SAINT LEO, Fla. – The Saint Leo women's basketball team will look to get themselves back into the win column when they travel to Lakeland, Florida to play Florida Southern University of the Sunshine State Conference.

Last Game
The Lions kept up with the visiting Lynn Fighting Knights throughout the whole course of the game Saturday evening. The weekend conference showdown featured a tight matchup with both teams exchanging the lead seven times with nine ties throughout the course of the evening. The Fighting Knights were able to pull away late, defeating Saint Leo, 78-71. Amanda Ulrich led the charge with her 22 points. The senior from Secaucus, New Jersey shot 7-of-15 from the field and 2-of-6 from downtown. Kiki McIntyre finished second on the team in points with 16.

Player to Watch
Ulrich heads into the midweek showdown currently leads the Sunshine State conference in scoring with 287 points on the year. The senior is averaging a team-high 19.1 points per game. She currently sits in 12^th  in the conference for field goal percentage at .495, eighth in free throw percentage at .845, and fourth in three pointers made at 34.

Players Ranked in the SSC
Alex Button currently sits ninth place in the Sunshine State Conference with her .503 field goal percentage. Button sits in ninth in three point percentage at .412, eighth in three pointers made with 28, seventh in blocks with 10, and 12^th in free throw percentage at .825.

Kiki McIntyre heads into the midweek battle currently leading the Sunshine State conference as well as the Lions defense with 47 steals.

Jumoke Adaramoye sits in tenth in the conference for steals with 26.

Tamara Shash sits tenth in blocks with seven.

Scouting Florida Southern
Florida Southern is led by newly promoted head coach Megan Dzikas as the leader of their program. Dzikas has been serving as the interim head coach for the Mocs since August 2022. The Mocs currently sit in 5^th place in the Sunshine State Conference at 4-3. Florida Southern is led by fifth year forward Ashley Shell who leads the Mocs offense with 14.1 points per game, and 7.1 rebounds per game.



Upcoming
The Lions will stay on the road and travel to Fort Lauderdale for a weekend matchup against Nova Southeastern University Saturday, January 15^th . Tipoff is scheduled for 2:00 PM.

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