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Huddle
72
Winner Keiser University KUW 6-5, 3-3
56
Ave Maria AMU 4-7, 1-4
Winner
Keiser University KUW
6-5, 3-3
72
Final
56
Ave Maria AMU
4-7, 1-4
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Keiser University KUW 16 18 22 16 72
Ave Maria AMU 10 15 16 15 56

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women's Basketball Knocks Off Ave Maria, 72-56

Game Information
Score: Keiser 72, Ave Maria 56
Records: Keiser (6-5, 3-3), Ave Maria (4-7, 1-4)
Location: Donahue Academy, Ave Maria, Fla.

Keiser University closed out 2020 with a 72-56 victory against Ave Maria on Thursday evening.

How it Happened

First Quarter
Keiser 16, Ave Maria 10
  • Ave Maria held a 7-4 advantage at the first media timeout with 4:41 showing on the scoreboard.
  • After trading buckets, back-to-back Shykim Gillion layups knotted the game at 10-10 with 2:08 remaining.
  • Keiser then went 6-for-6 at the charity stripe to lead 16-10 at the end of the opening quarter.

Second Quarter
Keiser 34, Ave Maria 25
  • The Gyrenes twice got to within a possession but each time Antigonie Sanabria converted layups as KU led 22-18 with 6:46 to go.
  • The Seahawks held a 25-20 advantage at the 4:26 media timeout as Chiara De Virgilio was fouled on a made layup.
  • Keiser came out of the stoppage with an 8-0 run to lead 33-20 as AMU took a timeout with 1:45 left in the opening half. Sanabria led the way with six points including the opening four points.
  • KU went on to hold a 34-25 advantage at the intermission as Sanabria had a game-best 13 points.

Third Quarter
Keiser 56, Ave Maria 41
  • Keiser opened the third quarter strong, using an 18-4 run to claim their largest lead of the game, 52-29, with 3:21 remaining.
  • The Seahawks went on to hold a 56-41 advantage with one quarter remaining in the contest.

Fourth Quarter
Keiser 72, Ave Maria 56
  • AMU managed to get within 15 points on a pair of occasions but the Seahawks wouldn't let them any closer as they claimed the final game of 2020 by a final score of 72-56.
  • Keiser narrowly outscored the home team in the final frame, 16-15.

KU Highlights
  • 3: Three Seahawks finished with double-digit points led by a game-best 21 points from Sanabria.
  • 9: KU came away with nine steals led by a game-best four by Andressa Nascimento.
  • 12: Angela Denis pulled down a game-best 12 rebounds with four coming on the offensive glass.
  • 13: Keiser went 13-of-15 from charity stripe including a perfect 6-of-6 first quarter.
  • 22: Keiser dominated on the glass this evening, out-rebounding Ave Maria, 53-31.

Team Leaders
Keiser
  • Points: Sanabria (21)
  • Rebounds: Denis (12)
  • Assists: Three Tied (3)
 
Ave Maria
  • Points: T. Allen (15)
  • Rebounds: Chambers (7)
  • Assists: T. Allen (4)

Up Next
Keiser vs. Webber International on Saturday, Jan. 2 at 2:00 p.m. in the Student Life Center in West Palm Beach, Fla.
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