For the second straight week, Rollins College junior guard Nick Wolf earned Sunshine State Conference Player of the Week honors (for the fourth time in his career) following big outings for the No. 20 Tars.

Nick Wolf (Photo by Jim Hogue)

Last week Rollins went on the road to beat Florida Tech 79-61 before turning away Saint Leo at home 73-60.

Wolf scored 28 points on 12-of-17 shooting, grabbed nine rebounds and dished out three assists in 40 minutes of play against Florida Tech, then dropped 14 points and snagged 10 rebounds for his sixth double-double of the season – and 23rd of his career – against Saint Leo.

Wolf earned player of the week recognition for the first time this season the week prior when he led Rollins past Nova Southern, 86-83 in overtime, then to a big win over Tampa, 72-55, three days later.

Against Nova Southeastern, Wolf finished with 29 points, 10 rebounds, three steals and two assists as he scored eight in overtime and hit the game-winning three-pointer with two seconds to go. Rollins then went on the road to handle Tampa, where Wolf drained 22 points along with 10 rebounds, six assists and a steal.

On the season, Wolf leads the team with 19.6 points and 8.2 rebounds per game as he’s shooting 51-percent from the field.

On Wednesday, Rollins (14-3, 6-1 SSC) takes its five-game win streak on the road against Eckerd (10-6, 4-3). The Tars then return home to take on Lynn (10-8, 4-3) on Saturday at 4 p.m.

The remaining home slate features matchups against non-conference foe Palm Beach Atlantic (2-17) on Wednesday, Feb. 3; Tampa (8-8, 3-5) on Saturday, Feb. 13; Florida Tech (10-8, 0-7) on Wednesday, Feb. 24; and Eckerd (10-6, 4-3) on Saturday, Feb. 27. The Sunshine State Conference Tournament gets underway Wednesday, March 3 in Ft. Lauderdale.

Rollins is currently atop the conference standings with Florida Southern (16-2, 5-2) one game back. The Tars defeated Florida Southern, then-No. 2 in the nation, on Jan. 9. The two teams meet again on Feb. 6 in Lakeland.

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