For the second week in a row, the No. 1 women's lacrosse team will face a first-year program, this time on the road in Miami Gardens, Fla. with the St. Thomas Bobcats. The opening draw control is set for Saturday at 12:00 p.m.
 

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No. 1 Keiser Seahawks (12-0, 4-0 SUN) vs St. Thomas Bobcats (4-8, 1-3 SUN)
AutoNation Field (Miami Gardens, Fla.)
Saturday, April 8, 12:00 PM.

• St. Thomas is in their first year of women's lacrosse.
• Against teams now in the Sun Conference, Keiser is 22-8.

 

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• Keiser continued their hot run last week with a 19-6 win over Warner to improve their record to 12-0 on the year.
• With the win, the Seahawks also moved to 4-0 in the Sun Conference this season which places them as the top team heading into the final stretch of games.
• Abbey Cannon led the attacking effort for the Seahawks against the Royals with four points on three assists and a goal. 
• Cannon now totals 22 assists on the season which leads the team and ranks tied for 10th in the NAIA.
• Leanza Gibaud tallied her first hat trick against the Royals, scoring all three of her goals in the first quarter of the game.
• Talia Myers continued her impressive run of games with two more goals last weekend.
• The Seahawks now rank third in the NAIA in total goals this season with 200 on the year.
• In the circle, Myers has been dominant all season with eight games of five or more draw controls. 
• Anchoring the back line, Rebecca Gibson leads the team with 37 caused turnovers and 32 groundballs.
• With just two more this season, Gibson will tie the school, season record for caused turnovers set last season by Hannah Reeder.
• At the goalkeeper position, Margaret Wroe earned the win for the Seahawks last week but needed just one save to do so. 
• Cassidy Green continues to lead the goalies in wins and saves this season with seven and 43 respectively.
• In their first season of women's lacrosse, St. Thomas holds a 4-8 record with a 1-3 record in Sun Conference contests.
• Reigning NAIA Player of the Week, Kaitlyn Chmelir leads the Bobcats offensively with 35 goals this season.
• STU has four players with at least 30 points this season in Chmelir(40), Jorja Schooler(38), Noelle Heggblod(33), and Kiersten Lang(31) who leads the team in assists with 18.
• Emily Dawson will likely make the start in goal for St. Thomas with 94 saves in 11 appearances on the year.

Keiser	2023 Stats	St. Thomas
200 (16.67)	Goals	131 (10.92)
101 (8.42)	Assists	46 (3.83)
435 (36.25)	Shots	295 (24.58)
206 (17.17)	Caused Turnovers	76 (6.33)
292 (24.33)	Groundballs	178 (14.83)
71 (5.92)	Saves	111 (9.25)
	Leaders
Talia Myers (32)	Goals	Kaitlyn Chmelir (35)
Abbey Cannon (22)	Assists	Kiersten Lang (18)
Talia Myers (61)	Shots	Kaitlyn Chmelir (72)
Rebecca Gibson (37)	Caused Turnovers	Jorja Schooler (13)
Rebecca Gibson (32)	Groundballs	Jenna Lytch (24)
Cassidy Green (43)	Saves	Emily Dawson (94)

 
    
 

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