via Keiser press release/website

The top two teams in NAIA men’s lacrosse will faceoff tomorrow afternoon in the NAIA national championship. The No. 1 Keiser Seahawks will take on the No. 2 Indiana Tech Warriors at 1:00 p.m. CT in Pensacola, Fla. 

No. 1 Keiser Seahawks (16-1) vs. No. 2Indiana Tech Warriors (17-3)
Ashton Brosnaham Athletic Park (Pensacola, Fla.)
Saturday, May 13, 2023 – 1:00 p.m CT
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• Keiser is 1-1 all-time versus IT. 
• The Seahawks took down the Warriors in a dramatic 9-8 victory earlier this season. 

• The Seahawks are the No. 1 seed in the tournament.
• This is Keiser’s sixth NAIA tournament appearance. 
• Keiser advanced to the championship game by defeating No. 8 Saint Ambrose, and No. 5 Webber International.
• KU has had the most successful season in program history to date, with a 16-1 record, the first No. 1 ranking in school history, and Keiser’s first ever AAC championship crown.
• Freshman attacker AJ Badik has seven hat tricks on the year, and Jack Gillen has eight. 
• Jackson Marshall, AJ Badik, Cole Stassi, Christian Tomei, Cam Provines, and Jack Gillen were all honored as AAC All-Conference choices.
• Goalkeeper Christian Tomei is the reigning AAC Defensive Player of the Year. The Jupiter, Fla. native leads the NAIA in save percentage, (69.3) and has the most goalie wins in Keiser season history (16). 
• IT boasts boasts four WHAC First Team All-Conference selections. 
• The Warriors lead the country in caused turnovers (380).
• The Warriors defeated No. 3 Cumberlands (Ky.) in a tightly contested 8-7 victory last night. 
• Five Seahawks have 23+ goals on the season.  
• IT is on a 11 game winning streak, and earned an automatic bid to the tournament by winning the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference. 
• KU has outscored its opponents 219-107 this season, and outshot them 757-514.

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