WINTER PARK, Fla. (January 31, 2026) – Rollins women's basketball fell to Eckerd on Saturday afternoon inside Warden Arena, dropping a 71–43 decision.
Eckerd opened the scoring, but Rollins answered quickly as
Claire Erickson knocked down a three to reclaim the lead.
Grace Craig followed with a jumper after a defensive stop, but the Tritons responded with a pair of baskets to swing momentum back their way.
Faith Newton stepped into a three to put the Tars back in front before Eckerd answered again, capitalizing on back-to-back stops to regain the edge. Craig got to the line and converted one to keep it a one-possession game, before both teams endured a four-minute scoring drought. Newton broke the lull with a layup to tie the game at 11, and Craig followed with a jumper on the next possession. Eckerd answered off a turnover to close the quarter, sending the teams into the break tied at 13–13.
The Tritons opened the second with back-to-back threes to pull ahead. Erickson responded with an and-one from deep to trim the deficit to two, but Eckerd answered on the other end and followed with another stop-and-score sequence.
McKenna Murphy attacked the rim and drew a foul, converting one at the line to keep Rollins within reach, but a 13–0 Eckerd run to close the half pushed the margin to 37–20 at the break.
Three consecutive Eckerd threes opened the third, forcing a Rollins timeout. Erickson connected on a pair of free throws to slow the surge, but the Tritons answered again from the floor. Murphy provided a response with a driving layup, though another Eckerd push stretched the lead beyond 30. Newton added a finish in the paint before the Tritons closed the quarter with four more points to maintain control heading into the final frame.
Rollins finished strong in the fourth, holding Eckerd without a field goal in the quarter.
Makayla Daube opened the scoring with an offensive rebound and putback, followed by a finish in the paint from
Elaina Kline-Ruminski. Craig added a jumper, Newton buried a three a few possessions later, and Kline-Ruminski capped the scoring with a step-back triple, setting the final at 71–43 in favor of Eckerd.
The Tars shot 40% from three-point range and scored 16 points in the paint. Erickson led Rollins with 12 points, going a perfect 3-for-3 from the field. Newton added 10, while Craig and Kline-Ruminski each scored seven, pulling down nine and six rebounds, respectively.
Rollins moves to 6–14 overall and 1–12 in SSC play, while Eckerd improves to 16–4 (11–2 SSC). The Tars return to the road Wednesday, Feb. 4, for a 5:30 p.m. matchup at Florida Tech in Melbourne.
