Fort Lauderdale, Fla. – Despite an early lead, the Lynn University women's soccer team could not hold on as a pair of first-half goals by the No. 25 Nova Southeastern Sharks bit the Fighting Knights 2-1 in a Sunshine State Conference battle on Wednesday night.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: #25 Nova Southeastern 2, Lynn 1
Records: Lynn 6-9-0 (3-6-0 SSC), Nova Southeastern 11-3-1 (7-1-1 SSC)
Location: NSU Soccer Complex | Fort Lauderdale, Florida
All-Time Series: Nova Southeastern leads, 14-12-1 (Last met in 2016)
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STATS OF THE GAME:

• Emily Weisberg struck early for the Fighting Knights, potting a goal in the third minute of action when she took a pass from Jamie Perriello and chipped it over the keeper for an early Lynn lead.
• Nova Southeastern answered quickly, however, as Bailey Corbin finished a deflection in the box off a corner kick to make it 1-1 in just the 11th minute of play.
• A 45th-minute goal proved to be the difference, as NSU scored with less than one minute to play in the first half to take a lead into the final 45 minutes.
• Alexa Downie finished the match with four saves as she made her 15th start of the season for Lynn.
• Gabriela Moreira and Weisberg each tallied a pair of shots on goal for the Fighting Knights in the loss.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• NSU has now won each of the last five meetings between the two teams.
• Lynn's goal in the third minute snapped a streak of scoreless SSC play that spanned four games prior to the contest.
• Weisberg's goal was her third of the season, and first goal that was not scored via penalty kick.
• Lynn had a late chance to tie the game, but a long shot by Brittney Benedict went over the crossbar.

UP NEXT:

Lynn wraps up the regular season on Saturday at Bobby Campbell Stadium against Florida Southern. Game time is scheduled for 6 p.m.