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Chiara De Virgillio Action
63
Winner Keiser KUW 5-1, 1-1 SUN
54
Coastal Georgia COASTAL 3-4, 0-1 SUN
Winner
Keiser KUW
5-1, 1-1 SUN
63
Final
54
Coastal Georgia COASTAL
3-4, 0-1 SUN
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Keiser KUW 17 17 14 15 63
Coastal Georgia COASTAL 8 14 21 11 54

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women's Basketball Downs Coastal Georgia, 63-54

Game Information

Score: Keiser 63, Coastal Georgia 54
Records: Keiser (5-1, 1-1 SUN), Coastal Georgia (3-4, 0-1 SUN) 
Location: Coffin Gym (Brunswick, Ga.)
Keiser Starters: Shykim Gillion (G), Chiara De Virgilio (G), Andressa Nascimento (F), Kaitlyn Fertig (F), Angela Denis (C).
Coastal Georgia Starters: Kaliyah Little (G), Kelsey Leedle (G), Joyce Jordan (F), Nicole Hofmann (F), Alexis Forbes (C).

The Keiser Seahawks led wire-to-wire for the team's first Sun Conference victory of the 2021-22 season, defeating the Coastal Georgia Mariners, 63-54, on Saturday afternoon. Elise Ellison-Coons led all Seahawks with a career-high 21 points on 8-of-14 shooting. Chiara De Virgilio also reached double-figures in scoring, pouring in 13 points with seven rebounds and team-high three steals.


turning point

Leading by just three (53-50), Keiser's Elise Ellison-Coons rattled off five straight points to give the Seahawks an eight-point cushion with 5:26 left in the game. 
 
 
How it Happened



First Quarter

Keiser 17, Coastal Georgia 8
  • Keiser opened the game with a 6-0 run, capped off with a layup by Angela Denis with 7:14 left in the first.
  • Two free throws with 5:18 on the clock by Chiara De Virgilio gave the Seahawks a 9-3 lead.
  • Shykim Gillion extended the Seahawks' lead to nine with a made jumper at the 3:59 mark (13-5).
  • A 3-point play by CCGA's Sonia Forney cut Keiser's lead to to five with 3:35 on the game clock.
  • Buckets by Elliana Schaefer and Elise Ellison-Coons closed out the first as Keiser added to its lead, 17-8.

Second Quarter

Keiser 34, Coastal Georgia 22
  • The Seahawks took a double-digit lead following a 3-pointer by Andressa Nascimento, 20-8, with 8:54 left in the half.
  • A pair of made free throws by Taylor Jones gave Keiser a 26-15 lead (5:08).
  • De Virgilio drained a trey with 3:51 left in the half to give the Seahawks a 29-17 lead.
  • Ellison-Coons made the score 32-19 with 1:15 on the clock - the Seahawks then-biggest lead of the game.
  • De Virgilio made it a 15-point game with a layup (0:21).
  • A 3-pointer by the Mariners' Nicole Hofmann closed out the half as KU enter the break up 12 (34-22).

Third Quarter

Keiser 48, Coastal Georgia 43
  • The Mariners went on an 8-0 run to start the second half capped off with a jumper by Joyce Jordan with 6:10 remaining in the third. 
  • De Virgilio ended CCGA's run with a shot from downtown, 37-30 (5:52).
  • The Keiser lead was cut to 43-40 following a pair made shot from the charity stripe by Kaliyah Little (3:32)
  • Ellison-Coons pushed the Seahawks lead to 48-40 after going 3-for-4 from the charity stripe in the final 1:13 on the third.
  • Coastal Georgia hit a 3-pointer with 0:16 left to make the score 48-43.

Fourth Quarter

Keiser 63, Coastal Georgia 54
  • Keiser extended its lead following a 5-0 run to being the fourth as a layup by Ellison-Coons pushed the Seahawk lead to 10 (8:55 remaining).
  • A 3-pointer by CCGA's Hofmann with 7:14 on the game clock capped a 7-0 run by the Mariners and cut KU's lead to three, 53-50.
  • Ellison-Coons scored five straight points for the Seahawks as Keiser added to its lead, 58-50 (5:26 on the clock).
  • A layup by Jones pushed Keiser's lead to 11 (63-52 with 2:31 left).
  • The Mariners could only muster two made free throws in the final two minutes of the game as Keiser earned its first conference victory of the season, 63-54.
 


Game Notes

  • With the win, Keiser improves to 5-1 on the year and 1-1 in Sun Conference action.
  • The victory marks the fourth straight for the Seahawks over the Mariners. 
  • Having never trailed in the game, KU has now lead "wire-to-wire" in four of its first six contests.
  • Saturday's win marks the second victory for KU in Brunswick, Georgia (2-5 all-time).
  • With the nine-point win, Keiser has recorded an average margin of victory of +22.3 through the first six games. 
  • With the Mariners shooting just 26.6 percent from the floor, Keiser has now held its opponents under 30.0 percent shooting three times and under 35.0 percent five times this season.
  • KU held a slight edge in rebounds (+3) versus the Mariners and currently hold a rebounding margin of +19.0 in 2021-22.

inside the box score
  • The Seahawks shot 30.1 percent from the floor (22-of-73) and were 4-of-16 from beyond the arc (25.0 percent).
  • The Mariners converted 17-of-64 from the floor (26.6 percent) and shot 25.0 percent from 3-point range (7-of-28).
  • KU out-rebounded the Mariners, 44-41, and held an 18-15 edge on the offensive glass.
  • Elise Ellison-Coons scored a career-high 21 points on Saturday. 
  • Elise-Coons also recorded eight rebounds
  • Kaitlyn Fertig grabbed a season-high nine boards to lead the Seahawks.
  • Taylor Jones notched eight rebounds (five offensive).
  • Chiara De Virgilio posted 13 points, seven rebounds, and a team-high three steals. 
  • Five Seahawks had five-of-more rebounds in the contest. 
 
  • Ties: 0
  • Lead Changes: 0
  • Largest Lead: Keiser (15); Coastal Georgia (N/A)


Team Leaders

Keiser  
Coastal Georgia
  • Points: Nicole Hofmann (11)
  • Rebounds: Alexis Forbes (8)
  • Assists: Kaliyah Little (4)


Up Next

Keiser returns home to host the St. Thomas Bobcats on Thursday, November 18. Tipoff from the Student Life Center is set for 5:30 p.m. 

 
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