Oct. 12 at South Florida Invitational | 5 PM 
Where: University of South Florida | Tampa, Fla.


Cross Country Notes

• The Lions wrap up their regular season Friday night at the South Florida Invitational.  
• Saint Leo is coming off a pair of top-five finishes at the Disney Cross Country Classic where the men took third and the women placed fifth. 
• Freshman Paige Patterson made her debut for the Green and Gold last weekend and led the squad as she placed eighth out of the 196-strong field. She completed the 5K course in 18:49.95 to place her name among the top-30 5K times in program history.  
• Junior transfer Shawn Bell, sophomore Tadgh McGinty and sophomore Shane Bracken ran at the front of the pack for the men at Disney as they finished 16^th, 17^th and 20^th, respectively, at the event. 

Oct. 12 vs Lynn | 7 PM                         
Oct. 13 vs Barry | 4 PM 
Where: Marion Bowman Activities Center | Saint Leo, Fla.
Records:  SLU 9-10, SSC 6-5 | LU 11-8, SSC 5-7 | BU 18-2, SSC 10-2
Coverage Links: Live Stats | Video

Volleyball Notes

• The Lions face a pair of tough opponents who they split with earlier this season on the road.
• Saint Leo leads the all-time series with Lynn, 28-14, and the Lions have won nine of the last 10 meetings between the two programs. The last win by the Fighting Knights in the series came Nov. 11, 2016 in Boca Raton, 3-2. Lynn has not defeated the Lions in Saint Leo since Sept. 22, 2012, a string of five-straight defeats.
• Earlier this season, Saint Leo defeated Lynn 3-1 in Boca Raton. Senior Dallas Jasper led the Lions with 15 kills while compiling a .500 hitting percentage. Sophomore Ashley Quero chipped in 14 kills and a pair of blocks. The Fighting Knights were led by Sonja Udovcic who had 14 kills and 18 digs to lead the team in both categories.
• Lynn has won three of its last five matches on the season including victories over Rollins, Florida Tech and Embry-Riddle. The Fighting Knights' offense and defense comes from the duo of Sonja Udovcic (3.74 kps/3.79 dps) and Rafaela Fonseca (3.40 kps/3.41 dps) who lead Lynn in both kills and digs per set. Marcella De Vuono (0.90 bps) and Lauren Odom (0.80 bps) patrol the net for the Fighting Knights.
• Saint Leo has a slight 6-4 lead in the series with Barry over the last 10 matches including having won three of the last four meetings. The Buccaneers snapped the Lions' three-match win streak in the series earlier this season in Miami Shores.
• Barry held Saint Leo without a double-digit attacker in the 3-0 sweep earlier this season. The Lions were led by Jasper and junior Nina Vattovaz who each had seven kills in the match. The Bucs placed two hitters in double-digits as Kristina Filimonova and Megi Buvinic finished with 16 and 15 kills, respectively.
• Barry enters this weekend 18-2 on the season with 16, 3-0 sweeps and its only two losses coming to top-10 ranked teams. Filimonova (3.65 kps) and Buvinic (3.39 kps) lead the high powered offense while Audren Rose (5.53 dps) patrols the back line. Stassy Samokhvalova (1.33 bps) has been a strong presence at the net defensively for the Bucs.

Oct. 13 vs  Nova Southeastern | 7 PM 
Where: University Soccer Field | Saint Leo, Fla. 
Records:  SLU 3-7-1, SSC 1-4-1 | NSU 9-5-1, SSC 4-2-1  
Coverage Links: Live Stats | Video

Women's Soccer Notes

• Saint Leo earned a convincing 6-1 win over Webber International on Wednesday after two visits to overtime last week. The Green and Gold's six goals were netted by five different strikers while dominating the shot count (30-10).
• Brianna Thompson scored her first collegiate goal during her two-goal game in the midweek contest.
• Adriana Tirado, Raylyn Straubmuller, and Scarlett Cooper each tallied their first goals while wearing the Green and Gold.
• Bailey Hern also marked up the scoreboard, earning her second goal of the season.
• In goal, Julia Ortiz earned a save in 45 minutes of work. Alexis Middleton earned her first collegiate appearance to close out the goal tending responsibilities. Middleton also earned one stop in 45 minutes.
• On the season, Carolina Solis-Deleon enters the weekend as the Lions' leading goal scorer with five goals. Ortiz has earned 40 stops while earning a 0.667 save percentage.
• Nova Southeastern visits the Lions coming off a two-game win streak after defeating Florida Southern (2-1) and Palm Beach Atlantic (3-2).
• Emma Heikkila, the Sharks' leading goal scorer, tallied the game-winner in the 86^th minute over PBA on Wednesday on the road. Heikkila visits Saint Leo with seven goals, four assists followed by Adanna Edwards with six goals, three assists.
• In goal, Natalie Robayna earned two saves, moving her season total to 28. Robayna has started in all seven games of action seen while earning a 0.718 save percentage.

 
Oct. 13 at #20 Nova Southeastern | 7 PM                 
Where: NSU Soccer Complex | Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.                                    
Records:  SLU 3-9, SSC 0-6 | NSU 9-3, SSC 5-2                                     
Coverage Links: Live Stats | Video            

Men's Soccer Notes

• Saint Leo topped Flagler 2-1 in a second half comeback on Wednesday. Elias Niesigk netted the equalizer followed by a game winning header by Haydn Dickinson.
• Saint Leo leading goal scorer, Nieisigk scored the Lions' first goal, his fourth of the season, in the 67^th minute. He was assisted by Noah Nixon.
• In the 83^rd minute, Karl Nyman set up Haydn Dickinson for the game winner, Dickinson's third goal of the season, Nyman's first collegiate assist.
• Wessel Berenschot earned the win in goal after a save. Berenschot enters the weekend with 32 saves, 0.696 save percentage.
• Nova Southeastern took its third loss of the season on Wednesday from #4 Palm Beach Atlantic (1-0). Before Wednesday, the Sharks had only dropped decisions to Barry (2-1) and Mississippi College (3-1). Nova topped the shot count 10-8 against PBA but a 76^th minute Sailfish good PK was enough to steal the game.
• Sebastian Loibl leads the Sharks' offense with 10 goals, five assists. He is followed by Darwin Lom with seven goals, four assists.
• Goalkeeper, Brian Lopez, was forced to take the loss after earning one save on Wednesday. Lopez enters the game with a 2-2 record, 11 saves, and a 0.733 save percentage.
• Titouan Le Roux has earned nine game starts in goal for the Sharks. He has posted 18 saves while earning a 0.692 save percentage.