Score: Keiser 69, Voorhees College 49
Records: Keiser (3-0), Voorhees College (1-1)
Location: Leonard E. Dawson Gymnasium (Denmark, S.C.)
Keiser Starters: Shykim Gillion (G),
Chiara De Virgilio (G),
Andressa Nascimento (F),
Kaitlyn Fertig (F),
Angela Denis (C).
Led by
Chiara De Virgilio's game-high 15 points and
Elise Ellison-Coons' second straight double-double (10 pts., 13 reb.), the Keiser Seahawks breezed to a 69-49 win at Voorhees College on Saturday. The win wrapped up a three-game stretch in the state of South Carolina where the Seahawks outscored the opposition, 212-135.
A 14-3 run to start the game gave the Seahawks all the cushion they would need en route to the team's third straight win of 20-or-more points.
Keiser 26, Voorhees College 16
- The Seahawks got the scoring started before the clock ever began to wind as Voorhees was hit with an administrative technical foul prior to tip.
- KU rattled off eight straight points to start the game, capped off by a 3-pointer by De Virgilio with 8:38 left in the quarter. The trey was the first of four for the native of Rosario Santa Fe, Argentina.
- A fast-break layup by Shykim Gillion, set up off a steal by Andressa Nascimento, with 5:35 left to play in the first gave Keiser its then-largest lead of the game, 21-6.
- The Tigers made a 10-5 run in the closing minutes of the first quarter, cutting the Seahawk lead to 10.
Keiser 41, Voorhees College 25
- The Tigers chipped away at Keiser's lead early in the second, pulling within four (29-25) following a layup by Inga Colclough with 6:15 on the clock.
- A bucket by Elliana Schaefer off a steal by De Virgilio at the 5:47 mark, sparked a run the put the game out of reach.
- With 2:05 left to play, Taylor Jones converted a fast-break layup to make the score 39-25
- Kaitlyn Fertig ended the half with a jumper in the paint to close out a 12-0 run as Keiser went into halftime up, 41-25.
Keiser 58, Voorhees College 32
- For the second straight quarter, the KU defense held the Tigers to single-digit scoring.
- A trey by De Virgilio extended the Seahawk lead to 22, 47-25, with 8:49 on the game clock.
- The Tigers made a mini-run of 5-2 to pull the lead below 20 as the clock hit the 5:38 mark.
- Four straight made free throws (two by Ellison Coons and two by Schaefer) began an 8-2 KU run to end the third.
Keiser 69, Voorhees College 49
- The fourth quarter saw Voorhees out-score Keiser 17-11 but it was too little too late.
- After exchanging baskets to start the final frame, Schaefer gave the Seahawks their biggest lead of the game with a made jumper at the 7:00 mark. The bucket, which was assisted on by Angela Denis, gave Keiser a 64-34 lead (30 points).
- Three consecutive made free throws from the line cut the Keiser lead to under 20, 67-49 (00:25 left in the game).
- However, a made jumper as time expired by Zaniah Banks gave KU a 69-49 victory.
- With the win, Keiser improves to 5-4 all-time versus the Tigers.
- The win snapped a three-game losing skid to Voorhees in Denmark, South Carolina.
- Saturday's win improves the Seahawks to 3-0 to start the season. It is the team's first 3-0 start since the 2008-09 campaign. In that year, the Seahawks won their first six contests to begin the season.
- With the 69 points scored, KU is now averaging 70.7 points per game with a margin of victory of +25.7 this season.
- Having led the entire game, the Seahawks have only trailed for 2:47 so far this season.
- KU has posted a rebounding margin of +24.7 through the first three games.
Head Coach Pam Oswald
"Each game (of this road trip) I wanted to see where we were at; on the road, different type of competition, different type of arenas and thing, and being able to see different players of ours start to be more consistent. I've been able to see our players get more in a rhythm. Each little brink along the road is going to build a stronger team foundation. I love the way that these kids pull together. We've had very unselfish play. With the passion that they play with, I'm looking forward to seeing this team continue to grow and mold together."
- Keiser held a 54-37 edge in rebounds, including a 24-13 advantage on the offensive glass.
- The Seahawk defense forced 31 Voorhees turnovers resulting in 24 points for Keiser.
- Keiser controlled the paint, scoring 34 points in the lane and posting 20 second-chance points versus the Tigers.
- The Seahawks shot 37.1 percent from the floor (26-of-70) while Voorhees College shot 32.1 from the field (17-of-53).
- Keiser held Voorhees to just 1-of-14 on shots from downtown.
- KU drained six treys in the contest.
- Chiara De Virgilio notched a game-high 15 points - 12 coming from beyond the arc (4-of-5).
- For the second straight game, Elise Ellison-Coons (10 pts., 13 reb.) posted a double-double.
- Ties: 0
- Lead Changes: 0
- Largest Lead: Keiser (30); Voorhees College (N/A)
Keiser
Voorhees College
- Points: Inga Colclough (15)
- Rebounds: Inga Colclough (10)
- Assists: Kacey Johnson (5)
Keiser host Johnson (Fla.) on Wednesday, November 3. Game time from the Student Life Center is set for 5:30 PM.
