The Keiser men's lacrosse team unveiled its 2025 schedule Thursday. The back-to-back defending champs have eleven regular season games, including four at the Keiser Multi-Purpose Field in West Palm Beach, Florida. This season is the inaugural NAIA National Championship, where the Seahawks look forward to compete in after back-to-back Invitational championships.
In 2024, KU lacrosse finished the season with a 17-2 record, recording a perfect 4-0 mark on the road. On the road the Seahawks took down No. 8 William Penn, No. 4 University of Cumberlands (Ky.), No. 2 Indiana Tech and No. 3 Webber Int'l. The Seahawks went on to claim their second consecutive NAIA National Invitational Championship. Keiser defeated undefeated Reinhardt in a 12-11 victory.
Ryan Rundle scored the game-winning goal, which set a new program record in goals scored. This was the first time Keiser has defeated Reinhardt outside of West Palm Beach, Fla. The season concluded with another number of program records being broken. Four Seahawks were named NAIA All-Americans:
AJ Badik,
Jackson Marshall,
Ryan Rundle, and
Reese Niemeier.
Badik, Marshall, Rundle and Niemeier will all be making their return in 2025 along with defenders
Ethan Acosta,
Shane Cassidy, and
Zach Crotwell. The Keiser defense broke two records this season, recording 633 ground balls and 201 caused turnovers. Additionally, the NAIA National Invitational Championship Tournament MVP,
Lucas Green will be back in net for KU. Green recorded a school-record 22 saves, including a critical one with 26 seconds to go to seal the victory.
After serving as the assistant coach last year,
Jeff Desko enters his first season as head coach in 2025. Desko's offense broke numerous records last season including goals scored (309), assists (195), shots on goal (571), and man-up goals (41). When asked about the upcoming season, Desko had this to say "These men have worked extremely hard on the field and in the classroom this Fall. With a loaded conference schedule, each game has importance and we expect to get everyone's best." "We know each year is different, so while we can rely on our past experience to help us through adversity, we know we have to work extremely hard to have an opportunity to reach our goal this year. Excited to get back out on the field and see what this team can do!"
- Keiser will open the 2025 regular season at St. Andrews University
- The Seahawks will then be on the road for two away games and one neutral site games
- During this stretch, KU will compete against Tennessee-Wesleyan, Michigan-Dearborn, and Montreat
- Keiser will compete against NCAA Division III Farmingdale State College February 23rd in a neutral site game
- The Seahawks will face Reinhardt University on March 28th in a game that will serve as a rematch of last year's NAIA National championship game
- This season's AAC tournament the final site will be at Life University in Marietta, Georgia, with Quarterfinals being held at campus sites based on seeding
- The Inaugural NAIA National Tournament will be held in Savannah, Georgia, beginning May 7
Keiser Seahawks 2025 Men's Lacrosse Schedule
| Date |
Opponent |
Location |
Time |
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| February |
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| 15 (Sat.) |
ST. ANDREWS UNIVERSITY |
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. |
12:00 PM |
| 22 (Sat.) |
POINT UNIVERSITY* |
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. |
TBD |
| 23 (Sun.) |
Farmingdale State College |
Neutral Site |
TBD |
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| March |
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| 1 (Sat.) |
Tennessee Wesleyan University |
Athens, Tenn. |
1:00 PM |
| 2 (Sun.) |
University of Michigan-Dearborn |
Athens, Tenn. |
1:00 PM |
| 8 (Sat.) |
Montreat College (N.C) |
Black Mountain, N.C. |
1:00 PM |
| 13 (Thurs.) |
University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) |
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. |
6:00 PM |
| 22 (Sat.) |
SCAD-Savannah* |
Hardesville, S.C. |
1:00 PM |
| 28 (Fri.) |
Reinhardt University |
Waleska, GA. |
1:00 PM |
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| April |
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| 6 (Sun.) |
Life University* |
Marietta, GA. |
12:00 PM |
| 12 (Sat.) |
WEBBER INT'L* |
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. |
1:00 PM |
| 19 (Sat.) |
AAC Quarterfinals |
TBD |
TBD |
| 25 (Fri.) |
AAC Semi-Finals |
Marietta, GA. |
TBD |
| 26 (Sat.) |
AAC Conference Final |
Marietta, GA. |
TBD |
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| May |
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| 7 (Wed.) |
NAIA National Tournament |
Savannah, GA. |
TBD |
Home Games in
ALL CAPS and
bold
%Scrimmages
Neutral games in
italics
*AAC Game
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