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December 12, 2005

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ROLLINS ATHLETIC HIGHLIGHTS

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***ROLLINS SWIMMERS FALL TO EMORY IN ATLANTA ROAD TRIP

***MEN'S BASKETBALL HOSTS WEBBER; HEADS TO VEGAS FOR THE WEEKEND

***WOMEN'S BASKETBALL LOOKS TO STAY PERFECT HEADING INTO NEW YEAR

***SOCCER PLAYER DANIELL ROBERTSON NAMED ALL-AMERICAN FOR THIRD TIME

***SUPPORT TARS SPORTS ON WPRK 91.5

ROLLINS COLLEGE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Bill Burris

Senior – Men's Swimming

Moorestown, N.J.

Rollins swimmer Bill Burris is in the midst of a spectacular senior year as he leads the Tars talented freestyle unit into the second half of the season. The Moorestown, New Jersey native is 4-1 in the 50 yard freestyle after posting an impressive win in the event at Emory University last weekend. His time of 21.79 set a new season's best and was just .29 seconds from the school record and NCAA B standard. He also swims the anchor leg of the Rollins 400 freestyle relay, which posted a season best time of 1:28.72.

ROLLINS SWIMMERS FALL TO EMORY IN ATLANTA ROAD TRIP

Last week: women – Emory 138, Rollins 97; men – Emory 140, Rollins 103

The Rollins swim teams journeyed to Atlanta on Saturday and were turned back in both the men's and women's competitions by Emory University. The Tars men fell 140-103 while the women were defeated by the defending Division III national champions, 138-97.

The men's freestyle corps continued their stellar season as Bill Burris and Carson Nicely each scored victories for Rollins. Burris improved to 4-1 on the year in the 50 yard freestyle, winning with a time of 21.79. The senior's mark was just .29 seconds off his school record. Nicely took care of the 100 yard freestyle, winning in 49.32. Trevor Hughes had a solid swim in the 100 butterfly, stopping the clock at 53:53 and finishing in second place. The Tars 400 medley relay team of Nicely, Hughes, Chris Sparks and Jeff Mueller also took second place, finishing in 3:43.96.

In the women's competition, the Tars had a tough time with the Eagles, but still recorded some good individual times. Corie Kelly highlighted the Rollins effort, taking second place in the 100 butterfly with a time of 1:01.54. Jessica Rothbiend recorded a pair of third place finishes, going 1:11.76 in the 100 yard breaststroke and 2:38.23 in the 200 yard breaststroke. Casey Capron also racked up a third place, recording a time of 58.15 in the 100 yard freestyle with Ashley Hunsberger taking third in the 100 yard backstroke in 1:05.07.

The Rollins men's and women's swim teams will enjoy a long holiday break before getting back in the pool on Wednesday, January 4 at the Daytona Invitational.

MEN'S BASKETBALL HOSTS WEBBER; HEADS TO VEGAS FOR THE WEEKEND

Coming off a dominating performance in their Sunshine State Conference opener against Florida Tech, the Tars men's basketball team will look to continue rolling as they host Webber on Tuesday before heading to Vegas this weekend. In the game against Tech, sophomore point guard Jonny Reibel (Chicago, Ill.) posted a triple-double, going for 15 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. Deon Troupe (St. Petersburg, Fla.) and Isaac Codrey (Winter Park, Fla.) each netted 15 points in the win, which put the Tars in a log jam atop the SSC standings.

Reibel has paced the Rollins offense on the year with 13.6 points per game. Fellow guard Troupe is putting up 12.8 and John Thinnes (Cincinnati, Ohio) is also in double figures with 10.4 a night.

Webber visits Winter Park with a 2-9 record on the year, but is coming off an 86-84 overtime win over Savannah State their last time out. The Tars will then head to Las Vegas for the 2005 Desert Shootout where they will match up with Central Arkansas and host Central Missouri State. UCA is 6-1 on the season while Central Missouri State sits ninth in the nation with a perfect 7-0 record.

Rollins then returns home for the holiday break before hosting the 2005 Winter Park Rotary Tangerine Tournament on Thursday, December 29 and Friday, December 30. For more information, visit the official Web site at http://www.rollins.edu/athletics/basketball/mens/mbb_2005TangerineTounament.shtml

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL LOOKS TO STAY PERFECT HEADING INTO NEW YEAR

Tars ranked 18th in latest USA TODAY coaches poll

The Rollins women's basketball team will put their perfect 8-0 record on the line on Monday. With a victory, the Tars will head into the new year undefeated for just the second time in school history. The Tars match-up against Georgia College and State University in Milledgville, Georgia at 4 p.m. on Monday, December 12. Rollins enters the contest as the nation's 18 th ranked squad in the latest USA Today coach's poll.

Senior Joslyn Giles (Winter Haven, Fla.) has paced the Tars on the season with a career best 18.0 points per game. She also leads the Sunshine State Conference in scoring and is 11 th in rebounding with 7.1 boards per game. Fellow post player Larissa McDonough (Ormond Beach, Fla.) checks in with 13.6 a game while Rachel Workman (Northampton, Mass.) and Randi Weiss (Kissimmee, Fla.) are netting 8.9 and 8.5, respectively. Workman is tops in the SSC in field goal percentage, shooting 68 percent from the floor while Weiss is second in blocked shots with nearly two a game.

As a team, Rollins paces the SSC in offense and defense, pouring in 77.5 a game while holding opponents to just 47.9 per contest.  

DANIELL ROBERTSON NAMED ALL-AMERICAN FOR THIRD TIME

Three Tars named to All-South Region team

Rollins senior soccer player Daniell Robertson became the College's first three-time All-America honoree as he was named to the 2005 NSCAA/adidas Men's Division II All-America third team on Thursday. The Stockton-on-Tees native and team captain recorded three penalty kick goals and six assists for a total of 12 points in 15 games, leading the Tars to a 10-5-0 finish.

As a sophomore in 2003, Robertson was named to the All-America third team and in 2004 received All-America first team honors after leading the Tars to a Sunshine State Conference regular season title and hosting duties for the NCAA Division II South Region Tournament.

Former Tars' John Smith and Oyvind Klausen are the only other Rollins men's soccer players to receive All-America honors more than once, as Klausen received the honor in 1986 and 1987, while Smith was named All-America in 1995 and 1996.

Robertson will finish his career as one of the most decorated players in Rollins history. He participated in 73 games as a Tar, which puts him in a tie for third on the all-time list, and has five career goals and 32 assists for 42 points. His 32 assists place him third among the all-time leaders in Rollins history. Robertson has been named to the All-Sunshine State Conference team three times, the NSCAA/adidas Men's Division II All-South Region first team three consecutive seasons and has also received the conference Defensive Player of the Year Award for the past two seasons.

All of the 2005 honorees will be invited to the NSCAA All-America Luncheon, which will be held on Saturday, January 21, 2006, as part of the 2006 NSCAA Convention in Philadelphia, Pa.

Robertson joined teammates Tres Loch (Longwood, Fla.) and Ryan Dodds (Windermere, Fla.) on the 2005 NSCAA/adidas NCAA Division II Men's All-South Region team.

Loch finished his junior season for the Tars with two goals and two assists while starting all 15 games. The defensive minded midfielder will enter his senior season with three goals and five assists for 11 points in his career. Loch was selected for the second team All-South Region in 2004.

Dodds led the Tars this season with 24 points (nine goals, six assists) in 15 games. The senior forward tallied 29 goals and 15 assists for 73 points during his career, which moves him into ninth place on the Rollins all-time list.

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