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Keiser: Women’s Lacrosse Scores Season High in Loss to Bobcats 18-12

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via press release – photo via KU web site   Game Information Score: Keiser 12, West Virginia Wesleyan 18 Records: Keiser (0-4), West Virginia Wesleyan (1-1) Location: West Palm Beach, Fla. Attendance: 70 Weather: 75 and breezy Keiser Highlights
  • Jordan Sullivan scored a game-high five goals in Saturday’s loss, burying five of the nine shots that she took.
  • Sullivan also finished the contest with eight draw controls, while Mary Reich finished the contest with 11 saves.
Turning Point The turning point in Saturday’s contest came midway through the second half when the Bobcats scored six unanswered goals over an eight minute period. West Virginia Wesleyan entered the stretch with just a 10-8 advantage and put the game out of reach with six unanswered goals to claim the 16-8 lead. How it Happened
  • The Seahawks scored first just 1:03 into the contest when Tabetha Fike scored her second goal of the season for the early 1-0 lead.
  • The Bobcats responded with two goals of their own to claim the 2-1 advantage, including a man-up goal by Hannah Antonelli with 26:23 left in the half.
  • Fike evened the contest at two apiece with 25:38 remaining in the first half with her second goal of the contest.
  • The two squads traded the next two baskets to keep the contest deadlocked at three apiece as Sullivan scored her first of five goals with 21:42 left in the first half.
  • Antonelli provided West Virginia Wesleyan with the 5-3 advantage after scoring back-to-back goals with 12:58 left before halftime.
  • Both squads scored three goals apiece to close the half as Frankie Parshall buried two into the back of the net, keeping the Seahawks within striking distance.
  • The Bobcats and Seahawks split the first four goals of the second half as Sullivan and Alisa Spahic notched the two goals for the Seahawks.
  • West Virginia Wesleyan scored six unanswered goals to stretch its lead from 10-8 to 16-8 with 8:45 left to play in the game.
  • The Seahawks outscored the Bobcats 4-2 over the final 6:58 as Sullivan accounted for three goals during the final stretch.
Team Leaders Keiser Points: Sullivan (5) Goals: Sullivan (5) Assists: Zdun/Sedar (1) Draw Controls: Sullivan (8) Ground Balls: Sullivan/Parshall (5) Caused Turnovers: Three tied with… (3) Saves: Reich (11) West Virginia Wesleyan Points: Four tied with… (5) Goals: Antonelli (5) Assists: Quevedo (3) Draw Controls: Schaffner (5) Ground Balls: Three tied with… (5) Caused Turnovers: Baicar (6) Saves: Bonner (5) UP NEXT Keiser returns to action on Monday when the Seahawks host No. 2 Lawrence Tech at 3 p.m. at Arrigo Vecellio Field.