SAINT LEO, Fla. – The Saint Leo women's basketball team lost 70-54 at home on Saturday afternoon against Tampa in a Sunshine State Conference (SSC) matchup.

Head coach Anthony Crocitto stated, "We've done a decent job with the bigs through our first seven games, just not today. Too much 1-on-1 got to us. We had some different legs out there and they were fighting for playing time, whether it's Sadia or Kyra. We went a little smaller with Taydra and Alanis so when you get smaller you get quicker and feistier and we picked up a little more aggressively in the half court, but it was too little too late. We got to work on post D, it's different matchups. Every game is going to be a fight, and our journey right here is Eckerd, Tampa, and Embry-Riddle and its difficult in the whole league, but God is great, He's going to deliver for us and we're going to keep on working."

Saint Leo was held to a 30.9 shooting percentage and went 6-for-25 from beyond the arc. The Green and Gold held the edge on second chance points, 10-6, while also leading in the bench points category, 20-6. The Lions looked to push the ball with 20 fastbreak points.

Sophomore Olivia Agunzo led Saint Leo with 15 points in addition to three rebounds, and two assists. Junior Alanis Diaz scored 14 points and grabbed nine boards in 32 minutes of play. Freshman Vanessa McManus notched 11 points, three rebounds, and one assist. Junior Taydra Simpson collected six boards along with two steals, two assists, one block, and three points.

The Lions return to action on Saturday, December 14 as they travel to face Embry-Riddle in an SSC bout at 4 p.m.