
Keiser #4 Men’s Lacrosse Battles #1 Missouri Valley Tomorrow in NAIA Semifinals
via press release – photo via Keiser web site
No. 4 Keiser vs. No. 1 Missouri Valley
Records: Keiser: 9-1; Missouri Valley: 14-1
When: Friday, May 4, 2017
Where: Sirrine Stadium, Greenville, SC
Time: 1 p.m.
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Series History
- This will be the first meeting between these two teams in program history.
- The Seahawks hung on to defeat No. 3 Missouri Valley 13-11 and Missouri Valley knocked off St. Mary 15-8 in the quarterfinal round.
- Four Keiser players recorded a hat trick including, Craig Marentette (4), Nolan Duncan (3), Jacob Bomberry (3), and Eddie Grieco.
- The Spartans scored the opening goal before the Seahawks answered with six unanswered goals to take the lead for good at 6-1.
- Tyler Wilkinson led the Vikings with four goals and Ryan Barnes chipped in three during their quarterfinal contest.
- This will be the first ever appearance in the NAIA Semifinals for the Seahawks.
- Keiser is in their inaugural season and enter the tournament with a 9-1 overall record.
- The Vikings lead the NAIA in total assists (186), assists per game (12.40), goals per game (17.93), and second in total points (455), shots per game (48.20), shots per game (30.33), total shots (723), shots on goal (455), and total goals (269).
- Wilkinson tops the country in total assists (42), and assists per game (3.00). Barnes is seventh in total goals with 51.
- The Seahawks are second in the NAIA in assists per game (9.89), goals per game (17.89), and third in shots on goal per game (29.22).
- Marentette tops the nation in goals per game (5.1), points per game (7.1), and is second in shots on goal (7.4).