Seahawks Nation, we continue with the 2025-26 Keiser Athletics Moment of the Year Tournament with the semifinals.
We are down to the final four moments.
The quarterfinals saw two of the top-4 seeds advance as No. 2-seeded women's tennis claiming the Red Banner defeated the sixth-seeded softball team's walk off victory, and No. 3 seed men's swimming & diving's Noel De Geus becoming the first swimmer since 1973 to win four straight national championships in a single event, knocked off women's swimming & diving's Luiza Bersi (200m Fly), setting the school record at the NAIAs. The top half of the bracket saw a pair of "underdogs" advance in commanding fashion as No. 8 men's lacrosse (Ryan Rundle's record-setting performance) and No. 12 women's basketball (Aly Avrach's school-record nine 3-pointers) moved on to the semifinals.
This week, there are two matchups in the semifinals.
Without further ado, here they are.....
No. 8 seed - Men's Lacrosse - Rundle breaks program record
NAIA All-American Ryan Rundle became the program's all-time leader in points scored during the team's 25-6 win over No. 5 Reinhardt on Senior Day. The senior scored his seventh goal of the game to cap off a 10-point outing as the Seahawks routed the Eagles.
No. 12 seed - Women's Basketball - Avrach sets program record
Aly Avrach etched her name into the Keiser record books on January 3, draining a school-record nine three-pointers en route to a career-high 28 points in the Seahawks' commanding 85-27 victory over New College of Florida. She connected on 9-of-13 from beyond the arc and remarkably outscored the entire New College team by herself, finishing with 28 points to the Mighty Banyans collective 27. She earned Sun Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors for her performance.
No. 2 seed - Women's Tennis - Wins 1st Red Banner
Up 3-1 on No. 2 Lindsey Wilson in the NAIA National Championships, No. 17 Alexandra Melnikova sealed the national championship on court two, taking down No. 51 Martina Cortal 6-3, 6-1. After falling behind, 1-0, Keiser rallied in singles with wins on the top four flights to claim the program's first national title since 2003.
No. 3 seed - Men's Swimming - Noel wins 4th straight
National Champion and NAIA All-American Noel De Geus became the first swimmer since 1973 to win four straight national championships in a single event, claiming this year's title in the 100m Breast with a time of 52.18. His performance was named the NAIA Swim of the Meet. The senior swimmer finished this year's National Championship with five national titles and earned NAIA All-America honors in six events.
Voting will take place from now until Tuesday, June 23 at 5 p.m. Be sure to cast your vote on what you think was the 2025-26 Keiser Moment of the Year.
Once again, here are the links to vote for each matchup.
Men's Lacrosse versus Women's Basketball
8v12 -
Vote Here
Women's Tennis versus Men's Swimming & Diving
2v3 -
Vote Here
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