Ball Boy at 2018 Delray Open receives Tennis Scholarship from Palm Beach resident and Brown University Alumni, Amin C. Khoury

Jameson “Jamie” Corsillo, a youth tennis player and volunteer ball boy who recently participated in the 2018 Delray Beach Open, an annual ATP World Tour 250 Men’s Pro-Tennis event held at Delray Beach Tennis Center, has received a tennis scholarship from Palm Beacher Amin C. Khoury, a Brown University alumni. Mr. Khoury, a managing partner at KAD Companies, a single family office and private investment company, learned that Corsillo was an aspiring professional tennis player, a freshman honor roll student and National Junior Beta Club member at Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale.

“I admire his academic and athletic excellence. Jamie has a unique combination of skill, talent, and toughness. With the right support, I think he can do some really great things in life on and off the tennis court. I wish him and his family the best of luck.” said Amin C. Khoury.

He is a former college tennis player and Brown University alumni. 

Corsillo was ranked no. 2 in the nation in the USTA Boys 14-Under division in both 2016 and 2017. He competes in tournaments throughout the U.S. and still finds time to volunteer as a ball boy.

With the support of tennis coach Steve Longley and mentorship of Jeff Bingo, general manager of Delray Beach Tennis Center, Corsillo aspires to transition into  ITF-International Tennis Federation Tournaments and compete throughout the world.

Corsillo’s schedule consists of attending a full-time college preparatory school training several hours a day plus travelling time to junior tennis competitions throughout the U.S. and the world.

“Jamie is unique because he maintains a traditional eight-hour daily school schedule. Most players on his level are home schooled which allows more flexibility for conditioning, training and competing.” said Longley.

Corsillo has a devoted mother keeping and supporting her son’s dream at home.

“It is challenging to keep up with Jamie’s rigorous academic, tennis and travel schedule and keep him a balanced teenager. I desire to support my son’s dream of becoming a professional tennis player while still prioritizing his academic commitments.” said Meredith Corsillo.

Introduced to hitting tennis balls at the age of five-years-old, Jamie enjoys the mental challenge of the one-on-one competition.

“I am very grateful to Mr. Khoury for his generous tennis scholarship which will help pay for upcoming training and competitions,” said Corsillo. 

On March 19, Jamie volunteered as ball boy at the Miami Open. He then travels to Indian Wells, CA, to play in the 16’s youth-tennis completion at the Easter Bowl, a USTA National Level 1 event, where in 2012 he won the Boys 12-Under Silver Ball in Singles and Doubles competitions, in 2017 was the Bronze Ball Winner in Doubles at the event. After Easter Bowl, he heads to Carson, CA, to compete in the International Spring Championships. Corsillo is currently a Top-5 College Recruit Class of 2021, Blue Chip for past five years with a 12 UTR according to www.TennisRecruiting.net.

Corsillo’s youth tennis career has included playing tennis games with Mats Wilander, the world’s no. 1 tennis player from 1982 to 1988, and member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, at seven-years-old was the youngest boy to win a scholarship to the John McEnroe Tennis Academy in New York City and had the honor of being hand-picked by tennis legend John McEnroe himself. McEnroe is a yearly participant in The Delray Open. In 2011, Corsillo was featured in Sports Illustrated Kids, in 2012 won the Little Mo International Tennis Championships in Flushing, NY, in 2014 was the State of Florida’s no. 1 player for 12-Under Boys, was ranked nationally as the No. 3 player in the 12-Under Boys, and won the Silver Ball USTA at the Winter Nationals in Arizona.

Corsillo continued his climb close to home in 2015 as the Winner of the Longines Future Aces and represented the U.S. in Paris at Rolland Garros, the famed orange clay court at the French Open major tennis tournament. In 2016, Corsillo was ranked no. 1 in Florida and no. 2 nationally in the Boys 14-Under class as a 13-year-old and was the United States Tennis Association (USTA) National Hard Courts Silver Ball Singles Winner and USTA Level 2 national Winner at the Delray Tennis Center. Corsillo is pictured with Khoury. 

