CLINTON, Miss. – Dominik N'gatie delivered a brace, including the game-winning strike with under four minutes remaining, as Lynn defeated Mississippi College, 2-1, on Friday night. The late game heroics lifted the Fighting Knights to their third-straight victory to open the 2025 season.

HOW IT HAPPENED: 
- The Fighting Knights showed their intent early with back-to-back shots inside the opening five minutes
- Robin Muenst fired Lynn's first attempt in the 3rd minute, followed quickly by Junior Smith in the 4th
- Fynn Friedrichs forced a save in the 22nd minute before N'gatie was denied from close range seconds later
- Lynn maintained pressure throughout the first half, outshooting the Choctaws 11-4
- N'gatie broke the deadlock in the 70th minute with a low finish after Lynn won possession in midfield, 1-0
- Mississippi College answered in the 78th minute with a 40-yard free kick from Sergio Garrido, 1-1
- With under four minutes left, N'gatie struck again, blasting a shot off the crossbar and over the line for the game winner, 2-1

FIGHTING KNIGHT STATS: 
- N'gatie led all players with five shots, four on target and two goals 
- Luca Clavero posted three saves on the day 
- Lynn outshot Mississippi College 20-13, including a 10-4 edge in shots on target 
- The Fighting Knights also held a 6-0 advantage in first-half fouls drawn and finished the night with just six compared to the Choctaws' 10 
- Seven Fighting Knights played the full 90 minues: Clavero, Friedrichs, Paul Brauckmann, Anton Mand, Marc Ehmann, Fabian Vynalek, Muesnt, and De Carvalho 
- The Lynn men's soccer program is now 3-0 against Mississippi College in its history

UP NEXT: 
- The Fighting Knights will face Lenoir-Rhyne in Hickory, N.C.  in their final non-conference match of the regular season on Monday, Sept. 15 at 1:00 pm