Following back-to-back road wins, Keiser women's soccer will be back at home on Thursday for a highly anticipated rematch with No. 5 SCAD Savannah. Kickoff from Arrigo-Vecellio Field in West Palm Beach, Florida, is set for 1:30 p.m.
No. 18 Keiser Seahawks (6-4-2, 4-3-1 SUN) vs
No. 5 SCAD Savannah Bees (12-0-0, 8-0-0 SUN)
Arrigo-Vecellio Field (West Palm Beach, Fla.)
1:30 PM EDT.
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ADMISSION: General Admission $8, Students and Faculty Free
- Keiser leads the all-time series against SCAD 19-3-1.
- In their most recent matchup, the Bees defeated the Seahawks 3-1 in Hardeeville, S.C. less than a month ago.
- Thursday will mark the first meeting of the two sides where SCAD holds the higher ranking.
- Keiser holds a strong home record in the series with a 10-1-1 record in West Palm Beach.
- The last time that the two teams played at Arrigo-Vecellio Field, KU won 2-0 on October 31, 2022.
- Keiser improved to 6-4-2 last week after consecutive wins on the road over Warner and Webber.
- The two conference wins move the Seahawks to 4-3-1 in Sun Conference Play.
- Head Coach Mat Dunn is chasing Keiser history as he is one win shy of sole possession of second place all-time in Keiser history(all sports).
- In ranked matchups, the Seahawks hold a 62-35-10 all-time and a 25-8-1 record on the home pitch.
- The last time a top-5 opponent played Keiser in West Palm Beach, the Seahawks won 2-0 over No. 4 Southeastern on October 2, 2021.
- Emilia Nilsson has found her footing in the roster with two goals and two assists last week, moving into a tie for second on the team in points, goals, and assists.
- Nilsson and Ramona Kannady still sit behind Keiser's leading scorer Lauren Riley who has six goals on the year.
- In the assists column, Georgia Little continues to lead the team and the Sun Conference with seven assists on the season.
- Zara Board secured her fourth shutout of the season in the win over Webber making three saves in the contest.
- Something to watch in the game will be the corner kicks as Keiser ranks eighth in the NAIA in corner kicks taken.
- Undefeated, No. 5 SCAD comes into Thursday's match on a 12-game winning streak after defeating Warner 7-2.
- Sydney Chura and Abigail Siddall lead the SUN Conference with 10 and nine goals respectively this season.
- Katelynn Balsiger has started all 12 games for the Bees with a 0.63 goals-against average.
Keiser |
2023 Stats |
SCAD |
Avg. |
Total |
NAIA Rank |
Breakdown |
Avg. |
Total |
NAIA Rank |
2.58 |
31 |
40 |
Goals |
3.17 |
38 |
22 |
3.08 |
37 |
10 |
Assists |
2.58 |
31 |
17 |
19.83 |
238 |
16 |
Shots |
19.75 |
237 |
19 |
10.00 |
120 |
24 |
SOG |
11.08 |
133 |
10 |
2.33 |
28 |
181 |
Saves |
5.00 |
60 |
75 |
Player |
Total |
NAIA Rank |
Leaders |
Player |
Total |
NAIA Rank |
Lauren Riley |
6 |
118 |
Goals |
Sydney Chura |
10 |
33 |
Georgia Little |
7 |
17 |
Assists |
Sydney Chura |
6 |
39 |
Lauren Riley |
30 |
159 |
Shots |
Sydney Chura |
43 |
43 |
Zara Board |
25 |
183 |
Saves |
Katelynn Balsiger |
56 |
46 |
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