Lynn Fighting Knights

The Lynn Fighting Knights are the athletic teams that represent Lynn University, located in Boca Raton, Florida, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Fighting Knights compete as members of the Sunshine State Conference for all 14 varsity sports. Lynn has been a member of the SSC since 1997.

Lynn Fighting Knights
University	Lynn University
Conference	Sunshine State Conference
NCAA	Division II
Athletic director	Devin Crosby
Location	Boca Raton, Florida
Varsity teams	14
Basketball arena	de Hoernle Sports & Cultural Center
Baseball stadium	Lynn Baseball Field
Soccer stadium	Bobby Campbell Stadium
Natatorium	McCusker Pool Complex
Nickname	Fighting Knights
Colors	Blue and White
Website	www.lynnfightingknights.com

Varsity teams

Lynn University announced it will add lacrosse for the 2014 season. The sport will be the third addition in recent years, after the university added women's cross country and swimming in 2012.[1]

List of teams

Men's sports (6) Baseball Basketball Golf Lacrosse Soccer Tennis

Women's sports (8) Basketball Cross country Golf Soccer Softball Swimming and diving Tennis Volleyball

National championships

Lynn University teams have won a total of 22[2] NCAA and NAIA national championships, and 30[2] Sunshine State Conference championships.

Team

Association	Division	Sport	Year	Opponent	Score
NCAA	Division II	Baseball[3]	2009	Emporia State	2–1
		Men's golf	2018	West Florida	3–2
			2019	Lincoln Memorial	3–2
		Women's golf[4]	1997	Methodist	1,292–1,318
			2013	Nova Southeastern	1,187–1,190
			2014	Barry	1,164–1,193
		Men's soccer[5]	2003	Cal State Chico	2–1
			2012	Saginaw Valley State	3–2
			2014	Charleston (WV)	3–2
		Women's soccer[6]	1998	Sonoma State	3–1
		Men's tennis	2007	Valdosta State	5–1
		Women's tennis[7]	1997	Armstong Atlantic State	5–4
			1998	Armstong Atlantic State	5–2
			2001	BYU–Hawaii	5–3

Notable athletes

• Jean Alexandre – Midfielder, San Jose Earthquakes
• Tal Erel – Baseball catcher for the Israel national baseball team
• Scott Gordon – Defender, Fort Lauderdale Strikers
• Svetlana Gounkina  – Russian golfer; multiple Russian national champion; bronze medalist in the World Golfers Championship
• Tommy Kahnle – Pitcher for the New York Yankees
• Tim Melia – Goalkeeper, Sporting Kansas City
• Jared Montz – Former Defender, Chicago Fire, and founder of Online Soccer Academy
• Melissa Ortiz – Former player for Colombia's Women's National Soccer Team

NCAA sanctions

On July 17, 2007, NCAA vacated Lynn's 2005 Women's Division II Softball Championship due to extra benefits given to two players. The NCAA found that former coach Thomas Macera gave two Lynn softball players cash payments totaling more than $3,000. Lynn was also placed on probation for two years.[8]

References

1. Staff (October 17, 2012). "Lynn University (Fla.) Adds Division II Men's Lacrosse". LaxPower.com. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-09-08. Retrieved 2016-01-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. "Division II Baseball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
4. "NCAA Division II Women's Golf Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
5. "Lynn wins second title in past three years". NCAA. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
6. "Division II Women's Soccer Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
7. "Division II Women's Tennis Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
8. "NCAA vacates Lynn's 2005 softball title", Palm Beach Post Staff, Palm Beach Post, July 17, 2007

External links

• Official Website of Lynn Fighting Knights Athletics