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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- Keiser holds a 5-4Â overall record in the NAIA National Championship Tournament
- The Seahawks have advanced to the semifinals in three of the five yearsÂ
- 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
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- 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 recordingÂ
- 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 assistsÂ
- 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
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| Keiser |
2026Â 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) |
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Leaders |
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| 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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