Game Information
Score: Keiser 3, Johnson & Wales 0 (25-10, 25-16, 25-14)
Records: Keiser (19-5, 6-4), Johnson & Wales (1-20, 0-9)
Location: West Palm Beach, Fla.
Johnson & Wales Starters: E. Livingston, J. Mcspedon, J. Williams, S. Nairn, A. Wilson, A. Washington; libero – B. Nieves
Keiser Starters: N. McKown, C. Zamora, V. Hietala, N. Papineau, S. Thompson, M. Minke; libero – M. Leff
 
Highlights
Keiser volleyball swept Johnson & Wales for the third time this season on Wednesday evening inside the Student Life Center. With the victory, Keiser improves to 19-5 and 6-4 in conference action. The Seahawks are now three victories away from tying the most wins in program history, a mark that was set last season. Early in the first set, Nikki McKown slammed home her first kill of the evening and 1000^th of her career. Play was stopped to honor McKown on becoming just the second Seahawk in program history to record 1000 kills. The Seahawks were led in kills by Chantelle Zamora with eight. Morgan Stuive paced the way in assists with 11 while Eshe Malone led the way in digs with four. Overall, Keiser finished the game with a hitting percentage of .354, holding the Wildcats to just -.056.
 
How it Happened
Set One:
Keiser cruised to a 25-10 victory in the first set, never trailing the Wildcats at any point in the opening frame. Johnson & Wales hung in through the first seven points, trailing the Seahawks 4-3. However, Keiser notched seven unanswered points to take a commanding 11-3 lead. The Wildcats closed the gap to as close as six but the Seahawk offense was too hot to handle, taking its first double-digit lead at 17-6. Keiser would go on to outscore the Wildcats 8-4 over the final 12 points to solidify the first set victory.
 
Set Two:
Johnson & Wales took the early 3-0 lead in the second set before Keiser tied the contest at 6-6 following two kills by Samantha Thompson. The two teams battled neck-and-neck until Keiser stretched its lead to 13-10 midway through the set. Johnson & Wales eventually pulled to within one, 16-15, but could not overcome a late rally by the Seahawks in which Keiser scored nine of the last 10 points to claim the second set, 25-16.
 
Set Three:
The third and final set began with an 8-3 lead in favor of the home squad. The Seahawks did not relinquish the lead, cruising to the 25-14 victory. The Wildcats trailed 9-5 at one point in the final frame, until Lindsey Keegan served the Seahawks to seven consecutive points, including three service aces to take the 16-5 lead. Johnson & Wales trimmed the Keiser lead to seven but were unable to keep up with the high-powered offense.
 
Team Leaders:
Keiser
Kills: 8 – Chantelle Zamora
Assists: 11 – Morgan Stuive
Digs: 4 – Eshe Malone
 
Johnson & Wales
Kills: 6 – Sharell Nairn
Assists: 12 – Erin Livingston
Digs: 10 – Jamie Mcspedon
 
Up Next
Keiser returns to the court on Saturday at 2 p.m. when the Seahawks travel to Lakeland, Fla., to take on Southeastern. The Seahawks bested the Fire, 3-1, on Oct. 1 in a hard-fought victory in West Palm Beach.