Mocs Give Olson FSC Career Win #100

With a 59-44 Sunshine State Conference road win at Saint Leo Wednesday night, the Moccasins presented coach Jarrod Olson with his 100th career coaching win at Florida Southern.

In his sixth season at FSC, Olson is 100-57.
 
The first half was a struggle for both teams, as the Moccasins shot just 25 percent (10-40) from the field and Saint Leo shot 27 percent (9-33).  A basket by Morgan Lamberg with 5:53 left in the half put the Moccasins ahead to stay and they enjoyed a 25-21 advantage at halftime.  Neither team scored in the final 2:37 of the period.
 
It wasn't until the 7:07 mark in the second half that the Moccasins pushed their lead into double digits for good on a jumper by Lamberg.  The Moccasins' 15-point final margin matched their biggest lead of the night.
 
Both teams finished the game shooting 34% from the field.
 
Lamberg gave the Moccasins (11-3, 3-2 SSC) a 14-point, seven-rebound performance in 29 minutes off the bench.  Michaela Hawley notched her third double-double of the season with 13 points and a career-high 16 rebounds.  It's the 17th career double-double for the Sunshine State Conference scoring leader.  Taylor Maldonado, who hadn't started a game since Nov. 25 due to a shoulder injury, was back in the starting lineup against the Lions (6-8, 0-4 SSC) and scored 11 points.  Danielle Walsh also scored 11.
 
Chelsea Williams led Saint Leo with 12 points and Sarah Winans had 11.  The loss was the Lions' eighth in a row.
 
The Moccasins meet SSC co-leader Barry Saturday at 5:30 p.m. at Jenkins Field House.