Score: Keiser 77, St. Thomas 61
Records: Keiser (6-1, 2-1 SUN), St. Thomas (2-2, 0-2 SUN) 
Location: Student Life Center (West Palm Beach, Fla.)
Keiser Starters: Shykim Gillion (G), Chiara De Virgilio (G), Andressa Nascimento (F), Kaitlyn Fertig (F), Angela Denis (C).
St. Thomas Starters: Patricia Martinez-Sanz (G), Kasey Gagan (G), Kayla Rodriguez (G), Samaria August (G), Chrystal Pressley (F).

The Keiser Seahawks used a second-half surge, outscoring the Bobcats, 49-27, to come away with a 77-61 win over St. Thomas on Thursday night. Five Seahawks scored in double-figures on Thursday, including Kaitlyn Fertig, who led KU with 15 points on 6-of-13 shooting.   




Four straight successful trips to the charity stripe by Shykim Gillion in the third gave the Seahawks their first lead of the game, 47-45, sparking an 8-2 run to close out the frame.  
   

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St. Thomas 19, Keiser 9

• The Seahawks fell behind early, missing their first nine shots. 
• Elliana Schaefer hit the first bucket of the game for Keiser, draining a trey with 4:37 left in the quarter.
• Schaefer hit a pair of free throws at the 3:55 mark to cut the Bobcat lead to four, 9-5.
• STU closed out the quarter, outscoring the Seahawks, 10-4.

St. Thomas 34, Keiser 28

• A 3-pointer by Kaitlyn Fertig pulled Keiser within eight, 23-14 (with 6:24 left in the half).
• Both teams traded buckets over the next four minutes.
• Fertig again brought the deficit to single-digits with a 3-pointer with under a minute left in the half, 34-26.
• Schaefer hit two free throws with seven seconds on the clock to make the score, 34-28, heading into halftime.  

Keiser 52, St. Thomas 47

• A layup by Angela Denis (9:26) and a trey by Andressa Nascimento (8:39) pulled the Seahawks within one in the early part of the third.
• Chiara De Virgilio tied the game at, 43-43, with 3-pointer at the 3:42 mark. 
• Shykim Gillion gave KU its first lead of the with 2:20 on the clock after converting four straight from the charity stripe. 
• The Seahawks went on a 7-2 run to end the quarter and take a 5-point lead, 52-47.

Keiser 77, St. Thomas 66

• The fourth quarter saw the Seahawks extend their lead to double-digits following a layup by Schaefer with 8:33 left in the game.
• De Virgilio made it 62-49 with a 3-point at the 7:18 mark.
• Nascimento made it a 17-point game with a bucket from downtown with 5:16 on the game clock.
• The Seahawks took their largest lead of the game (20) with her fourth 3-pointer of the game (4:15)

 

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• With the win, Keiser improves to 6-1 on the year and 2-1 in Sun Conference action.
• With the win, KU has now won four of the last six outings versus the Bobcats.  
• The marks the Seahawk's second straight over St. Thomas at the Student Life Center.
• KU improves to 9-24 all-time versus St. Thomas and is now 7-8 all-time versus the Bobcats at the SLC.
• With the 16-point win, Keiser has recorded an average margin of victory of +21.4 through the first seven games. 

• The Seahawks shot 43.1 percent from the floor (25-of-58) and were 11-of-24 from beyond the arc (45.8 percent).
• The 45.8 percent shooting from beyond the arc was a season-high for the Seahawks.
• Keiser shot 59.3 percent from the floor in the second half, outscoring the Bobcats, 49-27.
• The Bobcats converted 24-of-65 from the floor (36.9 percent) and shot 20.0 percent from 3-point range (4-of-20).
• Five Seahawks reached double-figures in scoring (Kaitlyn Fertig - 15; Andressa Nascimento - 13; Chiara De Virgilio - 12; Elliana Schaefer - 11; Shykim Gillion - 10).
• Nascimento led all Keiser players with eight rebounds. 

 

• Ties: 2
• Lead Changes: 1
• Largest Lead: Keiser (20); St. Thomas (12)

Keiser

• Points: Kaitlyn Fertig (15)
• Rebounds: Andressa Nascimento (8)
• Assists: Shykim Gillion (5)

 
St. Thomas 

• Points: Brooke Bogatz (16)
• Rebounds: Three players (8)
• Assists: Two players (4)

Keiser travels to Miami Gardens to take on the Florida Memorial Lions on Saturday, November 18. Game time is set for 2:00 p.m.