Following their win on Saturday, No. 4 Keiser women's lacrosse will play their first neutral site, regular season contest since 2019 when they face Ottawa (Kan.) on Monday in St. Louis, Missouri with the opening draw control set for 12:00 p.m.
No. 4 Keiser Seahawks (3-0) vs Ottawa (Kan.) (0-1)
Spartan Field (St. Louis, Mo.)
12:00 PM.
- This will be the second meeting between the two teams all time.
- The last time that both sides met was March 19, 2019, when the Seahawks defeated the Braves, 19-5.
- That game was the most recent time that KU has played a regular season opponent in a neutral site game as the matchup was played in Ave Maria, Fla.
- Keiser improved to 3-0 on Saturday after defeating No. 8 Missouri Baptist, 14-12.
- The win marked the first, ranked win of the season for the Seahawks and the first win for the program against a team from the state of Missouri.
- Abbey Cannon led the way for the Seahawks with her best game so far as a Seahawk, totaling two goals and three assists in the game.
- Six different players scored two goals as Cannon was joined by teammates Madison Andrews, Chloe Foley, Emily McCall, Talia Myers, and Sydney Passaro.
- Milena Isturiz raised her groundball total to six on the year after picking up four against the Spartans.
- On defense, Rebecca Gibson continues to be all over the field as she brought her season total of caused turnovers and groundballs up to 11 each.
- With seven draw controls on Saturday, Myers is now tied for the team lead with Andrews at 16 each.
- Cassidy Green got her first start in net this season, earning the win in net with five saves.
- Ottawa enters Monday's game after a tough opener to No. 1 Benedictine where they fell 20-7.
- The Braves were led offensively by Mackenzie Simmons who tallied three goals and an assist in the game.
- In the net, Ottawa has played both returning goalkeepers from last season with Alyssa Jenne getting the start in game one and making four saves.
| Keiser |
2023 Stats |
Ottawa (Kan.) |
| 55 (18.33) |
Goals |
7 (7.00) |
| 29 (9.67) |
Assists |
2 (2.00) |
| 118 (39.33) |
Shots |
21 (21.00) |
| 59 (19.67) |
Caused Turnovers |
4 (4.00) |
| 75 (25.00) |
Groundballs |
14 (14.00) |
| 20 (6.67) |
Saves |
5 (5.00) |
|
Leaders |
|
| Madison Andrews (13) |
Goals |
Mackenzie Simmons (3) |
| Sydney Passaro (8) |
Assists |
Mackenzie Simmons/Ashley Santillan (1) |
| Madison Andrews (25) |
Shots |
Mackenzie Simmons (10) |
| Rebecca Gibson (11) |
Caused Turnovers |
Dinah Hinson (2) |
| Margaret Wroe (12) |
Groundballs |
Jasmin Roybal (5) |
| Margaret Wroe (13) |
Saves |
Alyssa Jenne (4) |
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