No. 1 ranked, Keiser women's lacrosse will host their third ranked opponent in as many games when No. 2 Cumberlands travels to West Palm Beach, Florida on Thursday, March 17.
No.1 Keiser Seahawks (6-1) at
No. 2 Cumberlands (7-1)
Keiser Multi-Purpose Field (West Palm Beach, Fla.)
2:00 PM.
- Thursday marks the sixth meeting between the two teams with Cumberlands owning a slight 3-2 lead in the series.
- The last time the two teams played, it was for the NAIA National Championship that Keiser would win, 13-11.
- Additionally, the last two matchups have been in postseason play with the Seahawks taking down the patriots 12-6 in the Mid-South Conference Championship.
- Only once has this matchup occurred in West Palm Beach, in which CU defeated KU, 13-18 on Arrigo-Vecellio Field.
- Keiser enters Thursday's contest with a 6-1 record on the year after downing No. 10 Georgetown 18-9 on Thursday, March 10.
- In that game, Rachel McLaughlin had a career-best game with eight points on five goals and three assists.
- As a team, the Seahawks earned 21 draw controls to tie a season-high and tied the fourth best performance in school history.
- Madison Andrews looks to make her return to the turf, still leading the team in points(32), draw controls(31), and goals(24) for KU.
- McLaughlin is well-balanced in goals and assists with 14 scores and a team-high 14 assists.
- Hannah Reeder claimed the top spot in the caused turnover category with 14 on the year to lead the team.
- Between the sticks, Cassidy Green had upped her save percentage to 50% which ranks third among goalies with five games played.
- Cumberlands enters the contest on a five-game winning streak including a 22-4 win over Ave Maria on March 14.
- The Patriots are led up front by Bella Ricchiazzi who has 35 goals and 18 assists this season that ranks fourth and fifth in the NAIA in their respective categories.
- Likely starting in net for CU, Olivia McCarrell sits second in the NAIA in save percentage at 61.3%
| Keiser |
2022 Stats |
Cumberlands |
| 117 (16.71) |
Goals |
175 (19.44) |
| 72 (10.29) |
Assists |
87 (10.88) |
| 223 (31.86) |
Shots |
322 (40.25) |
| 180 (25.71) |
SOG |
252 (31.50) |
| 191 (27.29) |
Groundballs |
196 (24.50) |
| 48 (6.86) |
Saves |
45 (5.63) |
|
Leaders |
|
| Madison Andrews (24) |
Goals |
Bella Ricchiazzi (35) |
| Rachel McLaughlin (14) |
Assists |
Stephanie Meyer (21) |
| Madison Andrews (35) |
Shots |
Bella Ricchiazzi (52) |
| Madison Andrews (32) |
SOG |
Bella Ricchiazzi (45) |
| Cassidy Green (20) |
Groundballs |
Olivia McCarrell (23) |
| Cassidy Green (41) |
Saves |
Olivia McCarrell (38) |
