
Score: No. 6 Keiser Seahawks 21, Warner Royals 8
Records: No. 6 Keiser (8-6, 2-2 SUN), Warner (8-9, 0-5 SUN)
Location: Tye Athletic Field, Lake Wales, Fla.
The No. 6-ranked Keiser women's lacrosse team cruised to a 21-8 win at Warner on Saturday afternoon. Three Seahawks recorded three points in the game (
Samantha Esher,
Chloe Foley, and
Milena Isturiz). Esher notched her second hat trick of the season while both Foley and Isturiz registered two goals and one assist. In all, 15 Seahawks registered at least one point in the game.
Margaret Wroe earned the victory - her fifth of the season. Wroe split time in net with
Raelyn Boutwell and
Cassidy Green to combine for three saves.
Keiser 6, Warner 3
- It didn't take long for the Seahawks to get on the board as Emily McCall found the back of the net with 13:15 left in the first.
- Thirty seconds later, Sydney Passaro gave Keiser a 2-0 lead. Chloe Foley was credited with the assist on the score.
- Hayley Frew made it three straight goals for the Seahawks, scoring off an assist by Kamille Thomas (11:55).
- After a Warner goal made it 3-1, Keiser netted two more to extend the lead to 5-1.
- Goals by Krystal Beebe (7:22) and McCall (6:41) gave the Seahawks the four-goal lead.
- The Royals cut into Keiser's lead with scores by Bailey Dykes (6:38) and Bailey Lightsey (6:23).
- With 2:05 remaining in the first, Samantha Esher made it a 6-3 game.
Keiser 15, Warner 4
- Milena Isturiz scored back-to-back goals to start the second quarter and give Keiser an 8-3 lead (11:42).
- Kamille Thomas extended Keiser's lead to six with a goal at the 10:59.
- Goals by MacKenzie Gibaud, Krystal Beebe, and Samantha Esher pushed the Seahawk lead to 12-3 with 7:40 left in the half.
- The Royals ended the Seahawk's run of seven straight goals as Bailey Dykes cut the Keiser lead to 12-4 (4:24).
- Chloe Foley scored two straight as Keiser led by double-digits, 14-4 (2:06).
- The Seahawks closed out the half with Madison Andrews's first goal of the game with 29 seconds on the game clock (15-4).
Keiser 18, Warner 5
- With the running clock in play, Hayley Frew netted the first goal of the second half as Keiser led 16-4 (14:15).
- Less than two minutes later, Haley Knudsen added the team's 17th goal of the contest (12:42).
- Peyton Tomlinson scored her third goal of the season, extending the Seahawk lead to 18-4 with 7:49 on the game clock.
- The Royals added to the scoreboard with an Abby Petrillo (1:01), making it 18-5.
Keiser 21, Warner 8
- Both teams netted three goals in the final 15 minutes as Keiser cruised to the 21-8 win.
- Keiser improves to 8-6 on the year with the win.
- The Seahawks are now 2-2 in Sun Conference action.
- Keiser is now 5-2 on the road this season.
- Esher each had three goals in the game (her second hat trick of the season).
- 15 players scored at least one point in the game.
- Seven players, including Esher, notched two goals in the game.
- Istruiz and Foley each scooped up a team-best three groundballs in the game.
- 14 different players recorded a caused turnover for the Seahawks, including Isturiz and Alexa Poole with three each.
- Margaret Wroe, Raelyn Boutwell, and Cassidy Green combined for three saves.
- The Seahawks improved to 2-0 all-time versus the Royals.
- Saturday marked the first game in the series played in Lake Wales.
No. 6 Keiser
Points: Isturiz/Foley/Esher (3)
Goals: Esher (3)
Assists: Seven tied (1)
Draw Controls: Frew (5)
Ground Balls: Isturiz/Foley (3)
Caused Turnovers: Isturiz/Poole (3)
Saves: Boutwell (2)
Warner
Points: Dykes (4)
Goals: Dykes (4)
Assists: None
Draw Controls: Lynch (6)
Ground Balls: Dykes (5)
Caused Turnovers: Brown (4)
Saves: Brown (11)
Keiser will host the Webber Int'l Warriors on Thursday, April 11. Game time from the KU Multi-Purpose Field is set for 4:00 PM.
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