No. 7 Keiser men's lacrosse will open the 2022 NAIA Invitational Tournament with a familiar face on Wednesday, May 11 when they meet No. 2 Reinhardt for the third time this season. The Seahawks and Eagles are set to close out day one at 7:00 p.m CDT.



No. 7 Keiser Seahawks (8-5) vs NAIA Invitational Tournament
Ashton Brosnaham Athletic Park (Pensacola. Fla.)

Quarterfinal: May 11, 7:00 PM*
Semifinal(If advance): May 12, 7:00 PM*
Championship(If advance): May 14, 1:00 PM*
*All times CDT

• The Seahawks hold a record of 3-4 all-time in their four appearances at the NAIA Invitational.
• Keiser was knocked out of the tournament last year by the eventual champions, Reinhardt.
• KU is looking to make it back to the championship game for the first time since its inaugural season in 2017.
• 10 goals may be a key mark as the Seahawks are 5-1 when tallying at least 10 goals in a postseason game.

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• Keiser enters the final site with an 8-5 record on the season.
• In their most recent game, the Seahawks faced Reinhardt at the Appalachian Athletic Conference(AAC) Tournament being held at the home of the Eagles and fell 8-12.
• KU claimed six all-conference and one special award from the AAC just after the tournament.
• A first-team all-conference selection, Cole Stassi, leads Keiser with 50 points on the season and a season record 29 assists.
• AAC Freshman of the Year, Vincent Cerasuolo is also breaking records as he now has the most shots and shots on goal by a Seahawk in a season.
• In the faceoff circle, Cam Provines is crushing the records he set just last year with a program-best 176 faceoff wins and 109 groundballs.
• Reese Niemeier has made a name for himself on defense with a team-high 17 caused turnovers to go with 17 groundballs.
• In net, Cole George is on the cusp of three season records as he needs one more win, 23 more saves, and increase his save percentage by .018% to set the program record in each category.
• Keiser opens the NAIA Invitational Tournament with a matchup against No. 2 Reinhardt (2-seed) on Wednesday, May 11 at 7:00 p.m.
• The Seahawks and Eagles each have a win over each other at their respective home fields so this neutral-site matchup will serve as a tiebreaker in the season series. 
• If KU was to advance, they would see the winner of (3)St. Ambrose vs (6)Aquinas on Thursday, May 12 at 7:00 p.m.
• The Championship Game is currently set for Saturday, May 14 at 1:00 p.m at the Ashton Brosnaham Athletic Park in Pensacola, Florida.