Score: No. 5 Keiser Seahawks 18, Concordia (Mich.) 12
Records: No. 5 Keiser (4-4), Concordia (Mich.) (3-4)
Location: Ferry Field, Ann Arbor Michigan 


No. 5 women's lacrosse battled through freezing temperatures again on Monday afternoon, this time in Ann Arbor, Michigan where they defeated the Concordia Cardinals 18-12. The Seahawks were slow to get going through the first quarter but went on a seven-goal run to open a lead in the second. Keiser was led offensively by Sydney Passaro who registered three assists and was one of six players with two goals for KU.



Concordia 6, Keiser, 3

• The Seahawks opened the scoring as MacKenzie Gibaud put one in the back of the net from Sydney Passaro.
• Mckenna VanZant from Concordia answered back with a goal of her own.
• With 6:50 on the clock, the Cardinals' Isabella Komarowski extended the lead.
• Not too long after, Emily McCall tied the game 2-2 with Passaro's second assist of the game.
• Concordia (Mich.) was quick to respond to regain the 3-2 lead with 4:46 to go.
• The birthday girl, Madison Andrews, drew the free position foul, and finished to take her first goal of the contest.
• In the last two minutes of the quarter, the Cardinals went on a three-goal run to take the lead, 6-3.

Keiser 8, Concordia 6

• After a slow start to the second quarter, Hayley Frew opened a scoring run for Keiser with 9:19 on the clock.
• Milena Isturiz's goal from Abbey Cannon cut the Cardinal's lead to one with 6:39 to go.
• A spin-move from Krystal Beebe landed her first goal of the game to tie the game 6-6 with 4:14 to play.
• Keiser's scoring run did not stop there as Peyton Tomlinson notched her first goal of the game with an assist from Samantha Esher to put KU in front.
• With two seconds on the clock, Haley Knudsen went top-shelf on the woman-up opportunity with Passaro adding her third assist of the half.
• The Cardinals went scoreless in the second quarter with Cassidy Green recording four saves.

Keiser 13, Concordia 10

• Frew ripped a free position shot below the legs of the goalie to open the third quarter scoring and put KU up 9-6.
• Passaro followed with her first goal of the day to extend the scoring run to seven straight.
• Concordia ended the run at the 11:55 mark with a woman-up goal to cut the lead to 10-7.
• The back-and-forth scoring would continue over the next three minutes as Keiser maintained a three-goal cushion going into the fourth.

Keiser 18, Concordia 12

• Tomlinson opened the fourth-quarter scoring with a free-poisition goal at the 12:14 mark.
• The Seahawks began to pull away as Esher, Lucy Single, and Passaro all scored to make it 17-10.
• With under three minutes to play, Concordia got a goal back before Kamille Thomas was able to net her first of the day.
• The Cardinals scored the final goal of the game, but Keiser would leave the snow with an 18-12 win.

• Keiser improves their season record to 4-4 with the win.
• KU captured the first win of the series between the two teams.
• The Seahawks are now 2-1 in road contests.
• Passaro tallied five points on the day to lead the Seahawks.
• She recorded three assists in a game for the fifth time in her career and the first time this season.
• Six different players scored two goals in the game (Frew, Esher, Isturiz, McCall, Passaro, and Tomlinson).
• Tomlinson recorded the third most draw controls in program history with 11 on the day.
• Andrews, Cannon, McCall, and Foley each had two caused turnovers in the game.
• Alexa Poole scooped up a team-best five groundballs.
• Cassidy Green earned the win in net after entering the game in the second quarter and making seven saves.

No. 5 Keiser
Points: Passaro (5)
Goals: Six tied (2)
Assists: Passaro (3)
Draw Controls: Tomlinson (11)
Ground Balls: Poole (5)
Caused Turnovers: Andrews/Cannon/Foley/McCall (2)
Saves: Green (7)
 
Concordia (Mich.)
Points: Turcotte (7)
Goals: Komarowski (4)
Assists: Turcotte (4)
Draw Controls: Turcotte (10)
Ground Balls: Ullery (10)
Caused Turnovers: Three tied (3)
Saves: Ullery (12)



Keiser will return home to play No. 4 SCAD-Savannah on Saturday, March 23. The opening draw control is set for 12:00 p.m. at the Multi-Purpose Field in West Palm Beach, Fla.
 

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