TAMPA, Fla. – Saint Leo men's basketball started off hot inside the Bob Martinez Athletics Center in Tampa against Alabama-Huntsville, but dropped game one to the Chargers, 69-57.
 
Saint Leo (0-1) saw Junior Searcy and Isaiah Hill pace the Green and Gold on the day scoring in double-figures. Searcy tallied a team-high 17 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the field. Searcy capped off the season opener with five rebounds and four assists.
 
Hill notched 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting with three rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal. Tyler Carter scored eight points and hauled in nine rebounds in his Green and Gold debut.
 
The Chargers (1-0) were led by Sam Orf and Seth Swalve, who each tallied double-digits. Orf scored a game-high 22 points with seven rebounds where Swalve scored 11 points.
 
How It Happened

• Saint Leo opened up the game on a 7-0 run behind Isaiah Hill's five points and Junior Searcy's layup.
• The Chargers cut the deficit to one point with 3:31 to play, 30-29, before closing the half on a 6-0 run to tie things at 35-35.
• The Lions climbed out to a six point lead in the second half, 41-35, before UAH answered with a 6-0 run evening the score, 41-41.
• The Chargers would take the lead, 43-41 with 16:20 to play, and never look back, eventually building out to their largest lead of 12 points with 40-ticks left and the final on two free throws by Seth Swalve.

Up Next
Saint Leo remains in action in Tampa, Fla. on Sunday, Nov. 11, when the Green and Gold takes on Montevallo at 1 p.m.

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