via Keiser press release

BOX SCORE

Score: No. 3 Keiser 15, No. 5 Reinhardt 19
Records: No. 3 Keiser (8-3), No. 5 Reinhardt (8-2)
Location: Ken White Field, Waleska, Ga.

No. 3 Keiser Women’s Lacrosse brought the game within three scores in the fourth, but it wasn’t enough as No. 5 Reinhardt defeated the Seahawks in Georgia, 19-15.

Keiser 4, Reinhardt 5

• The Eagles got off to a hot start scoring the opening two goals by the 11:39 mark.
• Sydney Passaro and Melanie Brown scored back-to-back goals to tie the game at 2-2 with 10:19 showing.
• With an assist on the Passaro goal, Bridget Reddington became the all-time leader in program history with 74
• Lena Finkelstein gave Keiser their first lead of the afternoon with 8:27 on the clock.
• Reinhardt would respond with a 3-0 scoring run to take a 5-3 lead with 2:54 remaining in the period.
• Rachel McLaughlin would find the back of the net just before the end of the quarter to cut the Eagles lead to 5-4 heading into the second.

Keiser 6, Reinhardt 10

• Reinhardt would start the second with a 5-0 scoring run to stretch their lead to 10-4 with 6:31 on the clock.
• Valeria Lomaglio converted consecutive free position shots to cut the Eagles’ lead down to 10-6 going into the half.

Keiser 9, Reinhardt 15

• The Seahawks came out firing in the second half, with Brown putting her second on the board with 13:39 showing.
• Back-to-back goals by Andrews would cut the lead down to one with 11:27 on the clock.
• The Eagles would have a strong response, rattling off five goals before the end of the quarter to take a 15-9 lead with 15 minutes to play.

Keiser 15, Reinhardt 19

• Reinhardt was first on the board to start the fourth at the 14:12 mark to increase the lead to 16-9.
• Lomaglio would spark a run for Keiser scoring with 13:46 on the clock.
• Andrews would add two to her total split by Finkelstein’s second of the contest to cut the lead down to 16-13 with 8:52 showing.
• The Eagles would counter with two of their own capped by Shelby O’neil’s fourth for RU with 5:39 left to play.
• Hayley Frew found the back of the net with 4:55 left in the quarter to cut the lead to 18-14.
• Reinhardt’s Morgan McGhee would net her sixth of the contest to put the Eagles up 19-14 with 3:01 showing.
• Brown would score with 2:28 left in the game, but it wouldn’t be enough as Reinhardt would take the game 19-15.

• 3: Brown and Hannah Reeder both recorded a team-best three groundballs.
• 4/8: Andrews continues to lead KU offensively with four goals and eight draw controls in the game.
• 6: Brown led the Seahawks with six points on the afternoon.
• 9: Cassidy Green stopped nine shots between the sticks.
• 74: With her assist, Bridget Reddington hit the 74 mark in her career to claim the top spot in program history.

No. 3 Keiser
Points: Brow (6)
Goals: Andrews (4)
Assists: Brown (3)
Draw Controls: Andrews (8)
Ground Balls: Brown/Reeder (3)
Caused Turnovers: Reeder/Andrews/Gibson (1)
Saves: Green (9)

No. 5 Reinhardt
Points: O’Neil (7)
Goals: McGhee (6)
Assists: O’Neil (3)
Draw Controls: Sowa (8)
Ground Balls: Mello (4)
Caused Turnovers: McGhee (2)
Saves: Landers (7)

Keiser will host the Ave Maria Gyrenes on April 1 at 5:00 p.m. in West Palm Beach, Florida at the Multi-Purpose Field.