SAINT LEO, Fla. – The Saint Leo University Men's basketball team is set for a special Tuesday night, as Fritz makes his grand return to the Marion Bowman Activities Center in the Lions' contest against the Keiser Seahawks.
 
Saint Leo (5-3, 2-1 SSC) now rides a three-game winning streak, coming off an upset win over #13 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) 76-75 before downing Palm Beach Atlantic 82-70.  The Lions' field defense averaged under 39% of shots allowed to the Eagles and Sailfish while hitting over a combined 53% from the field.
 
Sophomore Guard Grant Disken had one of the biggest impacts in Saint Leo's upset victory over #13 Embry-Riddle (Fla.), hitting a go-ahead corner three late in the game before scoring the game-winning basket off a fade-away jumper that gave the Lions a 76-75 win.  Disken has now shot 60% or better in the team's last three contests.
 
Freshman Guard Owen Pawlikowski has continued to smoothly adjust to NCAA play, recently hitting a combined 75% from the field that included draining five of six shots from beyond the perimeter.
 
The SUN meets Sunshine State, as Keiser (5-3, 3-1 SUN) is part of the NAIA's Sun Conference.  While Tuesday is considered an exhibition for the Seahawks, the team will look to bounce back from an 85-58 defeat to Webber International.  KU has four players averaging double digits in scoring and shooting 43% from the court.
 
Fifth-Year Guard Core'Von Lott leads KU in scoring (16.6 points), shooting nearly 40% from the floor, while tallying 3.5 assists.  The Chicago, Ill. native has been reliable at the free-throw line, shooting an impressive 89.7%.  Defensively, Lott posts 2.4 steals a game.
 
Keiser also holds its own in the paint, with two players averaging a block a game in Forward Shaq Harris (1.4) and Guard Brandon Younger (1.0).
 
Tipoff at the Marion Bowman Activities Center is slated for 7:30 p.m.  Fans attending the game are encouraged to wear as much white as possible.  Link to purchase tickets, as well as live links to follow the game, can be accessed below:
 
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