BOCA RATON, Fla. – Lynn University’s women’s soccer team jumped out to a 6-1 advantage courtesy of three Anniina Sankoh goals and then held off a furious comeback from visiting Johnson and Wales, winning by a 6-4 final score on Tuesday night.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Score: Lynn 6, JWU 4
Records: Lynn (3-2), JWU (4-1)
Location: Bobby Campbell Stadium | Boca Raton, Fla.
Series History: First meeting between Lynn and JWU
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STATS OF THE GAME:
· Lynn started the scoring early for the second straight game as Ariella Kaplan fired home a goal on a Sankoh assist 45 seconds into the match.
· JWU answered a short time later with a Savannah Jackson goal, which knotted the score at 1-all
· The Blue and White then responded in a major way, scoring four goals before half time to take a commanding 5-1 lead into the break.
· Sankoh capped off her hat-trick in the 50th minute, seemingly putting the game on ice.
· JWU proved its resiliency with three Jackson goals between the 70th and 79th minute.
· Saige Griffin and Johanna Nilsson each scored once for the Blue and White.
· Lynn outshot Johnson and Wales 19-13 and held a 5-1 advantage on corner kicks.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
· Sankoh has scored nine goals in her last two games, the most in a two-game stretch in program history.
· The goal for Griffin was the first of her career.
· Sankoh and Nilsson have combined for 17-of-29 goals in 2019.
· Lynn has won two straight for the first time since victories on Aug. 30 and Sept. 1, 2018.
· The Blue and White have scored 29 goals in five games in 2019 after scoring just 20 during the 2018 campaign.
UP NEXT:
The Fighting Knights now prepare for their Sunshine State Conference slate, which begins at home on Saturday, Sept. 21 at 6 p.m. as Lynn takes on Eckerd.
