BOCA RATON, Fla. - The No. 8 Lynn University men's soccer team rallied from behind twice to earn a dramatic 3-2 victory over No. 10 Mississippi College, securing its first win of the 2026 season.
Robin Muenst led the Fighting Knights with a brace, including a spectacular 25-yard free kick, while
Fabian Wagner recorded a goal and an assist and delivered the game-winning strike in the 87th minute.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Lynn controlled possession throughout much of the opening half, patiently working to create opportunities behind the Mississippi College back line
- The Choctaws opened the scoring in the seventh minute, finding the bottom-left corner from approximately 22 yards out for a 1-0 advantage
- The Fighting Knights responded in the 24th minute when Wagner laid the ball off to Muenst, who fired his finish into the top-left corner to level the match at 1-1
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Thiago De Carvalho looked to put Lynn ahead in the 35th minute, but his effort was blocked behind for a corner kick
- Lynn continued to control the tempo for the remainder of the first half as the two sides entered halftime tied at 1-1
- The Blue and White continued its aggressive high press after the break despite seeing less of the ball during the opening stages of the second half
- Mississippi College regained the lead in the 61st minute, capitalizing on a Lynn defensive mistake to make it 2-1
- Just four minutes later, Muenst produced the highlight of the match. After a Choctaw player was sent off for a foul outside the penalty area, Muenst curled the ensuing free kick into the net from approximately 25 yards to tie the match at 2-2
- Playing with a man advantage, the Fighting Knights continued to push forward in search of the winner
- Lynn's pressure paid off in the 87th minute. Muenst headed a cross into the path of
Rui Ferreira, who found Wagner inside the area before the forward slotted his finish into the bottom-right corner to complete the 3-2 comeback victory
FIGHTING KNIGHT STATS:
- Muenst powered the Lynn attack with two goals and an assist, factoring into all three Fighting Knight goals.
- Wagner made an immediate impact in his Lynn debut, recording a goal and an assist, including the game-winning strike in the 87th minute off assists from Ferreira and Muenst.
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Louis Munn and Ferreira each recorded their first assists of the season.
- Lynn erased deficits of 1-0 and 2-1 before completing the comeback with Wagner's late winner.
- The Fighting Knights held a 12-4 advantage in shots, including an 8-3 edge in the second half.
- Lynn placed five shots on goal while limiting the Choctaws to two and generated nine corner kicks to Mississippi College's two.
- Muenst led all players with four shots and two shots on goal, while
Marc Vila, Wagner and Dominik N'Gatie each placed an attempt on frame.
- The Blue and White defense held Mississippi College to just one shot in the opening half and four total attempts for the match.
- Lynn improved to 4-1 all-time against the Choctaws, with all five meetings coming since 2014.
UP NEXT:
The Fighting Knights continue their season-opening weekend on Sunday, Aug. 30, when they travel to Georgia to face No. 23 Young Harris at 12:00 pm.
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