Men's Basketball Feb 06, 2018

Lions Ledger: Basketballs host Nova Southeastern in midweek action

Saint Leo hosts Nova Southeastern with a 9-14, 4-11 SSC record after its most recent win against Florida Tech 62-54.
Delaney Bernard had a career day scoring 18 points going 4-of-7 from the field, 4-of-6 from behind the arc, and a perfect 6-of-6 at the line. While Nikira Hooks and Day Jackson provided a spark from the bench adding 19 points and 12 rebounds collectively.
Alani Gallagher leads the team with 8.8 points as well as 6.0 rebounds on the season.
Gina Brierley is just 22 assists away from 100 on the season and is currently averaging 3.39 assists per game.
Nova Southeastern are entering Wednesday's game with a 10-10, 6-8 SSC record after a 70-57 win over Embry-Riddle this past Saturday.
In that game, Alison Hughes poured in 23 points while going 6-9 from downtown. Hughes was one of five Sharks to put up double figures in the win over Embry-Riddle.
Hughes leads the team in scoring with 13 points per game while shooting 47% from the field, 47% from beyond the arc, and 80% from the charity stripe.
Skyla Osceola is averaging 3.6 assists per game with a team-high 72 assists on the season.
MATCHUP: NSU holds the season series at 1-0 after a 64-44 win at Nova Southeastern. Alison Hughes and Maria Bardeeva carried the Sharks offensively with 19 and 17 points respectively. Meanwhile as a team, they shot 50% from the field. Alani Gallagher lead the Lions with 14 points on the night, while Gina Brierley added 10 points and five assists.

Saint Leo enters on a three-game win streak with a 12-14 and 8-7 SSC record.
The Lions picked up two road wins last week with a 58-53 win at Tampa followed by a 74-72 come-from-behind win at Florida Tech. In the win at Florida Tech, Daniel Duarte scored a career-high 22 points as Drago Popovic picked up his first career double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds.
On the year, Junior Searcy leads the team in scoring, 12.2 points per game, and is third in rebounding at 4.5 rebounds per game. Searcy remains in second in total blocks with 19, trailing Pape Ngom at 22.
Nova Southeastern travels to Saint Leo on a two-game win streak, holding a 14-6, 8-6 SSC record on the year. The Sharks defeated Embry-Riddle 89-65 in their recent outing. Four players scored in double-figures led by David Dennis and Malik Hardy, who each scored 19 points.
On the year, Dennis leads the team in scoring with 20.7 points per game while leading the team in rebounds, 6.4 per game and total assists with 143.
MATCHUP: In the first meeting of the season, the Sharks prevailed in overtime in Ft. Lauderdale after erasing the Lions' lead. NSU outscored the Lions 12-4 in overtime. DeAndre King led the Lions with 17 points on 5-of-12 shooting from downtown. David Dennis led the Sharks with 26 points on 10-of-19 shooting from the field.

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