Keiser Men: #4 Men’s Lacrosse Drops Home Game to #9 Tennessee Wesleyan
Score: No. 4 Keiser 8, No. 9 Tennessee Wesleyan 9
Records: No. 4 Keiser (4-4, 3-2 AAC), No. 9 Tennessee Wesleyan (9-1, 2-0 AAC)
Multi-Purpose Field, West Palm Beach, Fla.
The No. 4 Keiser Seahawks fell at home to the No. 9 Tennessee Wesleyan Bulldogs on Thursday night, 9-8.
Keiser 3, Tennessee Wesleyan 1
- Max Hiestand scored the first goal of the contest at the 8:50 mark. Cole Stassi tallied the assist, giving him the program record.
- Tennessee Wesleyan knotted the game at 1-1, with 6:56 on the clock.
- Back-to-back goals by Vincent Cerasuolo put the Seahawks ahead 3-1, with 2:27 showing.
- With six seconds left on the clock, Logan Dujon whizzed a shot past the goalkeeper, giving KU the 4-1 lead going into the second quarter.
Keiser 6, Tennessee Wesleyan 3
- The Bulldogs trimmed the deficit to 4-2, scoring a man-up goal with 14:32 left in the quarter.
- Stassi got the goal back for KU, scoring with 12:19 remaining.
- Cerasulo earned the hat-trick with 9:39 left, stretching the lead to 6-2.
- TWU quickly responded as Jaylen Steen cut the lead to 6-3 with 9:28 showing.
- The score remained the same going into the half, the Bulldogs outshot the Seahawks 11-8.
Keiser 7, Tennessee Wesleyan 7
- Hiestand added a goal with 13:00 on the clock, making it 7-3 in favor of Keiser.
- TWU evened the score at 7-7, scoring four consecutive goals to end the quarter.
Keiser 8, Tennessee Wesleyan 9
- The Bulldogs broke the tie at the 9:47 mark, taking their first lead of the contest.
- With 5:15 left, Cerasuolo scored his fourth goal of the game, knotting the score at 8-8.
- TWU retook the lead, as Hayden Harmon scored with 2:40 remaining.
- The Seahawks would have their chances towards the end, but TWU would go on to win the contest 9-8.
- 2/56: Stassi earned two assists on the night to take the program record in career assists with his 56th.
- 4: Cerasuolo netted four goals in the game for Keiser to lead the team.
- 4: Kylle Epstein earned a career-high four caused turnovers in the game.
- 6/4:00: Penalties hurt the home side with six for four minutes to TWU’s one for 30 seconds.
- 7/13: Cam Provines picked up seven groundballs following 13 faceoff wins for the Seahawks.
- 8: Cole George stopped eight shots for KU.
- 37: The Seahawks outshot the Bulldogs in the contest 37-31.
No. 4 Keiser
Points: Cerasuolo (4)
Goals: Cerasuolo (4)
Assists: Stassi (2)
Faceoffs: Provines (13-20)
Ground Balls: Provines (7)
Caused Turnovers: Epstein (4)
Saves: George (8)
No. 9 Tennessee Wesleyan
Points: Two Tied (3)
Goals: Two Tied (2)
Assists: Two Tied (2)
Faceoffs: Reyes (7-20)
Ground Balls: Two Tied (5)
Caused Turnovers: Steen (4)
Saves: Hall (14)
Keiser will be back in action on Friday, April, 1st, when they square off against SCAD-Savannah at 2:00 PM at the Multi-Purpose Field in West Palm Beach, Fla.