BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Lynn University men's lacrosse team continued its perfect start to the season with a strong fourth-quarter performance, securing a 13-10 victory over Dominican (Cal.) under the Friday night lights.
The Fighting Knights improved to 3-0 on the year behind a well-balanced attack, led by
Leo Letta's hat trick.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Dominican struck early to take a 3-0 lead in the first quarter before
Connor Houston put Lynn on the board at the 4:55 mark, 3-1
- The Fighting Knights responded with two quick goals from
Connor Zombro and
Mario Leone to close the first period tied at 3-3
- The second quarter saw both teams trade goals, with Lynn taking its first lead at 6-4 thanks to goals by
Jackson Cutter,
Dom Veratti (man-up), and
Camren Santos with eight minutes left of play
- Lynn and Dominican were tied at the half 7-7 with Letta scoring just before the buzzer
- Third quarter saw a pair a goals from both sides with
Pat Bershefski and Letta getting on the board for the Blue and White
- Dominican opened the fourth quarter with a goal in the 12th minute for a 10-9 lead
- The Fighting Knights dominated the remainder of the fourth, scoring four consecutive goals from Letta,
Noah Gies, Veratti, and
Carson Yungbluth (man-up goal) to seal the win
FIGHTING KNIGHT STATS:
- Letta led the team with a hat-trick on the night
- That brings his total to five this season
- Veratti tallied two goals and one assist
- Houston, Leone, Cutter, Bershefski, Zombro, Santos, Yungbluth, and Gies each scored once
- Leone leads the team this season with six goals
- Goalkeeper
Hunter Klosterman made seven saves in the second half to help secure his first win of 2025
- Lynn outshot Dominican 47-33
UP NEXT:
The Fighting Knights will look to keep their momentum rolling when they hit the road for their next matchup against Westminster (Utah) on Monday, March 3 at 6:00pm
