WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The No. 21 SEU Women's Soccer team pulled off a monumental upset on Wednesday morning, taking down top-ranked Keiser University 3–2 at Arrigo-Vecellio Field. The Fire struck twice in the first half and reclaimed the lead late behind a composed finish from
Madelyn Davidson to secure one of the program's most memorable regular-season wins.
The Seahawks opened the scoring in the 15th minute when Lauren Riley converted a header off a corner from Steingerthur Snorrad. Southeastern answered quickly, as senior defender
Ramsey Watkins found the equalizer in the 21st minute with her second goal of the year. The Fire then took the lead in the 35th minute when
Olivia Hadad slotted home her sixth of the season off an assist from
Sara Irurozki, giving SEU a 2–1 advantage heading into the break.
Keiser drew level in the 71st minute on a strike from Delia Letelier, but the Fire refused to fade. In the 83rd minute, Davidson raced onto a pass from
Ariadna Lozano, beat a defender to the ball, and chipped it calmly over the onrushing keeper for what proved to be the game-winner—her third goal of the season.
Ella Sebree made four saves in goal as Southeastern weathered a late push from the Seahawks. The Fire held a 12–10 edge in shots on target and earned four corner kicks.
With the victory, Southeastern improved to 9-2-2 overall and 4-1 in Sun Conference play, handing Keiser (11-2, 3-1 SUN) its first conference loss of the year. The Fire return home on Saturday, October 25, to host Warner at 7 p.m. on the SEU Soccer Field.
