Game Information
Score: Keiser 75, Governors State 53
Records: Keiser (6-3), Governors State (2-4)
Location: Adrian, Mich.
Keiser Starters: Riley (G), Patton (G), Cole (F), Banks Wall (F), Winbush (F)
Governors State Starters: Howard (G), Robinson (G), Averhart (G), Brooks (F), Bishop (C)
 
Keiser Highlights

• The Keiser Seahawks closed out the Siena Heights Thanksgiving Classic with a dominating performance over Governors State, winning 75-53.
• The Seahawks finished the contest shooting .500 from the field with three players in double figures led by 18 points from Dominique Winbush.
• Winbush recorded her fourth double-double of the season, pulling down 10 rebounds to compliment her 18 points.
• Midori Long (11) and Princess Cole (10) round out the double-digit scorers for the Seahawks.
• Keiser notches its first 20-point victory of the season and first since defeating Cairn University, 85-31, on Dec. 31, 2015.

 
Turning Point
The turning point in today's contest came in the final four minutes of the first half. The Seahawks were ahead 23-14 and had been teetering back and forth between a seven and nine-point advantage until Keiser closed out the second quarter on a 9-2 run to break the game wide open, taking a 32-16 lead at the break. Caity Riley netted five of her seven points during the Seahawks' run.
 
How it Happened

• Despite scoring the first bucket of the game to take a brief 2-0 lead, the Jaguars had an uphill battle for the remainder of the contest.
• The Seahawks scored seven unanswered points to take a five point lead with 7:23 remaining in the first quarter, a lead they would not relinquish.
• Governors State trimmed the gap to 9-8 with 4:21 left in the opening quarter following a layup by Kanitral Averhart.
• Keiser closed out the opening quarter on a 4-0 run capped off by a Cole jumper that provided the Seahawks with another five-point cushion.
• The Seahawks slowly built on their lead midway through the second quarter until the floodgates opened following a 9-2 Keiser run to end the first half, giving the Seahawks a 32-16 advantage at the intermission.
• Keiser began the third quarter where it left off, scoring 10 of the first 12 points of the new half, taking a game-high 24-point lead to force a Jaguar timeout following an uncontested fastbreak layup by Winbush.
• The Jaguars would trim the deficit to 13 but Keiser would close the third quarter out on a 10-2 run to extend the advantage to 21.
• The Seahawks see-sawed back-and-forth between a lead in the teens and low twenties for much of the fourth quarter before a Winbush layup with 15 seconds remaining solidified the 22-point advantage.

 
Team Leaders
Keiser
Points: Winbush (18)
Rebounds: Winbush (10)
Assists: Patton (4)
 
Governors State
Points: Brooks (18)
Rebounds: Brooks (13)
Assists: Smith/Averhart/Robinson/Distor/Lee (1)
 
Inside the Box Score

• Keiser shot .500 from the field today, finished 30-60 which is the highest field goal percentage posted by the Seahawks this season.
• The Seahawks claimed every additional stat category, winning points in the paint (44-28), points off turnovers (20-19), second chance points (18-10), fast break points (6-2) and bench points (28-6).
• Keiser outrebounded Governors State, 43-32, notching the Seahawks seventh 40-rebound performance of the season.

 
Ties: 1
Lead Changes: 1
Largest Lead: Keiser (24), Governors State (2)
 
Up Next
The Seahawks return to action on Saturday when Keiser hosts Southeastern at 2 p.m. The Seahawks will look to improve to 3-0 in conference play and will have to knock off the Fire who is currently receiving votes.