GAME INFORMATION
Score: No. 5 Keiser 12, Embry-Riddle 20
Records: No. 5 Keiser (3-1), Embry-Riddle (3-1)
Location: Embry-Riddle Lacrosse Field – Daytona Beach, Fla.

KU HIGHLIGHTS

• Se'Anna Beikirch set a new career-high with four goals to lead Keiser, all of which came in the opening half.
• Freshman Bridget Reddington distributed the ball well to record a new career-high of four assists.
• Madalyn Huber finished the game with a team-high six ground balls and five draw controls.
• Eight different players scored in the contest, with Valeria Lomaglio joining Beikirch with a multi-goal game, finding the back of the net on two occasions.
• The Seahawks were efficient on free-position attempts, producing three goals on five free-position shots.
• Reigning NAIA Defensive Player of the Week Jessica Covell played the whole 60 minutes in net, making ten saves.

TURNING POINT
Embry-Riddle set the tone early in the second half, quickly erasing an 11-8 halftime deficit with the second half's first four goals, and although Keiser was able to tie it at 12 apiece, the Eagles were able to maintain the momentum throughout the remainder of the contest.  

HOW IT HAPPENED

• In rainy conditions, the game started at a torrid pace, with a total of eight goals in the first ten minutes of play.
• The hosts opened the scoring just 30 seconds in, but Huber countered with an unassisted goal just 13 seconds later.
• Kyli Towner had a goal answered by Embry-Riddle to tie it up at 2-2, but Beikirch netted back-to-back goals in a span of just 27 seconds to put Keiser up 4-2 with 24:21 on the clock.
• The Eagles tied the game at four-apiece when Micaela Rillo and Beikirch found the back of the net consecutively, both assisted by Reddington, to lead 6-4 with 18:39 until the halftime whistle.
• The teams were tied for the final time in opening half, 7-7 at the 12:45 mark when Beikirch scored the first of three consecutive goals, as the Seahawks grabbed their largest lead of the game at 10-7 after goals from Melanie Brown and Maria Johnson.
• Embry-Riddle made it a two-score game before Jade Dougherty tallied the final marker of the opening 30 minutes with 4:17 on the clock to make it 11-8 in favor of KU.
• The Keiser offense went through a bit of a dry spell to start the second half, and Embry-Riddle seized their first lead since the opening minute of the game with four unanswered goals to make it 12-11 with 17:11 on the clock.
• Lomaglio produced her second goal of the game to tie the contest at 12-12 with 16:45 left to play, as Reddington recorded her fourth assist.
• The Eagles however continued to maintain the momentum throughout the remainder of the second half, winning the majority of draw controls and controlling the flow of play to outscore the Seahawks 8-0 in the final 16:45 on the way to the 20-12 victory.

TEAM LEADERS
No. 5 Keiser
Points: Beikirch/Reddington (4)
Goals: Beikirch (4)
Assists: Reddington (4)
Draw Controls: Huber (5)
Ground Balls: Huber (6)
Caused Turnovers: Beikirch (2)
Saves: Covell (10)
 
Embry-Riddle
Points: Watson (8)
Goals: Watson/Jackson (5)
Assists: Watson (3)
Draw Controls: Jackson (11)
Ground Balls: Jackson (10)
Caused Turnovers: Jackson (4)
Saves: Mossop (7)

Up Next
After suffering their first defeat of 2019, No. 5 Keiser will now prepare for the home opener on Monday, March 4 at 3:00 p.m. against No. 10 Tennessee Wesleyan.