FAU Owls Football Team Cap Historic 11-Win Season with 50-3 Thrashing of Akron Zips in 2017 Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton Bowl

Devin “Motor” Singletary’s broke the single-season Conference USA touchdown record on a scoring run of six-yards in the second quarter, linebacker Aziz Al-Shaair set the FAU all-time tackles record on defense and quarterback Jason Driskel passed for two touchdowns and ran for two more in the FAU Owls (11-3) 50-3 thrashing of the Akron Zips (7-7) in the 2017 Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton Bowl held on Howard Schnellenberger Field at FAU Stadium. Motor scored on a two-yard run early in the third quarter to add to his total of 32 rushing touchdowns and one receiving touchdown during the FAU Owls historic 2017 season. Shaair, the vocal leader of the FAU defense, had a key quarterback sack on talented and flashy Zips QB Kato Nelson early in the second quarter. Nelson, a Redshirt-Freshman from Hollywood, FL, played a great first quarter against the Owls. After Shaair’s sack, Nelson’s effectiveness was non-existent in the game.

“It was special to do it (win a college bowl game) at home in Boca Raton.,” Shaair said at the post-game news conference.

Perhaps the story of the day surrounds FAU Owls Football future. Motor is a sophomore, Shaair and Driskel are juniors and FAU Head Coach Lane Kiffin inked a 10-year contract to lead the Owls through the 2027 season only seven hours prior to kickoff at the Boca Raton Bowl.

“We have a group of unordinary guys who put in a lot of time,” Driskel said at the post-game presser.

Coach Kiffin will be back next year to lead a 2017 team that broke the FAU all-time record of touchdowns scored in a season, 83 by the 2007 FAU Owls, winners of the 2007 New Orleans Bowl 44-27 over the Memphis Tigers. FAU Owls legendary Head Coach Howard Schnellenberger coached in that game and Rusty Smith, the first Owl to ever start a game in the National Football League (NFL), quarterbacked the Owls to a win in that game. This was only FAU’s second 11-win season since the football program started in 2001.

The “Lane Train” had many passengers zoom into Boca Raton for the Boca Raton Bowl game. ESPN’s Steve Levy, the famed SportsCenter anchor with the distinguished voice called the game on ESPN Radio nationally from the Boca Raton Bowl. Phil Steele, author of Phil Steele's College Football Preview, the go-to magazine previewing each college football season, was also in the Owl’s Nest broadcasting for ESPN Radio. The game was the only game featured in the nation and broadcast on ESPN’s popular cable TV Channel.

Singletary finished the game with 26 rushes for 124 yards and three rushing touchdowns. The last touchdown run was for a 26-yard score with 10:49 left in the fourth quarter. Driskel had 78 yards rushing and 270 yards passing with two touchdowns. For his out of the ordinary efforts, Driskel won the 2017 Boca Raton Bowl Offensive Player of the Game trophy. He completed 19 out 25 passes. In addition, wide receivers Willie Wright had seven catches for 71 yards and two touchdowns, Kalib Woods had four catches for 79 yards and Kamrin Solomon caught four passes for 71 yards including a 63-yard reception. The FAU offense amassed 482 yards offensively versus the Akron Zips 146 total yards. Zips Head Coach Terry Bowden, son of former Florida State University (FSU) and legendary Coach Bobby Bowden, didn’t think FAU ran up the score and when asked if FAU belongs in the College Football Top-25 rankings responded, “I do. I would vote for FAU,” Terry Bowden said. 

Owls adrift in upsetting loss to Midshipmen, Navy doesn’t give up the ship against FAU

Lane Kiffin with his signature white visor reminiscent of the1980s and a ten-foot wave of hype debuted as the new FAU head football Friday night at Howard Schnellenberger Field in Boca Raton with a dull 42-19 loss to the Navy Midshipmen. The Navy Midshipmen sailed their triple-option flexbone offensive rushing attack crashing through the Owls defense 68 times for 416 yards and added 110 yards passing. The question mark coming into the game for the Owls was the defense with many around the Boca Raton area thinking the unit was improved. With a methodical approach of running the football down the throat of their opponents, the Navy Midshipmen amassed five rushing touchdowns many of which were scampers through the Owls secondary untouched.

