MELBOURNE, Fla. - In a match played in continuous heavy rain, Lynn fought off a resilient Chowan squad to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament on penalty kicks. The Fighting Knights held two separate leads after goals by Max Lambertz, but the Hawks answered each time to force a shootout after the score held at 2-2 after 110 minutes. Lynn won 9-8 on penalty kicks, with the game-winner coming off the foot of Henry Haferkorn. 

HOW IT HAPPENED: 
-The Fighting Knights scored on the first shot of the match, as Marco Costa fed Max Lambertz for a goal in the 8th minute 
- The Hawks tied the match just seven minutes later when Junior Smith corralled a corner kick in front of the net and scored 
- Lynn dominated possession for the rest of the half, taking the final seven shots (four on goal) of the frame 
- The Fighting Knights continued to pepper the Chowan goalie to open the second half 
- Lambertz scored his second goal of the match in the 54th minute after he took a long, hard shot that deflected off a Chowan defender, went to the left of the goalkeeper, and into the back of the net 
- Goalkeeper Luca Clavero made a save in the 80th minute to keep the Lynn lead at 2-1 
- Chowan tied the match in the 85th minute after Smith found space up close for his second goal 
- In the final minutes of regulation, Patrick O'Halloran had a chance that was saved and Clavero made a save on the Hawks with just seconds left 
- In the first overtime, Joao Assis Negrao put the only shot on goal seconds before the buzzer 
- In the second overtime, Lambertz just missed a hat trick after heading a pass from Fabio Menzel over the net 
- The score remained tied, 2-2, and the match went to penalty kicks 
- Each team had one miss through the allotted first five PKs and then followed with four straight goals  
- After Filip Rosandic made a save on the Hawks 10th attempt, Haferkorn netted the advancing goal to give Lynn a 9-8 PK win 

FIGHTING KNIGHT STATS: 
- Lynn outshot Chowan 16-5 
- The Fighting Knights outshot their opponent for the 14th time this season 
- Lambertz recorded his first multi-goal match as a Fighting Knight and is tied for the team lead with five goals this year 
- Costa now has three assists on the year 

POSTGAME QUOTES: 
Head Coach John Rootes on the performance: 
"Overall, given the conditions, I thought we played pretty well. I thought we created a lot of chances, a lot of possession, and we played some of the best soccer we've played all season. We didn't finish clinically but we played well. And in the second half, we played fantastic. We got the goal and then we gave one up. It was tough for us because we played an extra 20 minutes and it's going to weigh heavy on our legs for Saturday. It's unfortunate but I'm pleased that we got the result." 

Max Lambertz on his goals and the win: 
"It was definitely the two biggest goals of my college career. Today was special simply because of the conditions. The surface was so good but then you had all of the wind and the rain, so it was an unbelievable experience. I'm very glad that we made it to the next round." 

UP NEXT: 
- Lynn plays the second seed Florida Tech on Saturday, Nov. 18 at 6:00 pm in Melbourne, Fla.