Game Information
Score: Keiser 3, Florida Memorial 0 (25-19, 27-25, 26-24)
Records: Keiser (9-9, 1-4 TSC), Florida Memorial (6-6, 1-4 TSC)
Location: Student Life Center, West Palm Beach, Fla.
 
Highlights
The Seahawks volleyball team picked up their first Sun Conference win of the 2018 season Wednesday night in front of their home crowd, defeating Florida Memorial University in straight sets. Sun Conference Attacker of the Week, Abbie Seward finished the evening hitting .459 while coming away with a game-best 20 kills. Sun Conference Setter of the Week, Brooklyn VandeHei led all players with 28 assists, and Morgan Leff paced the Seahawks with 13 digs.
 
Set One
The Seahawks jumped out to a 4-0 advantage before Florida Memorial answered with a 6-0 run to take a 6-4 lead. The Lions remained ahead, spreading their lead to 9-6 when a Seward kill ignited a 5-0 KU spurt, swinging Keiser back in front, 11-9. The match remained a two-point game with the Seahawks in front until KU tallied four straight points to lead 20-15. Keiser remained in control of the set, eventually taking the set, 25-19.

Set Two
The second set opened as a tightly contested battle, and with Florida Memorial leading 9-7, Faryn Salazar delivered a kill, sparking a 3-0 burst for the Seahawks, giving Keiser their first lead of the set, 10-9. After both teams traded a pair of points, Florida Memorial went on a 4-0 spurt of their own, regaining the lead, 15-12. Keiser answered right back, tallying the next five points to swing back in front, 17-15. However, the Lions rallied for six of the next seven points to regain the advantage, 21-18. The resilient Seahawks would not go away, as KU scored five of the next seven points, deadlocking the match at 23-23. Florida Memorial would go ahead 25-24, but Keiser tallied the final three points, claiming the set 27-25, taking a 2-0 lead.

Set Three
The Seahawks stormed out to a 6-2 advantage before the Lions used a 9-1 run to take an 11-7 lead. Keiser began to chip away and got as close as 17-16 when FMU rallied for four consecutive points to widen their lead out to 21-16. Eshe Malone then delivered a kill, sparking a 5-1 spurt for the Seahawks, closing KU within 22-21. After a Keiser service error gave FMU a two-point lead, the Seahawks tallied the next three points, led by a pair of kills from Seward, to regain the lead, 24-23. After the Lions knotted things up at 24-24, Seward came away with the next two kills to give the Seahawks the 26-24 win, completing the sweep

Team Leaders
Keiser
Kills: 20 - Seward
Assists: 28 - VandeHei
Digs: 13 - Leff
 
Florida Memorial
Kills: 11 - Maric
Assists: 14 - Rivera
Digs: 14 - Molina

Coach's Corner
Head Coach James Rogers said, "Hats off to Alfonso Alvarez and his Florida Memorial team, as they fought extremely hard for every point tonight. I am proud of the way our girls responded in key situations and got the job done."

Up Next
The Seahawks hit the road this Saturday as they take on Southeastern University in Lakeland, beginning at 2:00 p.m.