BOCA RATON, Fla.- The Lynn University women's soccer team fell  2-0 to Rollins at the Lynn soccer fields Thursday afternoon. Two unanswered first half goals by the Tars dropped the Fighting Knights to 2-4-1 overall.

The Fighting Knights started the game well, string passes together over the opening twenty minutes. Rollins (7-2-0) was able to break the defense in the 20th minute when Mackenzie Miller sent a dangerous ball across the box defecting off of a Lynn defender. The deflection caught goalkeeper Caitlin Shaver out of position, finding the foot of forward Emma Jones for an easy flick into the back of the net. 

Rollins' second goal came only seconds later when a long ball on the kick-off played right to feet of Jones, setting her up with an open field. Jones dribbled through midfield and down to the goal in a quick counter attack where she fed Nichole Fisher for the score.

The second half brought an aggressive battle for both teams with a total of fifteen fouls and two yellow cards to Rollins Taylor Thigpen and Maddie Ginder. The Blue and White came out fired up and had several chances to score, outshooting the Tars 6-5 including a penalty kick in the last minute of play, but were left unlucky.  The Rollins defense was hard to break and came away with the win. 

Lynn held a 7-2 advantages in corner kicks but was outshot 12-7 overall. Caitlin Shaver made two saves while Mary Spring stopped one shot.

The Fighting Knights will be back in action Saturday October 5 as they kick of Sunshine State Conference play hosting Nova at 1pm. Fans can watch the action live at LynnFightingKnights.com.  Don't forget to 'Like' us on Facebook and follow @LUKnights on Twitter, Instagram and Vine.