Box Score
Score: No. 4 Keiser 12, No. 5 Saint Ambrose 7
Records: No. 4 Keiser (7-2), No. 5 Saint Ambrose (8-2)
Location: Memorial Field, Savannah, Ga.

The fourth-ranked Keiser men's lacrosse team rallied from a two goal halftime deficit to defeat No. 5 Saint Ambrose, 12-7, Thursday afternoon in the NAIA Quarterfinals. 

With the victory, the Seahawks advance to the NAIA Semifinals for the first time since the inaugural season in 2017.



Keiser 1, Saint Ambrose 3

• Anthony Senior put the Seahawks in front with the first goal of the day at the 12:40 mark.
• Saint Ambrose responded with three unanswered goals to hold a 3-1 lead at the end of the first quarter.

Keiser 3, Saint Ambrose 5

• Keiser cut into the deficit, 3-2, as Hunter East found the back of the net with 11:37 remaining.
• After both sides connected with the cage, Saint Ambrose tallied the final goal of the half to take a 5-3 lead into the break.

Keiser 9, Saint Ambrose 6

• Cole Stassi connected with East for the opening goal of the second half, trimming the deficit, 5-4, at the 13:52 mark.
• Following a Fighting Bees goal, Dylan Sharpe drew the Seahawks back to within one, 6-5, with his first goal of the day as 9:20 showed on the clock.
• John Senior leveled the score, 6-6, with his 22nd goal of the season as 6:52 remained in the third.
• Sharpe used a spin cycle to shake the Saint Ambrose defense and connected with the back of the cage to give Keiser their first lead, 7-6, of the afternoon at the 4:49 mark.
• Keiser registered the final two goals of the quarter to head to the fourth with a 9-6 lead.
• Sharpe picked up his third hat-trick of the season in the quarter.

Keiser 12, Saint Ambrose 7

• Senior opened the scoring in the fourth and later capped off his fourth hat-trick of the season following a Saint Ambrose goal, upping the KU lead to 11-7 with 6:41 remaining in the contest.
• The score by the Fighting Bees ended a 7-0 Keiser run.
• East collected his fourth hat-trick of the season as the senior registered the final score of the contest as Keiser went on to win 12-7.

• 1: This was the first-ever meeting all-time between the Seahawks and Fighting Bees.
• 2: Mayson Flederbach caused a game-best two turnovers.
• 3: Keiser improves to 3-3 all-time in the NAIA postseason.
• 3: Three different Seahawks registered a hat-trick.
• 4: Stassi dished out a game-high four assists.
• 5: Sharpe totaled a game-best five goals in the win.
• 9: Provines scooped up nine ground balls to lead all players.
• 10: Provines won a game-best 10 faceoffs
• 12: Cole George stopped a game-best 12 shots.
• 185: Provines won his 185th career faceoff in the victory, setting a new school career record.

Keiser
Points: Sharpe (5)
Goals: Three Tied (3)
Assists: Stassi (4)
Faceoffs: Provines (10-22)
Ground Balls: Provines (9)
Caused Turnovers: Flederbach (2)
Saves: George (12)
 
Saint Ambrose
Points: Shakerin (3)
Goals: Danner/Shakerin (2)
Assists: Dimaano/Shakerin (1)
Faceoffs: Shakerin (6-6)
Ground Balls: Latham (5)
Caused Turnovers: Latham (3)
Saves: Hayes (11)


The Seahawks will take on No. 1 Reinhardt Friday, May 7 at 4:00 p.m. at Memorial Stadium in Savannah, Ga. in the NAIA Semifinals.