College Women's Matchday: Florida Southern at Saint Leo

WHEN: Saturday, 7 p.m., University Field

NEED TO KNOW: The Lions will look to continue their run of form against a Florida Southern team that is in contention for the Sunshine State Conference title. Saint Leo has won three straight games, including a 1-0 victory against Barry in its last time out.

After suffering major setbacks early in the season with injury and illness, the Lions appear to have found the rhythm they have been in search of. The trio of Hannah Beard, Sara Macko and Pia Soesemann have been critical to this, with Beard leading the team with 10 goals in nine games. Macko and Soesemann have added six goals apiece as the Bulls have scored 39 goals this season.

Florida Southern drew with Montevallo (Ga.) in their last outing on Tuesday, as former Newsome High standout Morgan Sammons continued her recent run of form with her fifth goal of the season. Princess Haley and Kerri-Ann Brown lead the Moccasins with eight goals apiece, and the key to the game could be who gets on the board first. Both Saint Leo and Florida Southern have scored more goals in the first half than the second this season.

Colleges: Sammons lifts Florida Southern past Spartans

Former Newsome High standout Morgan Sammons scored twice as Florida Southern earned its third consecutive victory over Tampa with a 3-0 victory at Pepin-Rood Stadium on Friday evening.

Sammons opened the scoring in the fourth minute as she roofed a shot out of the reach of Spartans goalkeeper Kendall Bourdon. Princess Haley assisted on Sammons first goal, and she did the same for strike-partner Kerri-Ann Brock in the 20th minute, striking a free kick into the penalty area that Brock drove home, giving the Moccasins (8-5-0, 4-1-0) a 3-0 halftime lead.

Sammons scored her second three minutes later with a solo effort, beating the Spartans defense before breaking in alone to score.

Tampa (5-6-1, 1-2-0) raised its game in the second half, but wasn’t able to rally as Martina Tangen earned the shutout for the Moccasins. The Spartans travel to face Eckerd on Wednesday night looking to even their Sunshine State Conference record.

Colleges: Sammons earns SSC Player of the week award

Former Newsome High standout Morgan Sammons has been named the Sunshine State Conference offensive player of the week after she scored both the game-tying and game-winning goals for the Moccasins in a 2-1 upset victory against No.9 Franklin Pierce on Friday night.

Sammons tied the game in the 85th minute, and then found the game-winner in the second minute of overtime. A center back, she became the first defender to win the offensive player of the week award in the Sunshine State Conference’s history.