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Keiser: No. 8 Men’s Lacrosse Defeats Tennessee Wesleyan 18-9 on Senior Day

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via press release – photo via Keiser web site   GAME INFORMATION Score: Keiser 18, Tennessee Wesleyan 9 Records: Keiser (5-0), Tennessee Wesleyan (1-5) Location: Arrigo Vecillo Field, West Palm Beach, Fla. Attendance: 75 Weather: 82, sunny KU HIGHLIGHTS
  • The Seahawks honored their lone senior and first team captain in program history Brandon Shouvely prior to the game.
  • Craig Marentette scored a season high eight goals on 14 shots while picking up two assists for a season high ten points.
  • Freshman Nick Dwyer earned his first collegiate start in goal and made ten saves.
  • The Seahawks caused 22 turnovers on the afternoon and went 16-21 on clear attempts.
  • Keiser picked up 36 groundballs opposed to 22 by the Bulldogs.
TURNING POINT The turning point came after Tennessee Wesleyan scored a man-up goal to get within 7-5 but a pair of goals by Marentette gave the Seahawks a 9-5 advantage heading into the break. HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Tennessee Wesleyan gave the Seahawks their first deficit of the season after scoring the opening goal at the 13:45 mark of the first quarter.
  • The Seahawks responded by picking up goals from Eddie Grieco and Nolan Duncan to retake a 2-1 advantage with 10:17 left in the quarter.
  • The Bulldogs matched Keiser with a pair of goals but Justin Flint found the back of the net to tie the game at 3-3 heading into the second quarter.
  • Marentette scored the first two goals of the second quarter before TWU found the back of the net to keep the game within a goal, 5-4.
  • A pair of goals by Flint and Jacob Bomberry pushed the advantage to 7-4 but man-up goal by the Bulldogs trimmed it to 7-5. However, the Seahawks scored two straight goals to take a 9-5 lead at the half.
  • Marentette stayed hot coming out of the break, notching two more goals to lead 11-5. Following a goal by the Bulldogs, Bomberry score two unanswered goals, pushing the margin to 13-6.
  • The teams traded a pair of goals down the stretch to keep the Seahawks in the lead 15-8, heading into the final quarter of play.
  • Keiser outscored Tennessee Wesleyan 3-1 in the final period with goals coming from Marentette, Duncan, and Bomberry, to win the game 18-9.
TEAM LEADERS Keiser Points: Marentette (10) Goals: Marentette (8) Assists: Bomberry/Grieco (3) Faceoff: Strauss, (12-24) Ground Balls: Shouvely (5) Saves: Dwyer (15) Tennessee Wesleyan Points: Wassenaar (5) Goals: Wassenaar (5) Assists: Williams (1) Faceoff: Brown (10-16) Ground Balls: Williams/Gonzalez (4) Saves: DeMoss (10) COACH’S CORNER Head Coach Patrick Johnston said, “We’re happy with how our guys responded to a solid and patient TWU offense and how we responded in the second and third quarters by taking the edge in groundballs and face-offs.  It was a real team effort to start getting the ball more after having it on offense for a few possessions in the first quarter. Marentette stepped up big time for us offensively and Shouvely stepped up defensively which helped us get going against a good team.” UP NEXT Keiser returns to the field on March 16th when they face No. 5 Missouri Baptist at 5:00 p.m. The game will be played at Reinhardt University.