Score: No. 4 Keiser 14, Lynn 12
Records: No. 4 Keiser (3-1), Lynn (0-2)
Location: Keiser Multi-Purpose Field – West Palm Beach, Fla.

Trailing 11-10 with 9:46 remaining in the contest, the No. 4 Keiser women's lacrosse team ran off four straight goals to claim the lead for good to defeat Lynn in their home opener Wednesday evening.


Keiser 4, Lynn 8

• Se'Anna Beikirch and Maria Johnson netted the first two goals of the game for the Seahawks as they led 2-0 at the 22:13 mark.
• Lynn answered with two unanswered tallies to tie the game at two-apiece with 20:29 remaining in the first half.
• Melanie Brown briefly put Keiser back on top but the Fighting Knights scored two unanswered to claim their first lead of the game, 4-3, with 13:48 to go.
• Johnson's second goal of the game evened the contest as Lynn called a timeout with 8:09 left in the half.
• Out of the stoppage, Lynn scored the final four goals of the half to lead 8-4.

Keiser 14, Lynn 12

• A Cat Raymond goal was sandwiched between a pair of Beikirch tallies as the Seahawks pulled to within one, 8-7, with 19:40 to play.
• After trading goals, Brown found the back of the net to tie the game at 9-9 with 12:37 remaining in the second half.
• Lynn accounted for the next two goals to reclaim the advantage but goals from Beikirch and Brown equalized the game at 11-11 with 8:12 left.
• Following their own timeout, Madalyn Huber scored an unassisted goal as the Keiser led for the first time since the opening half, 12-11, with 7:59 to go.
• Goals from Brown and Raymond gave the Seahawks their largest lead of the game, 14-11, with 3:06 showing.
• The Fighting Knights notched the final goal of the game with 25 seconds left as the Seahawks won their home opener, 14-12.

• 3:  Beikirch has now accumulated three hat-tricks on the young season.
• 5: Beikirch's five free position goals set a new school record, surpassing the previous total of three by Kyli Towner.
• 6: Six different Seahawks found their way into the scoring column on Wednesday night.
• 9: Jessica Covell tallied a game-high nine saves in the win.
• 13: The Seahawks forced 13 caused turnovers on the night. 
• 14: Keiser recorded 14 draw controls on the evening, led by Huber's game-high seven.
• 19: On the evening, the Seahawks scooped up 19 ground balls.
• 30: Keiser outshot Lynn 30-27 in the win and racked up 21 shots on goal.

 

No. 4 Keiser
Points: Beikirch/Brown (5)
Goals: Beikirch (5)
Assists: Reddington (2)
Draw Controls: Huber (7)
Ground Balls: Beikirch (5)
Caused Turnovers: Huber (2)
Saves: Covell (9)
 
Lynn
Points: Farinas (4)
Goals: Popela (3)
Assists: Farinas/Clark (2)
Draw Controls: Shafer (5)
Ground Balls: Four Tied (4)
Caused Turnovers: Popella (4)
Saves: Wysocki-Christ (7)


The Seahawks will play game two of their four-game homestand on Saturday, March 7, as they face off against Moravian College at 12:00 p.m.