Game Information
Score: Keiser 60, Virgin Islands 44
Records: Keiser (1-0), Virgin Islands (0-2)
Location: Student Life Center, West Palm Beach, Fla.
Keiser Starters: Dyson (G), Smith (G), Meade (G), Davis (F), Ash (C)
Virgin Islands Starters: Travis (G), Edwards (G), Benjamin (G), Adebigba (F), Costello (F)

Keiser Highlights

• Newcomer and junior, Donivan Dyson had a double-double in her first game with the Seahawks, scoring 20 points and pulling down 12 boards. She also ended the game with five assists.
• Caity Riley came off the bench tonight to lead Keiser in assists with seven.
• Midori Long had nine points and four rebounds in the season opener.

 
Turning Point
The turning point in tonight's contest came in the second quarter when the Virgin Islands closed to within 13-12 but the Seahawks answered with a 9-0 run over the next five minutes to lead 22-12.
 
How it Happened

• Dyson tallied the first four points of the season as the Seahawks jumped out to an 8-2 advantage with 5:38 left in the quarter.
• After a Virgin Islands three-pointer, a free throw by Midori Long sparked a 5-0 run to stretch the KU lead to 13-5 at 2:39 mark. The Seahawks went on to hold a slim 13-11 lead at the end of the first quarter.
• The Buccaneers split a pair of free throws to open the quarter, but a Kelly Meade layup started a 9-0 run, upping the margin to 22-12, midway through the quarter.
• Virgin Islands got to within 26-20 when Kensha'dra Smith tallied five of the final six KU points to lead 32-20 at the halftime break.
• The Bucs trimmed the deficit to 34-27 when Caity Riley and Kelsi Ash connected on back-to-back threes, upping the margin to 40-27 with 3:24 remaining in the frame.
• With the score, 52-37 Keiser at the 7:21 mark of the final quarter, Dyson scored the final eight Keiser points as they went on to win, 60-44.

 
Coach's Corner
Head Coach Pam Oswald said, "It feels good to start the season with a win, especially on your home floor. It's a work in progress to get better each day, and we need to strive to get better and be one unit with discipline at all times on the floor."
 
Team Leaders
Keiser
Points: Dyson (20)
Rebounds: Dyson (12)
Assists: Riley (7)
 
Virgin Islands
Points: Adedigba (19)
Rebounds: Costello (10)
Assists: Adedigba/Edwards (3)
 
Inside the Box Score

• The Seahawks outrebounded the Virgin Islands, 60-44 including pulling down ten offensive rebounds.
• Keiser assisted on 21 of their 25 made baskets in the contest.
• Ten of the eleven Seahawks that saw playing time tonight had at least two points.
• This is the second straight season that Keiser has opened the year with a win.

 
Ties: 0
Lead Changes: 0
Largest Lead: Keiser (20), Virgin Islands (0)
 
Up Next
Keiser will return to the court on Thursday evening when they welcome Voorhees College to West Palm Beach. The tipoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.