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Lynn Lacrosse Caps Early Season Home Stretch with Third Straight Victory 16-2 Over Emmanuel

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  via Lynn press release   BOCA RATON, Fla. – Lynn University’s lacrosse team picked up its third consecutive win on Wednesday evening as the Fighting Knights closed out a three-game home spurt with a dominant 16-2 triumph over Emmanuel College (Ga.). Ten different Fighting Knights found the back of the net, led by Keegan Maxwell with four goals and Chase Stokes with three. INSIDE THE MATCHUP: Final: Lynn 16, Emmanuel (Ga.) 2 Records: Lynn (4-1), Emmanuel (Ga.) (0-7) Location: Bobby Campbell Stadium | Boca Raton, Fla. All-Time Series: Lynn leads 3-0 Get Social: Twitter – @Lynn_Knights | Instagram – @Lynn_Knights | Facebook – /LynnFightingKnights STATS OF THE GAME:
  • The offense got rolling early, scoring within the first minute of play before going up 6-0 through one quarter of play.
  • Maxwell led the offensive onslaught, burying a career-high four goals. The freshman hit the frame on five of his six shot attempts while also picking up a career-best five ground balls.
  • Stokes also logged career-highs across the board, boasting a team-high five points behind three goals and two assists. Four of his seven shot attempts found the cage.
  • Mikey Urso found teammates for goals three times and added a score of his own for a four-point game. He has three or more points in three of the team’s five games so far this season.
  • Xander Cosenza rounded out Lynn’s multi-goal scorers and added a helper for the third 3+ point game of his young career.
  • Nick McCabeStephen PolsinelliNick HowardTyler HopkinsRyan Milano, and Jacob Couvertierall supplied goals. It was the first career goal for Couvertier and the first of the season for Hopkins and Milano.
  • Howard and Conrad Rhein logged multi-assist outings.
  • Cody Bartusiak led an all-around solid defensive performance as a unit as he posted a season-high three caused turnovers. Harrison Kaplan added two forced turnovers.
  • Peter Masters earned the start on the wing and picked up a career-high six ground balls. Greg Morissette also notched a new career-high in ground balls with five. Drew Custance and Jensen Colberg each tacked on four ground balls.
  • Collin McClellandConnor Owens and Mitchell Goode all split time in the cage, with Goode making a season-high five saves.
  • Dryden Brous and Christopher Lasprogata split duties at the X, leading the Blue and White to a 16-5 advantage on faceoffs.
  BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
  • Lynn recorded a program-record 60 ground balls.
  • Lynn’s two goals allowed ties the program record for lowest goals allowed in a game, matching the season-opening win last year against Lees-McRae (22-2).
  • In three matchups over the past four years against the Lions, Lynn has outscored Emmanuel, 52- 13.
  • Maxwell has seven goals over the past two games.
  • The Fighting Knights have scored 14 or more goals in each of their four wins so far this season.
  • Maxwell is the third Fighting Knight to ever tally four or more goals in a game as a true freshman, joining Cosenza from the 2018 season opener and Brian Kiel (’17) from the inaugural campaign in 2014.
  • Bartusiak has multiple caused turnovers in three straight games.
  UP NEXT: Lynn heads back on the road this weekend for a 1 p.m. contest at North Greenville on Saturday, March 10.    

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