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Keiser: Women’s Lacrosse Falls Just Short in Overtime 13-12

Written by Lee Roggenburg on . Posted in .
via press release – photo via Keiser web site   Game Information Score: Keiser 12, Lourdes 13 Records: Keiser (0-6), Lourdes (1-2) Location: West Palm Beach, Fla. Weather: 75 and sunny Keiser Highlights
  • The Seahawks nearly came away with their first victory of the inaugural season, falling to Lourdes by the final score of 13-12 in overtime.
  • Tabetha Fike led the squad in goals scored with three, scoring three goals on six shots during the contest.
  • Fike, Dakota Zdun and Maria Johnson paced the team in points with three.
  • Mary Reich and Mickey Sherrill split time in goal for Keiser, combining for 13 saves while Sherrill finished the contest with her first loss of the season.
Turning Point The turning point in Thursday’s contest came early on in the overtime period when Fike missed a free-position attempt that sailed just wide of the net. Fike’s missed opportunity kept the Gray Wolves in the contest and kept the momentum neutral until Tiara Reed scored for Lourdes with one minute remaining in overtime, sealing the contest for the visiting squad. How it Happened
  • Keiser scored the first goal of the contest when Jordan Sullivan scored just 44 seconds into the game, assisted by Dakota Zdun.
  • Fike doubled the Seahawks’ lead to 2-0 with 25:11 left to play in the first half, netting her fifth goal of the season.
  • The Gray Wolves evented the contest with two goals in the next two minutes as Ashley Hunt and Alyssa Long netted one goal apiece.
  • Fike and Sullivan accounted for the next two Keiser goals, just 41 seconds apart, claiming the lead for the Seahawks, 4-2.
  • Lourdes regained the momentum in the first half as Long, Tiara Reed and Anna Marie Weber scored three unanswered goals to claim the 5-4 lead in favor of the Gray Wolves.
  • The Seahawks responded with three goals of their own as Margo Reed, Maria Johnson and Amanda Hartman netted one goal each in a span of 1:52, taking the 7-5 advantage with 5:24 left to play in the opening half.
  • After Lourdes scored two goals to tie the contest at 7-7, Zdun found the back of the net for her third goal of the season with 41 seconds left in the half, providing Keiser with an 8-7 advantage at the half.
  • The Gray Wolves came out of the half wasting no time, scoring three consecutive goals including two by Shelby Kellar to give Lourdes the 10-8 advantage.
  • Frankie Parshall and Fike delivered much-needed goals to rally Keiser, tying the contest at 10-10 with 17:40 left in regulation.
  • After back-to-back goals by the Gray Wolves, Zdun buried her second goal of the contest and fourth of the season, pulling Keiser to within one with 12:58 to play.
  • Despite Lourdes trying to play keep-away, Keiser scored the game-tying goal with just 2:19 left to play in regulation as Johnson scored an unassisted goal.
  • Both squads had their chances in overtime to notch the game-winning goal, but it would be Reed of Lourdes who capitalized on the opportunity, netting her game-high fourth goal to down the Seahawks in extra time.
Team Leaders Keiser Points: Three tied with…(3) Goals: Fike (3) Assists: Three tied with…(1) Draw Controls: Parshall (8) Ground Balls: Parshall (7) Caused Turnovers: Parshall/Sedar (3) Saves: Reich (9) Lourdes Points: Long (5) Goals: Reed (4) Assists: Long (2) Draw Controls: Zofchak (3) Ground Balls: Tressel (8) Caused Turnovers: Tressel (5) Saves: Ketteman (8) UP NEXT Keiser will play its final home game of the season on Tuesday when the Seahawks welcome Concordia, St. Paul into town for a 3 p.m. showdown.