Navy only threw the ball 10 times in the entire game, completed just four passes, but for a 27.5 yards per pass average. The FAU defense loaded the box with all of 11 of their defenders and still couldn’t slow down the Midshipmen’s forward drift.

“Navy is a very well coached team and difficult to beat. They have very few negative plays. Very few penalties... As for us that was pretty embarrassing. I felt like there was so much build-up here with the fans and around the school with a lot of energy. I feel like we let them down and have a lot of work to do,” said FAU Owls head coach Kiffin.

His brother Chris Kiffin is listed as the co-defensive coordinator/linebackers by FAUSports.com, the official website of FAU football, and his Dad, Monte Kiffin, the former defensive coordinator for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers National Football League (NFL), is the Owls defensive analyst and NFL liaison. Monte Kiffin is also the creator of the famed “Tampa Bay 2 Cover Defense” made popular by the success it had in helping Tampa Bay win the 2002 Super Bowl and later on as the “go-to” defense in the Madden NFL Football on the Sony PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and Microsoft X-Box video gaming systems.  

Navy’s three-headed touchdown monster shredded the Owls courtesy of the Midshipmen’s quarterback Zach Abey’s scores on touchdown runs of 40 and 23 yards respectively. Abey rushed for 251 yards on 31 attempts and passed for 110 yards on just four completions on ten attempts with one passing touchdown. Fullback Joshua Walker scored on touchdown scampers of 48 and 4 yards. Even Navy running back Tre Walker got his first ever career touchdown with a four-yard touchdown run to give the Midshipmen an early 7-0 lead early in the first quarter. Maybe more impressive was fullback Walker’s eight rushes for 75 yards, a 9.4 yard rush average.

All the hype of new FAU Owls football coach Lane Kiffin, word of a packed FAU Stadium at Howard Schnellenberger Field with the Navy Midshipmen in town fresh off a nine-win season and once again the Owls offense proved flat again. The Owls offense was dreadful on third down going 5 for 14 on third down conversions. Not even a fumbled Navy snap at midfield recovered by the FAU defense’s Owls defensive lineman Haiden Nagel, in that first quarter could spark the offense, who on the next possession lost yards over three plays and punted back to Navy.

FAU squandered their first possession on offense and Navy dominated the FAU defensive front early. Several drives later, Owls redshirt sophomore quarterback Daniel Parr connected with freshman wide receiver Willie Wright on a 95-yard touchdown to give the Owls a 10-7 lead over the Navy Midshipmen midway through the second quarter. It was FAU’s only lead of the game. During the play, which Parr’s throwing pocket backed two yards deep into FAU end zone, Wright was wide open as Parr winged it right into his outstretched arms in full stride down FAU’s home sideline at Howard Schnellenberger Field. The lead was short-lived.

Parr led the Owls with 281 yards passing on 19 completions and 31 attempts with two passing touchdowns but was sacked two times by the Navy defense. He started the game at quarterback for the Owls. Two botched snaps over the head of Parr resulted in yardage losses, including a 22-yard loss for the FAU offense. Owls wide receiver DeAndre McNeal paced the FAU offense with four catches for 88 yards and a 62-yard fourth quarter touchdown pass from Parr.

Navy running back Tre Walker scored his first career rushing touchdown to give the Midshipmen 7-0 lead over the FAU Owls with 9:06 left in the first quarter. On the next defensive stand, the Owls defense piled up on Navy like a Rugby scrum during their second drive, yet the Midshipmen still fall forward for first down once and again against the Owls. Even when the Navy punter shanked a punt just 24 yards out of bounds, the Owls took over at their 23-yard line and lost nine yards on their first rush and then punted away just three plays later.

