BOCA RATON, Fla. – Madison Prickett pitched a shutout while Eliza Gonzalez singled home a run and Teagan Riley smacked her second home run of the season as Lynn University defeated East Stroudsburg, 2-0, in the second game of a doubleheader, Friday afternoon. The Fighting Knights dropped the opener 6-0 as the series ended in a split.
 
Lynn is now 3-5 on the young season, while the Warriors open at 1-1.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME 1):
- The Warriors stymied the Lynn bats in the first game holding the hosts to just three hits
- East Stroudsburg plated a single run in the first, two in the second, two in the third and one in the seventh
- A two-run home run powered the second, while a pair of run-producing singles powered the third
- Gonzalez led the Fighting Knights with two hits, while Cameron Buzzell added the other
- Kayley Zazzali suffered the loss in the circle allowing five runs (four earned) on eight hits in 6.0 innings pitched
- Zazzali finished with four strikeouts
- Alexis Murphy pitched the seventh inning and surrendered one earned run on three hits
- Paige Zigmund earned the win after tossing a complete game with six strikeouts
 
HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME 2):
- Lynn smacked seven hits, while Madison Prickett tossed 7.0 shutout innings with four strikeouts and scattered three hits
- Buzzell walked to lead off the third, stole second and advanced to third on a single from Morgan Simpson
- Buzzell scored when Gonzalez singled for Lynn's second hit of the game
- In the sixth, Riley smacked a pitch over the left field fence for her second collegiate home run
- Prickett got a pair of pop outs and a fly out to right field in the top of the seventh for the win
- Rego finished with two hits

FIGHTING KNIGHT STATS:
- Prickett tossed her 10th career complete game and fourth career shutout
- Morgan Simpson stole her ninth base of the season
- Buzzell tripled for the second time in her career
 
UP NEXT:
- Lynn returns to action tomorrow at noon when it hosts St. Thomas