After defeating the Fighting Bees of Saint Ambrose on Tuesday, No. 1 women's lacrosse will be back on the field Thursday night under the lights for a top-5 matchup with No. 4 Life at the Multi-purpose Field in West Palm Beach, Fla. The opening draw control is set for 6:00 p.m.
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No. 1 Keiser Seahawks (9-0, 1-0 SUN) vs No. 4 Life Running Eagles (6-1, 1-0 SUN)
Multi-Purpose Field (West Palm Beach, Fla.)
Thursday, March 23, 6:00 PM.
- Keiser holds a 5-0 record all-time against the Running Eagles though only one game has been decided by more than six goals.
- Last season, the Seahawks defeated Life twice during the regular season including a 19-14Â win at home to claim the Mid-South Regular Season Title.
- When defending the home field, KU is 3-0 in the series with a score difference of 52-31.
- Thursday marks the fourth time that both teams will face each other while ranked in the top 10 and just the second time with both ranked in the top-5.
- Both teams made the change this season in conferences with each of the two teams deciding to move from the Mid-South Conference to the Sun Conference.
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- With a win over Saint Ambrose on Tuesday, the top-ranked Seahawks are now 9-0 on the year.
- Keiser returns to Sun Conference play with a 1-0 record on the year after their win over SCAD-Savannah last weekend.
- Against Saint Ambrose, Keiser used eight different goal scorers to defeat the Fighting Bees.
- The Seahawks currently rank second in the NAIA in goals per game, averaging 17.56 per contest.
- Talia Myers led the way with five goals which tied her career-high and took the lead on the team with 25 goals.
- With her third hat trick of the season, Abbey Cannon now has 33 points which ranks second on the team to go along with a team-best 17 assists.
- Rebecca Gibson continues to lead the way with caused turnovers and groundballs with 26 and 25 respectively.
- Her caused turnovers rank tied for second in the NAIA and help the Seahawks who rank first in the NAIAÂ as a team in the category.
- With five more draw controls, Myers now moves into second in program history with 173 in her career.
- Making her first start on Tuesday, Raelyn Boutwell tallied seven saves and earned her first collegiate win.
- Life enters the contest with a 6-1 record on the season after defeating Webber on Saturday, 18-10.
- Maria Arvizu leads the Running Eagles in a multitude of categories including points(48), goals(30), and assists(18).
- Ashley Hammel has started each of the seven games for the Running Eagles making 51 saves.
Keiser |
2023 Stats |
Life |
158 (17.56) |
Goals |
113 (16.14) |
86 (9.56) |
Assists |
38 (5.43) |
325 (36.11) |
Shots |
253 (36.14) |
155 (17.22) |
Caused Turnovers |
133 (19.00) |
224 (24.89) |
Groundballs |
179 (25.57) |
51 (5.67) |
Saves |
54 (7.71) |
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Leaders |
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Talia Myers (25) |
Goals |
Maria Arvizu (30) |
Abbey Cannon (17) |
Assists |
Maria Arvizu (18) |
Madison Andrews (50) |
Shots |
Maria Arvizu (62) |
Rebecca Gibson (26) |
Caused Turnovers |
Leanne Windon (26) |
Rebecca Gibson (25) |
Groundballs |
Maria Arvizu (36) |
Cassidy Green (24) |
Saves |
Ashley Hammel (51) |
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