Keiser men's lacrosse will begin competition in the 2023 NAIA Men's Lacrosse Invitational Tournament this Wednesday versus the Saint Ambrose Fighting Bees. Keiser enters the tournament after winning the 2023 AAC Championship.
No. 1 Keiser Seahawks (14-1) vs.
No. 8 Saint Ambrose Fighting Bees (9-6)
Ashton Brosnaham Athletic Park (Pensacola, Fla.)
Wednesday, May 10, 2023 - 10:00 a.m CT
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- Keiser defeated Saint Ambrose in the only meeting of the two teams to date, back in May of 2021.
- The Seahawks are 3-5 in NAIA tournament games.
- The Seahawks are the No. 1 seed in the tournament.
- This is Keiser's sixth NAIA tournament appearance.
- KU has had the most successful season in program history to date, with a 14-1 record, the first No. 1 ranking in school history, and Keiser's first ever AAC championship crown.
- Freshman attacker AJ Badik has six hat tricks on the year.
- Jackson Marshall, AJ Badik, Cole Stassi, Christian Tomei, Cam Provines, and Jack Gillen were all honored as AAC All-Conference choices.
- Goalkeeper Christian Tomei is the reigning AAC Defensive Player of the Year. Tomei set a school record for saves in a game (20) versus Cumberlands (Ky.) in the AAC championship game. The Jupiter, Fla. native leads the NAIA in save percentage, (68.8) and has the most goalie wins in Keiser season history (14).
- Wednesday's matchup will feature a duel of two of the top goalies in the country between Keiser's Tomei, and Saint Ambrose's Nolan Hayes, a HAAC Co-Defensive Player of the Year.
- Five Seahawks have 20+ goals on the season.
- Saint Ambrose is on a four game winning streak, and earned an automatic bid to the tournament by winning the Heart of America Athletic Conference.
- KU has outscored its opponents 185-90 this season, and outshot them 660-446.
| Keiser |
2023 Stats |
Saint Ambrose |
| 185 |
Goals |
167 |
| 109 |
Assists |
98 |
| 660 |
Shots |
676 |
| 369 |
SOG |
394 |
| 516 |
Groundballs |
501 |
| 186 |
Saves |
200 |
| Keiser |
Leaders |
Saint Ambrose |
| Gillen (31) |
Goals |
Danner (54) |
| Cerasuolo (125) |
Shots |
Hahn (100) |
| Stassi (29) |
Assists |
Keating (25) |
| Provines (135) |
Groundballs |
Wiltrout (87) |
| Marshall (20) |
Caused Turnovers |
Kraft (23) |
| Provines (212-283) |
Faceoffs |
Wiltrout (152-288) |
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