
Score: No. 3 Keiser Seahawks 24, (rv) Georgetown Tigers 3
Records: No. 3 Keiser (8-0), Georgetown (5-5)
Location: Warrior Turf Field - Babson Park, Fla.
No. 3 Keiser women's lacrosse earned another dominant win on Friday, defeating Georgetown in a neutral site matchup in Babson Park, 24-3.
Milena Isturiz has not tired from scoring goals, leading the Seahawks with five goals on the day. She was one of five players with a hat trick on the day that included
MacKenzie Gibaud,
Peyton Tomlinson,
Jia Schweigert, and
Isabelle Vrensen. Gibaud also had a team-high three assists on the day.
Keiser will have a quick turnaround with a Sun Conference matchup against Webber on Saturday, March 15 in Babson Park. The opening draw control from the Warrior Turf Field is set for 3:00 p.m.
Keiser 10, Georgetown 1
- For the third time this season, Isabelle Vrensen scored the opening goal of the game
- The Seahawks got the ensuing draw control as Jia Schweigert made it 2-0 20 seconds later
- With 12:21 on the clock, Milena Isturiz found the back of the net to make it 3-0
- She grabbed the ensuing draw control before finding Vrensen who put her second on the board
- 30 seconds later it was MacKenzie Gibaud who made it 5-0 on a free position shot, forcing a timeout from Georgetown
- Emily McCall tallied her first after scooting through the defense to make it 6-0
- The Tigers got on the board with 7:47 left in the first to make it 6-1
- Jordyn Payne and Peyton Tomlinson made it 8-1 soon after with back-to-back goals
- With 2:59 to play, Gibaud found Isturiz on a cut to make it 9-1
- Isturiz would tack on the final goal of the first with four seconds on the clock to give Keiser a 10-1 lead at the end of the first
Keiser 13, Georgetown 2
- 50 seconds into the second, Schweigert put Keiser up 10 with her second of the day
- The Tigers stopped the running clock with 11:58 to play but Schweigert was back with just under 10 to play to make it 12-2
- Tomlinson converted on a free position shot with 6:19 on the clock to make it a 13-2 game
- Keiser went into the break with a 25-6 advantage in shots
Keiser 19, Georgetown 2
- Vrensen tallied her third of the day to open the third followed by Gibaud who finished her hat trick with a pair of goals
- Samantha Esher and Hayley Frew got on the board late in the third for their firsts of the day
- Tomlinson wrapped up the third quarter with her hat trick at the 1:03 mark
Keiser 24, Georgetown 3
- Isturiz opened the fourth with her fourth of the game to make it 20-2
- Following a goal by Georgetown, Tomlinson and Isturiz nabbed two more to make it 22-3
- Gibaud grabbed her fourth before Kate Griffin ended the game with her first goal of the day
- With the win, the Seahawks are now 8-0
- Keiser is now 3-0 in neutral site contests this season
- The Seahawks have now tallied at least 20 goals in a game in five games this season
- On the defensive side, Keiser has held four opponents to three goals or fewer
- Isturiz has been causing problems all season for opposing coaches with five more goals today
- Gibaud and Tomlinson finished just behind her with four each followed by Vrensen and Schweigert who each had three
- For Tomlinson, the four goals are a new career high
- Gibaud also led the Seahawks in points with seven, tallying three assists in the midday game
- She came into the year without ever recording three assists in a game and has done it three times this season
- The rest of the field continues to be roamed by Isturiz who led the Seahawks with three caused turnovers and five groundballs
- She also tied Frew for the lead in draw controls on the day with six
- KU has now recorded at least 20 draw controls in a game four times this season
- Raelyn Boutwell got the start and stopped four shots followed by Cassidy Green who was credited with three saves
- Friday marked the sixth time this season that the Seahawks led wire-to-wire
No. 3 Keiser
Points: Gibaud (7)
Goals: Isturiz (5)
Assists: Gibaud (3)
Draw Controls: Frew/Isturiz (6)
Ground Balls: Isturiz (5)
Caused Turnovers: Isturiz (3)
Saves: Boutwell (4)
(rv) Georgetown
Points: Diaz (3)
Goals: Diaz (2)
Assists: Diaz (1)
Draw Controls: Diaz (4)
Ground Balls: Three Tied (2)
Caused Turnovers: Byrd (2)
Saves: Haney (13)
Keiser will have a quick turnaround with a Sun Conference matchup against Webber on Saturday, March 15 in Babson Park. The opening draw control from the Warrior Turf Field is set for 3:00 p.m.
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