It was senior night for the Lady Lions of the Women’s Basketball Team. The team honored their two seniors, Elise Clyburn and Christina “Hollywood” Granville. Both ladies have contributed massively to the program. Their efforts have been appreciated and will continue beyond long after the final game that they play.
The Men of the basketball team had a hard run against Eckerd as their offense and their free throw making skills were the deciding factor that led to a heartbreaking and shocking 69-68 loss in the Bowman Center during the season finale.
COO of Dover Motor Sports, Mike Tatoian spoke with Saint Leo Sport Business students about starting from the bottom and working your way up.
When the University decided to get a woman’s lacrosse team last year, expectations were not set. While there were some recruits, some of the girls who tried out had never even picked up a lacrosse stick before. It was a struggle right from the beginning.
Led by senior captains Nick Brothers and Justin Foster, the golf team is well balanced. Three seniors look to higher their individual scores and graduate on a positive note: the two captains along with Rick Briggs.
Tennis season is underway, and the Lions are looking better than ever. Having made the regional final last year, the coaching staff and the team are eager and ready to get on the courts and get those points.
On Feb. 7, the women’s athletic teams gathered to celebrate and to honor the accomplishments of girls and women in sports.
Combining offense and defense can lead to a team being successful top to bottom. This year the Lions have both. The depth on the roster is as good as ever in school history. Now they just have to execute.
This is the first year head coach Sean O’Connor takes his MLB and all three NCAA divisional experiences to Saint Leo University.
This past weekend, the Saint Leo University Lions took on Sunshine State Conference Rival Rollins College in a tri-sport showdown. Swimming, Men’s and Women’s Basketball were the three sports and the contests were highly publicized with the Student Government Union sponsoring the Swim Meet with free sunglasses, flip flops and ice cream. At the end of the day, the Rollins Tars were handed four losses as the Lions took them down in each sport with each contest having their own moments of spectale and wonder
