BOCA RATON, Fla. - The No. 11 Lynn women's lacrosse team earned its first win of the season in its home opener, defeating Colorado Mesa, 15-9, Sunday afternoon. The victory was highlighted by hat tricks from Rebecca Clark, Angelia Huggins, and Hannah Exley.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Lynn wasted no time setting the tone, as Clark and Exley each found the back of the net in the opening minute to give the Fighting Knights an early 2-0 lead 

- Madison Smith added an unassisted goal with 11:43 remaining in the first quarter to extend the advantage to 3-0 

- Clark and Huggins each scored again late in the period, pushing Lynn in front 5-1 

- Colorado Mesa responded with three straight goals to close the quarter, trimming the deficit to 5-4 

- Huggins opened the second quarter with a solo goal at the 12:38 mark, making it 6-4 

- Just 25 seconds later, Clark capitalized on a feed from Huggins to stretch the lead to 7-4 

- The Mavericks answered with a strong run to close the half, taking an 8-7 lead into the break 

- Lynn's defense tightened in the third quarter, holding Colorado Mesa scoreless while the Knights went on a four-goal run 

- Elizabeth Clagett started the surge off a pass from Hannah Connors to tie the game at 8-8 

- Shortly after, Emily Solomon forced a key turnover and collected the ground ball to spark another Lynn opportunity 

- Following a successful clear, Olivia Fox netted her first goal of the afternoon off a crucial pass from Smith with 10:54 on the clock, putting Lynn back on top, 9-8 

- Exley added back-to-back goals to close the third quarter - including a man-up tally - completing her hat trick and giving Lynn an 11-8 advantage 

- Huggins opened the fourth quarter with a man-up goal off another assist from Smith to make it 12-8 

- Smith recorded her second goal of the day at the 10:20 mark, extending the lead to 13-8 

- Clagett capitalized on a man-up opportunity with a solo goal with six minutes remaining, pushing the score to 14-9 

- Connors added her first goal of the game late in the fourth to seal the 15-9 victory for the Fighting Knights

FIGHTING KNIGHT STATS: 

- Huggins led the Fighting Knights with 8 points, 3 goals and 5 assists 

- Clark had 3 goals, 5 groundballs, and 6 caused turnovers 

- Clagett won 7 of 14 draw controls for the Fighting Knights, picked up 4 groundballs, scored 2 goals and recorded 1 assist 

- Solomon picked up 4 groundballs, caused 4 turnovers, and won 4 draw controls 

- Smith scored 4 points from 2 goals and 2 assists 

- Exley also had 4 points from 3 goals and 1 assist 

- Zoe Stewart opened her collegiate career with 1 assist, 1 caused turnover, and 1 groundball 

- Ruby Studer had 2 caused turnovers 

- Georgina Lewis, Ava Ceglia, and Delaney Smith all had 1 groundball, and 1 caused turnover 

- Lynn picked up 23 groundballs to Colorado Mesa's 13 

- The Blue and White completed 19 of 20 attempted clears 

 

- The Fighting Knights will host Adelphi on Friday, Feb. 20 at 4:00 p.m.