The No. 11-ranked Keiser men's soccer team will travel to No. 3-ranked St. Thomas for the Sun Conference Tournament Championship finals. Game time is set for 6:00PM.
The Seahawks are coming off a dramatic 3-2, 2-OT semifinals victory over the Southeastern Fire on Tuesday afternoon.
Fami Konate and
Kael Richards were the two heroes of the match as Richards netted a goal with just 14 seconds left in the second half. Konate went on to score the game winner in the 105th minute for the Seahawks.
No. 11 Keiser Seahawks (12-3-4 , No. 2 seed) vs. No. 3 St. Thomas (16-1-1, No. 1 seed)
Friday, November 10, 6:00 PM (ET)
AutoNation Field, Miami Gardens, Fla.
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- Friday marks the 39th meeting between Keiser and St. Thomas.
- The Seahawks trail the series 17-19-2 against the Bobcats.
- In the last meeting, Keiser handed St. Thomas their first and only loss of the season with a 1-0 victory.
- At AutoNation field, the Seahawks hold a 7-11-1 record facing the Bobcats.
- In the last 10 match ups, the two squads sit even at 5-5.
- Last season, Keiser defeated St. Thomas in a 3-1 victory in the Sun Championship final to claim the tournament title in West Palm Beach.
- The Seahawks are 4-6 in the tournament championship.
- Keiser has totaled 54 goals against St. Thomas averaging 1.42.
- The Seahawks enter Friday's match ranked No. 11 in the latest NAIA poll moving up two spots in the final poll (11/8).
- Keiser is the No. 2 seed in this years conference tournament.
- Keiser wil face St. Thomas in the finals of the tournament for the fifth time in post-season history. This marks the third consecutive time.
- Between the two teams, there was a total of 13 all-conference selections leading the SUN.
- Both goalkeepers stats sit fairly even although Santiago Nebot has three more shutouts than St. Thomas' Franco Acerbi.
- Additionally, both keepers were named to the all-conference teams.
- With Nebot's 12 wins this season, he ranks seventh in the NAIA.
- He is three saves shy of the school record (76) for saves in a single-season.
- Senior Jack Casey has seven assists this season, while the St. Thomas' leader Niklas Hoener has five.
- Head Coach Gavin Oldham will make his sixth trip to the conference tournament finals Friday.
- Keiser's Mikael Baisotti has 10 goals this season sitting tied with St. Thomas' Guido Cacciabue for the conference lead.
| Keiser |
2023 Stats |
St. Thomas |
| 46 (2.42) |
Goals |
46 (2.57) |
| 38 (2.00) |
Assists |
35 (1.84) |
| 282 (14.84) |
Shots |
301 (15.84) |
| 126 (6.63) |
SOG |
133 (7.00) |
| 73 (3.84) |
Saves |
57 (3.17) |
|
Leaders |
|
| Mikael Baisotti (10) |
Goals |
Guido Cacciabue (10) |
| Jack Casey (7) |
Assists |
Cacciabue, Hoener (4) |
| Mikael Baisotti (50) |
Shots |
Guido Cacciabue (40) |
| Mikael Baisotti (23) |
SOG |
Berandes, Cacciabue (21) |
| Santiago Nebot (73) |
Saves |
Franco Acerbi (48) |
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