DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The Lynn University men's lacrosse team dropped a Sunshine State Conference road contest to Embry-Riddle, 12-6, on Wednesday afternoon.
The Fighting Knights move to 2-6 overall and 0-3 in SSC play.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Embry-Riddle struck early with three goals in the opening minutes to take a 3-0 lead before
Landon Scully got Lynn on the board midway through the first
- The Eagles carried a 4-1 advantage into the second quarter before Scully added his second goal to cut into the deficit
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Cullen Trent found the back of the net off an assist from
Connor Zombro to make it a one-goal game at 4-3 with 6:30 remaining in the half
- Embry-Riddle responded with three late second-quarter goals to take a 7-3 lead into halftime
- The hosts extended their lead to 9-3 early in the third before Trent answered with his second goal, assisted by
Jackson Cutter-
Mario Leone followed with a goal just over a minute later to bring Lynn within four at 9-5
- Embry-Riddle closed the third quarter with another score and added one early in the fourth to push the lead to 11-5
- Trent completed his hat trick early in the fourth quarter, but the Eagles added a late goal to seal the 12-6 final
FIGHTING KNIGHT STATS:
- Trent led Lynn with a hat trick, marking his first three-goal performance of the season
- Scully added two goals to his account on the day
- Leone had a game-high 11 shots
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Hunter Klosterman made 12 saves in goal, anchoring the defense for the majority of the contest
- Lynn held a slight edge in shots (48-41) and ground balls (26-25)
UP NEXT:
The Fighting Knights will travel to Lakeland to play Florida Southern in SSC play on Saturday, April 4 at 5:00 p.m.
