Matchup:
No. 10 Rollins (9-1, 1-0 SSC) vs. Barry (8-4, 1-1 SSC)
When:
Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Where:
Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center - Winter
Park, Fla.
The 10th-ranked Rollins women's basketball team gets back into
Sunshine State Conference play Wednesday, hosting Barry at 5:30
p.m. in Warden Arena. Since suffering its only loss of the year to
fourth-ranked Lewis in November, Rollins has won its last four by
an average of 20 points a game. The Tars are one of four unbeaten
teams in SSC play. Barry has dropped two of its last three and is
also 1-1 in the conference with those games being decided by a
combined four points. Fans can follow all the action live on the
Geico Tars Sports Network at RollinsSports.com and locally on 91.5
FM WPRK.
NO. 10 ROLLINS AT A GLANCE: The Tars' stifling
defense has shined brightly during the current four-game winning
streak, holding the last three teams under 50 and allowing Lynn
just 52 points. On the year, the Tars are surrendering 51.2 points
a game to sit atop the Sunshine State Conference and rank fourth in
all of Division II. Rollins' last time out was a 58-42 win at Palm
Beach Atlantic on Saturday. Freshman Julia
Ingler was the lone Tar in double-figures, netting 12 off the
bench off 4-of-9 shooting beyond the arc. Ashley
Losch, Emmalee
Schill and Jen
Farrell each scored seven. The Tars forced 33 Sailfish
turnovers in the game and committed 19.
Schill is the Tars top offensive threat this season, averaging a
conference ninth-best 12.7 points per game. She is also eighth in
the league in both rebounds (6.6 rpg) and blocks (0.9 bpg). Losch
is the only other scorer averaging in double figures, netting 10.7
a game while leading the team with 7.3 rebounds and 1.4 blocks a
night. Ingler has led Rollins in scoring three times and is
averaging 7.7 a game while Farrell adds 5.9 points a night.
Rollins is fifth in the SSC in offense with 67.6 points a game,
while sitting on top of both defense (52.1 ppg) and rebounding
margin (9.3 rpg).
Glenn Wilkes
Jr. (Stetson '81) is in his 29th year leading the Tars and owns
a career record of 637-207. 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.
BARRY AT A GLANCE: The Bucs were picked fifth
in the SSC preseason poll and have started the conference season
1-1. They beat Saint Leo 68-67 in December and fell to Florida
Southern 70-67 on the road Saturday. Barry trailed by eight at the
half and by as many as 17 with nine minutes to play, but the
comeback ran out of time at the end. Kaylia Richardson led the Bucs
with 20 points and eight rebounds while Jackie Perez added 16
points. Barry committed just eight turnovers in the game and forced
16.
Perez leads the season box score for Barry, averaging 12.5
points, 3.5 rebounds and 4.1 assists a game. She is second in the
conference with 32 made 3-pointers and ranks fifth in assists.
Nyjah Porcher is getting 12 points a night while Amra Elezovic
scores 10.5 a game. Porcher ranks sixth in the SSC with 6.8
rebounds a game while Elezovic leads the conference in free throw
shooting, connecting on 32-of-37 from the line on the year.
Bill Sullivan is in his ninth-year leading Barry women's
basketball and is 137-100 overall.
THE SERIES: Rollins leads the all-time series
with Barry 43-17. In the last meeting, the Bucs broke the Tars
three-game winning streak, handing Rollins a 77-76 overtime loss in
Miami Shores (Feb. 22, 2014). Sarah
Taylor led Rollins with 20 points, six rebounds and three
assists. Emmalee
Schill posted 19 points, eight rebounds and four blocks. Ashley
Losch with 12 and Jen
Farrell with 11 also notched double-figures. Tyler Hardy paced
the Bucs with 20 points and 13 rebounds. Collette Eule added 15
points and six rebounds.
NEXT UP FOR ROLLINS: Rollins hosts Saint Leo
on Saturday, Jan. 10 at 2 p.m. before quickly turning around and
welcoming Nova Southeastern to Winter Park, on Wednesday, Jan. 14
at 5:30 p.m. Fans can watch all the action live on the GEICO Tars
Sports Network at RollinsSports.com.
