MATCH-UP:
Rollins vs. Florida Southern
WHEN:
Monday, November 21, 2016
LOCATION:
Warden Arena - Winter Park, Fla.
TIME:
7 p.m.
COVERAGE:
Video/Audio: GEICO
Tars Sports Network (RollinsSports.com) and 91.5 FM WPRK
Play-by-Play: Robert Segal / Color: Jim "Shooter"
Ferro
WPRK Pregame/Halftime show with Austin David in studio
LIVE STATS: TarsStats.com
SET-UP:
Rollins officially starts its defense of the Sunshine State
Conference title from a year ago on Monday night, hosting rival
Florida Southern in Warden Arena. The game was pushed back two days
to accommodate FSC's participation in the Small College Hall of
Fame Classic over the weekend, a showcase of recent national
champions. The Tars are the final team to get into league play due
to its win over Embry-Riddle not factoring into the conference
standings and an idle last Saturday. The Tars have won two in a row
and are coming off a 104-79 thrashing of Puerto Rico Mayaguez on
Friday afternoon. The Mocs are 1-0 in SSC play with a win over
Saint Leo, but lost both games over the weekend, falling to
Southern Indiana (108-94) Friday and third-ranked Bellarmine 97-61
on Saturday. FSC will be playing their fourth game in six days when
meeting Rollins.
WHO TO WATCH:
Rollins: Jeff
Merton is seventh in the SSC and leads Rollins in scoring,
averaging 16.5 points per game. The Junior is also pulling in 5.5
rebounds a night and is fourth in the league in 3-point shooting,
hitting 15-30 from long range this season. Sam
Philpott is netting 13.5 points a night and Deion
Clark is averaging 10.3 points, five rebounds and four assists
a game.
Florida Southern: LaBrian Shiflet leads the Mocs in scoring,
putting up 15.8 points a game. Jeremiah Davis fills the stat sheet
with 15.6 points, five rebounds and 3.2 assists a night. Brett
Hanson is scoring 12.4 points and Michael Volovic is putting up 11
points a game.
NOTES:
Rollins has played Florida Southern more than any other
opponent. FSC leads the all-time series over the Tars 118-56. The
Tars won both meetings last year, most recently an 88-75 victory in
Winter Park last season.
The Tars rank second in the SSC in defense, allowing just 75.0
points a game and are fourth in the conference is offense, scoring
84.3 points a game. FSC is allowing 87.8 points and scoring 78.2
points a game.
Rollins head coach Tom
Klusman is 656-382 now in his 37th year leading the
Tars.
NEXT:
Rollins is back in action Wednesday, Nov. 23, hosting
Thomas University at 2 p.m. in Warden Arena. Fans can watch the
action live on the Geico Tars Sports Network at RollinsSports.com
and listen locally on 91.5 FM WPRK.
