BOCA RATON, Fla. – In a game with 15 lead changes, a 10-0 Lynn run to start the fourth quarter sealed a 74-59 win over Florida Tech on Wednesday night.
Channing Chappell scored six of her season-high 17 points during the spurt as the Fighting Knights improved to 12-11 overall and 6-10 in the Sunshine State Conference.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
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Rachel Romich assisted the first and scored the second of Lynn's first two field goals for a 4-2 lead
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Ella Fiore's pass found
Kaitlyn Parker for an easy layup as Lynn took a 10-9 advantage with 2:14 remaining in the first quarter
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Danielle Montelbano hit a running Chappell for a fastbreak layup
- Lynn led 14-13 after 10 minutes
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Trinity Mocadlo swished a three, giving the Fighting Knights a 21-19 lead with 5:51 left in the first half
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Karishma Ortiz assisted
Jess Knight's pullup outside the lane to tie the game at 26
- Mocadlo's pass from the wing led Knight for an and-one three-point play
- Montelbano's reverse layup closed the first-half scoring for the Fighting Knights as they went to the break up by two
- The Panthers started the second half on a 9-2 run
- Chappell swished a three to bring Lynn within one, 45-44
- Fiore scored four straight points to give Lynn the lead
- The Blue and White led by four, 53-49, after three quarters
- Lynn started the fourth quarter on a 10-0 run, led by two threes from Chappell, to jump out to a 14-point advantage
- Chappell's steal and coast-to-coast layup put the Fighting Knights ahead 65-50 with just under five minutes remaining in regulation
- Fiore again gave Lynn a 15-point margin with a back-in layup at the 2:06 mark and maintained its lead for win
FIGHTING KNIGHT STATS:
- Chappell leads the team with 32 made threes this season
- Fiore has scored at least 10 points in six consecutive games

- Montelbano now has 100 assists on the season and ranks fourth in the SSC in assists per game (4.3)
- Lynn was +19 when during Mocadlo's 34 minutes of action
- Knight is now shooting 49% from the field and 78% from the free throw line this season
- Lynn shot 67% (6-for-9) in the fourth quarter
- The Fighting Knights were 22-for-26 (85%) from the charity stripe compared to the Panthers' 8-for-18 (44%)
- Lynn head coach
Julia Tucker was honored with a 100-wins game ball during a pregame ceremony
UP NEXT:
- Lynn hosts Rollins for Senior Day at the de Hoernle Sports Center on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 2:00 pm