DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The No. 1 Lynn University men's soccer team defeated Embry-Riddle, 5-2, Wednesday evening. Five different Fighting Knights scored in the win, as they outshot the Eagles 21-6.
The Fighting Knights are the only DII team without a loss or draw this season and are now 7-0-0 in 2024 and 3-0-0 in the SSC.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
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Fabian Vyhnalek got the match started with a shot attempt in the fourth minute, while Embry-Riddle's first shot came in the 17th minute
- The Fighting Knights began a span of three goals in 10 minutes on a goal by
Luan Barroso Rennstich at 21:22
- Barroso Rennstich won back possession from his opponent, took a touch and fired a shot off his right foot from 30 yards out to the right goal post for a 1-0 Lynn lead
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Dominik N'gatie kept the Lynn pressure with a shot on goal less than two minutes later
- The Fighting Knights made the score 2-0 in the 30th minute
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Fabio Menzel passed to
Luis Kiefer for a shot and
Lucas Vila collected the rebound and punched it in from within six yards
- 91 seconds later, Lynn struck again to take a 3-0 advantage on a goal by Kiefer
- Kiefer won the dual, hit a powerful shot far side to the lower left corner that the keeper got a hand on but still found the back of the net
- The Eagles scored on a cross just 26 seconds later to cut Lynn's lead to two, 3-1
- The Blue and White took a 3-1 lead to the break and owned a 9-2 advantage in shots
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Max Lambertz, Vyhnalek,
Jan Rohrling and Barroso Rennstich all took shots during a barrage in the 58th and 59th minutes
- Lambertz took a penalty kick after an Embry-Riddle foul that was saved by the Eagles goalie near the far-left post
- The Fighting Knights fourth goal came in the 69th minute
- Barroso Rennstich delivered his corner kick to the far post to
Anton Mand, who headed his shot into the back of the net
- Goalkeeper
Luca Clavero made a pair of saves in the 73rd and 76th minute
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Joao Assis Negrao found the opposite side of the wall on a free kick to the far post for Lynn's fifth goal in the 86th minute
FIGHTING KNIGHT STATS:
- Lynn leads the nation with a +20 goal differential (25-5) and is averaging 3.57 goals per game
- The Fighting Knights have scored on 53.2% of their shots on goal
- Kiefer leads the team with five goals and 12 points this season
- The Blue and White posted 20+ shots in a game for the second time this season and set a season high with 11 shots on goal
UP NEXT:
- Lynn hosts 17th-ranked Tampa on Saturday, Oct. 5 at 6:00 pm
