BOCA RATON, Fla.—Lynn University's softball team fell to the Florida Southern Mocs 9-0 in the first game of a three game Sunshine State Conference series on Friday.

Christina Carvatta and Kasey Murray tallied the only hits on the day for Lynn (1-29, 0-7 SSC) as Carvatta collected a single and Murray added a double.

Missy Montgomery took the circle for the Fighting Knights and tossed three scoreless innings while allowing only three hits before the Mocs opened the flood-gates for a nine-run fourth inning.

Callie Darlin entered the game in relief of Montgomery in the fourth and forced a fly out and a strikeout to stop the bleeding and end the innings.

Searching for their first hit of the game, Lynn's freshman right fielder, Carvatta, singled up the middle to start the fifth but Florida Southern recorded an out on a fielder's choice then a4-6-3 double play to end the Lynn threat.

After Darlin posted a no-hit fifth, Murray ripped a one-out double to right center for her fourth of the year. The Mocs then collected outs from the next two Lynn batters to end the game with the shutout win.

Montgomery's line included 3.1 innings, eight hits, and eight earned runs with two walk and a strikeout. Darlin went 1.2 with one hit, one run, no earned runs, two strikeouts and four walks.

The Fighting Knights and the Mocs continue their SSC series tomorrow with a doubleheader starting at 1 p.m. Fans can listen to the broadcast live by going to LynnFightingKnights.com and clicking on the Game Central icon on the right of the page.