BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Lynn University women's soccer team defeated Florida National, 10-1, on senior day, Friday at Bobby Campbell Stadium. The 10 goals are the most for the Fighting Knights since they scored 18 in a win over Florida Memorial in 2019.
The win sends nine seniors out on high note as Lynn finishes the season at 6-8-1 overall and 3-6-1 in the Sunshine State Conference.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Three of the nine seniors registered at least one point in the win; graduate
Anniina Sankoh, junior
Katja Orschmann and senior
Nicole Newton
- The Fighting Knights outshot the Conquistadors 26-9, including a 16-6 lead in shots on goal
- Lynn jumped out to a 6-0 lead at halftime and tacked on four goals in the second stanza
- Florida National's lone goal came on a penalty kick in the 81
st minute
- Graduate student
Anniina Sankoh closed her Fighting Knight career by scoring five goals with one assist. Her five goals are just one shy of matching her career-best and she finishes her Lynn career with 48 goals
- Orschman finished the night with two goals and a school record six assists
- Sankoh scored the first three goals of the game inside the opening 20 minutes
- Orschmann scored Lynn's fourth goal in the 28
th minute and Sankoh connected on another shot at 29:06 as the Fighting Knights led 5-0
- Lynn's sixth and final goal of the opening half came off the foot of graduate student
Alexandra Cardona in the 42
nd minute
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Addison Crone opened the second half action with a goal just 1:03 into play for a 7-0 cushion
- Orschmann scored at 50:48 and Sankoh tacked on her fifth goal at 72:37
- Newton closed the evening's scoring for Lynn with her first goal of the season at 75:43
- Florida National scored at 80:59 to set the final at 10-1
- Senior
Kiara Burga started in goal for the Fighting Knights and posted five saves for the win while playing just the first half
- Senior
Hannah Harbich-Kuster played the second half in goal
