BOCA RATON, Fla. - A fifth-minute goal by senior Ryan Maloney failed to hold up for the NAIA 17th-ranked Embry-Riddle Eagles on Friday, as ERAU fell 3-1 to NCAA II No. 7 Lynn on the road. Embry-Riddle falls back to .500 (3-3) while the Fighting Knights improve to 6-3 on the year.

Maloney's goal came at the 4:16 mark when a Ross Carmichael pass found its way past the Lynn defense as Maloney ran onto it and put it past Lynn keeper Alessandro Salvatore for his fifth goal of the 2010 season.

The early goal seemed to allow the Eagles to control the possession for most of the first half as Lynn fell back into a more defensive game plan. But with less than six minutes until halftime Lynn found the back of the net for the eqaulizer when Stefan Wolf found himself behind the Eagle defense and was able to beat Kile Kennedy to tie the game at 1-1. Less than 50 seconds later Kyle Conrad scored the first of his two goals after Kennedy had made a great save on a Wolf shot, but the goalkeeper was unable to corral the ball and Conrad hammered it home to give the Knights a 2-1 advantage going into the break.

Both teams had several opportunities in the second half, but it wasn't until the 89th minute that Lynn was able to capitalize. Conrad put home his second score of the day from a Rob Carrick cross to put the game away for the Knights.

Lynn held the advantage in shots (18-14) and shots on goal (8-5), but it was the Eagles who had an 8-4 edge in corner kicks. 17 fouls and three yellow cards were evidence of a physical contest between the two squads.

Kennedy finished with five saves, while his Lynn counterpart, Salvatore, ended the game with four saves.

ERAU will make a quick turnaround and return home to host Sun Conference opponent Ave Maria tomorrow at 7 p.m. in the Embry-Riddle Soccer Stadium. The Eagles will look to improve on their Sun Conference-leading 1-0 conference record against the Gyrenes.