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No. 5 Women's Lacrosse

No. 5 Women's Lacrosse Faces No. 4 Reinhardt in NAIA Quarterfinals

No. 5 Keiser women's lacrosse will head to Decatur, Alabama for the NAIA National Championship Tournament which is set to begin on Monday, May 11. The Seahawks will be the four-seed in the tournament and face the fifth-seeded Reinhardt Eagles.
 
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No. 5 Keiser Seahawks (15-3) vs. No. 4 Reinhardt Eagles (11-3)
Jack Allen Sports Complex (Decatur, Ala.)
1:00 PM CT / 2:00 PM

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Tournament Bracket

 

Tournament History
 
  • Keiser holds a 5-4 overall record in the NAIA National Championship Tournament
  • The Seahawks have advanced to the semifinals in three of the five years 
  • Last season, Keiser defeated No. 7 Missouri Baptist in the quarterfinals before falling to No. 5 Cumberlands in the semis
  • After being held in Savannah, Georgia the last two years, this is the first year the tournament moves to Decatur
  • Keiser has never played the Eagles in the NAIA Tournament
  • Earlier this season, Reinhardt defeated the Seahawks 14-10
 

story
  • Keiser heads to Decatur with a 15-3 overall record
  • The Seahawks are coming off their first Sun Conference Tournament Title on May 2
  • Keiser defeated No. 3 SCAD in the championship game 20-10
  • After the tournament, Isabelle Vrensen was named the tournament most valuable player after recording 
  • Jia Schweigert, Lizzie Belton, Milena Isturiz, and Kate Griffin were also named to the All-Tournament team
  • Vrensen led the Seahawks with five goals and five assists 
  • Isturiz tallied the most goals with eight just in front of Schweigert who had six
  • MacKenzie Gibaud and Tess Geiger each had five goals in the tournament
  • Gibaud is still riding her goal-scoring streak which currently sits at 34 straight games
  • Among the program record books, Gibaud now ranks third in goals (125), third in assists (78), and second in points (203)
  • Griffin was the strongest in the circle with 13 draw controls in the tournament
  • She is now just two short of the season record of 113 set by Madalyn Huber in 2019
  • Maya Francisco had three caused turnovers and three groundballs in the conference championship game, earning her IWLCA Defensive Player of the Week honors
  • Geiger led the Seahawks in caused turnovers at the tournament with five while Isturiz led in ground balls with five
  • All three goalies got action in the semifinal game but it was Raelyn Boutwell who played the entire championship, tallying 10 saves against the Bees
  • Reinhardt enters the tournament with an 11-3 overall record
  • The Eagles fell in the AAC Championship 15-4 to Cumberlands
  • If Keiser was to advance, they would face the winner of Benedictine and Lawrence Tech in the semifinal
  • The Seahawks fell to Benedictine 20-10 earlier in the year but defeated Lawrence Tech 18-4
  • Keiser's record against the field is 32-31
 
stat comparison
Keiser 2026 Stats Reinhardt
299 (16.61) Goals 237 (16.93)
183 (10.17) Assists 127 (9.07)
582 (32.33) Shots 480 (34.23)
291 (16.17) Draw Controls 205 (14.64)
360 (20.00) Groundballs 255 (18.21)
132 (7.33) Saves 91 (6.50)
Leaders
MacKenzie Gibaud (42) Goals Lawna Henry (37)
MacKenzie Gibaud (33) Assists Izzy Prestia/Emma Perritte (23)
Jia Schweigert (84) Shots Lawna Henry (62)
Kate Griffin (111) Draw Controls Skylar Arroyave (64)
Lizzie Belton (38) Groundballs Skylar Arroyave (33)
Raelyn Boutwell (87) Saves Madison Hasty (74)
 

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Players Mentioned

Izzy Prestia

#24 Izzy Prestia

A
5' 4"
First Year
Freshman
Lizzie Belton

#12 Lizzie Belton

D
5' 4"
Second Year
Sophomore
Raelyn Boutwell

#27 Raelyn Boutwell

GK
5' 3"
Fourth Year
Senior
Maya Francisco

#28 Maya Francisco

D
5' 4"
Third Year
Junior
MacKenzie Gibaud

#11 MacKenzie Gibaud

A
5' 8"
Fourth Year
Senior
Kate Griffin

#5 Kate Griffin

M
5' 4"
Second Year
Junior
Milena Isturiz

#8 Milena Isturiz

M
5' 8"
Fourth Year
Grad Student
Jia  Schweigert

#21 Jia Schweigert

A
5' 6"
Second Year
Junior
Isabelle Vrensen

#18 Isabelle Vrensen

A
6' 0"
Second Year
Sophomore
Tess Geiger

#10 Tess Geiger

M
5' 7"
First Year
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Izzy Prestia

#24 Izzy Prestia

5' 4"
First Year
Freshman
A
Lizzie Belton

#12 Lizzie Belton

5' 4"
Second Year
Sophomore
D
Raelyn Boutwell

#27 Raelyn Boutwell

5' 3"
Fourth Year
Senior
GK
Maya Francisco

#28 Maya Francisco

5' 4"
Third Year
Junior
D
MacKenzie Gibaud

#11 MacKenzie Gibaud

5' 8"
Fourth Year
Senior
A
Kate Griffin

#5 Kate Griffin

5' 4"
Second Year
Junior
M
Milena Isturiz

#8 Milena Isturiz

5' 8"
Fourth Year
Grad Student
M
Jia  Schweigert

#21 Jia Schweigert

5' 6"
Second Year
Junior
A
Isabelle Vrensen

#18 Isabelle Vrensen

6' 0"
Second Year
Sophomore
A
Tess Geiger

#10 Tess Geiger

5' 7"
First Year
Freshman
M