LAKELAND, Fla. –  No. 6 Saint Leo Lions second half rally topped the Florida Southern Moccasins 12-10 on Wednesday in Lakeland, Fla. Saint Leo overcame the slow start thanks to a third quarter three goal run to level the scoreboard and a four goal rally in the fourth to steal the win. The conference victory raised the Lions' overall record to 10-1, 4-0 in the Sunshine State Conference.
 
Saint Leo's comeback was led by Charlie Kurtenbach with four goals, one assist, including scoring the second goal in the three goal run in the third and scored again during the Lions' four goal victory rally.
 
"We needed to relax and play our game," explained head coach Brad Jorgensen. "We got a little spooked at the start when their goalkeeper made some really nice saves early."
 
"We are worried about Saturday now. Lynn has a great faceoff guy and we will need to figure out how to play a complete 60-minute game," concluded Jorgensen.
 
The Basics
Final Score: #6 Saint Leo Lions 12, Florida Southern Moccasins 10
Location: Lakeland, Fla.
Records: SLU (9-1, 3-0 SSC) | FSC (7-5, 2-2 SSC)
 
How It Happened...
1Q | Saint Leo couldn't find the back of the Mocs' net in the first 15 minutes of play. Meanwhile, the hosts jumped ahead 2-0 scoring goals at 11:41 and 2:57. | Florida Southern 2-0 |
2Q | Florida Southern continued to pull ahead with another pair of goals in the opening eight minutes of the second quarter. At last, Anthony Visintin assisted by Philip Buque opened the scoring for the Lions at 11:45. Kyle Pauwels finished a pass from Charlie Kurtenbach to slash the Mocs' lead in half, 4-2 at 8:15. The back-and-forth scoring began but the Lions still found themselves down three at the half. | Florida Southern 7-4 |
3Q | Jake Gilmour's unassisted goal set the precedence for the second half of play. After the Mocs snuck in another goal, Saint Leo generated a three goal run to tie the game 8-8: Charlie Kurtenbach assisted by Jake Gilmour was followed by an unassisted Kyle Pauwels goal and two minutes later, Kurtenbach tallied another one, this time unassisted. Florida Southern's Cody Gray answered the equalizer with a late quarter goal. | Florida Southern 9-8 |
4Q | Building on the momentum built in the third, Saint Leo scored four consecutive goals for the comeback win. Julian Taylor assisted by Gilmour leveled the scoreboard once again, 9-9 with 14:43 remaining. Philip Buque unassisted raised the Lions 10-9. Less than two minutes later, Kurtenbach struck again for the two goal cushion. Kyle Puawels finished a pass from Gilmour to ensure the win. Florida Southern battled till the end scoring in with less than a minute to play. | Saint Leo 12-10 |
 
Points to Note

• Saint Leo took 40 shots, picked up 37 ground balls and caused 11 turnovers.
• The Lions won 3-of-25 faceoffs.
• The defense cleared 17-of-20 attempts.
• Charlie Kurtenbach led the offense with five points (4g, 1a) followed by Kyle Pauwels with four goals and Jake Gilmour with four points (1g, 3a).
• Thomas Tatarian earned nine saves facing 30 shots.

For FSC

• Florida Southern took 30 shots, picked up 35 ground balls and caused 11 turnovers.
• The Mocs won 22-of-25 faceoffs.
• The defense cleared 14-of-21 attempts.
• Colin Bayer earned three points (2g, 1a) along with Devin Dyer (1g, 2a).
• Matt Stocks earned 14 saves facing 40 shots.

 
Up Next
The Lions return home on Saturday, April 14 at 1:00 p.m. hosting Lynn to close out the regular home season schedule. Before the faceoff with the Fighting Knights, Saint Leo will honor its 14 graduating seniors.
 
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