WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – #8 Saint Leo men's lacrosse team brought home a 23-5 win from Palm Beach Atlantic on Thursday. The decisive win raised the Lions' overall record to 8-1, 2-0 in the Sunshine State Conference while extending the program's win streak to four.

Kyle Pauwels locked onto the Sailfish net scoring seven goals. Meanwhile, Charlie Kurtenbach put up six points from two goals and four assists.

Thomas Tatarian snagged nine saves in 45 minutes of work while protecting the Lions' net.

The Basics
Final Score: #10 Saint Leo Lions 23, Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish 5
Location: West Palm Beach, Fla.
Records: SLU (8-1, 2-0 SSC) | PBA (4-8, 1-2 SSC)

How It Happened...
1Q | Kyle Pauwels scored three goals in the first six minutes. The Lions blanked the Sailfish 8-0 in the first stanza of play. Saint Leo took 17 shots while the defense allowed only three PBA shots to be taken. | Saint Leo 8-0 |
2Q | Pauwels added three more goals to his tally in the second 15 minutes of play. Brendan Fischer snuck by the Lions defense to earn the hosts' first goal of the game with 5:43 minutes remaining in the half. | Saint Leo 14-1 |
3Q | A slow start surrendered two goals to the Sailfish. Kurtenbach found Pauwels to get the Lions back on track, his seventh goal, 34^th goal of the season. Andrew Buck and Conner Knaresboro each recorded their first goal of the season. | Saint Leo 19-3 |
4Q | Philip Buque and Dalton Baron put up another pair on the scoreboard for Saint Leo. PBA broke throw the Lions backline, 21-4. Julian Taylor from Kurtenbach and an unassisted goal by Matt Shand wrapped up the Lions' scoring. The Sailfish hit one more goal at 3:29. | Saint Leo 23-5 |

Points to Note

• Saint Leo took 52 shots, placing 34 on frame
• Kyle Pauwels led scoring with seven, Charlie Kurtenbach put up six points
• Saint Leo earned 13 saves, 45 ground balls while committing only 10 turnovers

For PBA

• PBA took 31 shots, placing 18 shots on frame
• Jackson Miller and Anthony Cresto each scored a pair of goals
• PBA earned 11 saves, 36 ground balls while committing 21 turnovers

Up Next
On Wednesday, April 4 at 7:00 p.m. the Lions hosts the Rollins Tars at University Turf Stadium.

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