Score: Florida Memorial 73, Keiser 66
Records: Keiser (6-2, 2-2 SUN), Florida Memorial (3-3, 3-0 SUN) 
Location: FMU Wellness Center (Miami Gardens, Fla.)
Keiser Starters: Shykim Gillion (G), Chiara De Virgilio (G), Andressa Nascimento (F), Kaitlyn Fertig (F), Angela Denis (C).
Florida Memorial Starters: Keaynna Tolbert (G), Chantel Barnett (G), Aliyah-Deen Ahmad (G), Da'Marreya Johnson (C), Monique Esbrand (F).

In a game that saw 14 lead changes and 14 ties, it was a stretch of 2:43 in fourth that determined the outcome as the Keiser women's basketball team (6-2, 2-2 SUN) suffered a 73-66 loss at Florida Memorial (3-3, 3-0 SUN) on Saturday.    




With 2:43 left in the game, FMU went on a 14-0 run to close out the game and hand the Seahawks the 73-66 loss. 
 

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Keiser 19, Florida Memorial 11

• FMU jumped out to a 6-0 lead before a jumper by Kaitlyn Fertig got KU on the board with 7:10 left in the quarter.
• The Seahawks tied the game, 6-6, following a Taylor Jones bucket at the 5:39 mark.
• KU made it a 10-0 run with a layup by Elise Ellison-Coons (4:11) and took a 10-6 lead.
• A 3-point play by FMU's Keaynna Tolbert gave the Lions a one-point lead (11-10) with 2:58 left in the first.
• Keiser closed out the first on a 9-0 run to take a 19-11 lead.

Florida Memorial 31, Keiser 28

• The Lions went on an 8-2 run to start the second and cut the KU lead to 21-19 with 6:09 remaining in the half.
• After FMU took a 22-21 lead, Chiara De Virgilio drained a 3-pointer to give the Seahawks a 24-22 advantage (4:36).
• Both side exchanged buckets over the next two minutes as KU held a 26-24 lead (2:36).
• FMU went on a 7-2 run to end the half and take a three-point lead heading into intermission. 

Florida Memorial 51, Keiser 49

• Andressa Nascimento tied the game, right out of the gates, hitting a 3-pointer (9:47).
• The Lions regained the lead on the ensuing possession as Aliyah-Deen Ahmad hit a 3-pointer of her own (34-31).
• A layup by Angela Denis tied the game at 35-35 (7:37) off an assist by De Virgilio.
• The score went back-and-forth over the next minute and a-half.
• FMU extended its lead to four (43-39) following a fastbreak layup by Tolbert (4:46).
• The Seahawks took back the lead as Shykim Gillion drained two attempts at the charity stripe, 47-45, with 2:30 left on the clock.
• The Lions out-scored the Seahawks, 6-2, in the final 2:30 of the third to take a 51-49 lead.

Florida Memorial 73, Keiser 66

• A 3-pointer by Fertig erased FMU's lead and gave KU the advantage on the scoreboard, 54-53, with 7:18 left in the game.
• The Seahawks took their largest lead of the game (9), 64-55, after Ellison-Coons converted a layup in the paint with 4:10 remaining. 
• A bucket by Jones gave KU a 66-59 lead with 2:43 on the game clock.
• FMU went on a 14-0 run in the final 2:43, to take the 73-66 victory. 

 

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• With the loss, Keiser drops to 6-2 on the year and 2-2 in Sun Conference action.
• The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for the Seahawks over the Lions.  
• The loss drops KU to 6-9 all-time versus FMU in Miami Gardens.
• Women's basketball falls to 18-14 all-time versus Florida Memorial in Sun Conference competition. 
• Despite the six-point loss, KU has registered a scoring margin of +17.8 this season.

• The Seahawks shot 41.5 percent from the floor (27-of-65) and were 6-of-25 from beyond the arc (28.6 percent).
• Each team registered 18 points off the other's turnovers (KU - 20; FMU - 16).
• FMU held a slight 44-41 edge in rebounding, including a 15-14 advantage on the offensive glass. 
• The Lions converted 25-of-63 from the floor (39.7 percent) and shot 19.0 percent from 3-point range (4-of-21).
• Three Seahawks reached double-figures in scoring (Chiara De Virgilio - 13; Elise Ellison-Coons - 12; Shykim Gillion - 10).
• Gillion led all Keiser players with eight rebounds.
• De Virgilio tallied a team-high six assists.  

 

• Ties: 14
• Lead Changes: 14
• Largest Lead: Keiser (9); Florida Memorial (7)

Keiser

• Points: Chiara De Virgilio (13)
• Rebounds: Shykim Gillion (8)
• Assists: Chiara De Virgilio (6)

 
Florida Memorial

• Points: Keaynna Tolbert (20)
• Rebounds: Aliyah-Deen Ahmad (11)
• Assists: Keaynna Tolbert (6)

The Seahawks will host the Keiser Thanksgiving Classic (Nov. 23-24). This year's classic will feature, Florida Memorial, Brewton-Parker, and Voorhees (S.C.).