Nov. 17-19 at Florida Tech Panther Invitational
Where: Panther Aquatic Center  |  Melbourne, Fla.

Swimming Notes

• Saint Leo men's and women's swimming has the first of the two mid-season invitationals on its schedule with this weekend's Florida Tech Panther Invitational. Historically, this has been among the more successful meets on the Lions' schedule; in the last two seasons, some of the top regular season times recorded by Saint Leo swimmers have come at the Panther Aquatic Center in the Panther Invitational.
• Participating teams in this year's meet include the host Panthers, Saint Leo, Tampa, Georgia Southern (women only), West Florida (women only), North Florida (women only), and Lynn (women only).
• The three-day meet will have a prelims each day starting at 10:00 a.m., with the Friday and Saturday finals starting at 6:00 p.m. and the Sunday finals starting at 4:30 p.m. All relays will be timed finals and will be swum in the finals session.
• Daily schedule of events
  Friday: 200 Free Relay, 500 Free, 200 Individual Medley, 50 Free, 400 Medley Relay
  Saturday: 200 Medley Relay, 400 Individual Medley, 100 Butterfly, 200 Free, 100 Breaststroke, 100 Backstroke, 800 Free Relay
  Sunday: 1650 Free, 200 Backstroke, 100 Free, 200 Breaststroke, 200 Butterfly, 400 Free Relay
   

Nov. 17 vs Florida Tech | 7 PM
Nov. 18 vs Embry-Riddle | 4 PM | SENIOR NIGHT
Where: Marion Bowman Activities Center | Saint Leo, Fla. 
Records:  SLU 20-6, 14-4 SSC | FIT9-15, 4-14 SSC | ERAU 13-11, 8-10 SSC
Website: SLU | FIT | ERAU
Coverage Links: Live Stats | Video

No. 23 Volleyball Notes

• Saint Leo volleyball will honor its four seniors Saturday afternoon as the Lions close out the regular season with Florida Tech (Nov. 17 7 p.m.) and Embry-Riddle (Nov. 18 4 p.m.).
• The Lions enter at 20-6 and 14-4 SSC after a 3-0 setback at No. 22 Florida Southern on Nov. 14.
• In the loss to the Moccasins, freshman Ashley Quero paced the team with 16 kills on a .481 clip. Anna Garrett led the way in assists with 37 where Jenya Kruglova and Britt Sederholm tallied double-digit digs with 18 and 12, respectively.
• On the year, Quero leads the team 271 kills on a .192 hitting percentage. Anna Garrett leads the team with 984 assists and sits in sixth all-time in school history in career assists heading into the weekend with 1,678. Jenya Kruglova paces the defense with 466 digs where Dallas Jasper has 80 blocks at the net.
• FLORIDA TECH enters Friday's match with a 9-15 record and 4-14 in the SSC. The Panthers have dropped five straight including a 3-0 sweep at Florida Southern on Nov. 11.
• On the year, Olivia Hersey leads the team in attacking with 236 kills on a .239 clip. Kiersten Rosa is the team leader in assists with 632 where Kyra Atkinson is first in digs with 428.
• EMBRY-RIDDLE enters the weekend at 13-11, 8-10 SSC and on a two-match skid after a 3-0 setback at Florida Southern on Nov. 10.
• On the season Melanie Canfield leads the team in kills with 316 and on a .227 clip. Alyssa Rudd leads the way in assists with 910 as Olivia Roa has scooped up 530 digs on the season.
• HEAD-to-HEAD matchups this season: ERAU defeated SLU 3-1 in Daytona Beach on Oct. 20. SLU defeated FIT 3-1 on Oct. 21 in Melbourne.

Nov. 18 at Embry-Riddle | 4:00 PM
Where: ICI Center | Daytona Beach, Fla.
Records:  SLU 1-2, 0-1 SSC | ERAU 3-0, 1-0 SSC
Website: SLU | ERAU
Coverage Links: Live Stats | Video

Women's Basketball Notes

• Saint Leo enters the match coming off a 75-60 loss to Florida Southern on Wednesday, Nov. 15
• Ragen Dotson posted big defensive game on Sat. with five blocks, enters game avg. 11.3 PPG
• Gina Brierley went 4-4 in 3-FG against FSC, leads the Lions offense avg. 12.0 PPG, 3.0 APG
• Off the glass, Brierley and Nikira Hooks avg. 4.7 RPG with 14 on the season
• Saturday marks the first road conference game for the Lions
• Embry-Riddle sits at 3-0 and posted second half comeback against Palm Beach Atlantic (74-60) on Wednesday, Nov. 15
• Tara Fields and Sabrina Whiting showcased 15 points apiece in victory
• As a team, the Eagles shot 45 FG%, 30 3FG%, 63 FT%
• On the season, Whiting avg. 15.0 PPG followed by Fields avg. 14.3 PPG

Nov. 18 at Embry-Riddle | 6:00 PM
Where: ICI Center | Daytona Beach, Fla. 
Records:  SLU 3-3, 1-0 SSC | ERAU 2-1, 0-1 SSC
Website: SLU | ERAU
Coverage Links: Live Stats | Video 

Men's Basketball Notes

• Saint Leo heads on the road for its first SSC contest with a 3-3 record and a 1-0 mark in the SSC. The Lions held off the Florida Southern surge on Nov. 15 to win the conference and home opener 69-68.
• The Lions enter the weekend on a two-game win streak after their win over Florida Southern and previously their 82-77 win over North Alabama on Nov. 12.
• Junior Searcy led the team in points (20), blocks (3) and was third in rebounds (5). Isaiah Hill and Tyreece Brice joined Searcy in double-digits with 12 and 11 points, respectively.
• On the season, Hills leads the team in points per game with 13.2, just ahead of DeAndre King at 10.8. Hill is the team leader with 35 total for a 5.8 rebound per average.
• EMBRY-RIDDLE enters the weekend with a 2-1 record and a 0-1 mark in the Sunshine State Conference after dropping its SSC opener at Palm Beach Atlantic 92-70.
• On the young season, five players average double-digits led by Rudy Bibb-Boyd with 19.7 points per game. Nashad Mackey, who averages 13 ppg, leads the team in rebounding with 30 total, for 10.0 rebounds per game.