Game Information
Score: Keiser 76, Coastal Georgia 66
Records: Keiser (10-11, 4-6 TSC), Coastal Georgia (12-7, 6-4 TSC)
Location: Student Life Center, West Palm Beach, Fla.
Keiser Starters: Rodriguez (G), Dyson (G), Sanabria (G), Saunders (F), Long (F)
CCG Starters:  Gipson (G), Baker (G), Gisladottir (G), McMorris (F), Washington (F)

Keiser Highlights

• Four Keiser players finished in double figures including three starters as Midori Long led the way with a massive double-double of 23 points and a career-best 18 rebounds.
• Antigonie Sanabria dropped 20 points and Donivan Dyson rounded out the starters with 14 points.
• For the second straight game, Kelly Meade came off the bench to score eleven points on 3-of-5 shooting from deep.
• Yaire Rodriguez finished with a game-best nine assists to go along with six rebounds.
• The Seahawks are riding a three-game winning streak, their longest of the 2018-19 season.

Turning Point
An 8-0 run with just two minutes coming off the clock in the third quarter turned the margin from five points into the Seahawks first double-digit lead of the night.
 
How it Happened

• Dyson and Long combined for eight of the Seahawks opening ten points as Coastal Georgia led 20-10 at the end of the opening quarter.
• Keiser opened the second frame on a 12-3 run highlighted by six points from Long to close within a point, 23-22, with 4:03 remaining.
• Coastal Georgia briefly halted the run with a jumper in the paint but a floater from Rodriguez and a Meade three-pointer, gave KU their first lead of the night, 27-25, with 2:38 left in the half.
• Following a tying bucket from Brianna Gipson, the Seahawks ended the half on a 5-2 spurt to lead 32-29 at the break. Long led the way with 13 points and eight rebounds in the half.
• Two minutes into the new half, the Seahawks used an 8-0 run to turn a five-point game into their first double digit advantage of the evening, 46-33, at the 5:05 mark.
• After trading buckets, CCG went on a 10-0 run to climb within a single possession, 48-45, with 1:29 to go in the quarter.
• However, the Seahawks ended the quarter with eight straight points to lead 55-45 with ten minutes remaining in regulation.
• Keiser opened the final frame on a 13-3 run, claiming their largest advantage of the evening, 65-48, with 5:59 showing on the scoreboard.
• The visitors cut the gap to as small as seven, 73-66, with 1:36 left but the Seahawks went on to win by a final of 76-66.

 
Inside the Box Score

• The Seahawks pulled down 17 offensive boards, led by a season-best nine from Long. These rebounds led to 19 second-chance points on the night.
• KU narrowly won the rebounding battle, 47-45, while scoring 34 points in the paint.
• The Seahawks assisted on 22 of their 25 made field goals.
• Keiser controlled the fast-break as they held a 4-0 edge in that category.

Game Notes

• Keiser picked up their first-ever win against the Mariners of Coastal Georgia. The Seahawks now trail 4-1 in the all-time series.
• Tonight marked the start of the second go-around in Sun Conference play.
• The Seahawks announced tonight that they raised $2,223 during their We Back Pat game on Saturday.
• Long has recorded a double-double in ten contests this season.

Coach's Corner With Pam Oswald
Our players really dug in after that 1st quarter and kept their composure. We have players understanding that we need to make plays - get stops & that's what we were able to do in that 2nd quarter. Midori has just been the consummate consistent player for us all season. We can count on her score on the low block and grab rebounds. For an undersized post player in our conference she is making a name for herself. I can't say enough how big our 6th man in the stands were tonight in this win. The support we had from our student-athletes, coaches, faculty & staff was amazing & our players fed off that.

Ties: 1
Lead Changes: 1
Largest Lead: Keiser (17), Coastal Georgia (12)
 
Team Leaders
Keiser
Points: Long (23)
Rebounds: Long (18)
Assists: Rodriguez (9)
 
Coastal Georgia
Points: Gipson (25)
Rebounds: Gipson (8)
Assists: Gisladottir/McMorris (4)
 
Up Next
Keiser remains home on Saturday to take on Thomas University at 2:00 p.m. The Seahawks defeated the Night Hawks 65-56 to open TSC play.