Box Score Lakeland, Florida – Coming off of a win vs Flagler, the Fighting Knights lose their first in conference game to Florida Southern. After leading 6-0 early on, the Fighting Knights lost to the Mocs 19-14.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Score: Florida Southern 19 Lynn 14
Records: Lynn (2-6, 0-1 SSC) Florida Southern (6-3, 1-0)
Series History: Lynn trails 2-5
Location: Berend Field | Lakeland, Florida
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Fighting Knights opened up the scoring this afternoon as they jumped to a 6-0 lead in the first 12 minutes.
- Jalen Stanton opened the scoring on the man up from Joseph Michalski, :40 seconds in. Connor Koppelman scored just :42 seconds later from Matthew Ilchuk. Daniel Luette added a goal for Lynn, his first of the season was unassisted. Ilchuk proceeded to add a goal for Lynn with 8:01 left in the first. Xander Cosenza scored the fifth goal in a row for the Fighting Knights from Stanton. Lastly, Stanton scored his second of the game from Tommy Ruddo for Lynn to take a 6-0 lead.
- Up 6-2 in the second, Ilchuk added another goal for Lynn, unassisted.
- About three minutes later, Ilchuk notched a hat trick on the man up from Cosenza.
- With 2:05 left in the half, Caleb Wells scored from Ilchuk for Lynn to be up 9-3 at the half.
- After the Mocs scored five straight, the Fighting Knights added four straight.
- While up 9-8, Koppelman scored with 5:36 left in the third. Cosenza scored for Lynn with 2:08 left from Stanton. Ruddo added an unassisted goal with 1:47 left for the Fighting Knights. Michalski scored the final goal for Lynn in the quarter with three seconds left for a 13-8 lead.
- While trailing five, the Mocs scored 11 straight to go up 19-3.
- Wells added his second goal on the man up from Ruddo, but the Fighting Knights would lose 19-14.
- Ilchuk led the Fighting Knights with three goals and two assists.
- Stanton had two goals and two assists but led Lynn with four shots on net.
- Cosenza and Ruddo both had three points.
- Koppelman, Wells, and Michalski had two points each. Koppelman and Wells had two goals; Michalski had a goal and an assist.
- Colin Casey had 16 saves on 35 shots on goal.
UP NEXT:
The Fighting Knights return home to play vs Newberry in Boca Raton, Florida on Saturday, Mar. 26th at 12 P.M.
About the Lynn University Fighting Knights
Lynn's NCAA Division II Fighting Knights have won 25 national titles, 14 individual national titles, and 47 conference championships. The Blue and White are a member of the Sunshine State Conference, the Division II "Conference of National Champions." Lynn University is an independent college based in Boca Raton, Florida. U.S. News & World Report has recognized Lynn for its innovation, international students and value. To keep up to date on Lynn Athletics, follow @Lynn_Knights on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
