FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The Nova Southeastern Sharks Women's Basketball team earned their sixth home win of the season, knocking off the Lions of Saint Leo, 76-70 on Wednesday night from the Rick Case Arena. McKenah Peters led the way for the Sharks, scoring 25-points on 7-14 shooting, while Madeline Hardy scored 16-points and grabbed nine rebounds in the victory.  

INSIDE THE MATCH-UP 

SCORE: Nova Southeastern 76, Saint Leo 70 

RECORDS: Nova Southeastern 10-7, 5-5 SSC; Saint Leo 12-6, 7-3 SSC 

LOCATION: Rick Case Arena | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 

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The Sharks have won 10 of their last 11 home games against the Lions, and 16 of 18 overall, dating back to 2004.  

HOW IT HAPPENED 

1ST QUARTER – After falling behind in the early moments of the game, Peters and Hardy scored five points for NSU to give the Sharks their first lead of the game, 6-5. A coast-to-coast lay-up from India Shepherd, following a steal, capped off a 9-0 run for Nova Southeastern, extending the lead to 10-5. Hardy scored six consecutive points for NSU, as the Sharks led 19-12 with less than two minutes left in the first quarter.  

2ND QUARTER – Saint Leo opened the second quarter with a 6-2 run but Peters halted the run with another three-pointer, tying the contest at 24-24. The two Sunshine State Conference foes traded baskets for the rest of the first half, as the teams went into the halftime break with NSU trailing 35-34.  

3RD QUARTER – Grace Gilmore started the second half with the first five points for the Sharks, giving Nova Southeastern a 39-37 advantage. Following the media timeout, Peters added another three-pointer, as NSU led 46-43. A'Lexus Bryant recorded back-to-back buckets for the Sharks, pushing the lead to 51-43.  

4TH QUARTER – The Lions cut the Sharks lead to just three, 55-52, and had a fastbreak opportunity when Shepherd tallied a chase down block to halt the SLU momentum. Peters extended the Sharks lead to double digits, 62-52, with 7:12 left in the game with another three-pointer. Two consecutive buckets from Peters and Shepherd put the score at 70-64 with less than two minutes remaining, as the Sharks looked to close out the victory. NSU sealed the 76-70 win from the free throw line, improving to 10-7 on the season.  

BOX SCORE BREAKDOWN 

• McKenah Peters is averaging 23.6 points-per-game, and shooting 51.1% from beyond the arc over the past five games, scoring at least 20-points and recording four three-pointers in each game.  

• The Sharks bench outscored the Lions bench, 20-6.  

UPCOMING 

NSU travels to Tampa to take on the Spartans on Sat., Jan. 22. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m.