Mar. 5-6 at Rollins Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational
Course: Golden Bear Club | Windermere, Fla. | par-72 6,038-yard




Women's Golf Notes

• Saint Leo returns to action after taking second at the Florida Southern Lady Moc Classic on Feb. 20 in Lakeland with a team score of 881 (+17).
• Vilde Eriksen, who took home fourth place, led the Lions for the tournament with a one-under 215. Synne Lauritzen finished in seventh place with a 217 (+1) for the three-round tournament.
• Starting Five: Amanda Jakobsson, Synne Lauritzen, Isabel Nesteus, Izzy Lawrence, Margine Arguello
• Individual: Alexandra Velez, Jasmin Pnaiser
• The Field: No. 1 Nova Southeastern, No. 3 Saint Leo, No. 4 Dallas Baptist, No. 7 Florida Southern, No. 12 Lynn, No. 18 Lee, No. 19 Rollins, No. 25 Tampa, Davenport, Eckerd, Embry-Riddle, Findlay, Florida Tech, Keiser, Limestone, Palm Beach Atlantic, UNC Pembroke, West Florida

Mar. 5 vs Southern Indiana | 3:00 PM
Mar. 6 vs Hillsdale | 3:00 PM
Where: Saint Leo Tennis Center | Saint Leo, Fla.
Records: SLU 3-0 | USI 4-4 | HC 3-4
Coverage Links: (Mar. 5 only) Live Stats | Video


Men's Tennis Notes

• Saint Leo returns to back-to-back action after 11 days off from competition. Last time on the court, the Lions downed Florida Southern 8-1.
• On the season, Thomas Grinberg is 3-0 in no. 1 singles, Jaime Bueno also holds a 3-0 singles record with a no. 2 win and a pair of no. 3 wins. In doubles play, Grinberg and Vincent Suillerot are 2-0 clinching two no. 1 matches.
• Southern Indiana enters the match with a losing skid of three. On Friday, Ferris State University handed the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles a 6-3 loss.
• On Tuesday, the Hillsdale Chargers will look to return to the win column after dropping two matches last week. The Chargers were handed losses at Wayne State (8-1) and by Grand Valley State (6-3).

Mar. 6 at Cedarville | 11:30 AM                                Mar. 7 vs Tiffin | 5:00 PM & 7:00 PM
Mar. 6 vs Ashland | 2:00 PM                                    Where: University Softball Stadium | Saint Leo, Fla.
Where: NTC Complex | Clermont, Fla.                      Records: SLU 14-6 | TU 6-3
Records:  SLU 14-6 | CU 4-4 | AU 4-2                         Coverage Links: Live Stats | Video
Coverage Links: Live Stats | Video 

Softball Notes

• No. 8 Softball heads to Clermont for a pair of neutral games against Cedarville and Ashland.
• Saint Leo had a tough go of it with Embry-Riddle as the Eagles got the sweep 3-2, 4-0, and 5-4 over the weekend.
• Kacie Kelly and Ashley Morris continue to be a great combo in the top of the Lions lineup, but it been the emergence of Sarah Pauscher and Bethany Kursch in the Lions lineup that has added some firepower. Pauscher and Kursch have a combined four home runs on the year along with 26 runs driven in.
• Alison Mitts continues to be the Lions ace supporting a 6-2 record over her 59.2 innings pitched.
• Cedarville will continue their busy schedule as they have 10 more games over the next five days. Their latest win, a 5-2 decision over Mercyhurst, pushed them back to .500 on the year.
• Jessica Steger is carrying the Yellow Jackets offensively with two home runs and eight RBIs on the year.
• Ashland is coming in with a 4-2 record, but the Eagles will play three more games before they face the Lions Tuesday afternoon.
• Erika Farst leads the team in batting average at .417, but it's Paige Summers who has five more RBIs than anyone else on the team with a total of nine over the first six games.
• Saint Leo will then come home for a doubleheader versus Tiffin on Wednesday evening.
• Tiffin stands in at 6-3 after dropping a pair against Eckerd College 7-1 and 7-4. The Dragons will face Rollins on Monday before they take on Saint Leo.
• Jamie Sevenish leads the Dragons with an even .400 batting average, while her counterpart Sierra Besser-Paul has nine RBIs in nine games.

