BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Saint Leo women’s soccer team picked up a much-needed win in impressive fashion as the Lions took care of Lynn University with a 3-0 victory on the road in Sunshine State Conference action at the McCusker Sports Complex on Saturday afternoon.

Saint Leo (4-5-1, 1-2-1 SSC) jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the 25th minute of play following an LU miscue.  Alicia Schuering was in the right place at the right time as the Fighting Knights defense saw Scheuring’s shot from 30 yards out deflect off of a defender’s shin and ricochet just inside the left post for the goal.

Although Lynn (4-4-1, 1-3-0 SSC) put the pressure on in the second half, holding the Lions without a shot for the first 15 minutes of play, the Lions were able to break though and add two more tallies.  The Lions increased its lead with 61:46 on the clock as Cassie Barbaresi struck her shot off the left post for the goal.

Saint Leo’s final goal, and an exclamation point on the scoring outburst, came in the 85th minute when Chrissy Darwell slipped by the defense for a one-on-one attempt and buried her shot.

The Lions also flexed their muscles on defense as Saint Leo registered their first clean sheet in a month. In picking up the win, Saint Leo held Lynn to just two shots on goal and six shots total.  Saint Leo ‘keeper Audrey Bernier-Larose managed two saves as she played the entire contest.

Getting an important tally back in the win column, the Lions will next face Rollins on Wednesday night in another road game.  The Lions and Tars will kick off at 7:00 p.m. on Cahall-Sandspur Field on the Rollins College campus in Winter Park, Fla.