Game Information
Score: Keiser 59, Warner 47
Records: Keiser (12-6, 5-1), Warner (7-10, 2-4)
Location: West Palm Beach, Fla.
Keiser Starters: Reque (G), Patton (G), Shephard (F), Banks Wall (F), Winbush (F)
Warner Starters: Salas (G), Broadway (G), Green (G), Poehlman (G), James (F)
                                                             
Keiser Highlights

• Prior to the contest, Kaylee Patton was honored at midcourt for notching 1,000 career points which she did so on Saturday in the 65-56 victory over Thomas.
• Patton finished with a game-high 18 points with 4-6 shooting from beyond the arc.
• Miah Shephard finished the contest with 11 points, while Jamilla Banks Wall ended the game with eight points and pulled down a game-high seven rebounds.

 
Turning Point
The turning point in tonight's contest came midway through the third quarter of play. Keiser held a 29-25 advantage with 5:43 remaining in the third before racing out on a 10-0 run to claim a 14-point advantage. Kelsi Ash began the run by knocking down back-to-back jumpers, followed by a Midori Long jumper to put the Seahawks ahead by 10. Patton then drained a triple to extend the Keiser lead to 38-25, followed by a Long free throw to cap off the 10-0 run with 2:15 left in the third quarter.
 
How it Happened

• Keiser took a 2-0 lead through the first two and a half minutes with both points coming from the charity stripe.
• Following a three pointer by Sara Poehlman that provided the Royals with a 3-2 lead, Keiser scored six unanswered points to take an 8-3 advantage with 3:51 left in the opening quarter.
• The Royals broke their five-minute scoring drought with a Cierra Wilson layup to cut the Keiser lead to 8-5 with 2:01 left to play in the first.
• Patton extended the Keiser lead to 14-5 after knocking down back-to-back triples in a span of 35 seconds.
• Prior to the end of the quarter, Midori Long buried two free throws to give the Seahawks a double-digit lead heading into the second quarter, 16-5.
• The Seahawks outscored Warner 7-2 in the first four minutes of the second quarter, extending their lead to 23-7 following yet another Patton three.
• Warner clawed back into the game, going on a 13-0 run that was fueled by eight points from Kaley Schmick, cutting the Keiser lead to just three.
• Patton ended the Warner run with a layup as the horn sounded to conclude the first half, bringing her first-half total to 14 points.
• The two squads traded the first two baskets of the third quarter to the keep the five-point differential in favor of the Seahawks.
• After Warner trimmed the Keiser lead to four, Kelsi Ash quickly doubled the advantage to 33-25 after consecutive jumpers inside the paint.
• Long extended the Keiser lead to 10 followed by Patton's fourth three of the game to extend the Seahawks lead to 38-25.
• Claudia Reque buried a triple of her own with 16 seconds remaining in the quarter, leading to the 42-29 advantage heading into the fourth quarter.
• The Royals never cut the Keiser lead to less than nine points in the final quarter as the Seahawks cruised to the 59-47 victory.

 
Team Leaders
Keiser
Points: Patton (18)
Rebounds: Banks Wall (7)
Assists: Patton (6)
 
Warner
Points: Wilson (13)
Rebounds: James (6)
Assists: Salas/Broadway (2)
 
Inside the Box Score

• Keiser yielded just five first-quarter points to the Royals, the second fewest points allowed in a quarter all season. The Seahawks held Purdue Northwest to just four points in the second quarter on Nov. 26.
• The Seahawks outrebounded the Royals by the total of 43-30, including 32 defensive rebounds.
• Keiser improves to 12-6 which marks the best 18-game start since the 2008-09 season when the Seahawks began the year 15-3.
• The Seahawks also improve to 5-1 in Sun Conference action for the first time since Keiser went 13-1 in the 2009-10 season.
• Keiser improves to 16-7 against Warner overall, including 2-0 against the Royals this season.

 
Ties: 0
Lead Changes: 2
Largest Lead: Keiser (16), Warner (1)
 
Up Next
The Seahawks will take to the road on Saturday for the first time since Dec. 07 when Keiser travels to Lakeland, Fla., to take on No. 8 and conference leader Southeastern. Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m.