Score: No. 3 Keiser Seahawks 26, (rv) Webber International Warriors 2
Records: No. 3 Keiser (9-0, 2-0 SUN), Webber Int'l (4-5, 0-1 SUN)
Location: Warrior Turf Field - Babson Park, Fla.
On the second day of the back-to-back, No. 3 Keiser women's lacrosse showed no signs of tiring, defeating the Webber Warriors 26-2 in Babson Park, Fla.
Samantha Esher led the scoring effort against her former team, tallying four goals on the day and adding an assist.
Hayley Frew,
Milena Isturiz, and Jordan Payne finished just behind Esher with three goals each. Payne tacked on a pair of assists in the game to lead KU. Isturiz continued to roam the field, getting credit for eight draw controls and three caused turnovers.
The Seahawks will turn their attention to their last non-conference game of the season on Thursday, March 20, when they face the Farmingdale State Rams. The opening draw control from the Multi-Purpose Field in West Palm Beach, Fla. is set for 5:00 p.m.
Keiser 7, Webber 0
Keiser 14, Webber 1
- The Seahawks opened the second quarter with three goals in three minutes as Isturiz, Hayley Frew, and Gibaud made it 10-0
- Tomlinson and Emily Ferris kept the run going with 7:16 to play to bring the score to 12-0
- Kate Griffin and Esher made it 14-0 just before Webber tallied their first goal of the day with 13 seconds left in the half
Keiser 18, Webber 2
- The Warriors were on the board first to start the third
- Four minutes later it was Frew and McCall to make it 16-2
- With under three minutes to play in the quarter, Payne got on the board just before Isabelle Vrensen entered the stat sheet with nine seconds left
Keiser 26, Webber 2
- Esher started the fourth quarter with her third and fourth goals of the day to give Keiser 20
- Frew and Isturiz would once again find the back of the net before Baylee Walker found her way onto the scorers sheet
- KU would tally on three more as Ferris, Jia Schweigert, and Walker finished off the game with a goal each
- Keiser moves to 9-0 with the win
- The Seahawks improve to 2-0 in Sun Conference action
- The 26 goals scored are the third-most this season
- KU is averaging 25.67 goals per game over their last three contests
- Esher led the Seahawks in scoring with four goals on the day
- Three more Seahawks tallied hat tricks with Frew, Isturiz, and Payne all hitting the mark
- Payne also tied for the team lead in assists with two along with Gibaud, Vrensen, and Schweigert
- For the third game in a row, Vrensen and Schweigert had the same scoreline with one goal and two assists each
- Isturiz and Jasmine Sidawi tied for the team lead with two groundballs each
- Isturiz also led the Seahawks in draw controls and caused turnovers once again on Saturday with eight and three, respectively
- The Seahawks put a season-high 42 shots on goal in the game
- Keiser outshot Webber 45-7 overall
- For the seventh time this season, the Seahawks led wire-to-wire
No. 3 Keiser
Points: Esher/Payne (5)
Goals: Esher (4)
Assists: Four Tied (2)
Draw Controls: Isturiz (8)
Ground Balls: Isturiz/Sidawi (2)
Caused Turnovers: Isturiz (3)
Saves: Green (3)
(rv) Webber Int'l
Points: Gerber (2)
Goals: Gerber/Leavines (1)
Assists: Gerber (1)
Draw Controls: Gerber (4)
Ground Balls: Richardson (2)
Caused Turnovers: Montada (2)
Saves: Davidson (14)
The Seahawks will turn their attention to their last non-conference game of the season on Thursday, March 20, when they face the Farmingdale State Rams. The opening draw control from the Multi-Purpose Field in West Palm Beach, Fla. is set for 5:00 p.m.
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