Game Information
Score: Keiser 53, St. Thomas 67
Records: Keiser (13-8, 6-3), St. Thomas (9-9, 4-3)
Location: Miami Gardens, Fla.
Keiser Starters: Reque (G), Patton (G), Shephard (F), Banks Wall (F), Winbush (F)
St. Thomas Starters: Rienas (G), Auguste (G), Jordan (G), May (G), Kunchuan (F)
                                                             
Keiser Highlights

• Kaylee Patton led the way in scoring for the Seahawks with 14 points, including finishing the game perfect from the charity stripe.
• Dominique Winbush finished the game with 10 points and ended one rebound short of a double-double with nine.

 
Turning Point
The turning point in tonight's game came in the second quarter when the Bobcats outscored the Seahawks 25-8 to take an 11-point lead heading into the locker room. The run began with a 13-2 spurt from St. Thomas, forcing a Keiser timeout. The Bobcats then capped off the quarter on a 12-6 to claim the lead for good.
 
How it Happened

• Neither team was able to pull away in the first five minutes of the contest as the two squads were deadlocked at eight apiece with 5:21 remaining in the first quarter following a Kaylee Patton three.
• Following a Desanta Jordan three pointer, Keiser raced out on a 10-0 run to take a commanding 18-11 advantage, fueled by four points from Midori Long.
• The Bobcats pulled to within three before Caity Riley nailed her second three of the quarter to give the Seahawks the 21-15 lead heading into the second quarter.
• St. Thomas chipped away at the Keiser lead, eventually tying the contest at 23-23 with 5:41 remaining in the first half.
• The Bobcats did not stop there as they scored the next five points to cap off a 13-2 run to open the second quarter, taking a 28-23 lead over the Seahawks and forcing a Keiser timeout.
• St. Thomas came out of the timeout and ended the quarter on a 12-6 run, concluding a 25-8 second-quarter victory for the Bobcats.
• The third quarter played out like a see-saw match with Keiser closing the gap to as close as eight and St. Thomas extending the lead to as much as 14.
• The Bobcats scored the final three points of the third quarter to take a 52-38 advantage heading into the final quarter of play.
• The Seahawks could not trim the gap to single digits in the final quarter as the Bobcats claimed the 67-53 victory.

Team Leaders
Keiser
Points: Patton (14)
Rebounds: Winbush (9)
Assists: Shephard (5)
 
St. Thomas
Points: Jordan (18)
Rebounds: Kunchuan (11)
Assists: Auguste (5)
 
Inside the Box Score

• Despite falling on the scoreboard, Keiser won the rebounding battle by the final tally of 37-33, including 15 offensive rebounds.
• The Seahawks also won the bench points battle as Keiser's bench outscored the Bobcats' bench by the total of 17-1.

 
Ties: 1
Lead Changes: 4
Largest Lead: Keiser (7), St. Thomas (16)
 
Up Next
The Seahawks will continue their conference road swing on Thursday when Keiser travels to Babson Park, Fla., to take on Webber at 7 p.m.