Facing a NAIA top-10 opponent for the first time this season, Lourdes suffered an 18-7 setback to ninth-ranked Keiser on Sunday afternoon at Arrigo Vecellio Field in West Palm Beach, Fla.
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The Skyhawks scored four goals in the first five minutes of the game and built a 9-1 lead with nine minutes to play before halftime when the Gray Wolves scored three straight goals to pull within five at intermission.
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Keiser score five more unanswered goals to open the second half on the way to the victory.
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Alyssa Long (Auburn, N.Y./Auburn H.S.) scored three times and added an assist while
Katherine Garver (Maumee, Ohio/Notre Dame Academy) added two goals while
Tiara Reed (Maumee, Ohio/Anthony Wayne H.S.) and
Anna Zofchak (North Canton, Ohio/Hoover H.S.) each found the back of the cage once.
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Kiley Ketteman (Cincinnati, Ohio/Anderson H.S.) made 15 saves in goals as the Skyhawks outshot Lourdes 43-15 on the afternoon.Â
Hannah Cullis (Fort Worth, Texas/Central H.S.) had a team-high four ground balls.
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Caitlin Christner scored five times for Keiser (7-0) while Mickey Sherrill made five saves in goal.
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Lourdes (3-2) will return to Wildcat Stadium on Thursday evening for the Gray Wolves' home opener, hosting Bethel (Ind.). The opening draw is set for 7 p.m.
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