The Midshipmen’s offense line was impressive, mowing down the Owls defensive line to make way for methodical five and six yard rushes up the middle, to the side and back inside again.

In the first quarter Owls wide receiver DeAndre McNeal didn’t even know Parr’s first pass to him was coming, it whizzed behind his back while McNeal put a block on a defender. Later on in the drive FAU kicker Greg Joseph narrowed the Navy lead to 7-3, with a 24-yard field goal right down the middle of the yellow, gold posts, upright and into the Owls stands. Joseph booted two field goals in the game; his second was a 54-yard field goal to set the FAU all-time record for longest field goal and also to narrow Navy’s lead to 28-13 with 7:25 left in the third quarter.

Joseph, an FAU walk-on kicker from American Heritage High School in Delray Beach is a special team’s leader and a bright spot for the Owls.

“I just try to go one kick at a time, one for one each kick and go from there. I try to put our team in a better position to win,” said Joseph.

Eventually Kiffin gave in and replaced Parr with redshirt sophomore quarterback De’Andre Johnson who drove the Owls into Navy territory. Then, it was Parr again. Finally, it was the lightning, and more lightning, many around the stadium found themselves muttering “are you kidding me? Another lightning delay at FAU Stadium. Maybe the Owls should have built the dome instead of an open-air stadium, or should add a retractable roof, as this is the sixth game in three years with a lengthy lightning delay. After a 59-minute lightning delay, courtesy of a few bolts of white lightning over the Atlantic Ocean 10 miles or so away, Navy wasted no time going up 35-13 with a 23-yard touchdown run by quarterback Zach Abey with 1:17 in the third quarter.

Kiffin, the offensive guru of the University of Alabama’s 2015 national championship winning team, saved the best for last as FAU struggled to score or churn up yardage in their first several possessions. The second lightning delay in the game resulted in one hour and 43 minute of stagnant air. Heavy rains and illuminating lightning fell on the field. , When play resumed, the Owls picked off Abey on a pretty interception by FAU cornerback Chris Tooley. A few plays later Parr was intercepted by Navy cornerback Elijah Merchant and a series later by the Midshipmen’s other cornerback Noruwa Obanor. Then, Navy missed a 29-yard field goal with just less than eight minutes left in the game. At 1:39 a.m. in Boca Raton, the game still had seven minutes left in the fourth quarter. The game had been delayed for a total of two hours and 42 minutes.

In one of the most bizarre games in college football history, FAU vs. Navy ended with a 5-hour, 57 minute long game and after an 8 p.m. start the game ended at 1:47 a.m. The crowd of 28,481 was the third largest in FAU Stadium’s Howard Schnellenberger Field history. 

Lightning Strikes, Thunder Rolls and FAU Owls Football Give up 14-point Fourth Quarter Lead and Lose Another Close Game at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton

Lightning delayed the first ever meeting of the Ball State University Cardinals and Florida Atlantic University (FAU) Owls college football game at FAU Stadium’s Howard Schnellenberger Field though the light drizzle of rain and gloom did little to slow down two speedy offenses before Ball State (3-1) pulled away for a 31-27 win over FAU (1-3). After trailing the Owls 24-17 at halftime, the Ball State Cardinals outscored FAU14-3 in the second half. The turning point of the game when Ball State’s defense stuffed Owls running back Buddy Howell Jr., on 4^th and 1 yard from the Ball State 30-yard line, with 5:33 left in the fourth quarter. Lightning struck after the play and the teams ran into their locker rooms for the last 30-minute-plus lightning delay. The FAU Owls offense sputtered in the third and fourth quarter, and the call to go for it on fourth down, in field goal position, with a kicker who made field goals from 41 and 19 yards respectively, was a questionable call by the FAU coaching staff. If the Owls would have gone for the field goal, and made it, they would have been up 27-21 with just over 5 minutes remaining in the game. Instead FAU went for it, failed, and gave the Ball State Cardinals momentum going into the last lengthy lightning delay and a chance to plan their final offensive assault.

