General Oct 10, 2019

Lions Ledger: Men's Soccer and Women's Golf Host Events for Lions Athletics

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Saint Leo cross country heads to Charlotte, N.C. to participate in the Royals XC Challenge.
The Lions return to action after the men's squad took home first place at the FLRunners.com Invitational with 28 points where the women's team took third with 75 points
Pierre Galbourdin paced the men with a second-place finish in a time of 27:36.10. In a race where the team was tuning-up and running together, Galbourdin found himself in the top-5 pack early in the race and went for the top-spot.
Kathrin Halter finished as the top female runner as the women's team ran in a tight knit group with just milliseconds splitting runners. Halter finished at 21:15.70, with Paige Patterson finishing at 21:15.90. The Lions saw runners take spots 13 thru 20 with just 00:00.60 splitting the five runners.
Two years ago, the men's team took fourth of 22 teams at the Royals XC Challenge where the Green and Gold placed two runners inside the top-7 in Ronald Cheserek (first overall, 23:48.0) and Anthony Deleva (seventh, 24:29.0).
At the 2017 Royals XC Challenge, the women's team took third out of 25 teams with two runners in the top-six. Colett Rampf paced the field with a first-place finish in a time of 17:05.0 while Alyssa Bayliff took sixth overall at 17:52.0.

Saint Leo hits the road for a pair of Sunshine State Conference contests including a battle with league leader Embry-Riddle on Friday.
Embry-Riddle swept the season series a year ago against the Lions. The wins were the second and third over the Lions for the Eagles since they began playing a Sunshine State Conference schedule in 2015.
Saint Leo has won 13-straight matches against the Panthers of Florida Tech. The last loss by the Lions in the series came back on Oct. 5, 2012 in Melbourne, a 3-2 setback, which snapped another double-digit Lions' win streak in the series. The Lions swept the Panthers 3-0 in both meetings last season.
Senior Anilise Fitzi continues to lead the Lions this season in both kills and blocks. She now has 157 kills over the first 15 matches and 64 blocks, 24 more than her nearest teammate. She also ranks second in the SSC in hitting percentage at .382.
Embry-Riddle enters the weekend coming off its first loss of the season as the Eagles fell at home to 25th-ranked Barry 3-1. The Eagles are now 9-1 on the year and 5-1 in SSC play. The Lions and Eagles have played four similar opponents including Barry, Florida Southern, Eckerd and Palm Beach Atlantic. The Lions are 2-2 in those match ups with losses at Barry and at home to Eckerd. The Eagles are 3-1 with their lone loss coming at home versus Barry.
Junior Jordan Schumacher leads the Eagles with 129 kills this season while freshman Jenna Bishop leads on the defensive side with 37 total blocks. Senior Olivia Roa was named Defensive Player of the Week in the SSC earlier this year while senior setter Alyssa Rudd took home Setter of the Week honors and junior Melanie Canfield was named Offensive Player of the Week.
Florida Tech enters the weekend with a 2-12 record including a 1-5 conference mark. The Panthers have lost two-straight and their lone conference victory came on the road at Florida Southern, 3-0. The Lions and Panthers have faced four similar opponents this season including Barry, FSC, Eckerd and PBA. The Lions went 2-2 versus those foes while the Panthers were 1-3.
Junior Audrey Keenan leads the Panthers with 141 kills this season, nearly double her nearest teammate. Junior Jocelyn Garcia leads in blocking with 37 this season including five solo stops.

Saint Leo enters the weekend looking to bounce back from Wednesday's 3-1 loss to No. 11 Rollins. In the midweek action, Carolina Solis-Deleon converted a penalty kick to log the Lions' lone goal.
On the season, Solis-Deleon leads the Green and Gold's offense with four goals.
Goalkeeper Julia Ortiz holds a 5-4-1 season mark, registering six saves on Wednesday.
The Barry Buccaneers host the Lions following a 3-2 win over the Lynn University Fighting Knights. Bucs senior Sofia de la Puente led the charge with two goals. On the season, she holds the leading scorer title with five goals.
Between the pipes, junior Maddie Hart-Pomerantz saved seven out of nine shots while facing the Fighting Knights.
Last meeting on Oct. 20, 2018, the Lions fell in a 2-0 loss to the visiting Barry Buccaneers.

