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Ryan Stowell
8
Concordia (MI) CUAA 12-6
23
Winner Keiser KU 14-1
Concordia (MI) CUAA
12-6
8
Final
23
Keiser KU
14-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Concordia (MI) CUAA 1 2 3 2 8
Keiser KU 6 8 7 2 23

Game Recap: No. 1 Men's Lacrosse |

No. 1 Men's Lacrosse Dominates No. 7 Concordia (Mich.), 23-8, to Earn a Berth in the NAIA National Championship Game

Game Information
Score: No. 1 Keiser Seahawks 23 , No. 7 Concordia (Mich.) Cardinals 8
Records: No. 1 seed Keiser Seahawks (14-1) vs. No. 5 seed Concordia (Mich.) Cardinals (12-6)
Memorial Stadium - Savannah, Georgia

After waiting out inclement weather, top-ranked Keiser netted five straight goals to open both the first and second quarters to dominate No. 7 Concordia (Mich.) 23-8 and advance to the championship game of the 2025 NAIA Men's Lacrosse Championship Thursday night at Memorial Stadium. The Seahawks improve to 14-1 on the season, while the Cardinals conclude their season with a 12-6 record.

Kegan Hufford and Ryan Stowell netted four goals apiece to lead the way for Keiser.  The Seahawks had 11 different players net goals in the game, while Chris Rayburn went 9-12 on faceoffs and Jackson Marshall tallied a pair of caused turnovers to go along with four ground balls.  Lucas Green and James Boyer combined for 11 saves in the win.
 

First Quarter
Keiser 6, Concordia (Mich.) 1
  • For the second straight game, Kegan Hufford netted team's first goal of the game, scoring two goals in the first five minutes
  • After AJ Badik pushed Keiser's lead to three (7:29), Hufford registered his fifth hat trick of the season with his third goal of the period (6:40) 
  • Kyle Davis capped off the 5-0 run to start the game with his fifth goal of the season (5:41) 
  • CUAA got on the board with a goal by Cooper Regimbal but Badik answered 20 seconds later with his second goal of the game (3:53)

Second Quarter
Keiser 14, Concordia (Mich.) 3
  • Keiser added eight goals in the second period to put the game out of reach
  • The Seahawks scored eight straight to open the period as Keiser led, 14-1, with 2:53 left in the half
  • During that streak, two Seahawks notched hat tricks as Ryan Stowell produced three of those goals and Badik netted one in the stanza
  • The Cardinals scored the final two goals of the quarter as Keiser led by 11 going into halftime

Third Quarter
Keiser 21, Concordia (Mich.) 6
  • The Seahawks continued to pushed their lead, out-scoring the Cardinals, 7-3, in the third
  • Six different Seahawks scored goals in the quarter

Fourth Quarter
Keiser 23, Concorida (Mich.) 8
  • The fourth quarter was even on hte scoreboard as both teams netted two goals
  • Keiser's goals were registered by Ryan Rundle (11:12) and Cole Newsome (8:18)

Game Notes
  • With the win, Keiser improves to 14-1 on the year
  • The Seahawks are now 11-5 overall in NAIA postseason play (NAIA National and Invitational Tournaments)
  • Keiser has out-scored the opposition, 254-119, this season
  • Leading all Seahawks with six points (two goals, four assists) was Ryan Rundle
  • The four assists were a season high for Rundle
  • Ryan Stowell added four goals and an assist (five points), notching his seventh hat trick of the season
  • Kegan Hufford notched his third straight hat trick, scoring four goals - his fifth hat trick of the season
  • He also had an assists for five points 
  • Ryan Stowell also produced four goals and an assists for the Seahawks
  • It was Stowell's seventh hat trick of the year
  • AJ Badik recorded three goals for his fifth hat trick of 2025
  • The Seahawks registered 13 assists on their 23 goals
  • Leading the way was Kyle Davis and Rundle, who has four assists each 
  • Keiser controlled the face-off circle, winning 19-of-34
  • Chris Rayburn was 9-of-12 for the game
  • KU collected a total of 29 groundballs as 13 different Seahawks tallied at least one groundball 
  • Cole Nappi led the way with 5 groundballs 
  • Between the pipes, Lucas Green made six saves 
  • The Seahawks out-shot Concordia (Mich.), 54-27

Team Leaders
No. 1 Keiser
Points: Rundle (6)
Goals: Hufford/Stowell (4)
Assists: Davis/Rundle (4)
Face-Offs: Rayburn (9)
Ground Balls: Nappi (5)
Caused Turnovers: Marshall (2)
Saves: Green (6)
 
No. 7 Concordia (Mich.)
Points: Preston (3)
Goals: Regimbal/Wright (2)
Assists: Preston (2)
Face-Offs: Scally (13)
Ground Balls: Scally (7)
Caused Turnovers: Dues (2)
Saves: Kinsey (12)

Up Next

Keiser advances to the NAIA National Championship Game on Friday, May 9, at 7:00 PM. The Seahawks will take on the winner of the Cumberlands (Ky.) and Madonna (Mich.) contest.
 


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