WINTER PARK, Fla. – No. 1 Lynn's unbeaten streak came to an end at 32 matches – a run that spanned exactly 700 days – in a 4-3 road loss to Rollins on Saturday night. After trailing by one at the half, both teams combined for six goals in a wild second period.
Dominik N'gatie scored twice for the Fighting Knights, marking his third straight brace and bringing his season total to 12 goals.
Lynn now sits at 9-1-1 overall and 5-1-1 in the Sunshine State Conference, while Rollins improves to 6-3-3 and 3-2-2 in league play.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
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Rui Ferreira started the match with an early shot attempt in the second minute
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Fynn Friedrichs added two early chances in the sixth and seventh minutes, including one on goal
- Goalkeeper
Matthew Preiss made a save in his first test at the 8:02 mark
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Thiago De Carvalho's shot was saved less than five minutes later
- Luan Barraso Rennstich had a penalty kick saved, and Rollins capitalized 50 seconds later to go up 1-0
- A series of shots led to a goal by N'gatie to start the second half for a 1-1 score
- Fabian Vynalek gave Lynn a 2-1 lead in the 68
th minute
- Rollins responded with an equalizer less than 90 seconds later and took a 3-2 lead in the 73
rd minute
- Rollins extended its advantage in the 85th minute
- N'gatie cut it to 4-3 in the 89th minute on a pass from
Lucas Vila
- Lynn's final push to equalize was stopped by an offside call in the closing seconds
FIGHTING KNIGHT STATS:
- N'gatie leads the SSC in goals with 12
- Vyhnalek scored his first goal of the season and seventh of his Lynn career
- Over the past two matches, Vila has contributed one goal and two assists in 83 minutes
- The loss is Lynn's first since Nov. 18, 2023
UP NEXT:
- Lynn travels to face No. 5 Palm Beach Atlantic on Wednesday, Oct. 22, at 6:00 p.m.
