Alexandre and Burgess lead Fighting Knights to victory over
Defending Champions
Boxscore
BOCA RATON, Fla. (September
11, 2008) - Lynn University, ranked 3rd in this
week's National Soccer Coaches Association of America
(NSCAA)/adidas Division II poll, scored four goals in the first
half and never looked back in posting a 5-0 victory over reigning
NCAA Division II National Champion Franklin Pierce University on
day one of the Lynn/Embassy Suites Classic at the McCusker Sports
Complex this afternoon.
Senior midfielder Jean
Alexandre (Delray Beach, Fla./Atlantic) totaled five
points with two goals and an assist, while classmate Tyrell
Burgess (Smiths, Bermuda) added a goal and two assists for
four points to lead the Lynn attack. Senior back Nano Short
(London, England) added a goal and assist, while junior
Gabe Taboada (Boca Raton, Fla./American Heritage)
dished two assists.
Sophomore goalkeeper Adam
Alcock (Stoke-on-Trent, England) made one save to preserve
the Knights fourth shutout in five matches this season. Sophomore
Carl Contrascier (Hinkley, Ohio/Highland) finished
with one stop in goal for Franklin Pierce. Lynn posted a 17-2
advantage in shots for the match, including a 10-1 margin in the
first half.
Burgess netted the only goal Lynn
would need just 7:57 into the match, when he one-timed a cross from
the right side by Short past Contrascier. Alexandre netted the
Knights next two goals in the 20th and 25th
minutes, with Taboada and Burgess collecting assists on both
markers. Short rounded out the first half scoring with an
unassisted strike in the 33rd minute.
Franklin Pierce, playing its third
nationally-ranked opponent in five days, got both its shots from
senior Frantz Francois (Saint-Marc, Haiti), who
attended high school in nearby Palm Beach Lakes.
Franklin Pierce (2-3-0, 1-0-0
NE-10) closes out its weekend Florida trip on Saturday against the
University of Tampa on day two of the Lynn/Embassy Suites Classic
at 4 p.m. Lynn (5-0-0, 0-0-0 SSC) hosts Truman State (Mo.)
University on Saturday at 1 p.m.
