Score: No. 6 Keiser 3, Webber International 0
Records: Keiser (11-2-1), Webber International (9-6-2)
Location: Arrigo-Vecellio Field (West Palm Beach, Fla.)
Sun Conference Men's Soccer Semifinals
For the third consecutive year, the Keiser men's soccer team advanced to the Sun Conference Championship Game following a 3-0 win over Webber International on Tuesday morning.
Alexander Steen scored the eventual game-winner in the third minute as KU improved to 4-3-4 all-time in SUN Semifinal contests.
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- Forward Alexander Steen notched his first goal of the season, one-timing a cross by Hannu Tam in the third minute. The score was set up by both Tam and Lucas Jacobs, who were both credited with assists on the goal.
- The score was the only one of the half, as Keiser held a 12-3 edge in total shots in the first 45 minutes.
- Forty-five seconds into the second half, Elias Jassim gave the Seahawks a 2-0 lead with his first score of the 2021 season.
- Keiser added an insurance goal in the 68th minute following a beautiful give-and-go between Lucca Carvalho and Luca Malvicini in the Warrior area. Carvalho notched his fifth goal of the season. Malvicini earned his fourth assist of 2021.
- Goalkeeper Dario Salzer earned his fourth win of the season and third clean sheet of 2021, making two saves in the contest.
- For the game, KU out-shot the Warriors, 23-7 (9-2 on goal).
- With the win, Keiser improves to 11-2-1 on the year.
- Keiser advances to its third consecutive Sun Conference Championship Game.
- The Seahawks improve to 5-2-0 at Arrigo-Vecellio Field this season.
- KU improved to 4-3-4 all-time in Sun Conference Semifinal contests.
- With the win, Keiser improves to 8-1-5 all-time in Sun Conference Tournament action in West Palm Beach, Florida.
- On the year, KU has had nine different players score the game-winning goal (Alexander Steen, Vincent Piwernetz, Julius Fassbinder, Lucas Jacobs, Rodrigo Montez Silva, Alvaro Jimenez Valera [3], Lucca Carvalho, Hannu Tam, Cristobal Molina Campo).
- The win extends the Seahawks' winning streak versus the Warriors to 12 straight.
No. 6 Keiser
Shots: 23
Shots on Goal: 9
Corner Kicks: 5
Saves: 2
Webber International
Shots: 7
Shots on Goal: 2
Corner Kicks: 4
Saves: 6
Keiser will await the winner of the Southeastern at St. Thomas semifinal in Miami Gardens, Florida (later this evening). The Sun Conference Championship Game is set for Friday, November 12. Location and time TBA.