Thanks to a thundering offensive attack, the Owls controlled the Cardinals early. Defensive back Andrew Soroh intercepted a pass by Ball State quarterback Riley Neal as the Cardinals were driving into FAU territory. The FAU offense took advantage of the turnover and marched down the field to the Cardinals 5-yard line. On the next play, FAU quarterback Jason Driskel scored on a 5-yard touchdown run and Owls kicker Greg Joseph made the extra point (E.P.) to give FAU a 7-0 lead early in the first quarter. On the play, Driskel darted to the right side of the offensive line, slashed through a hole in the Ball State defense and hit pay dirt on the touchdown run. Later in the first quarter of the game, Driskel connected on a 31-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Kalib Woods and Joseph nailed the E.P. to give FAU a 14-0 lead over Ball State.

After Driskel ran and passed to give his FAU Owls the lead, then Ball State Cardinals quarterback Riley Neal passed to tight end Sam Brunner for a 26-yard touchdown late in the first quarter. Early in the second quarter, Neal rushed for a one-yard touchdown run to tie the game 14-14 with 10:29 to go in the second quarter.  The Owls scored 10 out of the next 13 points in the game, Kerrith Whyte Jr. rushed for a three-yard touchdown a minute later after Ball State’s score, to give FAU a 21-14 lead. The Cardinals responded with a 39-yard field goal to narrow the lead 21-17. Not to be left out, FAU kicker Greg Joseph nailed a 19-yard field goal to give the Owls a 24-17 lead at halftime.

Both teams came out stale in the second half. The offenses looked bad, like the weather. In a hard-to-believe stroke of Mother Nature, a third lightning delay halted the game for 46 minutes early in the third quarter. Ball State tied the score for the second time in the game late in the third quarter when Neal connected with wide receiver Corey Lacanaria to even the score at 24-24.With 9:18 left in the fourth quarter, FAU kicker Greg Joseph walloped a 41-yard field goal to give the Owls a 27-24 lead. That would be the last time FAU would lead in the game. The Cardinals took their first lead of the game with less than two minutes in the fourth quarter and went on to win the game.

The game between FAU and Ball State had a total of three timed lightning delays, and three other times where the mandatory time delays were restarted. Most of the lightning lit up the northeast and east side of FAU Stadium, a sporting venue dominated by metal bleachers.

Keep an Owls Eye On –

·         Owls offensive lineman Tarrick Thomas left the game with a right knee injury on FAU’s first offensive series. Thomas is a redshirt freshman from Tallahassee. 

Owls Off To Soaring Start, Don’t Disappoint Dallas Cowboys Star Lucky Whitehead at FAU Stadium

With Dallas Cowboys return man Lucky Whitehead on the field to support his FAU alma mater, the Owls took leads on three separate occurrences thanks to the explosive speed of running back Buddy Howell Jr. and led by quarterback Jason Driskel’s clever running and passing attack in a 38-30 FAU (1-0) win over the Southern Illinois Salukis (0-1) at FAU Stadium’s Schnellenberger Field. Howell Jr. had first half touchdown runs of 48, 37 respectively and on his first three carries had 87 yards rushing.

“If you block for Buddy to get you six yards he gets you 10 and if you block for him to get 10 yards he runs for 15,” FAU Head Coach Charlie Partridge said. Howell Jr. finished with 129 yards rushing. “It was one of those moments we were practicing day in and day out. Going through my reads and just hitting it hard and it was wide open and I’m just blessed the line made that hole for me and I was able to complete the mission by running fast and getting into the end zone,” Howell Jr. said.

Driskel had two touchdown passes, the first to Tavaris Harrison for 85 yards in the second quarter and another to former Jupiter High School quarterback and Wake Forest transfer Tyler Cameron for a four-yard touchdown late in the third quarter. The latter gave FAU an 11-point lead heading into the fourth quarter. Eventually, the FAU Owls (1-0) won 38-30 over the Southern Illinois Salukis (0-1) at FAU Stadium’s Schnellenberger Field. Maybe it was Lucky Whitehead’s Owls hand sign he flashed thumb to index finger with middle, ring and pinky finger up to the team and fans while wearing the brightest orange, John Lennon like glasses which seemed to reflect the new shine of a young season for the FAU Owls.