Mar. 6 vs Tiffin | 3:00 PM & 6:00 PM
Where: Thomas B. Southard Stadium | Saint Leo, Fla.
Records:  SLU 13-2 | TU 1-2
Coverage Links: Live Stats | Video

Baseball Notes

• No. 18 Baseball is coming off of a three game sweep of Barry 9-7, 16-6, and 15-12 last weekend. The 3-game sweep of Barry pushed the Lions win streak to nine.
• The Lions take a break from conference play as the Tiffin University Dragons come to town for a brief doubleheader.
• The 13-2 Lions have been lead offensively by their 3-4 hitters, Peyton Isaacson and Brett Coffel. The 1-2 punch has a combined .389 batting average, 15 doubles, 11 home runs, and 39 RBIs over the 15 game played for the green and gold.
• Peyton Isaacson and Drew Tumbelty continue to deal from the bullpen. Tumbelty is 2-0 and has three saves in his 12.2 innings logged, while Isaacson has nine strikeouts and seven saves in his seven appearances this season.
• Tiffin is coming with a 1-2 record after splitting a doubleheader against Ohio Dominican last Monday.
• As a team, Tiffin has scored eight runs over their first three games while hitting .178 on the year.

Mar. 7 vs Rollins | 3:00 PM
Where: Saint Leo Tennis Center | Saint Leo, Fla.
Records: SLU 4-2, 1-2 SSC | RC 3-5, 1-2 SSC


Women's Tennis Notes

• Saint Leo returns to conference competition after sealing a 6-3 win over Flagler on Saturday.
• On the season, Kristyna Jurkova is 6-0 reigning in no. 2 singles. Marta Vicens Miquel holds a 3-3 no. 1 singles record while Madeleine Gauthier and Fabiola Cardenas each enter the match with a 5-1 singles record. In doubles, Vicens Miquel and Maja Pindelska are 3-2 in the no. 1 doubles spot. Gauthier and Jurkova have a 2-3 mark in no. 2 doubles together.
• Rollins rolled over Mt. St. Mary's on Wednesday 7-0.
• On the season, Marie Debruyn has earned a 5-3 singles record seeing time in no. 5 and no. 6. Alexandra Borg enters 4-3 in singles after time playing in no. 1, no. 2 and no. 3. The Tars are 12-12 in doubles play led by Alexandra Borg and Fabriana Vitanza with a 3-3 mark in no. 1 followed by Savanna Fuller and Carlye Goldman, also 3-3 in no. 2 doubles.

Mar. 7 vs Tusculum | 4:00 PM
Where: University Turf Stadium | Saint Leo, Fla.
Records: SLU 5-0 | TC 2-4
Coverage Link: Live Stats 

Women's Lacrosse Notes

• Saint Leo's 2-0 weekend was led by Leslie Ferguson scoring 10 goals, three assists and picking up two ground balls. On Sunday at Lenior-Rhyne, Ferguson tallied a school single game record high of six goals.
• Kaylah Walstad netted eight goals and assisted in one while earning four ground balls.
• Sarah Pierson and Delaney Chrisco dominated the draw control, Pierson with 12, Chrisco earned 11.
• In goal, Erin Davis posted a .550 save percentage showcasing 11 saves in 105 minutes of action.
• Tusculum enters the week with two consecutive losses after facing Concordia – St. Paul (13-11) and #1 Florida Southern (22-7). Before visiting University Turf Stadium, The Pioneers will stop at Tampa University on Monday for a 7:00 p.m. start.
• On the season, Juliette Cusano has racked up 16 goals and two assists while winning 32 draw controls. She has picked up 17 ground balls and caused seven turnovers.
• Rachel Holmes has also tallied double figure goals with 12 along with an assist and 13 ground balls.