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Keiser: #3 Men’s Lacrosse Battles Past Tennessee Wesleyan on the Road, 19-13

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  via Keiser press release   Game Information Score: No. 3 Keiser 19, Tennessee Wesleyan 13 Records: No. 3 Keiser (2-1), Tennessee Wesleyan (1-1) Location: Athens, Tenn. Led by seven goals from John Senior, the No. 3 Keiser men’s lacrosse team battled past Tennessee Wesleyan 19-13 Sunday afternoon for their first road win of the season. First Quarter Keiser 5, Tennessee Wesleyan 1
  • Hunter East got the scoring started for Keiser with a goal 1:48 into the contest.
  • Landon Underwood and John Senior joined East in the scoring column as Keiser’s lead grew to 4-0 at the 5:58 mark.
  • Following a Bulldogs goal, Anthony Senior scored to give the Seahawks a 5-1 lead at the end of one.
  Second Quarter Keiser 9, Tennessee Wesleyan 4
  • Tennessee Wesleyan opened the quarter with two goals in the first six minutes of play.
  • Keiser responded with four straight goals, capped off by Josten Ucros’ first goal of the season, to up their advantage to 9-3 with :37 remaining in the half.
  • The Bulldogs netted the final goal of the quarter with just five seconds left to trim the deficit to 9-4 at the break.
  Third Quarter Keiser 14, Tennessee Wesleyan 9
  • Hunter Pfeiffer delivered the first strike for Keiser less than a minute into the second half as they led 10-4.
  • Following John Senior’s third goal of the day, Tennessee Wesleyan found the back of the net to cut the margin to six, 11-5, at the 10:51 mark.
  • The two squads traded goals over the final 10 minutes of the quarter as Keiser led 14-9 heading into the fourth.
  Fourth Quarter Keiser 19, Tennessee Wesleyan 13
  • Tennessee Wesleyan struck first in the final quarter just 33 seconds in.
  • John Senior responded with his fifth and sixth goals of the game to push Keiser’s lead back up to six, 16-10, with 10:26 remaining.
  • Cam Provines and Cole Stassi upped the Seahawks advantage to 18-10 with back-to-back goals as 9:20 showed on the clock.
  • The Bulldogs scored three of the final four goals, but it wasn’t enough as Keiser went on to win 19-13 for their first road win of the year.
  KU Highlights
  • 5: Keiser is now 5-0 all-time against Tennessee Wesleyan.
  • 6: Cole George tallied six saves in afternoon.
  • 6: East tied the school record for assists in a game with six.
  • 7: John Senior scored a career-high seven goals to lead all players.
  • 8: John Senior and East registered a game-best eight points.
  • 9: Nine Seahawks found their way into the scoring column.
  • 14/23: Cam Provines scooped up a game high 14 ground balls and went 23-of-33 on faceoffs.
  Team Leaders Keiser Points: Senior/East (8) Goals: Senior (7) Assists: East (6) Faceoffs: Provines (23-33) Ground Balls: Provines (14) Caused Turnovers: Two Tied (1) Saves: George (6) Tennessee Wesleyan Points: Greco (5) Goals: Greco (4) Assists: Grisham(1) Faceoffs: Gasior (9-31) Ground Balls: Gasior (6) Caused Turnovers: Five Tied (1) Saves: DeMoss (10) Up Next Keiser at The University of Alabama in Huntsville on Feb. 28 at Charger Park in Huntsville, Ala.  

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