Score: Keiser 69, Florida Memorial 52
Records: Keiser (8-6, 5-4), Florida Memorial (6-5, 6-4)
Location: FMU Wellness Center, Miami Gardens, Fla.

The Seahawks won back-to-back Sun Conference road games with a 69-52 victory at Florida Memorial on Thursday evening.




Keiser 16, Florida Memorial 12

• The Seahawks jumped out to an early 7-3 advantage with three minutes coming off the clock.
• Florida Memorial used a 7-3 run to tie the game at 10-10 with 3:07 remaining.
• After Emily Patton split at the line, FMU connected on a pair of free throws for their first lead of the game, 12-11, with 2:22 to go.
• However, Patton scored the final five points of the quarter as Keiser led, 16-12.

Keiser 31, Florida Memorial 30

• The Lions scored the opening five points of the frame, taking a 17-16 advantage with 8:04 showing on the scoreboard.
• Keiser matched the run as Chiara De Virgilio connected from deep and Keondra Smith converted a layup, forcing an FMU timeout with the Seahawks ahead, 21-17, with 6:12 remaining.
• Out of the stoppage, FMU tallied four consecutive points, knotting the game at 21-21 at the 5:09 mark.
• Following two ties, four straight KU points gave the Seahawks their largest lead of the half, 29-25, with 1:13 left.
• Florida Memorial scored six of the final seven points of the half, but trailed, 31-30.
• Patton led all scorers in the half with 12 points.

Keiser 51, Florida Memorial 44

• The Lions opened with a jumper but five straight points for Keiser made it 36-32 with 8:10 left in the quarter.
• Florida Memorial closed to within one, 39-38, but a 6-0 run extended the Seahawks lead to 45-38 with 3:58 to go.
• Smith boasted five of Keiser's final six points of the quarter to lead 51-44.

Keiser 69, Florida Memorial 52

• Keiser opened the final quarter on a 10-2 run, bumping the advantage to 61-46 with 6:54 remaining. Daniela Barrios led the way with five points and an assist.
• FMU briefly halted the run with a jumper before the Seahawks notched six consecutive points to make it 67-48 at the 3:04 media timeout.
• A Smith jumper with 57 ticks left gave KU their largest lead of the night, 69-50.
• The Seahawks went on to claim the Sun Conference road victory, 69-52.

• 3: Patton led the Seahawks in scoring for the third straight game, boasting a game-best 22 points.
• 4: De Virgilio dished out a game-best four assists and Barrios had a game-best four steals.
• 8: The Seahawks limited FMU to eight points in the final quarter.
• 15: Smith finished with a season-best 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting.
• 24: Keiser forced 24 turnovers which led to 25 points.
• 44: The Seahawks pulled down 44 rebounds with Smith leading the way with seven.

Keiser

• Points: Patton (22)
• Rebounds: Smith (7)
• Assists: De Virgilio (4)

 
Florida Memorial

• Points: Barnett (16)
• Rebounds: Barnett (9)
• Assists: Two Tied (2)

Keiser vs. St. Thomas on Saturday, Jan. 16 at 2:00 p.m. in the Student Life Center in West Palm Beach, Fla. The contest is the annual We Back Pat game.