Score: No. 1 Keiser 19, Ave Maria 8
Records: No. 2 Keiser (10-0, 6-0), Ave Maria (2-5, 2-4)
Location: KU Lacrosse Field, West Palm Beach, Fla.

The No. 1 Keiser women's lacrosse team cruised past Ave Maria, 19-8, on senior day Saturday afternoon to cap off the program's first-ever undefeated regular season.

Keiser recognized their six seniors prior to the game; Amanda Antles, Alexis Bernath, Jessica Covell, Mackenzie Gokey, Madalyn Huber and Cat Raymond.


Keiser 14, Ave Maria 4

• The Seahawks jumped out to a fast start with three goals in the opening two minutes to lead 3-0.
• Haley Knudsen led the charge with two of the three scores.
• Goals from Valeria Lomaglio and Huber pushed the Keiser lead to 5-0 with 23:16 showing on the clock.
• Ave Maria halted the run with an Aiyanah Simms goal at the 22:00 mark, cutting the Keiser lead to 5-1.
• Back-to-back goals by Melanie Brown and Huber extended the Seahawks lead to 7-1 with 18:54 remaining.
• Huber's goal was her third of the contest, marking her fourth hat-trick of the year.
• The Gyrenes trimmed the lead to four, 8-4, with consecutive goals as 7:39 showed on the clock.
• Keiser closed the half on a 6-0 run to take a 14-4 advantage into the break.

Keiser 19, Ave Maria 8

• Madison Andrews opened the scoring in the second half with her third goal of the afternoon, increasing the Keiser lead to 15-4 at the 25:48 mark.
• The sophomore's hat-trick marked her fifth of the year.
•  Keiser ripped off three more goals, capped off by another Andrews score, to push the lead to 18-4 as 18:32 remained in the contest.
• Despite Ave Maria netting four of the final five goals of the contest, Keiser came away with the 19-8 victory.

• 4: Brown dished out a game-best four assists in the win.
• 4: Covell stopped four shots on the afternoon.
• 5: Brown also scooped up a game-best five ground balls.
• 5: Talia Myers led the team with five draw controls.
• 8: Eight different Seahawks netted a goal on the afternoon, led by Andrews and Huber with four.
• 30: Keiser outshot Ave Maria 45-15 in the win.

 

No. 1 Keiser
Points: Brown (7)
Goals: Andrews/Huber (4)
Assists: Brown (4)
Draw Controls: Myers (5)
Ground Balls: Brown (5)
Caused Turnovers: Gokey/Myers (1)
Saves: Covell (4)
 
Ave Maria
Points: Davis (4)
Goals: Davis/Keeler (3)
Assists: Davis (1)
Draw Controls: Simms (7) 
Ground Balls: Wesolowski (5)
Caused Turnovers: Macedo (2)
Saves: Heath (17)


Keiser will now prepare for the Mid-South Conference Tournament, which begins April 22 in Williamsburg, Ky.