Winter Park, Fla.  – A pair of first-half goals and stout defense led the Lynn University women's soccer team to a victory on the road on Wednesday night, as the Fighting Knights toppled the Tars of Rollins University 2-0 in a Sunshine State Conference matchup.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Lynn 2, Rollins 0
Records: Lynn (4-3-0, 2-0-0 SSC), Rollins (2-4-1, 1-1-1 SSC)
Location: Barker Family Stadium at Cahall-Sandspur Field | Winter Park, Florida
All-Time Series: Series is tied, 13-13-1 (Lynn's first win over Rollins since 2012)
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STATS OF THE GAME:

• The Fighting Knights broke into the scoring column first in the 25th minute, when Valentina Pedretti beat the keeper one-on-one to give Lynn a 1-0 edge.
• In the 41st minute, Donish Henry-Cole tallied her third goal of the season to double the lead to 2-0 when she collected a loose ball inside the box and ripped it home for the Blue and White. Felicia Silveira was credited with an assist on the play, her first as a Fighting Knight.
• Alexa Downie's 12 saves were the most in a single game in her career and moved her into sole possession of fifth place on the Lynn all-team leaderboard for career saves with 168.
• Rollins held a heavy shot advantage in the contest, outshooting the Fighting Knights by a tally of 22-7.
• Lynn successfully defended each of the Tars' six corner opportunities en route to the shutout victory.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• With the win, the Blue and White picked up back-to-back victories in SSC action for the first time since 2012.
• Lynn joins Nova Southeastern and Tampa as the only schools in the SSC with a 2-0 mark in conference play.
• The shutout was Downie's third of the season, marking the third consecutive year the junior has registered at least three clean sheets.

UP NEXT:
Lynn returns to the pitch on Saturday at Bobby Campbell Stadium when it hosts Eckerd in an SSC contest. Kick-off is slated for 6 p.m.