BOCA RATON, Fla - Despite a four-goal performance from Elizabeth Clagett and a hattrick by Kristyn Johnson, the Lynn University women's lacrosse team suffered a narrow 11-10 defeat to the visiting Saint Leo Lions in the Sunshine State Conference Tournament Quarterfinals on Saturday afternoon.
 

- Lynn opened strong with back-to-back goals from Clagett in the first quarter to take a 2-0 lead with 1:53 left in the first period 

- Saint Leo responded with a 4-0 run that carried in the second quarter, 4-2 Lions 

- Johnson scored her first of the game assisted by Angelia Huggins to make it 4-3 at the 7:14 mark 

- The Blue and White went on a four-goal run to close out the quarter 

- Johnson scored a pair while Hannah Exley and Clagett scored the other two to give Lynn a 7-5 lead going into the half 

- Saint Leo scored two goals to tie the game but Rebecca Clark answered with a goal of her own to close the third period with an 8-7 lead for Lynn 

- The Lions opened the fourth quarter with three goals to retake the lead with 9:26 to play, 10-8 

- Exley provided hope for the Fighting Knights with a goal at 8:21 to make it a one-goal game, 10-9 

- Clagett scored her fourth goal of the night to tie the game at 10-10 with just over three minutes remaining 

- The Lions scored just a minute later and held the lead until the final whistle, 11-10
 

FIGHTING KNIGHT STATS: 

- Lynn put 21 of 29 shots on frame 

- The Blue and White went 20-for-21 on clear attempts and won 9 draw controls 

- Goalkeeper Ava Ceglia made a season-high 16 saves  

- Johnson added a hat trick and one assist 

- She has 71 goals scored in 2025, the second most goals scored in the SSC 

- Exley scored twice and added an assist, totaling 29 goals and nine assists this season 

- Clark contributed a goal and two assists

- Clark earned a collegiate high of 34 assists for Lynn this season