Score: Lindenwood 37, No. 14 Keiser 3
Records: No. 14 Keiser (1-3), Lindenwood (2-0)
Location: Hunter Stadium (4,111) - St. Charles, Missouri
Time of Game: 3:54
Weather: Clear, 86 degrees
The No. 14-ranked Keiser football team closed out the non-conference portion of its 2022 season with a 37-3 loss at Lindenwood on Saturday night. The Lions were the first NCAA Division I (FCS) team the Seahawks had faced in the team's five-year history.
Lindenwood 7, Keiser 3
- The Seahawks forced the Lions to punt on their first drive, holding Lindenwood to just 22 yards.
- Keiser was forced to punt on its first possession after a false start moved the Seahawk from third-and-short to third-and-long.
- The Lions got on the board with a 33-yard touchdown pass from Cade Brister to Payton Rose.
- With the made extra point, Lindenwood lead, 7-0, with 8:38 left in the first.
- KU responded with an 11-play, 30-yard scoring drive capped off with a Chance Gagnon 32-yard field goal.
- The score made it a 7-3 game with 2:19 on the game clock.
Lindenwood 28, Keiser 3
- Lindenwood scored 21 unanswered points in the second stanza to take a 25-point lead.
- The Lions added to their lead with an 11-yard touchdown pass from Brister to Kobe Smith, giving LU a 14-3 lead with 12:08 remaining in the half.
- On the ensuing drive, Keiser drove down to the Lindenwood seven-yard line, going 68 yards on 11 plays.
- However, on third-and-seven, a sack/fumble of Shea Spencer gave the ball back to the Lions and ended KU's scoring threat with 8:00 on the clock.
- Lindenwood used the turnover and turned it into a score following a 78-yard touchdown pass from Brister to Smith to give the Lions a 21-3 lead with 6:59 left in the half.
- The Lions added their third touchdown of the quarter with a two-yard rushing touchdown by Andrew Martin with 2:08 left in the half.
Lindenwood 28, Keiser 3
- After forcing the Seahawks to punt on their first possession of the half, Lindenwood drove down to the KU 25-yard line.
- LU's Brister took a shot into the endzone but it was KU's Brian Edwards who came up with the interception - his first as a Seahawk.
- The Seahawks used that turnover to drive 52 yards deep into Lion's territory.
- However, a sack on third-and-one pushed the Seahawks back, forcing fourth-and-long.
- Shea Spencer completed an eight-yard pass to Jonathan Santos but it was a yard short, resulting in a turnover-on-downs with 34 second left in the third.
Lindenwood 37, Keiser 3
- The Lions opened the quarter with a seven-play scoring drive highlighted with a 32-yard field goal by Logan Seibert (31-3) with 12:34 left in the game.
- A fumble by running back Marques Burgess at the Seahawk's 32-yard line led to a short field for LU.
- Lindenwood took advantage of the turnover as Justin Williams scored on a 16-yard run.
- With the missed extra point, Lindenwood led, 37-3, with 9:37 remaining in the contest.
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- With the loss, Keiser moves to 1-3 on the year and 34-12 all-time.
- All three of KU's losses this season have come against NCAA teams (two Division II, one Division I).
- Saturday marked the Seahawk's first game played in the state of Missouri.
- With the loss, Keiser drops to 11-7 all-time in non-conference action.
- The Lions were the first NCAA Division I (FCS) team that the Keiser Seahawks have faced in program history.
Keiser return home to host the Florida Memorial Lions in the Seahawk's home opener on Saturday, October 1. Game time is set for 5 p.m. ET.
