The Seahawks women's basketball team held on against City College of New York 56-53 on Wednesday afternoon in the Keiser University Holiday Classic.

How it Happened

• Both teams got off to slow starts before the Seahawks ended the quarter on an 8-2 run for a 15-10 lead.
• The Seahawks controlled the second quarter outscoring City College 18-5 pushing out a 33-15 lead at the half. Keiser used a 10-0 run to end the quarter while holding the Beavers without a field goal over the final four minutes.
• Keiser opened the new half on a 6-2 run taking their largest lead of the contest of 42-17 with 7:11 showing in the third.
• City College responded with a 16-0 run getting to within 44-37 with 9:11 to go in the final quarter. The Beavers then cut it to 54-53 with 56 seconds left, but a pair of Desirai Smith free throws sealed the game for Keiser winning 56-53.

Inside the Box
2: Claudia Reque (17) and Courtney Murphy (12) each recorded double digits on the afternoon.
11: Keiser made free throws on 13 attempts with Reque going seven of eight from the line.
16: The rebound differential with Keiser leading 46-30, and Dominique Winbush pulling down a game high 14.

Up Next
Keiser gets back to 7-7 overall on the year and return to action tomorrow afternoon at home against Cairn at 3:00 p.m.