OSKALOOSA — The William Penn men’s lacrosse team will meet up with the top team in the land as it heads to the inaugural NAIA National Championship next week.

The Heart of America Athletic Conference regular and tournament champion, WPU (12-3) enters the Championship as the #8 seed and will face #1 seed Keiser (Fla.) (12-1) in the quarterfinals of the eight-team event on Wednesday, May 7 at 8 a.m. (Central).

Prior to 2025, the NAIA had only sponsored men’s lacrosse at the Invitational level for the previous eight seasons.

The Championship will be held from May 7-10 at Memorial Stadium in Savannah, Ga.

This will be the third time WPU and KU have faced with the Seahawks having won the previous two matchups, including a 13-12 overtime battle in 2024.

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William Penn

Luke Christiansen, in his sixth year at the helm of the Statesmen program, owns a 63-27 record entering the Championship.

Paced by 10 all-Heart award recipients (five on first team), the Statesmen have thus far outscored their opponents 297-118.

Breck Putzier (Sr., Minneapolis, Minn., Exercise Science), the Heart Player of the Year, tops his squad with 58 goals and 58 assists.  The Statesmen defense held five opponents to five goals or fewer this spring.

William Penn enters nationals on a nine-game winning streak.

Keiser

Jeff Desko is in his first year as the Seahawks’ head coach, leading KU to an Appalachian Athletic Conference Tournament crown.

Five Seahawks garnered all-AAC recognition with four named to the top squad.

Keiser has more than doubled its foes in scoring (215-104), and is riding a four-game winning streak heading into the Championship.

Ryan Rundle tops the offense with 34 goals and 23 assists, while Lucas Green has managed 77 saves in front of the cage.

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