SAINT LEO, Fla. – The Saint Leo women's basketball team dropped a 74-60 decision to Eckerd Wednesday night in the Marion Bowman Activities Center. The loss snapped a four-game win streak for Saint Leo, while Eckerd recorded its seventh straight win.
 
Saint Leo (14-13, 10-9 SSC) was paced once again by its' rookie point guard, Amanda Ulrich. The Secaucus, N.J. product compiled 24 points and eight rebounds. She was followed by Alani Gallagher and Gina Brierley with 14 and 11 points, respectively. Alex Button grabbed a game-high nine rebounds but was held to six points.
 
Eckerd (20-5, 16-3) pulled ahead in the second quarter, going on a 17-0 run. The Lions' cold bout lasted for over eight minutes. Saint Leo finally marked the scoreboard again with three good free throws, which cut the Triton's largest lead of 14 points back down to 11 for a halftime score of 41-30.
 
Saint Leo shut down Eckerd in the opening minutes of the third quarter. The Green and Gold broke out a 11-2 run to cut the gap to two points, 43- 41, at 6:19. Despite the quick turnaround efforts, the Tritons found their rhythm again, forcing the Lions to trail by nine. Eckerd took the fourth quarter for the ultimate 14-point victory.
 
Quotables
"As bad as we all want to win every game, it was just not in the cards tonight," said head coach Anthony Crocitto. "We need to play more consistent and be more efficient to be a very good team like Eckerd."
 
"While Alani Gallagher and Amanda Ulrich spearheaded the scoring, we need to stick to our formula and be much more consistent. We're always about progress. Today showed progress and promise to be very, very good."
 
"We are very excited to host a playoff game and hope many people come out to support these women."
 

Beyond the Boxscore

• Ulrich's 24-points is her third straight 20-plus performance, recording her ninth career, and her 23^rd game scoring double-digits.
• Saint Leo will host the Sunshine State Conference quarterfinals as the SSC fourth seed on Tuesday, March 3. The hosting rights to the postseason in the program's first time drawing a top-four seed to be a home in the tournament.

 
Next
Saint Leo will close out the regular season on Saturday, Feb. 29 at 5:30 p.m. at Barry.  
 
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