Keiser University Athletics

Score: Thomas 59, Keiser 43
Records: Keiser (4-1, 0-1 SUN), Thomas (1-3, 1-0 SUN) 
Location: TU Gymnasium (Thomasville, Ga.) 
Keiser Starters: Shykim Gillion (G), Chiara De Virgilio (G), Andressa Nascimento (F), Kaitlyn Fertig (F), Angela Denis (C).
Thomas Starters: Amayla Sharif (G), Xenia Cavalle (G), Ta'Nija Watson (G), Destiny Reed (F), Dyani Sheppard (F).

Keiser was unable to overcome poor shooting from the field (23.7 percent) as the Seahawks fell to the Thomas Night Hawks in the team's Sun Conference opener, 59-43. Elliana Schaefer led all Seahawks with nine points off of the bench.




TU went on a 10-0 run to end the first half, giving the Night Hawks a 28-18 advantage.   

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Thomas 15, Keiser 11

• After falling behind, 5-0, KU used a pair of 3-pointers by Chiara De Virgilio and Andressa Nascimento to take a 6-5 lead with 7:56 left in the quarter.
• Trailing 10-8 with 2:19 on the game clock freshman Elliana Schaefer drained a trey to give the Seahawks the 11-10 advantage.
• Buckets by TU's Jaleigh Miller and Alexis Boston gave the Night Hawks a four-point lead after 10 minutes of action.

Thomas 28, Keiser 18

• KU battled back to start the second as Angela Denis rattled off six straight points for the Seahawks to take a 16-15 lead with 8:19 remaining in the half.
• Down two, 18-16, a jumper by Kaitlyn Fertig tied the game at 18-all with 6:50 left on the game clock.
• The Seahawks hit a dry spell in the final six and a half minutes, going 0-for-5 from the floor and committing three turnovers.
• The Night Hawks went on a 10-0 run to end the half and take a 28-18 lead.

Thomas 43, Keiser 31

• A tip-in bucket by Elise Ellison-Coons cut the lead to single digits early in the quarter (9:02).
• However, TU extended its lead 12 following a pair of made free throws by Amayla Sharif with 8:11 left in the third.
• Another tip-in basket by Ellison-Coons dropped TU's lead to eight (34-26) with five minutes left in the third.
• The Night Hawks out-scored the Seahawks, 9-5, in the final five minutes of the quarter to take a 43-31 lead.

Thomas 59, Keiser 43

• The Seahawks cut the lead back to single digits following a layup by Stina Rehn-Andersson with 8:24 left to play.
• TU regained an 11-point lead before a Schaefer layup made it nine (47-38) with 7:31 on the clock.
• The Night Hawks extended their lead 51-38 following a jumper by Ta'Nija Watson (5:41).
• Buckets by Schaefer and Denis brought the TU lead back down to nine (51-42 with 4:02 remaining).
• Thomas closed out the game on an 8-1 run to come away with the 59-43 victory.

 

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• The loss is the first of the season for the Seahawks.
• The loss snapped a string of four straight victories for the Seahawks over the Night Hawks. 
• The loss drops Keiser to 11-7 all-time versus Thomas and 6-4 all-time when played in Thomasville, Georgia.

• The Seahawks shot 23.7 percent from the floor (14-of-59) and 3-of-17 from beyond the arc (17.6 percent).
• The Night Hawks converted 20-of-44 from the floor (45.5 percent) and shot 50.0 percent from 3-point range (6-of-12)
• Angela Denis led all Seahawks with 10 rebounds. 
• Elliana Schaefer posted career-high nine points on Thursday.
• The Seahawks were out-rebounded for the first time this season, 40-37

• Ties: 1
• Lead Changes: 8
• Largest Lead: Keiser (1); Thomas (17)

Keiser

• Points: Elliana Schaefer (9)
• Rebounds: Angela Denis (10)
• Assists: Shykim Gillion (3)

 
Thomas

• Points: Jaleigh Miller (14)
• Rebounds: Alexis Boston (13)
• Assists: Ta'Nija Watson (9)

Keiser travels to Brunswick, Georgia, to take on the Coastal Georgia Mariners in Sun Conference action on Saturday, November 13. Game time is set for 2:00 PM.