Game Information
Score: Keiser 73, St. Thomas 63
Records: Keiser (18-10, 10-5 TSC), St. Thomas (12-14, 8-7 TSC)
Location: West Palm Beach, Fla.
Keiser Starters: Reque (G), Patton (G), Shephard (F), Banks Wall (F), Winbush (F)
St. Thomas Starters: Rienas (G), Auguste (G), Franklin-Jordan (G), May (G), Kunchuan (F)
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Keiser Highlights
- Dominique Winbush finished the game with a game-high 22 points to go along with a game-high 17 rebounds, including a buzzer-beater triple from beyond midcourt.
- Kaylee Patton and Miah Shephard each notched double figures in the win to round out the double-digit Keiser scorers.
- Prior to tonight's contest, the Seahawks honored its six seniors with a pregame ceremony.
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Turning Point
The turning point in tonight's contest came at the end of the third quarter when Winbush drained the midcourt buzzer-beater to provide Keiser with a six-point lead. The Bobcats had all the momentum at the end of the third quarter until
Caity Riley unselfishly handed the ball off to Winbush who then hoisted the shot that found nothing but the bottom of the net. Winbush's three was her first attempt of the season and it provided the Seahawks with a big enough cushion that was never relinquished.
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How it Happened
- Both teams were held scoreless through the first two minutes until St. Thomas broke the tie with a layup by Desanta' Franklin-Jordan with 7:59 left to play in the first quarter.
- The Seahawks were held off the scoreboard until Jamilla Banks Wall banked in a jumper with 6:25 left in the first quarter to tie the contest at two apiece.
- The Seahawks glided to a 12-5 run to close out the quarter with the 14-7 lead following a jumper by Dominique Winbush.
- The Bobcats opened the second quarter on an 8-1 lead to tie the contest at 15 apiece with 7:51 left in the second quarter.
- Keiser broke the 15-15 tie with an 11-0 run that was fueled by Claudia Reque's five points during the stretch, claiming the 26-15 advantage.
- St. Thomas outscored the Seahawks 10-4 to close the final three minutes of the half to cut Keiser's lead to 30-25.
- Keiser opened the second half on a 9-3 run through the first 3:16 of the third quarter to stretch its lead back to 11 points.
- The Bobcats would not go away quietly, cutting the Seahawks' lead down to three on three different occasions including trimming the Keiser lead to 45-42 with six seconds left.
- Keiser looked to take a three-point lead into the third quarter until Winbush buried a half-court shot as time expired, knocking down her first three point attempt of the season.
- Winbush's three proved to be a cushion as St. Thomas would cut the Keiser lead down to two but could not take the lead of its own.
- With the Seahawks ahead 57-54 with 2:41 remaining, Keiser outscored the Bobcats 16-9 over the remainder of the game to close the door on St. Thomas with the 10-point victory.
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Team Leaders
Keiser
Points: Winbush (22)
Rebounds: Winbush (17)
Assists: Reque (6)
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St. Thomas
Points: May (20)
Rebounds: Kunchuan (7)
Assists: Franklin-Jordan (5)
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Inside the Box Score
- The Seahawks dominated on the glass yet again, outrebounding the Bobcats by the final of 47-25, including 16 offensive boards.
- Keiser's win marked the team's 10th conference win of the season which is the first time since the 2013-14 season that the Seahawks have won 10 or more conference games.
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Ties: 2
Lead Changes: 3
Largest Lead: Keiser (12), St. Thomas (2)
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Up Next
The Seahawks will close out the regular season on Saturday when Keiser travels to Ave Maria, Fla., to take on the Gyrenes of Ave Maria in the Sun Conference finale at 2 p.m.
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