Score: No. 1 Keiser 10, No. 4 Life (Ga.) 9
Records: No. 1 Keiser (4-0, 2-0 MSC), No. 4 Life (Ga.) (4-1, 1-1 MSC)
Location: Lupo Family Field, Marietta, Ga.

No. 1 Keiser women's lacrosse held off a late run by the Running Eagles to pick up their fourth win of the season on Friday. 


Keiser 2, Life 2

• Melanie Brown scored the opening goal of the match with 5:33 left in the first period.
• The Running Eagles tied the game at one with 4:09 showing.
• Madison Andrews netted her first of the afternoon with 3:23 to play in the first to put KU ahead 2-1.
• Just 24 seconds before the end of the first, Life tied the match at 2-2.

Keiser 6, Life 4

• Life's Nicole Ortiz opened the second quarter with her second goal of the game to put LU up 3-2.
• Leanza Gibaud sparked a three-goal run for the Seahawks beginning at the 9:13 mark and ending with a Rachel McLaughlin goal with 5:45 left in the quarter to put Keiser ahead, 5-3.
• Following a Running Eagles score, McLaughlin tallied her second of the contest to put the Seahawks up 6-4 going into the half.

Keiser 10, Life 5

• Andrews and Valeria Lomaglio combined for back-to-back goals for Keiser to begin the second half.
• 15 seconds after Life's first goal of the third quarter, Lena Finkelstein netter her first of the afternoon to put KU up 9-5 with 10 minutes left in the period.
• Andrews tallied her fourth of the game from a free-position shot as the Seahawks headed to the fourth with a 10-5 lead. 

Keiser 10, Life 9

• Life would test the No. 1 Seahawks in the fourth quarter, scoring four times in the opening four minutes to cut the Keiser lead down to 10-9.
• The Keiser defense would respond in time, causing six turnovers and allowing just one shot in the rest of the quarter.
• With 49 seconds left in the contest, Hannah Reeder caused her fourth turnover of the game, giving possession back to the Seahawks and securing the 10-9 win.

• 2: Sydney Passaro led Keiser in assists with two on the day.
• 4: Andrews led the Seahawks in points and goals with four each.
• 4/5: Reeder had a team-best four caused turnovers and five groundballs in the contest.
• 9: Cassidy Green made nine saves against the Running Eagles offense.
• 21: The Seahawks forced 21 caused turnovers in the game which ranks tied for second-best all-time.

No. 1 Keiser
Points: Andrews (4)
Goals: Andrews (4)
Assists: Passaro (2)
Draw Controls: Andrews (6)
Ground Balls: Reeder (5)
Caused Turnovers: Reeder (4)
Saves: Green (9)
 
No. 4 Life
Points: Freeman (4)
Goals: Freeman (3)
Assists: Two Tied (1)
Draw Controls: Arvizu (4)
Ground Balls: Sutton (6)
Caused Turnovers: Windon (12)
Saves: Cook (4)


Keiser will host Point in their home-opener on Tuesday, March 1 at 12:00 p.m at the Keiser Multi-Purpose Field.