
Keiser: No. 8 Men’s Lacrosse Defeats Tennessee Wesleyan 18-9 on Senior Day
Written by Lee Roggenburg on . Posted in Uncategorized.
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.
- 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.