Score: No. 2 Keiser Seahawks 10, No. 6 Reinhardt Eagles 14
Records: No. 2 Keiser (1-1), No. 6 Reinhardt (2-1)
Location: Multi-Purpose Field - West Palm Beach, Fla.
No. 2 Keiser women's lacrosse battled back from a seven-goal deficit but ultimately fell to Reinhardt 14-10 on Sunday afternoon at Multi-Purpose Field in West Palm Beach, Fla.
MacKenzie Gibaud opened the scoring with a free-position goal, and the Seahawks matched Reinhardt stride for stride through the first 15 minutes. After the Eagles took a 2-1 lead,
Milena Isturiz answered with a woman-up goal to tie it at 2-2. Walker and Griffin added goals in the final three minutes, with
Tess Geiger capping the quarter with an assist from Gibaud to tie the game at 5-5. In the second quarter, the Seahawks were shut out while surrendering six unanswered goals, turning a tie game into an 11-5 deficit by halftime. Reinhardt had five different scorers in the quarter and took complete control of the game heading into the break.
Facing a large deficit, Keiser showed resilience in the third quarter. Isturiz scored back-to-back goals to cut the deficit to 12-7, while relief goalkeeper
Samantha Crowther settled in with four saves to keep the Seahawks within striking distance. Keiser mounted a furious rally in the final period, outscoring Reinhardt 3-1 over the first 10 minutes to pull within three goals. Gibaud scored her second of the game after intercepting a pass from the Eagles' keeper. Then Geiger netted consecutive free-position goals to make it 13-10 with over four minutes remaining. However, Keiser couldn't complete the comeback. With the Seahawks pressing desperately in the final minute, Lainey Byrne delivered the dagger on a free-position goal with just 10 seconds remaining to seal the 14-10 final.
Keiser's next game will be the home opener against No. 6 Reinhardt on Monday, February 16. The opening draw control from the Multi-Purpose Field in West Palm Beach, Fla. is set for 1:00 p.m.
- The loss drops Keiser to 1-1 on the season
- The Seahawks fall to 3-4 against Reinhardt all-time
- Geiger led Keiser with three goals and an assist
- Isturiz also recorded a hat trick, with all three goals coming after halftime
- Gibaud contributed two goals and an assist, while Kate Griffin and Baylee Walker each added a goal
- For Walker, she set a new career high in draw controls with seven
- Belton also had a career-high six caused turnovers which is tied for the second-most all-time in program history
- Crowther provided solid relief work for Keiser, making seven saves on 15 shots
- Keiser held the advantage in shots (28-25) and shots on goal (18-15) in the game
- The Seahawks were also slightly better in the groundballs (17-16) and draw control (15-12) categories
No. 2 Keiser
Points: Geiger (4)
Goals: Geiger/Isturiz (3)
Assists: Geiger/Gibaud/Griffin (1)
Draw Controls: Walker (7)
Ground Balls: Belton (4)
Caused Turnovers: Belton (6)
Saves: Crowther (7)
No. 6 Reinhardt
Points: Davis (6)
Goals: Byrne/Davis/Henry (3)
Assists: Davis/Rakestraw (3)
Draw Controls: Arroyave/Rakestraw (4)
Ground Balls: Rakestraw (3)
Caused Turnovers: Arroyave/Rakestraw (3)
Saves: Hasty (14)
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