Game Information
Score: Keiser 51, RV Ave Maria 62
Records: Keiser (4-6, 1-2), Ave Maria (8-0, 3-0)
Location: Student Life Center, West Palm Beach, Fla.
Keiser Starters: Riley (G), Felix (G), Meade (G), James (F), Ash (C)
Ave Maria Starters:  Gillingham (G), Miller (G), Houbolt (G), Burton (F), Acosta (F)

Keiser Highlights

• Ja'nea Davis paced the Seahawks coming off the bench with a near double-double of 15 points and nine rebounds.
• Kyrah James had six rebounds and Aleksandra Trisic dished out six assists on the evening.
• On the defensive end, Kelsi Ash and Trisic had three steals apiece while KU had ten as a team.

 
Turning Point
The turning point this evening was the third quarter where the Seahawks were held without a field goal and outscored 15-2.
 
How it Happened

• After Ave Maria scored the opening basket of the game, the Seahawks stormed back with six unanswered points to lead 6-2 at the 5:34 mark.
• Keiser led by as many as seven in the opening quarter, 11-4, before Ave Maria closed to within 15-13 with 34 seconds remaining.
• However, a Davis layup with 18 seconds gave KU a 17-13 advantage at the end of the quarter.
• The Seahawks used an 8-3 spurt to open the second for their largest lead of the game, 27-16 at the 6:14 mark. In that span, Kelly Meade and Davis had four points apiece.
• The Gyrenes got as close as 29-27 with 1:02 left but a Donivan Dyson jumper in the paint made it 31-27 KU at the halftime break.
• In the third, AMU outscored the Seahawks 15-2 to claim a 42-33 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
• Following a Gyrenes basket to open the final quarter, Davis tallied seven straight KU points to climb within 44-40 with 6:06 remaining in regulation.
• However, AMU held off Keiser down the stretch and went on to win by the final of 62-51.

 
Team Leaders
Keiser
Points: Davis (15)
Rebounds: Davis (9)
Assists: Trisic (6)
 
Ave Maria
Points: Gillingham (22)
Rebounds: Gillingham (8)
Assists: Gillingham (6)
 
Inside the Box Score

• Keiser had ten steals on the evening including three by Ash and Trisic.
• The Seahawks held a narrow edge on the boards, 36-35.

Ties: 1
Lead Changes: 1
Largest Lead: Keiser (11), Ave Maria (11)
 
Up Next
The Seahawks head to Lakeland, Florida on Saturday to take on No. 3 Southeastern University in the Sun Conference Game of the Week. The tipoff is slated for 5:00 p.m.