Saint Leo clinched an overtime thriller (3-2) on Wednesday at Rollins. Dylan Moriera settled the back-and-forth action in the opening minute of the second overtime. Elias Niesigk, assisted by Federico Tellechea, struck first in the 26th minute followed by Gabriel Rickmann's unassisted goal in the 67th minute.
The midweek barnburner lifted Niesigk's season goal count to three alongside three assists as the team's point leader. Federico Toschi has also netted three goals with a pair of assists.
In the net, Wessel Berenschot's five save performance at Rollins improved his season mark to 3-3. He enters the weekend with 23 saves, 0.742 save percentage, and a 1.37 goals against record.
Barry was unable to fend off the Fighting Knights on Wednesday. The Bucs two goal start didn't last as Lynn took home a 3-2 decision. Lukas Boerner scored the Fighting Knights first and third goals, bookending Levin Sandmann's goal.
Kasper Hedegaard leads the Bucs offense with four goals. Meanwhile, Mirko Ronchi has earned 51 saves in the net.
Last meeting, on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018, the No. 19 Bucs downed the Lions 4-2.

Saint Leo women's golf returns to action after a comeback win at the Golfweek DII Fall Invitational where the Lions held onto a one-stroke win over no. 1 Dallas Baptist.
The tournament was shortened which positioned the Lions to erase a 10-stroke difference from third to first but carding just a six-over final round Tuesday, allowed for the Green and Gold to overcome and take home the tournament title.
Francesca Santoni paced the Green and Gold at the Golfweek Invite, taking home medalist honors going wire-to-wire to win her first tournament in the Green and Gold. The Torbole sul Garda, Italy native carded a four-under 140 after rounds of 68 (-4) and 72 (E).
Lineup: Synne Lauritzen, Francesca Santoni, Izzy Lawrence, Isabel Nesteus, Rose Morissette
Individuals: Jasmin Pnaiser, Lucille Lambert, Louise Henningsson
Field (WGCA 9/20) : Saint Leo (no. 8), Florida Southern (no. 15), Tampa (no. 16), Rollins (no. 13), Palm Beach Atlantic, Eckerd, West Florida, Anderson, Central Missouri (no. 25)
RESULTS

Saint Leo men's golf heads to Innisbrook Resort to take on the Copperhead Championship after taking sixth at the Shark Invitational.
The Green and Gold took sixth at 887 (+23) behind Alberto Castagnara's 13th place finish at five-over 221.
A year ago, the Lions took ninth at the Copperhead Championship with a score of 877 (+25) as Castagnara and Oliver Lilliedahl tied for 24th at 217 (+4).
Lineup: Alberto Castagnara, Dave Longhini, Antoine Beaupre-Vachon, Kevin Johnson, Oliver Lilliedahl
Field: Barry, Columbus State, Georgia College, Georgia Southwestern, Florida Southern, Florida Tech, Lander, Limestone, Lincoln Memorial, Lynn, Nova Southeastern, Queen's (N.C.), Saint Leo, Valdosta State, West Florida, Wingate
RESULTS

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Players Mentioned

Ronald Cheserek: 6' 0"; Sophomore

Anthony Deleva: 5' 7"; Senior

Colett Rampf: 5' 3"; Senior

Alyssa Bayliff: 5' 6"; Senior

#10 Anilise Fitzi: MB; 5' 11"; Senior; Business

#1 Julia Ortiz: GK; 5' 8"; Senior; Sport Business

#2 Carolina Solis-Deleon: M; 5' 3"; Sophomore

#00 Wessel Berenschot: GK; 6' 0"; Senior

#11 Elias Niesigk: F; 6' 0"; Graduate Student

Antoine Beaupre-Vachon: 6' 2"; Junior

Players Mentioned

Ronald Cheserek
: 6' 0"; Sophomore

Anthony Deleva
: 5' 7"; Senior

Colett Rampf
: 5' 3"; Senior

Alyssa Bayliff
: 5' 6"; Senior

#10 Anilise Fitzi
: 5' 11"; Senior; Business
: MB

#1 Julia Ortiz
: 5' 8"; Senior; Sport Business
: GK

#2 Carolina Solis-Deleon
: 5' 3"; Sophomore
: M

#00 Wessel Berenschot
: 6' 0"; Senior
: GK

#11 Elias Niesigk
: 6' 0"; Graduate Student
: F

Antoine Beaupre-Vachon
: 6' 2"; Junior