MELBOURNE, Fla. – The Lynn women's soccer team dropped its road match to Florida Tech, 2-0, on Wednesday evening. The Fighting Knights had multiple scoring chances, including a shot off the crossbar that was reviewed and seven shots on goal, but were unable to capitalize in a tightly contested Sunshine State Conference matchup.

The Blue and White are now 2-9-4 overall and 1-7-1 in SSC play.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Emma Brunelli made her first save just 3:08 into the match
- Florida Tech took an early 1-0 lead in the seventh minute
- Brunelli added another stop at the 17:58 mark
- With under five minutes left in the first half, Arianna Kinsley's left-footed shot up high was saved by the Panthers' goalkeeper
- Moments later, Maiya Barbar took a shot from just outside the box that was also stopped
- Brisa Sastre narrowly missed a goal in the 59th minute when her hard shot off a corner kick went just wide
- K'La Barnes-Blackwood and Brooklyn Steiner followed with shots minutes later, with Steiner's attempt striking the crossbar
- Kinsley took another shot that was snagged by the Tech goalkeeper
- Following a foul in the box, Florida Tech converted a penalty kick to extend its lead to 2-0 with under 25 minutes remaining
- Kiana Rhee-Osorio sent a high shot on goal in the 69th minute that was saved
- Brunelli made a tough stop on a shot inside the box in the 73rd minute
- Kayleigh Merchant tallied a pair of shots on goal late, but the Panthers held on for the 2-0 win

FIGHTING KNIGHT STATS:
- Both teams earned five corner kicks
- Tech held a 17-10 advantage in total shots, while Lynn led 7-6 in shots on goal
- Brunelli has an SSC-leading 76 saves this season
- Savannah Larsen played all 90 minutes and continues to lead all Lynn field players in minutes this season (1,160)

UP NEXT:
- The Fighting Knights stay on the road to face Eckerd in St. Petersburg on Saturday, Nov. 1 at 7:00 pm