“Back in Boca watching my boys work!!! Let’s get this Victory #GoOwls,” Whitehead tweeted from his @ninjafast22 Twitter handle.

Whether it was Lucky or a better FAU football team, one thing is for sure the Owls are hungry to get off to a soaring start following consecutive three win, nine loss seasons which mirrored the program in both the 2014 and 2015 seasons. Even the Owls defense looked much improved in the second half when defensive line leader Trey Hendrickson blocked a 50-yard field goal attempt by the Salukis Austin Johnson.

“I think it was huge. Our scouting report did show at times he had a low trajectory on his field goals. We thought if we didn’t catch it we’d be able to catch it in the back of the end zone and build a return off of it. Our players executed the game plan by knowing that and getting their hands up at the right time,” Coach Partridge said.

Earlier in the game, Johnson connected on a 48-yard field goal to give the Salukis their first lead 17-14 with 4:44 late in the second quarter. The Owls turned Hendrickson’s blocked field goal into a score of their own early in the final period when FAU kicker Greg Joseph booted a 40-yard field goal to take a commanding 38-24 lead. On the second play from scrimmage for the Owls offense, junior running back Buddy Howell blasted through a hole big enough to drive a Ford truck through en route to a 48-yard touchdown run to give FAU an early 7-0 lead with just 12:49 left in the first quarter. Southern Illinois answered by chomping chunks of yardage against the Owls defense in just under two minutes when Salukis running back Jonathan Mixon scored on a three-yard touchdown run to even the score 7-7. The Salukis touchdown was set-up by a 54-yard pass from quarterback Josh Straughan to wide receiver Connor Iwema deep into FAU territory. Just three offensive drives later FAU’s Howell used his speed and another giant gap to break free on an exciting 37-yard touchdown run to give FAU a 14-7 lead. One spot where the FAU defense looked really vulnerable was in their first half pass defense. On the next Salukis possession, Straughan found Billy Reed for an 11-yard touchdown. After an FAU punt, Salukis kicker Austin Johnson booted a long 48-yard field goal to give the Salukis their first lead 17-14. The lead was short lived as FAU quarterback Jason Driskel had a pass tipped by several defenders and then Tavaris Harrison came down for the rebound and outran the Salukis defense for an 85-yard touchdown reception to give the Owls another first half lead 21-17.

Florida Launch Lacrosse take off with win over the New York Lizards

Taking off with four goals in the first quarter, the Florida Launch held on to beat the New York Lizards 11-8 at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton. Launch attackman Kieran McArdle had four goals in the game. McArdle, a rookie, leads Major League Lacrosse rookies in goal scored. The Launch (4-2) next play at home on at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, June 20, at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton. For more information visit the Florida Launch Lacrosse website. McArdle led the initial first-quarter charge for the Launch with a goal and assist. Launch attackman Kevin Cunningham also had a goal and an assist in the first frame and provided the pass to score an assist on McCardle's fourth goal. McArdle, Cunningham and attackman Casey Powell, a goal in each of the first two quarters, helped give the Launch a 6-3 lead at halftime. The New York Lizards (3-2) never recovered after trailing 4-1 after the first quarter. The Lizards were led by middleman Matt Striebel who got open across the Launch defense for a goal and assist. In the third quarter, the Lizards evened things out by matching the Launch two goals apiece in the second,third and three goals each in the fourth quarter. But, it was too late for the Lizards who got off to a slow start. Launch goalie Brett Queener allowed only one goal in that first frame, and took advantage of a slow Lizards team to run out saves on three separate occasions to midfield where he passed to his offense. He was gritty too, yelling at teammates and even pleading with officials that he should have been given a save when a whistle stopped a play where Queener made a save. "Better give me credit for that save! That was a great save and I deserve credit!" yelled Queener. McArdle's fellow rookie middleman Chris LaPierre had a goal, Launch attackman Garret Thul had two goals and middleman Jordan Hall rounded out the scoring for Florida. The Launch travel to Charlotte, North Carolina, for a 7 p.m. match against the Charlotte Hounds on Saturday, June 14, and return in home play in a rematch against the Rochester Rattlers on Friday, June 20.

