Hagins Leads Eckerd Past Rollins on Senior Day

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Myron Hagins made the most of his last time in a Triton uniform as he scored 31 points to lead the Eckerd men's basketball team to an SSC win over Rollins, 77-66, at the McArthur Center Saturday afternoon.

The teams traded large runs through the majority of the game, with Rollins rallying to keep themselves in the game each time until a 12-2 run midway through the second half propelled the Tritons to the senior day victory.

HOW IT ENDED
Final: Eckerd 77, Rollins 66
Records: Eckerd 10-18 (6-14 SSC); Rollins 14-14 (8-12 SSC)

KEY MOMENTS

• Eckerd took a slight 6-4 favor at the 17:00 mark before back-to-back triples from Hagins and Robert Colarusso ignited a string of 18 straight points over the next five minutes as EC took a 20-4 lead. 
• The Tritons pushed out to a 21-point lead on a Kristiyan Stavrev triple at the 10:00 mark, but Rollins answered with a 17-0 run over the next five minutes to pull within four at 32-28. RC then pulled within one with 1:21 left, but a late Phillip Cirillo 3-pointer gave EC a 38-34 lead at halftime. 
• Eckerd opened the second half rolling off eight consecutive points to go ahead by 12 at 46-34. Rollins answered with a 12-2 run to pull within two points with 12:46 left. However, four straight triples by Hagins as part of a 12-2 run gave the Tritons a 13-point advantage with 7:05 left. Eckerd maintained a double-digit lead the rest of the way as they took the 11-point victory. 

NOTES AND NUMBERS

• Hagins produced a strong all-around performance of 31 points, nine rebounds, three steals, and one block. His 31 points were four points shy of his career-high. 
• Admir Radoncic rounded out the double-figure scorers with 14 points.
• Eckerd held a 45-33 favor on the boards. Hagins led the way with Stavrev and Malcolm Whitlow each grabbing seven.
• Eckerd's five seniors – Colarusso, Stavrev, Hagins, Travis Bianco, and Radoncic- were honored before the game. All five seniors started the game.
• Eckerd honored the 25^th anniversary of 1994-95 men's basketball team at halftime in addition to honoring official scorer Bill Thornton for 50 years of service to Eckerd athletics.

 
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"I'm very happy for our seniors. There is nothing better than going out with a win," said head coach Bryan Galuski. "I'm really excited about how we finished the season. I want to thank our seniors for all of their hard work and dedication. They wore the Eckerd jersey with pride."