The No. 1 ranked Keiser women's lacrosse team will kickoff their NAIA National Tournament with No. 8 Benedictine on Wednesday at Blue Devils Stadium in Southfield, Mich. The Seahawks will be the first game of the day with the opening draw control set for 10:00 a.m.

 

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No. 1 Keiser Seahawks (15-1) vs No. 8 Benedictine (10-3)
Blue Devils Stadium (Southfield, Mich.)
Wednesday, May 3, 10:00 AM.

• Keiser has the lone win in the series with Benedictine.
• The Seahawks defeated the then No. 1 ranked Ravens earlier this year on March 6 by a score of 13-12.

 

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• Keiser is looking to get back in the win column, coming off their only loss this season in the Sun Conference Tournament Championship.
• The 15-1 start to the season is the second-best start to a season for a Keiser women's lacrosse team.
• 2021 was the only other year that the Seahawks finished the regular season undefeated, that team went on to win the NAIA National Championship.
• In postseason history, Keiser is 4-2 all-time at the NAIA final site with a 2-2 record in the quarterfinals.
• Abbey Cannon continues to lead the team in assists and points with 29 and 56 respectively.
• The all-around specialist, Talia Myers holds the top spot on the team in goals (37) and draws controls (78) while assisting the defense with top-5 numbers in caused turnovers and groundballs.
• The mainstay of the defense continues to be Rebecca Gibson who has remained in the top-3 in caused turnovers in the NAIA with a program-record 51 this season. 
• Gibson also tops the team in groundballs this season with 48 which is four short of the program's season record.
• The goalkeeper position has been fluid all season with Cassidy Green leading the time in net with 10 wins and 60 saves this season.
• Benedictine will be the quarterfinal opponent for the Seahawks, coming in with a 10-3 record this season.
• Kaylen Moore and Courtney Frankfurth lead the scoring for the Ravens with 54 goals and 52 goals respectively.
• The Ravens take their advantage in the draw control circle, ranking No. 1 in the NAIA in draw controls per game at 19.42 per contest. 
• If the Seahawks were to advance, they would face the winner of the four vs five matchup in No. 2 Cumberlands and No. 5 SCAD on Thursday, May 4, at 5:00 p.m. in the semifinal.

Keiser	2023 Stats	Benedictine
256 (16.00)	Goals	208 (17.33)
124 (7.75)	Assists	83 (6.92)
572 (35.75)	Shots	401 (33.42)
274 (17.13)	Caused Turnovers	94 (7.83)
414 (25.88)	Groundballs	231 (19.25)
94 (5.88)	Saves	94 (7.83)
	Leaders
Talia Myers (37)	Goals	Kaylen Moore (70)
Abbey Cannon (29)	Assists	Grace Simonson (35)
Talia Myers (81)	Shots	Kaylen Moore (91)
Rebecca Gibson (51)	Caused Turnovers	Kaylen Moore (18)
Rebecca Gibson (48)	Groundballs	Kaylen Moore (28)
Cassidy Green (60)	Saves	Gianni Stalletti (72)

 
    
 

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