Lynn University Fighting Knights Men’s Lacrosse faces off for the first time in history

Senior attack man Joey Bacarella scored the first lacrosse goal in Lynn University Men’s Lacrosse history when he beat Wheeling Jesuit University goalie Joe Amsler in front of the net at the 8:37 mark of the first quarter to give Lynn their first ever 1-0 lead in their first ever game of NCAA Lacrosse, but Wheeling went on a scoring spree to take the game 14-5 in Boca Raton. Lynn University Men’s Lacrosse, also known as the “Blue & White” stopped the first shot attempt in school history when goalkeeper Taylor Ferrino made a save on a shot earlier in the contest with 13:21 remaining in the first quarter. Ferrino had 14 saves in the loss. Wheeling Jesuit University Cardinals Men’s Lacrosse would not be quiet for long, attack man Landon DelPrince made his way into the crease with 6:51 left in the first and fired a shot past Ferrino to tie the game at 1-1. At 2:40 in the first quarter, the Cardinals took a 2-1 lead, but Lynn freshman attack man Brian Kiel evened the game at 2-2 with his first ever collegiate goal with just over a minute left in the quarter. Middle man and fellow freshman Tyler Janvrin got the assist, his first of three in the contest. With 17 seconds left in the first, DelPrince invaded the Lynn defense again to give Wheeling Jesuit a 3-2 lead as the first quarter horn sounded. Lynn also nabbed 10 ground balls in the first 15 minutes of game play; a ground ball is equivalent to a rebound in basketball and leads to offensive possession for the attacking lacrosse team. The Cardinals also recorded the first ever penalty in Lynn University history when Wheeling Jesuit’s middle man Bryce Brochu got tangled up and knocked down a Lynn player at midfield. The penalty seemed to be the ignition switch to even more intense, aggressive play for Wheeling Jesuit. Lynn had zero penalties in the first half, but Wheeling Jesuit was rough and rowdy setting the tone with six penalties. The Cardinals shut-out the Fighting Knights 2-0 in the second quarter to take a 5-2 lead going into halftime. The halftime festivities included a Boca Jets 13-and-under exhibition. “I want eight goals in the second half,” Lynn Coach Brian Kingsbury told his players just before the third quarter started. But Wheeling Jesuit scored five out of six goals in the third quarter to push the game out of reach at 10-3 going into the fourth. The Cardinals took advantage of a winded Lynn team by incorporating the wheel play over and again on offensive possessions led by superb passing by the Wheeling Jesuit players. Tyler Johnson had two goals in the third for the Cardinals and DelPrince added his second of the game combined with winners by Aaron Gutentag and Brian Frank. Lynn got on the board late at the end of the third to avenge the shutout when Daniel Egan broke free for a scoring opportunity and connected past Amsler, who recorded eight saves in the game. In the final period, Wheeling doubled Lynn 4-2 on goals scored. The Cardinlas were led by Tyler Wickett’s two goals in the fourth a, Bryce Bochu and Jared Baranowski, who each had a goal apiece. Brian Kiel connected again for Lynn for his Fighting Knights leading second goal of the game and season, and also had eight total shots on goal, and Harrison Lynch scored Lynn’s last goal unassisted. The Lynn University Fighting Knights played their first game in program history at neighboring Pope John Paul II High School in Boca Raton while the finishing touches are being put on Brian Campbell Stadium at Lynn University. Brian Campbell Stadium opens on March 30, with a 12 p.m. game against Colorado Mesa. Next up for Lynn is a March 5, matchup against Notre Dame de Namur at 7 p.m., Pope John Paul II High School, 4001 N. Military Trail in Boca Raton. Admission is free.