The 2025-26 Moment of the Year Tournament is complete, and this year's winner is NAIA All-American
Ryan Rundle becoming the program's all-time leader in points scored during the team's 25-6 win over No. 5 Reinhardt on Senior Day.
The No. 8 overall seed in this year's tournament knocked off the No. 2-seeded women's tennis team, which rallied in singles with wins on the top four flights to claim the program's first national title since 2003.
The Keiser men's lacrosse team decisively defeated Reinhardt University 25-6 on Saturday, April 11 at the Multi-Purpose Field. Senior
Ryan Rundle became the school's all-time leader in points (224), producing 10 in the blowout victory.
The Seahawks outscored the Eagles, 15-2, by halftime and added another 10 goals in the final two quarters.
Keiser dominated the fourth quarter with a series of key offensive plays. Matthew Essig initiated the scoring with a goal at the 9:00 mark, assisted by AJ Badik. This was quickly followed by Prather's goal, set up by Hufford, at 7:59.
The Seahawks continued to control the game as Rundle contributed three goals, showcasing his scoring ability, with assists from Cole Nappi and Marek Albiero. Despite a late goal from Reinhardt's Benjamin Shackelford, Keiser secured a decisive victory with a final score of 25-6. Rundles record points (No. 224) was scored with just 54 seconds left in the game.
2025-26 Moment of the Year Champion
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.
Thank you to all the fans for participating in this year's tournament. Now we turn our attention to the 2026-27 season. What will be next year's Moment of the Year?
2025-26 Moment of the Year Tournament (Rewind)
Opening Round - June 5, 2026
The opening round saw
Ryan Rundle's record-setting performance power men's lacrosse to the quarters while the nine treys by
Aly Avrach moved women's basketball out of the opening round. Also, winning were
Macy Schaaf's walk off and
Luiza Bersi's record-setting performance in the 200 Fly.
Quarterfinal Round - June 12, 2026
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.
Semifinal Round - June 19, 2026
The semifinals saw the No. 2-seeded No. 2-seeded women's tennis claiming the Red Banner, eliminate 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. The second semifinal matchup was No. 8-seeded men's lacrosse (
Ryan Rundle's record-setting performance), ending No. 12 women's basketball's run (
Aly Avrach's school-record nine 3-pointers).
Championship Round - June 26, 2026
The No. 8 overall seed in this year's tournament knocked off the No. 2-seeded women's tennis team, which rallied in singles with wins on the top four flights to claim the program's first national title since 2003.
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