-0
start to the year since the 2010-11 season. Rollins is coming off a
67-34 thrashing of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras at the beginning of the
week. Eleven different players scored for Rollins. Jen
Farrell and Julia
Ingler each netted 10 while Ashley
Losch put up nine points, eight rebounds and two blocks. All 14
players in uniform saw at least 10 minutes of floor time.
Emmalee
Schill is the lone Tars averaging in double-figures and ranks
seventh in the Sunshine State Conference with 14.0 points a game.
The senior also sits second in the league with 9.3 boards a night.
Freshman Julia
Ingler and senior Ashley
Losch are each netting 9.3 a game with Cassidy
Bailey and Jen
Farrell both posting 6.5 points a night. The Tars are scoring
68.2 points per night and allowing just 54.8. Rollins also owns a
plus-10 rebounding margin.
Glenn Wilkes
Jr. (Stetson '81) is in his 29th year leading the Tars and owns
a career record of 632-205. He is the eighth-winningest active
coach in Division II and has the fourth most victories. All-time in
Division II, Wilkes ranks as the 13th winningest and ninth in total
victories.
TUSKEGEE AT A GLANCE: The Golden Tigers have
dropped their first four to begin the year, losing by an average of
34 points a contest. Florida will be the third different state
Tuskegee has played in with this weekend serving as part of an
eight-game road swing to start the season.
Tuskegee heads to Winter Park after a 100-49 loss at Columbus
State on Nov. 24. The Golden Tigers fell behind 57-17 by halftime
and weren't able to gain any ground in the second half. Chelsea
Azore led the way with 16 points and five rebounds while Rachel
Brownlee posted nine points and four rebounds.
Brownlee leads the season box score with 13.8 points per game,
including a 26-point outburst against Paine. Azore is getting 10.0
points a night while Vanessa Akara is putting up 7.8 points and 6.3
rebounds a game.
Tarsha Askew took over the reigns of the Tuskegee program in
2013 and is in her second season leading the Golden Tigers after
serving as an assistant coach the 12 pervious years. She posted a
17-11 record last season.
NO. 4 LEWIS AT A GLANCE: The Flyers have been a
juggernaut this season, clicking off three exhibition wins over
Division I competition and then rolling through the first three
games of the regular season. Lewis beat Loyola (83-61), Northern
Illinois (60-49) and Marquette (75-72) to set the tone for its
year. They have won their three regular season games by an average
of 24 points.
The Flyers' last time out was a 101-62 win over Upper Iowa on
Nov. 22. Alexus Grayer led the way with 24 points while Jamie
Johnson posted 22. Mariyah Brawner-Henly added 17 points and 15
rebounds.
Johnson leads the offense on the season, pouring in 19.7 points
a night. Grayer is netting 17.3 a game and Brawner-Henly gets 17 a
night while also averaging 14.7 rebounds a game.
Lisa Carlsen is in her eighth season leading the Flyers and is
120-86 at the helm of the program. She has led Lewis to a pair of
Great Lakes Valley Conference championships and three NCAA
Tournament berths.
ST. EDWARD'S AT A GLANCE: The Hilltoppers come
to Winter Park with a 3-0 record, beating Fort Lewis,
Huston-Tillotson and Paul Quinn College. Their last action was a
close 65-56 exhibition loss to Division I Stephen F. Austin on No.
25.
Against Paul Quinn, Essence Sauls led the way with 17 points
while Amiee Durbidge and Jamie Kadlecek each netted 11. St.
Edward's beat PQC 63-21 on the glass and forced 23 turnovers.
Lexie Fatheree is the top scorer for St. Edward's, putting up
14.7 points a game. Mileka Loydrake adds 14 points while Sauls
averages 10.5 a game. Durbidge and Kathleen Brisbane are the top
rebounders with six a night as the Hilltoppers are beating
opponents by an average of 16 boards a game.
J.J. Riehl is in her third season leading the Hilltoppers and
last year, guided St. Edward's to the NCAA Tournament for the first
time in program history. She previously served as the Hilltoppers
assistant coach for 10 seasons.
THE SERIES: Rollins is 1-0 all-time against
Tuskegee. The only meeting between the two schools was Feb. 20,
1988, a 98-86 Rollins victory in Winter Park. The Tars are also 1-0
against St. Edward's after an 85-66 home win on Dec. 3, 1998.
Rollins dropped its only game against Lewis, 67-58 on Dec. 17, 1997
in Winter Park.
NEXT UP FOR ROLLINS: The Tars will be on the
road Dec. 4 for their Sunshine State Conference opener at Lynn.
Game time is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. in Boca Raton. Fans can listen
to all the action live on the Geico Tars Sports Network at
RollinsSports.com.
