SAINT LEO, Fla. – The men's lacrosse game between No. 6 Saint Leo and Lynn has been selected to be part of ESPN Division II Showcase on April 14 at 1:00 p.m. at University Turf Stadium. ESPN will directly stream live the Lions and Fighting Knights in the Sunshine State Conference at
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The Match Up
- Saint Leo earned its fifth consecutive win on Thursday, 29 improving its overall record to 8-1. The Lions 23-5 win over SSC opponent, Palm Beach Atlantic, was led by Kyle Pauwels seven goal performance.
- On Monday, April 2 Saint Leo advanced to No. 6 among the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association rankings. The Green and Gold were previously ranked No. 8.
- On the season, Kyle Pauwels and Jake Gilmour lead the Lions' offense. Pauwels 34 goals, 13 assists adding up to 47 points while holding a .824 shot on goal percentage. Gilmour has netted 22 goals while assisting in 25, racking up 47 points.
- In goal, Thomas Tatarian has started all nine games putting in 518:28 minutes. Tatarian has snagged 125 saves while cutting his goals allowed average to 8.67 per game.
- Lynn looks to snap a two game losing skid, entering the week 7-3 overall, 0-2 in the SSC.
- On the season, Mikey Urso leads the Fighting Knights offense with 32 points from 15 goals, 17 assists. Nick Howard leads scoring with 19 followed by Xander Cosenza with 18.
- In goal, Collin McClelland protects the net with a season count of 67 saves, 9.21 goals against average.
- Both teams will record three more games before the faceoff covered by ESPN.
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