Score: No. 7 Keiser 25 , Tennessee Wesleyan 9
Records: No. 7 Keiser (1-0), Tennessee Wesleyan (0-1)
Location: Keiser Multi-Purpose Field, West Palm Beach, Fla.

The seventh-ranked men's lacrosse team used a 10 goal first quarter to defeat Tennessee Wesleyan, 25-9 on Friday evening in the 2020 season opener. Anthony Senior, Cole Stassi, Dylan Sharpe, and Weston Waerness recorded hat-tricks in the Seahawks big victory.


No. 7 Keiser 10 , Tennessee Wesleyan 1

• Dylan Sharpe opened the 2020 season with an unassisted goal at the 11:58 mark.
• The Seahawks tallied the next eight goals to take a commanding 9-0 advantage with 2:31 play in the quarter. Senior highlighted the run with a hat-trick to go along with an assist.
• TWU broke up the shutout with their lone tally of the opening period but Stassi capped off the quarter scoring with 2.3 seconds left. 

No. 7 Keiser 17 , Tennessee Wesleyan 4

• After TWU netted the first goal of the quarter, Waerness scored a man-up goal and Lucas Muzzey followed with an unassisted goal to lead 12-2.
• The Bulldogs sandwiched goals twice between back-to-back Keiser goals as the Seahawks advantage stood at 16-4 with 4:42 to go.
• Stassi completed his hat-trick with 1:49 remaining as KU led the Bulldogs, 17-4 at the halftime break.

No. 7 Keiser 22, Tennessee Wesleyan 7

• Five different Seahawks scored in the period as KU outscored the visitors, 5-3, to lead 22-7. 

No. 7 Keiser 25 , Tennessee Wesleyan 9

• Sharpe and Waerness completed their hat-tricks in the quarter as Keiser continued to pour it on the Bulldogs.

• 2: As a team, KU went 2-for-3 on extra-man chances.
• 3: The Seahawks used three goalies this evening with all of them recording at least one save.
• 4: Keiser had four players finish with hat-tricks this evening including; Senior, Stassi, Sharpe, and Waerness.
• 8/18: Aaron Collins picked up a game-best eight ground balls and won 18 faceoffs.
• 22-24: The Seahawks went 22-of-24 iin clear attempts.
• 25: The 25 goals represented the second-highest total for a game in program history. 
•  54: KU outshot the visitors 54-22 with Stassi having a game-high 11. The Seahawks also scooped up 54 ground balls. The ground ball and shot totals were both new program-records.

No. 7 Keiser
Points: Senior (7)
Goals: Senior/Stassi (4)
Assists: Senior (3)
Faceoffs: Collins (18-29)
Ground Balls: Collins (8)
Caused Turnovers: Six Tied (1)
Saves: Bressi/Gillson (2)
 
Tennessee Wesleyan
Points: Patterson/Grisham (3)
Goals: Patterson (3)
Assists: Three Tied (1)
Faceoffs: Brown (9-22)
Ground Balls: Brown (6)
Caused Turnovers: Weaver (3)
Saves: DeMoss (13)


The Seahawks remain on their home field for a matchup with No. 5 Benedictine on Sunday, February 16. The opening faceoff is slated for 1:00 p.m.