Reinhardt, SCAD Savannah Advance to NAIA Semifinal Round

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. - Both Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) teams advanced to the the semifinal round of the NAIA Women's Lacrosse National Championship on Wednesday.

No. 4 seed Reinhardt pulled out a 15-14 win over fifth-seeded Life (Ga.), while SCAD Savannah scored 13-11 upset over No. 2 seed Keiser (Fla.).

Both teams are in action Thursday with Reinhardt playing Lawrence Tech (Mich.) at 4 p.m. and SCAD Savannah facing Benedictine (Kan.) at 7 p.m.

No. 4 Reinhardt (Ga.) def. No. 5 Life (Ga.) 15-14

• The two teams traded goals in the first two minutes of play, before Jillian Mello give Reinhardt a 2-1 advantage with 12:16 remaining. 
• Maria Arvizu dished out a pair of assists as Life netted three straight goals to take a 4-2 lead.   
• Reinhardt responded with a three-goal run of their own, including two in the final minute, to take a 5-4 advantage after the opening period. 
• Life opened the second half with Angie Forbes scoring twice as part of three unanswered goals to take a 7-5 edge with 7:32 remaining. 
• Reinhardt even the game five minutes later as Morgan McGhee added an assist and a goal to give the Eagles a 9-7 lead at half. 
• The Eagles extended their lead to 10-7, however, Life scored for the next five goals to even the game at 11-11 with 6:14 remaining in the third quarter. 
• The teams traded goals, before Anna-Marie Gazzo found Kelsey Sowa for a goal to give Reinhardt a 13-12 edge. 
• The game was tied two more times before Gazzo connected with Mello for the game-winning goal with 2:13 remaining for he 15-14 win.  
• Mello tallied give goals and seven points, while McGhee added seven points and five ground balls.  Jessie Landers made eight saves between the pipes. 
• For Life, Arvizu tallied seven points, while Forbes and Sutton each netted a hat trick.  Leanne Windon made three caused turnovers as Arvizu scooped ten draw controls.

No. 7 SCAD Savannah (Ga.) def. No. 2 Keiser (Fla.) 13-11 

• SCAD Savannah added a pair of goals in the final minute of regulation to knock off the second-seed Keiser 13-11. 
• Melanie Brown netted a goal just over a minute into the game to put Keiser ahead 1-0.  
• SCAD Savannah responded with three of the next four goals, including a goal and an assist from Clarke Haas to take a 3-2 lead midway through the opening quarter.   
• The two teams traded goals twice over the final eight minutes of the period to give SCAD an 5-4 lead after the opening period.   
• Both defenses opened the second quarter strong, however, Keiser netted two of the next three goals to even the score at 6-6 with 4:17 remaining. 
• Each team scored a goal late in the half to make it 7-7 at the break. 
• Melanie Brown put the Seahawks in front 8-7 with an unassisted goal just over a minute into the third period. 
• Grace Boyer sparked a four-goal run by the Bees to take an 11-8 advantage with 8:41 remaining in the third quarter.  Keiser added a goal at the 3:59 mark, however, SCAD took an 11-9 lead into the fourth quarter. 
• Keiser evened the score on a Talia Myers goal at the 2:06 mark, however, Keagan Plume put the Bees back in front with the game-winning goal with 38 seconds left. 
• Julia Luff netted four goals, while three other Bees finished with two goals apiece.  Tracy Richards made five saves in the win. 
• Melanie Brown led the way for Keiser with four goals, while Valeria Lomaglio and Meyers each added a pair.