Score: No. 1 Keiser 5, Faulkner 0
Records: No. 1 Keiser (12-1-1), Faulkner (0-7-0)
Location: Emory Folmar Complex, Montgomery, Ala.

No. 1 Keiser University started the spring season with a 5-0 shutout of Faulkner University on Friday evening in Montgomery, Ala.

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• Faulkner had the first scoring chance of the game less than a minute in, but Grace McClellan came up with the save.
• The Seahawks nearly found the back of the net in the 21st minute but Maja Henriksson's shot was cleared off the back line and out of danger.
• Two minutes later, M. Henriksson opened the scoring with an unassisted goal, capitalizing on an Eagles miscue in the back.
• M. Henriksson bagged her second goal of the game in the 37th minute as she floated the ball over the keeper's head from 30-yards out.
• An own goal in the 42nd minute made it 3-0 Keiser at the halftime break.
• Matilda Ovenberger picked up her first goal for the Seahawks after rejoining the team at the semester. M. Henriksson notched the assist after playing a perfect through ball as KU led 4-0 in the 57th minute.
• Ovenberger again found the back of the net in the 68th minute after Maja Lundman crossed it in from the left side.

• This was the first spring game in program history due to the NAIA moving Fall Championships to the spring due to COVID-19.
• This was the first matchup in program history between these two squads.
• The Seahawks starting lineup featured four spring transfers.
• M. Henriksson and Ovenberger finished with two goals apiece.
• Keiser held a 37-1 advantage in shots including a 23-1 shots on goal edge.
• Maxi Krug finished with nine shots as three were on target.
• Grace McClellan recorded a shutout in her debut, making just one save.

I have to give a lot of credit to Mark Dawson, Craig Moo, and Taryn Pardoe for stepping up and filling in for me as I couldn't attend today's contest. I am very proud of the way the girls stepped up and were able to adjust to the last minute change. The team has been working hard everyday in practice and we're ready to get back on the field. Today was just the start of our spring season as we begin to defend our National Championship. The team will now prepare to Thomas University on Sunday, which always battles us tough.


Keiser
Shots: 37
Shots on Goal: 23
Corner Kicks: 13
Saves: 1
 
Faulkner
Shots: 1
Shots on Goal: 1
Corner Kicks: 0
Saves: 18
 

Keiser vs. Thomas on Sunday, Feb. 7 at 11:00 a.m. on TU Soccer Field in Thomasville, Ga.