NAIA Football Championship Series Quarterfinals
Score: No. 11 Keiser 12, No. 1 Lindsey Wilson 54
Records: No. 11 Keiser (9-3), No. Lindsey Wilson (12-0)
Location: Parnell Family Stadium, Columbia, Ky.
Time of Game: 1:30 PM
Weather: 50 degrees, Clear Skies

The No. 11 Keiser football team's 2021 season came to a close in the NAIA Football Championship Series Quarterfinals Saturday afternoon as they fell on the road to No. 1 Lindsey Wilson, 54-12.


Keiser 0, Lindsey Wilson 12

• The Seahawks won the toss and elected to defer, sending the defense to work first.
• Keiser forced a Blue Raider punt on the opening drive, which was downed at the Seahawk one-yard line.
• On the second play of the KU drive, Marques Burgess was stuffed in the end zone for a safety with 11:44 left in the quarter.
• Lindsey Wilson tacked on to their lead on the ensuing drive with a 28-yard field goal from Ian Sauter with 6:04 remaining.
• As the Seahawks went three-and-out on their next possession, Chance Gagnon's punt was blocked and downed at the KU 31-yard line.
• The Blue Raiders only needed one play to find the end zone as Cameron Dukes connected with D'Mauriae VanCleave for a 29-yard score. Sauter's extra point was good, pushing the LWC lead to 12-0 with 3:30 left on the clock. 

Keiser 6, Lindsey Wilson 40

• Dukes and the Blue Raiders added to their lead as the senior found Joshua Lewis for an 11-yard touchdown with 14:15 showing on the clock. Sauter's extra point made the score 19-0.
• Keiser responded on the ensuing possession as Shea Spencer hooked up with Jerson Jacques for the two-yard score at the 7:17 mark. Gagnon's extra point was blocked as KU trailed 19-6.
• The Blue Raiders answered the Seahawk score with a two-yard touchdown run by Dukes with 3:57 left in the half. Sauter's kick extended the Lindsey Wilson lead to 26-6.
• Following a Shea Spencer interception that went off the hands of Caleb Walls, Dukes found Logan Collier for a 17-yard Blue Raider touchdown. Sauter's kick made the score 33-6 with :20 ticks left on the clock.
• On the ensuing kickoff, the Seahawks failed to recover the ball as Robert Carter came up with it for the Blue Raiders at the KU 13-yard line.
• Dukes connected on his fourth touchdown pass of the day on the next play as the senior found Lewis for a 13-yard score with :12 remaining in the half. Sauter's kick pushed the lead to 40-6 at the half.
• On the play, Dukes pass deflected off the hands of Amari Hayes and right into the hands of Lewis in the end zone.

Keiser 6, Lindsey Wilson 47

• Jaylen Boyd was responsible for the lone points of the third quarter as the senior found the end zone from seven yards out to push the LWC lead to 47-6. 

Keiser 12, Lindsey Wilson 54

• Spencer registered his second touchdown pass of the game on the Seahawks opening drive of the fourth as the freshman found Jaden Meizinger for a three-yard touchdown with 11:46 left in the game. Gagnon's extra point cut the deficit to 47-12.
• With 4:21 remaining in the contest, Jbias Dawson took it in from 52-yards out for the Blue Raiders to up their lead to 54-12.
• Keiser threatened inside the LWC five-yard line with under two minutes remaining in the fourth but failed to score, turning it over on downs as the Blue Raiders went on to win 54-12.

• Saturday's matchup marked the third meeting in the last 200 days between the two programs.
• With the loss, Keiser is now 0-3 against the Blue Raiders.
• All-time against teams from the Bluegrass State, the Seahawks are now 2-5.
• In games played in the state of Kentucky, Keiser is now 2-3.
• In postseason play, the Seahawks fall to 3-3 all-time.
• On the road in the postseason, Keiser is now 1-2 all-time with both losses coming at Lindsey Wilson.
• The loss drops the Seahawks to 6-3 all-time in the month of November.
• Keiser falls to 9-6 all-time against ranked opponents.
• Wesley Scott set a new program record for tackles in a season, finishing with 90 in 2021.
• Overall, Lindsey Wilson outgained the Seahawks 457-246.

• Spencer: 18-of-28 passing for 159 yards and two touchdowns

• Burgess: 17 carries for 44 yards
• Meizinger: Five attempts for 44 yards

• Jacques: Four catches for 43 yards and a touchdown
• Seth Rolle: Two receptions for 39 yards

• Scott: 10 tackles, five solo
• Camron Allen: Eight tackles, three solo
• Marc Laurore: Two tackles, one and a half sacks
• Logan Wakefield: Four tackles, one sack
• Alessandro Cantillo: Four tackles and a half sack