2008 Woodie Awards
Basketball Teams looking for Historic Season
Can Joslyn Giles and Eric Faber lead their teams to unprecedented heights?
John Ferreira
Issue date: 11/19/04 Section: Sports
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For most Rollins basketball fans the memory of last season's triumphs are still fresh. The Women went a perfect fourteen and zero in Sunshine State Conference play, and they won both the regular season and the postseason title for the SSC. The Women's team hosted an NCAA Regional final for the first time in history and made it to the NCAA Tournament for the fifth time in six seasons. The accomplishments were also great for the Men's basketball team who surprised many critics, making it all the way to the Elite Eight (for the first time in history). That great season last year have many in Winter Park hoping that this will be another record breaking for season for our hoops teams.
The women look especially strong this year and have been picked to win the Sunshine State Conference again. The team is lead by junior Joslyn Giles from Winter Haven, Florida. The five-eleven forward led the team last year in most offensive categories. She averaged 10.3 points per game and 6.3 rebounds per game. The team will also look for good production from the most experienced member of the team, Nicole Warder. Warder is surprisingly the only senior on the roster this season, which shows that even though Rollins has a young team its amazing talent will continue. The five foot seven point guard from Hudson, Florida averaged 8.5 points and three rebounds per game. She was one of the team leaders with 59 steals and 46 steals. Two fresh faces will probably make a big impact on the Tars interior game. Coming off the bench in most games sophomores Jennifer Catti and Larissa McDonough will most likely find more opportunities to start this season. Catti and McDonough are the tallest players on the team at six foot one. Catti averaged 5.4 points a game and 4.2 rebounds per game. McDonough also had a solid freshmen year, averaging 5.2 points per game and 2.8 rebounds per game. Although it is usually lonely at the top, Rollins has a lot in their favor to establish their dominance in the SSC. Some have whispered that if this team can stay healthy they might even have a stab at the National Title, if they learned from their NCAA experience last year.
The women look especially strong this year and have been picked to win the Sunshine State Conference again. The team is lead by junior Joslyn Giles from Winter Haven, Florida. The five-eleven forward led the team last year in most offensive categories. She averaged 10.3 points per game and 6.3 rebounds per game. The team will also look for good production from the most experienced member of the team, Nicole Warder. Warder is surprisingly the only senior on the roster this season, which shows that even though Rollins has a young team its amazing talent will continue. The five foot seven point guard from Hudson, Florida averaged 8.5 points and three rebounds per game. She was one of the team leaders with 59 steals and 46 steals. Two fresh faces will probably make a big impact on the Tars interior game. Coming off the bench in most games sophomores Jennifer Catti and Larissa McDonough will most likely find more opportunities to start this season. Catti and McDonough are the tallest players on the team at six foot one. Catti averaged 5.4 points a game and 4.2 rebounds per game. McDonough also had a solid freshmen year, averaging 5.2 points per game and 2.8 rebounds per game. Although it is usually lonely at the top, Rollins has a lot in their favor to establish their dominance in the SSC. Some have whispered that if this team can stay healthy they might even have a stab at the National Title, if they learned from their NCAA experience last year.