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BOX SCORE

Keiser Defeats Webber International to Advance to AAC Championship

No. 2 Keiser Seahawks 10, No. 3 Webber International Warriors 2
James H. Taylor II Stadium (Williamsburg, Ky.)
Keiser (13-1) | Webber International (15-3)

The Keiser men’s lacrosse team advanced to the AAC Championship Game with a 10-2 victory this afternoon over No. 3 Webber International. The Seahawks overpowered the Warriors offensively, and held WIU off the scoreboard in the second half. 

Keiser 5, Webber International 0

• Keiser got on the board first with a goal coming from Michael Shephard with 4:34 remaining in the first quarter. 
• Cole Stassi scored with a Josten Ucros assist three minutes later. 
• Marek Albiero added a goal just nine seconds after Stassi’s goal. 
• With :13 on the clock, Ryan Rundle scored unassisted. 
• Cam Provines won the ensuing faceoff, raced to the net, and scored a goal with nine seconds remaining in the quarter. 

Keiser 5, Webber International 2

• WIU got on the board with 14:01 left in the first half. 
• Cole Stassi scored a goal in response five minutes later. 
• With 1:32 on the clock, the Warriors scored their final goal of the day. 
• Cole Stassi completed a hat trick with 20 seconds remaining in the half.  

Keiser 7, Webber International 2

• Jack Gillen scored the only goal of the third quarter with 11:03 on the board. 

Keiser 10, Webber International 2

• Jack Gillen scored unassisted with 6:22 on the clock. 
• Gillen completed a hat trick with an assist from AJ Badik three minutes later. 
• The Seahawks locked down defensively and held the ball for the final three minutes of the game, and secured their spot in tomorrow’s championship game. 

• Keiser outshot Webber 42-38. 
• Cam Provines was solid on the faceoff x, going 10-15. 
• Cole Stassi and Jack Gillen each recorded hat tricks.  
• AAC Defensive Player of the Year Christian Tomei recorded 17 saves against 38 shots, and allowed only two goals. 
• The Seahawks picked up 30 groundballs.
• For the second straight game, the Seahawk offense closed out the game with four unanswered goals. 

No. 2 Keiser
Goals: Stassi / Gillen (3)
Points: Stassi / Gillen (4)
Assists: Four Players (1)
Faceoffs: Provines (10-15)
Ground Balls: Provines / Hall (5)
Caused Turnovers: Marshall / Rundle (2)
Saves: Tomei (17)

No. 3 Webber International 
Goals: Tapia (2)
Points: Tapia (2)
Assists: Jackson (1)
Faceoffs: Scott (4-13)
Ground Balls: Elam (4)
Caused Turnovers: Fasano (4)
Saves: Cordero (9)

Keiser will play in the AAC championship round tomorrow afternoon versus No. 6 Cumberlands (Ky). Opening faceoff is set for 3:00 p.m.

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No. 3 Men’s Lacrosse Falls to Seahawks in Semifinal

WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. – In the semifinal round of the Appalachian Athletic Conference, the Webber International University men’s lacrosse team fell to No. 2 Keiser University Seahawks for the second time this season, 10-2.  
 

It was a slow start to the game as the first ten minutes were scoreless for both sides. The Seahawks (13-1 Overall, 7-1 AAC) scored five goals in succession and were able to keep the Warriors (15-3, 6-2) scoreless until second quarter.
 

Coming off of an assist by Chase Jackson, Christian Tapia netted the first goal for the Warriors. Tapia also scored the last goal for the warriors with 1:32 left in the second quarter. The Seahawks put two points on the board second quarter, which concluded with a score of 7-2 in favor of the Seahawks. 
 

The Warriors were unable to find the cage for the rest of the match as Keiser netted one in the third quarter and two in fourth quarter, ending the game with a score of 10-2.  
 

Tapia led the offense scoring all the goals for the Warriors. Jackson had the sole assist of the match. The Warrior defense was led by Dane Fasano with four caused turnovers with Cameron Paleski and Austin Schepers trailing behind with three and two respectively. Jordan Elam led in groundballs with four and Schepers, Houston Finlayson, and Alex Cordero followed closely behind with three each. A. Cordero spent all four quarters in the cage allowing 10 goals and making nine saves.

Webber now looks forward to the NAIA Men’s Lacrosse Invitational which will take place in Pensacola, Florida beginning on Wednesday, May 10th.