Looking Into Lacrosse
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.
Browsing: Sports
New Coach, New Attitude, Same Goal
This is the first year head coach Sean O’Connor takes his MLB and all three NCAA divisional experiences to Saint Leo University.
This Weekend in Athletics: Saint Leo takes on Rollins
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
Super Bowl turned Har-Bowl
In this weekend’s conference championship games, the dominant second half performance from the Baltimore Ravens placed them into the Super Bowl to face the San Francisco 49ers. This match-up was unexpected as the Baltimore trumped the New England Patriots in the second game on Sunday and San Francisco made a fourth quarter comeback to beat the Atlanta Falcons.
Randall’s Team is Rolling
The men’s basketball team is on a roll this year. The Lions are led by the three Wisconsin natives Marcus Ruh, Jerrel Harris, and Trent Thomas; each averaging at least 13 points a contest.
Which Teams will go to the Super Bowl?
The 2012-13 playoff season has been full of upsets and amazing victories, including the Atlanta Falcons nearly losing to the Seattle Seahawks, and the San Francisco 49ers defeating the highly favored Green Bay Packers. On Jan. 17, a few days before the San Francisco 49ers competed against the Atlanta Falcons for the NFC divisional title, and the Baltimore Ravens went against the New England Patriots and fought for the AFC division, several members of the community were asked who they thought would survive the final round of playoffs and go to Super Bowl XLVII. Here is what they had to say:
BCS System Lucks Out Again
The BCS works itself out in the end. Entering week 11 of the college football season, there were three remaining unbeaten teams—Kansas State, Oregon, and Notre Dame—and all of the stars were aligning towards BCS chaos. Notre Dame, the beloved Notre Dame, was going to finish the season undefeated and be left out of the national championship. And the SEC, the best conference in college football, was not going to have a team in it, either.
Men’s Hoops: Strong second half ends three-game skid with win over Barry
Saint Leo, Fla—The Saint Leo University men’s basketball team earned a huge conference win on Saturday, Jan. 26 over Sunshine State Conference for Barry University after a strong second half in which it overcame a 9-point halftime deficit. Despite Barry’s hot start and Saint Leo’s meager first-half performance, the Lions came out on top 63-51. The win moved the Lions to 9-9 overall and 3-5 in the SSC.
Sports Marketing At Saint Leo 2012
The Sports Marketing Association is a form of marketing in which brands use mainstream or alternative sports to connect with both abroad and/or a targeted group of consumers. This is a worldwide organization that schools from all over travel to attend annually.
Moonlight Madness Motivates Many
A Saint Leo tradition for many years, Moonlight Madness signals the start of a brand new basketball season. Usually, the event is filled with special performers and big prizes. This year, the Student Government Union and the Athletics department decided to go for a simpler and more interactive event for fans and teams alike. The result was a Moonlight Madness that many students found more enjoyable than the previous year.
