Matchup:
No. 14 Rollins (16-2) vs. Palm Beach Atlantic (8-15)
When:
Wednesday, February 4, 2015 - 7 p.m.
Where:
Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center - Winter
Park, Florida
First place Rollins steps out of Sunshine State Conference play
on Wednesday night, welcoming Palm Beach Atlantic for a 7 p.m. tip
in Winter Park. The 14th-ranked Tars bring a four-game
winning streak into the game while the Sailfish have won three of
their last four. Rollins has never lost to PBA in 19 previous
meetings. Fans can follow all the action live on the Geico Tars
Sports Network at RollinsSports.com and locally on 91.5 FM
WPRK.
ROLLINS AT A GLANCE: The Tars have a one-game
lead in the Sunshine State Conference and will get to look at the
rest of the league action from the outside Wednesday. Rollins'
latest win in the streak was an 80-72 victory over Lynn Saturday
afternoon. Sarah
Taylor pumped in 20 points and grabbed five rebounds to lead
the Tars. Julia
Ingler netted 13 off the bench and Ashley
Losch recorded 12 points and eight rebounds. The Tars trailed
by 10 at the half, but exploded for 53 points in the second to pick
up the win.
Emmalee
Schill leads the Tars season box score with 12.2 points to go
along with 6.2 rebounds a game; both marks rank 11th in
the SSC. Losch is scoring 11.2 points and is fourth in the league
with 7.4 boards a game. Taylor is getting 9.2 points and 6.2
rebounds a night. Tanaya
Jones is one of the top guards in the SSC, handing out 3.5
assists and getting 2.4 assists an outing.
The Tars lead the SSC and rank fourth nationally in scoring
defense, allowing just 54.4 points a game. On offense, Rollins is
lighting up the scoreboard for 67.5 points a game.
Glenn Wilkes
Jr. (Stetson '81) is in his 29th year leading the Tars and owns
a career record of 644-208. 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.
PALM BEACH ATLANTIC AT A GLANCE: The upstart
Sailfish have already surpassed last season's win total and are
coming off a 53-47 win over Florida Southern Saturday evening. PBA
opened up a 34-22 lead at the half and held on in the second.
Janelle Cannon and Denisa Domiterova each scored 13 to lead the
'Fish.
Cannon joined the team midway through the season and is
averaging 14 points and 6.4 rebounds a game. Nkiru Anyagaligbo is
getting 10.9 points and seven rebounds a night. Nina Dristic is the
top 3-point threat with 37 from long range and is scoring 8.5
points a game.
Carlos Palacio (PBA '02) is in his third season leading his alma
mater and carries a 20-54 record.
THE SERIES: The Tars are 19-0 all-time against
the Sailfish, including a win earlier this year. The teams started
2015 in West Palm Beach with Rollins winning 58-42. Julia
Ingler led the way with 12 points for the Tars. Ashley
Losch, Emmalee
Schill and Jen
Farrell each scored seven. Nkiru Anyagaligbo paced PBA with 10
points while Natalie Wood recorded six points, 10 rebounds and four
steals. Rollins led 27-19 at the half.
NEXT UP FOR ROLLINS: Rollins is back in
Sunshine State Conference play on Saturday, February 7 at Saint
Leo. Tip off is set for 2 p.m. at the Bowman Center. The Tars
picked up a 70-47 win over the Lions earlier in the season. Fans
who can't make it to the game can follow all of the action live on
the Geico Tars Sports Network at RollinsSports.com and locally on
91.5 FM WPRK.
