BOCA RATON, Fla. – Graduate Brian Hoskins totaled six points and the Lynn University men's lacrosse team shook off a slow first quarter for an 11-9 win over visiting Florida Tech, Saturday afternoon. Lynn improves to 5-8 overall on the season and is now in a four-way tie for fourth place in the SSC standings with one regular-season game to go.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Lynn outshot the Panthers 43-36 and Tech keeper Jax Francisco made 19 saves to help keep his club in the game
- The Fighting Knights won 17-of-24 faceoffs, scooped up 29 ground balls and finished 3-of-4 on extra-man opportunities
- Junior Camren Santos helped set the tone for Lynn with all 17 faceoff wins
- Tech had a run of three-straight goals in the first for a 4-2 cushion after 15 minutes of play
- Lynn outscored Florida Tech 9-5 over the remaining three quarters
- Sophomore Connor Zombro closed the first quarter with a goal and Lynn scored the first three goals in the second for a 5-4 lead at 5:16
- Tech tied things at 5-5 just before halftime but Lynn answered with a 3-0 scoring jolt to open the second half
- Graduate Joseph Michalski (14:57), graduate Thomas Murray (8:21) and junior Connor Houston (6:56) each scored as Lynn led 8-5
- Tech again tied things at eight as it closed the third with two goals and opened the fourth with another
- Michalski found the net at 11:23 and Hoskins gave Lynn a 10-8 lead with a score at 6:50
- The Panthers scored at 6:23, but Hoskins sealed the victory with a goal at 2:37
- Seventeen Lynn seniors were recognized prior to the opening faceoff
 
FIGHTING KNIGHT STATS:
- Hoskins scored four goals and added two assists
- Zombro scored once and handed out three assists
- Michalski finished with three goals
- Junior Matthew Canedo picked up four ground balls and caused three turnovers
- Sophomore Tristan Lenard made eight saves for the win in goal
 
UP NEXT:
- Lynn travels to Florida Southern on Wednesday at 4:00 pm