BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Lynn University men's lacrosse team set four school records in a 25-7 victory over Davis & Elkins, Thursday afternoon. The win improves the Fighting Knights record to 5-3 on the season.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Less than two weeks ago, Lynn set the single-game goal record in a 24-4 win over Dominican
- The Fighting Knights reset the record earlier today with 25 goals against the Senators
- Lynn led 14-5 at half and 16-6 after three quarters
- The Fighting Knights added nine goals in the fourth quarter with mainly their second and third string players on the field
- The Fighting Knights outshot the Senators 69-24, were a perfect 18-for-18 on clears, led 61-27 in ground balls and won 31 of the games' 36 faceoffs
- Lynn also posted schools records in points (40), shots (69) and ground balls (61)
- Senior
Jalen Stanton scored the game's first goal and graduate student
Stephen Becker added two more as Lynn opened the game with a 4-0 lead just 6:28 into action
- Becker scored the final goal of the first quarter for a 7-2 cushion and Lynn followed with the game's next four goals to extend the lead to 11-2
- Davis & Elkins scored the final goal of the first half and the first two of the second to cut its deficit to 14-7
- The Fighting Knights then rattled off the next 11 goals for the 25-7 final
- Freshman
Jackson Cutter (1:43) and graduate student
Reese Walker (1:10) each scored to cap the third quarter
- Sophomore
Ethan McKinley and senior
Ethan Yorio each scored twice in the final frame
FIGHTING KNIGHT STATS
- Becker and sophomore
Dylan Colon finished with five points each to pace Lynn
- Becker scored three times with two assists, while Colon had two goals and three assists
- Yorio scored three goals with one assist
- Walker, McKinley and sophomore
Connor Houston totaled three points each
- Sophomore
Camren Santos was a perfect 22-for-22 on faceoffs with 16 ground balls
- Graduate student
Colin Casey needed just four saves for the victory
UP NEXT:
- Lynn will travel to Baltimore for a contest against Pace at Johns Hopkins University on Saturday at 12:00 pm