Keiser Men’s Lacrosse Falls 17-7 in AAC Championship Game to No. 1 Reinhardt; Rundle 3G, Rayburn 16 for 27 for Keiser, Cochran 2G/7A and Wright 13 saves lead Reinhardt.
PB Central alum Ryan Rundle 3G/2GBs, Lake Nona alum AJ Badik 2A/3GBs, Lake Nona alum JP Prather 1G/1GB, Oxbridge alum Vincent Cerasuolo 1A/1GB and Lely alum Chris Rayburn 16/27 and 10GBs for Keiser.
via Keiser press release/website
No. 2 Keiser Seahawks 7, No. 1 Reinhardt Eagles 17
Lupo Family Field (Marietta, Ga.)
Records: Keiser 14-2 | Reinhardt 14-0
Keiser men’s lacrosse was defeated today in the AAC title game. The Seahawks battled with the top ranked Eagles, but were unable to keep pace, falling 17-7. KU will now await its selection to the NAIA Invitational Tournament. For their performance this weekend, JP Prather, Kegan Hufford, and Ryan Rundle were named to the AAC All-Tournament team.
Keiser 2, RU 3
- The Eagles got on the board first with a goal three minutes into the game.
- RU got another goal three minutes later.
- With 6:40 on the board, Ryan Rundle converted a man-up opportunity to give Keiser its first goal.
- JP Prather capitalized on another man-up opportunity later in the quarter, with a Kegan Hufford assist.
- Reinhardt got the last goal of the quarter with 49 seconds left on the clock.
Keiser 4, RU 9
- Reinhardt scored the first goal of the quarter with 12:42 on the board.
- Ryan Rundle scored two goals in a 30 second span to tie the game.
- Unfortunately for Keiser, the Seahawk offense slowed from there and the Eagles closed out the half on a 5-0 scoring run.
Keiser 6, RU 12
- The Eagles got the first goal of the half at the 12:48 mark.
- Six minutes later, Braeden Niemy scored with a Badik assist.
- Kegan Hufford scored in a man-up situation forty seconds later, with another assist from Badik.
- RU added two more goals in the final three minutes of the quarter.
Keiser 7, RU 17
- The Eagles tacked on three more goals in the first seven minutes of the quarter.
- The Seahawks continued to fight and broke the scoring run with a goal from Kegan Hufford at the 6:50 mark, but the Eagles would close out the game with two goals in the final five minutes.
- Keiser outshot RU 50-36. The Seahawks have outshot their opponent in 27 consecutive games.
- KU caused seven Eagle turnovers.
- Chris Rayburn went 16-27 on face-offs.
- The Seahawks went 10-14 on clears.
- Keiser picked up 31 groundballs.
- James Boyer made seven saves.
- Keiser went 4-10 on extra man opportunities.
No. 2 Keiser
Goals: Rundle (3)
Points: Hufford / Rundle (3)
Assists: Badik (2)
Faceoffs: Rayburn (16-27)
Ground Balls: Rayburn (10)
Caused Turnovers: Six Players (1)
Saves: Boyer (7)
No. 1 Reinhardt
Goals: Shackleford (3)
Points: Cochran (9)
Assists: Cochran (7)
Faceoffs: Sess (9-16)
Ground Balls: Hanak (5)
Caused Turnovers: Marx (3)
Saves: Wright (13)
Keiser will wait and see where they are selected in the upcoming NAIA Invitational Tournament.
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