No. 2 Keiser men's lacrosse will travel to Laurinburg, North Carolina for a weekend slate of games being hosted at St. Andrews. On Saturday, the Seahawks will matchup with the No. 3 ranked Patriots of the Cumberlands before facing the St. Andrews Knights on Sunday.
No. 2 Keiser (3-2, 2-0 AAC) vs
No. 3 University of the Cumberlands (5-1, 2-0 AAC)
Knights Field (Laurinburg, North Carolina)
- Saturday will be the third time the two teams have matched up with Keiser holding an 2-1 edge in the series.
- In the most recent game between the two, KU defeated UC, 12-9 at home on February 14, 2021.
- This contest will be the first time that the teams meet in a neutral site setting.
No. 2 Keiser (3-2, 2-0 AAC) at
St. Andrews (2-4, 2-2 AAC)
Knights Field (Laurinburg, North Carolina)
- Sunday marks the fourth meeting between the two sides with Keiser holding the 3-0 series lead.
- The Seahawks won the most recent contest between the two teams 15-3 back on March 7, 2021 in West Palm Beach, Florida.
- This will be the first times that this matchup is played in North Carolina, with each of the three previous games played in West Palm Beach.
- The Seahawks enter the weekend with a 3-2 record after a 1-1 week that saw them take down No. 1 Reinhardt in overtime, 12-11.
- KU will be looking to remain undefeated in conference play this weekend as well with both opponents hailing from the Appalachian Athletic Conference.
- Cole Stassi has taken the lead in the points category with 21 this season in large part due to his 14 assists which rank 6th in the NAIA.
- Vincent Cerasuolo continues to lead the goal scoring effort with 16 to his name this season.
- After a great week in net, Cole George now ranks fourth in the NAIA in save percentage with a 63.8% save rate
- Scouting the Cumberlands, Dylan Crouch looks to be the main threat with 14 goals and 16 assists on the season
- The Patriots also have Will Settle that will likely be in the crease with a 61.8% save percentage.
- For St. Andrews, Wesley Ilg will likely be the one to watch with his team-leading 10 goals and six assists.
- Zachary Lomardi has gotten the majority of work for the Knights in net racking up 52 saves entering the weekend.
Cumberlands
Keiser |
2022 Stats |
Cumberlands |
62 (12.40) |
Goals |
79 (13.17) |
43 (10.33) |
Assists |
59 (9.83) |
234 (46.80) |
Shots |
275 (45.83) |
122 (24.40) |
SOG |
163 (27.17) |
173 (34.60) |
Groundballs |
244 (40.67) |
63 (12.60) |
Saves |
55 (9.17) |
|
Leaders |
|
Vincent Cerasuolo (16) |
Goals |
Christian Vanover (17) |
Cole Stassi (14) |
Assists |
Dylan Crouch (16) |
Vincent Cerasuolo (66) |
Shots |
Christian Vanover (59) |
Vincent Cerasuolo (36) |
SOG |
Christian Vanover (34) |
Cam Provines (50) |
Groundballs |
Nik Kubik (35) |
Cole George (60) |
Saves |
Will Settle (47) |
St. Andrews
Keiser |
2022 Stats |
St. Andrews |
62 (12.40) |
Goals |
49 (8.17) |
43 (10.33) |
Assists |
29 (4.83) |
234 (46.80) |
Shots |
205 (34.17) |
122 (24.40) |
SOG |
115 (19.17) |
173 (34.60) |
Groundballs |
175 (29.17) |
63 (12.60) |
Saves |
55 (9.17) |
|
Leaders |
|
Vincent Cerasuolo (16) |
Goals |
Wesley Ilg (10) |
Cole Stassi (14) |
Assists |
Two Tied (6) |
Vincent Cerasuolo (66) |
Shots |
Wesley Ilg (45) |
Vincent Cerasuolo (36) |
SOG |
Two Tied (22) |
Cam Provines (50) |
Groundballs |
Luke Slavin (16) |
Cole George (60) |
Saves |
Zachary Lomardi (52) |