Men’s Soccer Scores Lopsided Win over Barry



Miami Gardens, Fla. – Lynn University’s men’s soccer team showed why it is the second ranked team in the nation with a 5-1 victory over penultimate rival No. 7 Barry University Saturday. The Fighting Knights scored the most goals and recorded the largest margin of victory over the Buccaneers since winning 10-0 in 1993. Jean Alexandre tallied his first career hat trick while Kyle Conrad pitched in with two goals. Lynn improves to 7-0 overall and 1-0 in the Sunshine State Conference.



The Blue and White now own a 17-7-1 all-time mark against Barry and improve to 10-0-1 in SSC openers.



Three close shots by LU and another by Barry got the packed crowd to its feet within the first 10 minutes of the contest. Conrad quickly settled the crowd down in the 20th minute with his third goal of the year. The Bucs (6-1, 0-1 SSC) attempted to clear a corner kick from James Hayers but the ball settled right to the foot of the sophomore midfielder. Conrad let loose a shot from the top of the box, through traffic, and into the left side netting for a 1-0 lead.



Emotions ran high the rest of the half as neither team could maintain its momentum. Barry would push through the Knights zone only to be turned away by the defensive unit of Lee Porter, Sam Craven, Joe Cundall and Hayers. Meanwhile, Lynn’s attempts on goal were also held in check by the Bucs defense.



Alexandre finally broke free near the end of the half when Gabe Taboada slipped a ball inside the box. The Knights senior forward put the shot away nicely for the eventual game-winning goal.



Trying to keep the pendulum swinging in their favor, Conrad struck again 58 seconds into the second half. Tyrell Burgess snuck past the Buccaneers defense and sent a high cross from the left corner flag. The ball sailed over keeper Devala Gorrick and Conrad nailed an unchecked header into goal, putting LU up 3-0.



Playing for pride, Barry was determined to get on the board. Down by three with 10 minutes to go, Barry’s Mark Anderson was fouled just outside the Knights touch line. As Lynn was setting up its wall, Anderson quickly fired off a shot inside the left post for the goal.



Not taking too kindly to the loss of a shutout, LU poured on the scoring. Alexandre found the back of the net twice in a 1:41 span, the last of which came off a header from Tom Hope and Hayers.



Gorrick posted 10 saves while Adam Alcock made three stops in the winning effort. Lynn out shot Barry 26-9 and notched an 8-4 edge in corner kicks.



The Fighting Knights return to action Wednesday, September 23, at 3 p.m. when it hosts Palm Beach Atlantic. Fans can follow the action live by logging on to www.lynn.edu/athletics and selecting the “live audio” and “live stats” links.