West Palm Beach, Fla. – A two-run home run from Leanne Wright in the fifth inning rallied Lynn University's softball team to a 5-3 series-opening victory over Palm Beach Atlantic on Monday night.  Wright went 3-for-4 from the plate and drove in three runs while Victoria Rios added two more RBI against the Sailfish.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Score: Lynn 5, Palm Beach Atlantic 3
Records: Lynn (19-12), PBA (19-13)
Location: Simpson Field | West Palm Beach, Fla.
All-Time History: Lynn trails 28-35 all-time (last met in 2016)
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STATS OF THE GAME:

• Francais Olexa set the tone at the top of the order with a 2-for-4 performance while scoring the game's first run.  In the circle, the junior southpaw fanned four batters over seven innings, allowing three runs, two earned, on six hits to improve to 9-7.
• Rios would go 1-for-3 with two RBI after a sac fly in the third and a RBI double in the seventh padded Lynn's lead.
• After a three-run fourth gave PBA a 3-2 advantage, Wright put Lynn back on top with a two-run shot in the fifth to cap her night.
• Karolina Flores scored twice (1-for-4) and Mackenzie Wyatt went 2-for-3.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• Wright's home run gave her a team-high four on the season and 17 for her career, which ties her for seventh in program history.
• Olexa tossed her 10th complete game of the season and 36th of her career, moving her into a tie for 10th place in school history.

ON DECK:
Lynn closes out its three-game series with Palm Beach Atlantic with a 4 p.m. doubleheader on Tuesday, Mar. 28, in West Palm Beach.  Fans can keep up with the action live at LynnFightingKnights.com.