Jan. 30 vs Eckerd | 5:30 PM
Where: Marion Bowman Activities Center | Saint Leo, Fla.
Records: SLU 8-11, 3-8 SSC | EC 12-6, 7-4 SSC
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Women's Basketball Notes
- The Saint Leo women's basketball team pulled out a 66-59 win against Palm Beach Atlantic on Saturday. The Lions were paced by Casey Wortley who had a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Olivia Lough tied Wortley for the team lead with 14 points as well. Asia Royster and Alani Gallagher rounded out the double-digit scorers with 12 and 11 points, respectively. Gina Brierley registered nine points and 11 rebounds in the win.
- On the season, Wortley averages a team-high 10.3 PPG. She also leads the Lions in rebounding with 6.1 RPG.
- Eckerd secured a 71-66 win Saturday afternoon over Florida Tech. The Tritons raced out to an early lead following a 15-1 run to start the game and stayed in control of the tempo from there.
- On the season, Mikayla Kuehne dominates outside the three-point line, making over half her shots (21-41). Chelsea Johnson leads the team offensively averaging 13.1 PPG.
- The Matchup: Saint Leo averages 57.2 PPG, shooting a team 36.8-field goal percentage. Eckerd hits the road averaging 72.1 PPG game, shooting a team 43.3-field goal percentage. Off the glass, Eckerd averages more rebounds with 35.4 RPG over Saint Leo's 34.8 RPG.
- Last Meeting: The Tritons swept the Lions back on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018, 85-47. Although Gina Brierley went 4-9 from the field earning 11 points and contributed an assist and two steals, the Lions weren't able to pull out the win.
Jan. 30 vs Eckerd | 7:30 PM
Where: Marion Bowman Activities Center | Saint Leo, Fla.
Records: SLU 9-10, 6-5 SSC | EC 15-4, 8-3 SSC
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Men's Basketball Notes
- Saint Leo is coming off a 71-68 overtime win over Palm Beach Atlantic on Saturday where Kyran McClure notched 27 points, 11 of the 14 overtime points. Junior Searcy joined McClure in double-figures with 12.
- On the year, McClure and Searcy still pace the team as the no. 1 and no. 2 leading scorers with 17.1 points per game and 11.8 ppg. Isaiah Hill is a close third in double-digits with 9.9 ppg.
- Eckerd enters the mid-week matchup on a three-game win streak, with a most recent 87-77 decision over Florida Tech, where Drushaun McLaurn led the way with 22 points ahead of Myron Hagins at 19, Gianni Dailey at 14 and Marquis Gilbert at 13 points.
- On the year, three Tritons average double-figures in McLaurn at 17.3, Hagins at 12.2 and Marco Behori at 10.4 ppg.
- The Matchup: Eckerd edges Saint Leo in scoring per game at 75.5 to 73.9 where the Tritons hold opponents to just 68.6 ppg to the Lions' 74.8. If the game were to head to overtime, Saint Leo holds the two-point advantage in each teams one overtime game, 14-12.
- The Series: Eckerd enters with the upper hand owning the last 10 years at 13-6 over Saint Leo where in the last 10 meetings, the Tritons hold a two game advantage, 6-4. The earlier matchup this season, Eckerd defeated Saint Leo 83-69 in St. Petersburg. The Lions last win came in 2016 with an 87-84 win over then-no.10/11 Eckerd at the Marion Bowman Activities Center.