Score: No. 4 Keiser 16, Montevallo 8
Records: No. 4 Keiser (1-0), Montevallo (0-2)
Location: Lacrosse Field – Montevallo, Ala.

Cat Raymond and Se'Anna Beikirch each recorded a hat trick as the No. 4 Keiser women's lacrosse team opened their 2020 season with a 16-8 win over Montevallo University Sunday afternoon.


Keiser 7, Montevallo 4

• After Montevallo jumped out to the early 1-0 lead, Beikirch netted the opening goal of the 2020 campaign on an assist from Melanie Brown with 26:43 remaining in the half.
• Cat Raymond gave Keiser their first lead of the season with 20:25 remaining in the first period, but the Falcons answered with two straight goals, reclaiming a 3-2 advantag with 14:42 to go.
• After trading goals, the Seahawks tallied the final four scores of the half to lead 7-4. In that stretch, Leanza Gibaud recorded her first collegiate goal. 

Keiser 16, Montevallo 8

• The Falcons tallied the opening goal of the second period but the Seahawks answered with a 6-0 run to extend their lead to 13-5 with 11:25 remaining.
• During the run, Beikirch tallied her third goal of the contest to complete the hat-trick.
• Montevallo netted the next two goals to cut the Keiser lead to 13-7 with 8:08 left but goals by Raymond and Dakota Zdun extended the KU lead to 15-7 with 6:25 to go in the contest.
• Raymond's goal was her fourth of the afternoon.
• The teams traded the final two goals of the contest with Bridget Reddington netting the final score of the afternoon for the Seahawks with 3:25 left in the game.

• 4: Four players registered assists for Keiser, led by Reddington with two
• 6: The Seahawks forced six turnovers on the afternoon.
• 8: Beikirch scooped up eight ground balls to lead the Seahawks
• 10: Ten different Seahawks found the back of the net in the season opening victory

 

No. 4 Keiser
Points: Raymond (5)
Goals: Raymond (4)
Assists: Reddington (2)
Draw Controls: Beikirch (4)
Ground Balls: Beikirch (8)
Caused Turnovers: Six Tied (1)
Saves: Covell (13)
 
Montevallo
Points: Two Tied (3)
Goals: Morawiec (3)
Assists: Johnson (3)
Draw Controls: Two Tied (2)
Ground Balls: Kuys (7)
Caused Turnovers: Parr (5)
Saves: Rose (4)


The Seahawks remain on the road as they will travel to Hartsville, S.C., on Friday, Feb. 14, for a matchup against Coker University, beginning at 3:00 p.m.