BOCA RATON, Fla. — The Southeast Missouri women's soccer team broke its three-game losing streak with a 5-3 win over Lynn University Sunday. Junior forward
Angie Mann posted a hat-trick in the match.
Southeast is now 3-3-1 on the season. Lynn is 0-3-1.
The Redhawks' five goals is a season-high for the 2015 campaign. Southeast last scored five or more goals in a match on Oct. 26, 2012 against Tennessee Tech when they won 5-1.
Christina Rohde scored her first goal of the season on a free kick in the 29th minute from 35 yards out to put the Redhawks on the board, 1-0.
Mann widened the lead to 2-0 in the 36th minute of the match on a breakaway. After Mann's shot rebounded off the keeper, she took advantage of the empty net to score her third goal of the season.
Southeast carried the 2-0 lead into halftime.
Kaitlin Kuznacic scored three minutes and 11 seconds into the second half in the 49th minute.
Brooke Merseal connected to Kuznacic, who scored from the top corner of the box.
Mann netted her second goal of the match in the 52nd minute to go up 4-0 on the Fighting Knights.
Lynn's Brianna Lemerise scored back-to-back goals, less than six minutes apart, to narrow the Redhawk lead to 4-2.
An own goal on the Redhawks narrowed their lead to 4-3 in the 85th minute of the match. The Redhawks attempted to head a ball put in play on a corner kick out of the box but ultimately put it in their own net.
Mann rounded out the hat trick with an 88th-minute goal off a penally kick, putting the Redhawks up 5-3.
The Redhawks were narrowly outshot by the Fighting Kights, 13-12. The Redhawks put nine of their 13 shots on goal in the match. Mann had five shots, all on goal, in the match.
Southeast had five corner kick opportunities while Lynn had two. Lynn was called for 15 fouls and Southeast had 10.
Alyssa Sickler (1-0) made her Redhawk debut in goal Sunday. Sickler played all 90 minutes. She allowed three goals and made three saves.
Caitlin Chaver began the match in goal for Lynn but only played 30 minutes and 45 seconds. Alexa Downie (0-2) played the other 59 minutes and 15 seconds. Downie allowed four goals and made three saves.
The Redhawks will return home Friday when they host Arkansas State at 6:30 p.m. McDonald's will be sponsoring Cheeseburger Day. 150 fans will receive free cheeseburgers at the game.
