Keiser Advances to NAIA Men's Lacrosse Championship Game

PENSACOLA, Fla. - There will be one Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) team in the NAIA Men's Lacrosse Invitational championship match.

Keiser won its match to advance. Cumberlands almost made it an all-AAC final, but the Patriots fell in a hotly-contested battle to No. 2 seed Indiana Tech.

The tournament is being held at Ashton Brosnaham Athletic Park in Pensacola, Fla.

Top-seeded Keiser advanced with a 15-10 win over conference rival and No. 5 seed Webber. Keiser led 10-5 at the half, but Webber would not go away and pulled within 11-8 early in the fourth. However, the Seahawks cut the comeback off and collected the five-goal victory.

Jack Gillen tallied three goals and three assists for Keiser, while AJ Badik added two goals and four assists.

Cumberlands and Indiana Tech went back and forth all night as neither team held more than a one-goal lead. Tied at 6-all after three quarters, it took over 12 minutes into the fourth for the go-ahead goal to be scored as Indiana Tech scored with 2:39 to play. Cumberlands tied to find the equalizer in the waning moments but was unsuccessful.

Michael Toohey was stellar once again in the net for Cumberlands, recording 13 saves and boasting a .650 save percentage. Will Rogers tallied four points for the Patriots with a goal and three assists.

Keiser and Indiana Tech will meet for the national championship on Saturday at 2 p.m. ET.