Boca Raton, Florida – The Fighting Knights played their first home game in nearly a month against the Saint Leo Lions, ultimately dropping the contest by a score of 62-48.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Score: Saint Leo 62 Lynn 48
Records: Lynn (4-7, 2-5 SSC) Saint Leo (10-5, 5-2 SSC)
Series History: Lynn leads 33-21
Location: de Hoernle Sports and Cultural Center | Boca Raton, Florida
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STATS OF THE GAME:

• The first half was incredibly entertaining with both teams going on long runs and battling back and forth with each other. The Lions jumped out to a 7-0 lead, but the Fighting Knights wasted no time in getting the score back to even at 9-9. Lynn continued their hot play, finishing the period on a 15-5 run to take a 15-12 lead into the second quarter.
• In the second quarter, the teams battled, with the largest lead of the period being only five. The Lions scored with 39 seconds left in the quarter to take a 29-28 lead into the half.
• In the third quarter, Lynn and Saint Leo matched each other shot for shot again, with the Fighting Knights taking a 41-38 lead with 5:03 remaining in the quarter. However, the Fighting Knights were unable to score for the remainder of the period, and the Lions ended the quarter on a 12-0 run to take a 50-41 lead into the fourth.
• In the fourth, Saint Leo outscored Lynn 12-7 and took home the 62-48 victory.
• Trinity Edwards led the way for the Fighting Knights with 16 points. She made a team-high four three-pointers, and she recorded a team-high two blocks.
• Dani Lozzi scored seven on 3-4 shooting from the field, and she dished out a team-high six assists. She also pulled down three rebounds and recorded both a steal and a block.
• Three players, Uloma Enyogasi, Rachel Romich and Kelsi Fizer, recorded six rebounds each to lead the way for Lynn.
• Enyogasi would add four assists, three steals, one block and seven points.
• As a team, the Fighting Knights outrebounded the Lions 31-26, including 10-5 on the offensive glass. Lynn also had more assists (14-13) and more blocks (4-1). However, they also had 20 turnovers to just 11 for Saint Leo.

UP NEXT:

The Fighting Knights will be home again on Wednesday, Jan. 12 when they take on Palm Beach Atlantic at 5:30 p.m.