Score: No. 2
Keiser Seahawks 22, No. 10 Webber Int'l 8
Records: Keiser (10-0, 9-0 AAC), Webber Int'l (8-7, 4-5 AAC)
Location: Warrior Turf Field - Babson Park, Fla.
No. 2 Keiser men's lacrosse (10-0, 9-0 AAC) secured a decisive 22-8 victory over Webber International University (FL) (8-7, 4-5 AAC) on Saturday to close out the regular season. The Seahawks' offensive strength was highlighted by seven extra-man goals, solidifying their undefeated record as Keiser claimed its second straight Appalachian Athletic Conference Regular Season title.
Ryan Rundle scored the first goal at 12:37, and Kegan Hufford followed with another just nine seconds later, assisted by Rayburn. The Seahawks continued to dominate, adding goals from Rundle, Ryan Stowell, JP Prather, and Braeden Niemy, establishing a 6-0 lead by 2:58.
The Warriors responded late in the quarter with two goals, one from Isaiah Espaillat on a man-up opportunity and another from Sam Shields, narrowing the deficit to 6-2. The first quarter concluded with the Seahawks leading 6-2.
Keiser seized momentum in the second quarter with an assertive performance. AJ Badik's goal at 5:29 extended the lead after the Warriors' Sam Shields had earlier found the net. The Seahawks then capitalized on a man-up opportunity when Rundle scored with an assist from Kegan Hufford at 0:45, further increasing their advantage. The quarter concluded with Keiser leading 8-3.
The Seahawks capitalized on early penalties by WIU to initiate a dominant third quarter. Hufford scored a man-up goal just over a minute into the quarter, assisted by Rundle, setting the tone for Keiser. Badik added to the momentum with another man-up goal, assisted by JP Prather, shortly thereafter.
The offensive surge continued as Keiser netted multiple goals, with Cole Nappi, Rundle, Cameron Romano, and Prather each finding the back of the net. Hufford added another man-up goal, aided by Rundle, further extending the Seahawks' lead. Matthew Essig closed the scoring for Keiser with under a minute remaining, assisted by Kyle Davis.
The Seahawks secured their decisive victory in the fourth quarter. Davis initiated the scoring with a goal at 11:01, assisted by Rundle. Prather added to the lead with another goal at 8:07, further extending Keiser's advantage.
Keiser capitalized on a man-up opportunity with Davis scoring again at 2:14, this time assisted by Prather. Ryan Stowell capped off the scoring for the Seahawks with a goal at 1:12, assisted by Hufford.
Up next for the Seahawks is the 2026 AAC Tournament hosted by Life (Ga.). Keiser will enter this year's tournament as the No. 1 seed and will compete in the semifianls versus a team yet to be determined on May 1.
- Team - Totaled a season-high of seven extra-man goals in the game.
- Team - Maintained a streak of at least 32 ground balls in seven consecutive games.
- With the win, the Seahawks completed its first perfect season in conference play (9-0)
- The Seahawks have reached double-digit wins for the fourth straight season.
- Ryan Rundle notched his fourth hat trick of the season.
- Rundle added to his career-record point total with eight points on Saturday (232 career).
- With four goals today, Kegan Hufford registered the 100th goal of his Keiser career.
No. 2 Keiser Seahawks
Points: Ryan Rundle (8)
Goals: Kegan Hufford/Ryan Rundle (4)
Assists: Ryan Rundle (4)
Faceoffs: Chris Rayburn (14-21)
Ground Balls: Chris Rayburn (7)
Saves: Lucas Green (5)
No. 10 Webber Int'l Warriors
Points: Sam Shields (6)
Goals: Sam Shields (4)
Assists: Sam Shields/Israel Miranda (2)
Ground Balls: Israel Miranda (9)
Saves: Dontaye Wallace (16)
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