BOCA RATON, Fla. – Despite once again dominating the stat sheet against an opponent, Lynn University's men's soccer team was defeated 2-0 at the hands of third-ranked Rollins on Tuesday afternoon.  Freshman goalkeeper Kevin Shields stopped one shot in his first career start.  

The Fighting Knights (3-3-1) outshot the Tars 14-6, with Rollins' keeper Keneil Baker turning away five attempts, and held a 9-7 advantage in corner kicks.

Lynn's defense was outstanding in the early-goings, thwarting Rollins (8-0-0) on several set pieces and frustrating the Tars top scorers.  The two teams appeared headed to the break knotted at zero but Grand Blackhurst flicked on a shot off a pass from the left flank to put RC on top-10 in the 38th minute.

The Blue & White came out of the locker room focused and poised to break out offensively.  Javier Mochon starred down a pair of chances; first from a free kick which was saved by Baker and second off a header the rocked the crossbar.    

Forced into high-pressure on the offensive end, Lynn's tactics backfired in the 87th minute of play when Rollins countered on a LU attack and Rafa Faria slipped a shot past Shields to the right post to put the game away.

The Fighting Knights look to enact some revenge on Saturday, October 5, when they host Nova Southeastern at 1 p.m. in the first Sunshine State Conference match of the season.  Fans can watch the match live at LynnFightingKnights.com.  Don't forget to 'Like' us on Facebook and follow @LUKnights on Twitter, Instagram and Vine.