BOCA RATON, Fla.  – A pair of goals on each side of the halftime break propelled the Lynn University women's soccer team to its first 3-0 start in Sunshine State Conference action since 1998 as the Fighting Knights defeated Eckerd by a final score of 2-1 under the lights of Bobby Campbell Stadium on Saturday evening.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Lynn 2, Eckerd 1
Records: Lynn (5-3-0, 3-0-0 SSC), Eckerd (2-5-0, 1-3-0 SSC)
Location: Bobby Campbell Stadium | Boca Raton, Florida
All-Time Series: Lynn leads, 15-5-2 (Last win came in 2015, 4-0)
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STATS OF THE GAME:

• A late first-half goal off the foot of Jamie Perriello sent the Fighting Knights into the break with a one-goal edge, as she knocked home a loose ball inside the six-yard box with just 29 seconds to play in the opening 45 minutes.
• Donish Henry-Cole provided what turned out to be the game-winning goal in the 58th minute, when she carried the ball from the right side across the top of the box and let go a left-footed rocket that froze the keeper to double the lead to 2-0.
• With time dwindling at the end of game, Eckerd increased its offensive pressure. The Tritons managed to cut the lead to just one goal with 1:07 to play in the game when Paula Astiazaran collected a ball in the six-yard box and fired it into the back of the net.
• Alexa Downie picked up her fifth win of the season, stopping four shots to help the Fighting Knights to victory.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• Each of the goal-scorers for Lynn, Perriello and Henry-Cole, registered a pair of shots on goal to lead the team.
• The Fighting Knights now sit atop the conference table with #20 Nova Southeastern as the only teams with a 3-0-0 mark in SSC action.
• With five wins this season, Downie continues to build on her career-high total. She entered the season with three wins in each of her first two seasons with the Blue and White.
• In the victory, Head Coach Cally Morrill surpassed her previous season-high win total at Lynn. Her 2014 squad collected four victories in her first season at the helm.

UP NEXT:

The Fighting Knights hit the road twice next week, beginning with a Wednesday tilt at Palm Beach Atlantic. Kick-off is scheduled for 7 p.m.