Game Information
Score: Keiser 49, Shawnee State 61
Records: Keiser (9-6), No. 10 Shawnee State (17-1)
Location: West Palm Beach, Fla.
Keiser Starters: Reque (G), Patton (G), Shephard (F), Banks Wall (F), Winbush (F)
Shawnee State Starters: Snow (G), Ridout (G), Cummins (G), Arnzen (F), Moore (C)
 
Keiser Highlights

• Claudia Reque scored a season-high 14 points in tonight's loss, knocking down two three pointers in the process.
• Dominique Winbush finished the contest with nine points and nine rebounds, leading the team in total boards.

 
Turning Point
The turning point from tonight's contest came in the final 3:17 of the first half. The Seahawks rattled off six unanswered to cut the deficit to 22-21. The Bears were not phased, scoring the final eight points of the half to take a 30-21 lead into the locker room. Shawnee State would continue the momentum to outscore Keiser 12-1 through the first five minutes of the second half, taking a 20-point advantage.
 
How it Happened

• Shawnee State scored eight of the game's first 10 points to take an 8-2 advantage through the first four minutes of play.
• The Bears went on to take a 12-4 advantage with just under four minutes remaining in the first quarter, forcing a Keiser timeout.
• The Seahawks netted five unanswered points to close the deficit to just three with 48 seconds remaining in the quarter.
• Shawnee State scored the final three points of the first quarter to stretch its lead back to 15-9.
• With the Bears ahead 22-15, the Seahawks rattled off six unanswered points to close the gap to one thanks to baskets by Kaylee Patton, Dominique Winbush and Kelsi Ash.
• Shawnee State's Lydia Poe ended the Seahawks' run after netting two attempts from the charity stripe to build the lead back to 24-21.
• The Bears regained the momentum, scoring the final six points of the quarter following Poe's free throws to take a 30-21 lead at the half, their largest lead of the half.
• Shawnee State picked up where it left off, scoring the first seven points of the third quarter to stretch its lead to 37-21 before a Winbush free throw ended the Bears' run.
• Shawnee State outscored Keiser 10-2 over the next three minutes to take a 47-24 advantage with 3:49 remaining in the third quarter.
• Keiser rallied to score the final eight points of the quarter to trim the deficit to 47-32, including four points by Princess Cole.
• The Seahawks fought hard to cut the Shawnee State lead to 56-44 following a 26-foot triple from Claudia Reque as the shot clock expired with 5:48 remaining in the final quarter.
• However, the double-digit deficit proved too much to overcome as the two squads traded the final 10 points to solidify the 61-49 final.

 
Team Leaders
Keiser
Points: Reque (14)
Rebounds: Winbush (9)
Assists: Reque/Patton/Cole (2)
 
Shawnee State
Points: Moore (15)
Rebounds: Ridout/Arnzen (7)
Assists: Massie/Snow (3)
 
Inside the Box Score

• Shawnee State put an end to Keiser's three-game winning streak, dropping the Seahawks to 1-5 against ranked opponents this season.
• The Keiser bench outscored the Bears' bench, 19-11, while the squad also won the points off turnovers battle, 14-11.

 
Ties: 0
Lead Changes: 0
Largest Lead: Keiser (0), Shawnee State (23)
 
Up Next
Keiser will return to action on Thursday when the Seahawks resume conference play against the Gyrenes of Ave Maria at 7 p.m. The Seahawks are 2-1 in Sun Conference action this season, earning wins against Florida Memorial (64-51) and Warner (61-50). The lone conference loss came against No. 20 Southeastern, 78-65.