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SSC! SSC! SSC! #12 Lynn Women Get Late Game Winner from Clark to Edge #8 ERAU in 17-16 Win; Clagett 5G/1A for Knights, Zeruto 5G/2A for ERAU-Both Recaps

Flanagan alum Diane Dohler 2G, Hagerty alum Catie O’Connor 1A for Lynn. East Lake alum Samantha Reich 2G for ERAU.

via the school press releases/websites

BOX SCORE

Clark scores game-winner, Fighting Knights drop #8 Embry-Riddle

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Sophomore Rebecca Clark scored the game-winning goal with 2:34 left in the fourth quarter to lift the No. 12 Lynn University women’s lacrosse team to a 17-16 defeat of No. 8 Embry-Riddle, Saturday.
 
The Fighting Knights have now defeated a pair of teams ranked eighth in the nation and Lynn has won its last nine games. Last week, the Fighting Knights defeated then eighth-ranked Flagler, 15-10.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
– Lynn outshot Embry-Riddle 34-27 and held a 20-17 edge in draw controls
– The hosts were 18-of-20 on clear attempts, while the Eagles finished 5-of-7 on free position goals
– The Eagles led by two goals, 5-3 early in the second before a run of three-straight goals by Lynn handed it a 6-5 lead
– Junior Kristyn Johnson scored the first and third goals during the run, while sophomore Elizabeth Clagett scored the second
– Junior Mallory Jarka scored twice inside the final five minutes of the first half including with 10 seconds left to hand the Fighting Knights a 9-8 lead at intermission
– The Fighting Knights opened the third quarter with a 4-0 scoring run for a 13-9 edge at 9:18
– Clagett scored three goals during the 4-0 outburst
– Clark closed the third with a goal with 31 seconds left for a 15-12 lead
– The Eagles rebounded by scoring four of the game’s next five goals to knot things at 16 with 2:44 to play
– Clark collected the ensuing draw control and raced to goal before burying her shot for the game-winner with 2:34 to play
 
FIGHTING KNIGHT STATS:
– Clagett finished with five goals, one assist and two draw controls
– Jarka added three goals and two assists
– Johnson scored twice with two assists
– Clark had three goals, two ground balls, one caused turnover and six draw controls
– Sophomore Isabella Connelly picked up 11 draw controls
– Senior Riley Stewart and sophomore Emily Solomon each caused three turnovers
– Sophomore Callista Elica notched eight saves in goal for the win
 
UP NEXT:
– Lynn travels to Palm Beach Atlantic on Tuesday at 7:00 pm

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Women’s Lacrosse Winning Streak Snapped at No. 12 Lynn

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Embry-Riddle women’s lacrosse team’s seven-game winning streak came to an end in a 17-16 loss to No. 12 Lynn in Sunshine State Conference play on Saturday. The loss puts the eighth-ranked Eagles at 11-2 overall and 2-1 in the league, while Lynn improves to 10-1 and 1-1 in the SSC.
 
A tightly contested first quarter saw both team struggle to control the ball with Embry-Riddle recording 10 turnovers and Lynn turning the ball over nine times. The low-scoring period saw the Eagles emerge with a 3-2 edge, but the Fighting Knights capitalized on a 10-3 advantage in draw controls to outscore Embry-Riddle 7-5 in the second and take a 9-8 lead at the half.
 
Callison Foreman won the draw and the Eagles got the ball to Kenley Zeruto who fed Eliana Enners for the first goal of the third quarter to tie the score at 9-9. The momentum swung back in the Fighting Knights’ favor as they scored four unanswered over the next four minutes to claim their largest lead of the game (13-9). The Eagles got two goals back, but the Fighting Knights netted two of the last three goals in the closing minutes to lead 15-12 going into the fourth.
 
Caitlin Gavin scored the first two goals of the fourth, and after Lynn scored its 16th goal of the afternoon, Foreman finished a Gavin pass to make it a one-point game (16-15) with 6:10 left to play. Embry-Riddle converted on 5-of-7 free-position shots and it was a free-position goal from Samantha Reich that evened the score a 16-16 with 2:44 remaining.
 
Lynn answered just 10 seconds later as Becca Clark won the draw and took the ball to the cage herself to put the home back up by one (17-16). After Lynn won the draw again, the Eagles had an opportunity to make something happen again courtesy of Gavin’s caused turnover. The Eagles had a successful clear, but turned the ball over before having a chance at the goal, allowing Lynn to escape with the win.
 
Zeruto finished with seven points on five goals and two assists, while Enners and Gavin each had a hattrick.
 
After being on the road for the last three games, the Eagles will be back at home for another tough test on Wednesday, hosting No. 7 Florida Southern at 7 p.m.


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