Mid-South Championship
Score: No. 1 Keiser 12, No. 2 Cumberlands 6
Records: No. 1 Keiser (13-0), No. 2 Cumberlands (14-1)
Location: UC Lacrosse Complex, Williamsburg, Ky.

In a battle of the top two teams in the NAIA, No. 1 Keiser University upended No. 2 Cumberlands, 12-6 in the Mid-South Championship game on Saturday afternoon. This is the first-ever tournament championship for the Seahawks.


Keiser 5, Cumberlands 3

• Cumberlands took advantage of their man-up chance as Bella Ricchiazzi scored an unassisted goal with 28:41 showing on the scoreboard.
• Sydney Passaro evened the game with an unassisted tally at the 18:35 mark and Madison Andrews scored on a free position shot as the Patriots took a timeout trailing, 2-1.
• Out of the stoppage, Passaro netted her second of the game off a great pass from Andrews, upping the margin to 3-1.
• CU briefly halted the run before Madison Andrews notched back-to-back goals, giving KU the 5-2 advantage with 6:28 to go in the half.
• The Patriots scored the final goal of the half, but it was Keiser leading 5-3 at the intermission of the championship game.
• Andrews led the way with three goals and one assist.

Keiser 12, Cumberlands 6

• Keiser ran off the opening four goals of the half, upping the lead to 9-3 with 19:04 left in regulation. Four different Seahawks scored during the stretch.
• Cumberlands finally stalled the run with a goal at the 17:59 mark but Melanie Brown responded with a free position conversation with 16:06 to go.
• Following six scoreless minutes, Andrews tallied her fourth goal of the game as Keiser led 11-4.
• The Seahawks saw the game off, claiming their first-ever Mid-South Tournament Championship by a final score of 12-6.

• 1: This is the first-ever Mid-South tournament championship for Keiser.
• 2: Mackenzie Gokey and Rebecca Gibson each forced two turnovers.
• 4: Andrews finished with a game-best four goals.
• 7: Talia Myers won a game-best seven draw controls.
• 8: Andrews had a game-best eight shots.
• 13: Jessica Covell made 13 saves in the victory.
• 14: Keiser won 14 draw controls in the championship, one more than CU.

 

No. 1 Keiser
Points: Andrews (5)
Goals: Andrews (4)
Assists: Andrews/Brown (1)
Draw Controls: Myers (7) 
Ground Balls: Andrews (6)
Caused Turnovers: Gokey/Gibson (2)
Saves: Covell (13)
 
No. 2 Cumberlands
Points: Andrieu/Ricchiazzi (3)
Goals: Andrieu/Ricchiazzi (2)
Assists: Four Tied (1)
Draw Controls: Three Tied (2)
Ground Balls: Meyer (4)
Caused Turnovers: Three Tied (2)
Saves: McCarrell (14)


The Seahawks will now prepare for the NAIA National Tournament which will begin on Wednesday, May 5 in Savannah, Ga.