FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The Lynn University softball team opened up the final series of the 2025 regular season, dropping a 9-1 tilt to No. 19 Nova Southeastern on Thursday night. Following the loss, the Fighting Knights dropped to 21-27 overall and 7-21 in Sunshine State Conference play.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Nova jumped out early, scoring in the bottom of the first on an RBI double to take a 1-0 lead
- The Fighting Knights got in a jam in the bottom of the third, loading the bases before allowing two runs on a pair of sacrifice flies, 3-0
- Kyra Sunga picked up the first hit for the Blue and White on a leadoff single in the top of the fourth
- Onnalee Floriano broke up the scoreless game for Lynn in the bottom of the fourth, cashing in Sunga from second base on an RBI single, 3-1
- Aun'Yale Howard kept the offense rolling with a two-out triple in the top of the fifth
- The Sharks went on to quickly load the bases in the bottom of the sixth before tacking on six runs on four hits to end the game behind the eight-run mercy rule.
 
FIGHTING KNIGHT STATS:
- Pitcher Madi Prickett (12-16) went all 5.2 innings, allowing eight runs on eight hits
- She struck out two batters and walked five
- Sunga, Floriano, Howard and Anabel O'Donnell all tallied hits in the contest
- Floriano has racked up three RBI over the past two games
- O'Donnell has tallied three hits over the past two contests
 
UP NEXT:
- The Fighting Knights will conclude the 2025 regular season with a doubleheader at NSU on Saturday. First pitch is set for 12:00 p.m.