via Keiser press release/website

BOX SCORE

No. 1 Keiser Seahawks 19, No. 8 Saint Ambrose Fighting Bees 7
Ashton Brosnaham Athletic Park (Pensacola, Fla.)
Keiser (15-1) | Saint Ambrose (9-7)

Keiser men’s lacrosse advanced to the semifinal round of the NAIA Invitational Tournament today with a win over No. 8 Saint Ambrose. Four different Seahawks recorded hat tricks, and Christian Tomei recorded 15 saves.

Keiser 4, Saint Ambrose 2

• Keiser fell into a two-goal deficit early on and was slow to come out of the gates on offense. 
• Saint Ambrose scored two goals in the first five minutes of the game.
• The Keiser offense roared to life with under five minutes left in the first quarter as AJ Badik scored the first Seahawk goal of the day with 4:17 on the clock. 
• 90 seconds later, Jack Gillen scored with a Ryan Rundle assist to tie the game. 
• With 1:15 on the board, AJ Badik scored unassisted on a man-up opportunity to give Keiser a lead they would hold for the rest of the game.
• With just four seconds left in the quarter, Cole Stassi scored unassisted.

Keiser 9, Saint Ambrose 4

• AJ Badik completed a hat trick with a goal just 51 seconds into the second quarter, Vincent Cerasuolo assisted on the play.
• Three minutes later, SAU would break the Keiser scoring run with a goal. 
• Cole Stassi answered with an unassisted goal with 9:05 on the clock. 
• Braeden Niemy scored his first goal of the day three minutes later with an assist from Ryan Rundle.
• 30 seconds later, Josten Ucros scored unassisted to give Keiser a five-goal lead. 
• With 4:11 showing on the board, Saint Ambrose’s Patrick Flynn scored to cut the KU lead down to four. 
• Jack Gillen ended the half with an outstanding move to the goal and scored with just two seconds showing on the scoreboard. This would give Keiser a five-goal advantage going into the locker room.

Keiser 14, Saint Ambrose 5

• The second half began with AJ Badik scoring his fourth goal of the day unassisted on a man-up chance, just 26 seconds into the second half.
• SAU answered four minutes later with a goal that brought the Keiser lead down to five. 
• In response, Cole Stassi scored his hat trick goal with 9:59 on the board, courtesy of a Josten Ucros assist. 
• With 6:55 on the board, Vincent Cerasuolo scored unassisted. 
• Just seven seconds later, Braeden Niemy scored with a Josten Ucros assist. 
• The final goal of the quarter came when Ashton Harris scored unassisted with 4:58 showing on the scoreboard. 

Keiser 19, Saint Ambrose 7

• Harris scored again to kick off the fourth quarter, with 13:13 remaining in the game. 
• Braeden Niemy finished his hat trick one minute later, with help from a Stassi assist. 
• With 8:55 on the clock, Jack Gillen completed a hat trick of his own, with a Ryan Rundle assist. 
• Rundle added an unassisted goal with 5:09 remaining. 
• Saint Ambrose scored a goal with 3:52 on the clock. 
• Two minutes later, James MacGilvray hit the net with a Brent Young assist to give KU its 19th goal. 
• SAU would score its final goal with 45 seconds left in the contest. 

• Keiser outshot the Fighting Bees 58-37. 
• Cam Provines went 13-19 on faceoffs. 
• AJ Badik recorded his second four-goal game of the year.
• Badik, Braeden Niemy, Cole Stassi, and Jack Gillen all recorded hat tricks. 
• Christian Tomei recorded 15 saves and spent 53 minutes in the net.  
• Ryan Rundle scored a career-high four points. 

No. 1 Keiser
Goals: Badik (4)
Points: Three Players (4)
Assists: Rundle (3)
Faceoffs: Provines (13-19)
Ground Balls: Gillen / Hall (5)
Caused Turnovers: Five Players (1)
Saves: Tomei (15)

No. 8 Saint Ambrose
Goals: Shakerin (2)
Points: Shakerin (2)
Assists: Hahn (1)
Faceoffs: Reyes (2-14)
Ground Balls: Wiltrout (5)
Caused Turnovers: Shakerin (1)
Saves: Hayes (13)

Keiser will face a familiar foe in the semifinal round tomorrow, taking on No. 5 Webber International at 4:00 p.m. CT. 

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