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10
Webber International WEBBER 16-4
15
Winner Keiser KEISER 16-1
Webber International WEBBER
16-4
10
Final
15
Keiser KEISER
16-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Webber International WEBBER 2 3 2 3 10
Keiser KEISER 4 6 1 4 15

Game Recap: No. 1 Men's Lacrosse |

Keiser Pushes Past Webber International to Advance to NAIA National Championship

Game Information
No. 1 Keiser Seahawks 15, No. 5 Webber International Warriors 10
Ashton Brosnaham Athletic Park (Pensacola, Fla.)
Keiser (16-1) | Webber International (16-4)

The No. 1-ranked Keiser men's lacrosse team defeated the No. 5-ranked Webber International Warriors in the semifinals of the NAIA Men's Lacrosse Invitational this afternoon.
 
The Seahawks were led by Jack Gillen, who registered his eighth hat trick of the season, scoring three goals versus the Warriors. The team's leading scorer increased his season point total to 55. Also scoring multiple goals for the Seahawks on Thursday were Vincent Cerasuolo (2), Josten Ucros (2), and AJ Badik (2). Goalkeeper Christian Tomei registered 12 saves for his 16th win of the season. 

This was the third consecutive victory for the Seahawks versus WIU in 2023. 
 
With the win, Keiser improves to 5-5 all-time in the NAIA Men's Lacrosse Invitational. The Seahawks also move to 2-1 all-time in the tournament's semifinals and will be making the program's second appearance in the title game.

First Quarter
Keiser 4, Webber International 2
  • Keiser was hot out of the gate and Jack Gillen scored the first goal of the day with an AJ Badik assist with 13:47 showing on the board.
  • Webber tied the game 90 seconds later with a goal from Christian Tapia. 
  • Michael Shephard scored his first goal of the tournament with 7:45 on the clock with a Jack Gillen assist. 
  • The Warriors tied it up with a goal one minute later. 
  • Thirty seconds after that, AJ Badik scored with a Gillen assist and gave the Seahawks a lead they would hold for the remainder of the game. 
  • Badik provided an assist for Josten Ucros for the final goal of the quarter. 

Second Quarter
Keiser 10, Webber International 5
  • Vincent Cerasuolo scored to kick off a Keiser scoring flurry with 12:22 left in the half. 
  • Less than 20 seconds later, Cole Stassi scored with a Cerasuolo assist. 
  • In a two minute span, Ashton Harris and Jack Gillen scored unassisted to give Keiser six consecutive goals.
  • WIU finally broke the Keiser scoring run with two goals on man-up chances. 
  • Braeden Niemy got his first goal of the day with 1:12 on clock, courtesy of a Cerasuolo assist. 
  • Webber seemingly scored the final goal of the half with 13 seconds on the clock but Jack Gillen and Michael Shephard were able to hook up on a goal with three seconds on the board that gave Keiser a five goal lead at the half. 
Third Quarter
Keiser 11, Webber International 7
  •  Ryan Rundle put the first goal of the second half in the net with 13:22 on the clock. Jack Gillen assisted on the play. 
  • With 6:41 on the clock, an empty net chance for Webber was denied when Christian Tomei raced back to the net and kept the ball out of the cage while falling backwards.
  • After nine scoreless minutes, Webber found the net. 
  • The Warriors scored the final goal of the quarter with 10 seconds on the clock. 
Fourth Quarter
Keiser 15, Webber International 10
  • Webber struck first in the fourth quarter with a goal.
  • Keiser answered 50 seconds later with Cerasuolo's second goal of the day, helped by a Badik assist. 
  • Badik would score his second goal of the game two minutes later unassisted. 
  • Webber cut the KU lead down to four with 5:53 on the clock. 
  • Josten Ucros converted a man-up opportunity with 2:59 on the board with a Cole Stassi assist. 
  • WIU scored their final goal with 1:39 remaining. 
  • Marek Albeiro tapped in a goal as time expired. 

KU Highlights 
  • Keiser outshot the Warriors 39-31. 
  • Cam Provines went 16-26 on faceoffs.
  • Cole Stassi scored his 100th career assist in the second quarter. 
  • Jack Gillen recorded his eighth hat trick of the season. 
  • Gillen finished the day with six points. 
  • The Keiser defense forced 10 Warrior turnovers. 

Team Leaders
No. 1 Keiser
Goals: Gillen (3)
Points: Gillen (6)
Assists: Three Players (3)
Faceoffs: Provines (16-26)
Ground Balls: Provines (6)
Caused Turnovers: Marshall (2)
Saves: Tomei (12)

No. 5 Webber International
Goals: Sheaffer (3)
Points: Sheaffer / Jackson (4)
Assists: Jackson (3)
Faceoffs: Scott (10-26)
Ground Balls: Fasano (4)
Caused Turnovers: Schepers (3)
Saves: Cordero (8)

Up Next

Keiser will play in the NAIA national championship game this Saturday at 1 p.m. CT. 

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