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NCAA Women's Basketball: Warner Royals at Rollins
Mike Watters-Rollins College Sports
39
Rollins RC 4-9, 1-7
65
Winner Tampa UT 16-3, 7-1
Rollins RC
4-9, 1-7
39
Final
65
Tampa UT
16-3, 7-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Rollins RC 15 10 6 8 39
Tampa UT 11 25 16 13 65

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Michael Pierce

Tars Come Up Short at No. 20 Tampa

Shooting woes doom Rollins in a 65-39 loss at Tampa

TAMPA, Fla. (January 12, 2022) – The 20th-ranked Tampa Spartans proved to be too much on Wednesday night as they defeated the Tars, 65-39, in Tampa. With the loss the Tars fall to 4-9 overall and 1-7 in conference play, while the Spartans go to 16-3, 7-1 in SSC action.
 
Kymora Westerfield led Rollins with 12 points, going 5-for-10 from the field. Lucy Leen and Asia Newsome each chipped in with eight points. Yoke Tassent hauled in a team-high six rebounds and added a pair of assists.
 
The Spartans were led by Aliyah Abney's 16 points, with Audrey Ramsey and Mya Giusto each tallying 10 points. LaShayla Wright-Ponder led all players with 11 rebounds while Giusto dished out a game-high six assists.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
First Quarter
  • The Tars struck first, scoring the game's first five points.
  • Tampa answered with seven consecutive points, but a three from Leen put Rollins back in front, 8-7, just past the midway point of the quarter.
  • Rollins maintained a lead for the rest of the period, extending its advantage to 15-11 on a triple from Niya Pluviose in the final minute. 
Second Quarter
  • The Tars went cold to start the second quarter, allowing Tampa to rattle off 14 straight points to take a 25-15 lead.
  • The Spartans made 11 of their 21 field goals in the frame, taking a 36-25 lead into halftime. 
Third Quarter
  • Rollins continued to struggle from the field, going 2-for-14 in the quarter.
  • The Tars scored just six points in the period, with Tampa going on an 11-0 run to close it out, giving the home team a 52-31 lead.
Fourth Quarter
  • Tampa increased its lead to 60-31 before a triple from Caroline Swartz ended the rally.
  • That Swartz three would prove to be the only field goal in the quarter for the Tars as Tampa claimed a 65-39 victory.
UP NEXT:
Rollins will travel to Saint Leo on Saturday, January 15. That game is scheduled for a 2 p.m. start.
 
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