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Women's Basketball Hosts 2021 Keiser Thanksgiving Classic

The Keiser women's basketball team (6-2) hosts the 2021 Keiser Thanksgiving Classic (Nov. 23-24) at the Student Life Center. Participating in this year's Classic will be Brewton-Parker, Florida Memorial, and Voorhees (S.C.). The Seahawks will open play versus the Brewton-Parker Barons at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday. 
 

gameday

2021 Keiser Thanksgiving Classic (Nov. 23-24)
Participants: 
Keiser Seahawks, Brewton-Parker Barons, Florida Memorial Lions, Voorhees (S.C.) Tigers

Keiser Seahawks (6-2) vs. Brewton-Parker Barons (5-2)
Tuesday, November 23, 2021 - 1:00 PM
Student Life Center  (West Palm Beach, Fla.) 

Keiser Seahawks (6-2) vs. Voorhees (S.C.) Tigers (3-3)
Wednesday, November 24, 2021 - 3:00 PM
Student Life Center  (West Palm Beach, Fla.) 

WATCH: The Sun Digital Network
LIVE STATS: SIDEARM STATS
ADMISSION: Full Day Pass $20 / Half Day Pass $10



series
  • Brewton-Parker
  • Tuesday marks the second meeting all-time between Keiser and Brewton-Parker with the Seahawks owning a 1-0 lead in the series history.
  • The last meeting between the two teams resulted in a 75-71 win for the Seahawks on November 13, 2017, in Mount Vernon, Georgia.
  • Keiser had a pair of players record double figures led by Kensha'dra Smith with 16 points and Nikki Saunders with 13 points off the bench to lead the Seahawks to the four-point win.
  • Tuesday will mark the first meeting between the two schools at the Student Life Center.
 
  • Voorhees (S.C.)
  • Wednesday marks the 10th meeting all-time between Keiser and Voorhees (S.C.) with the Seahawks owning a 5-4 lead in the series history.
  • The last meeting between the two teams resulted in a 69-49 win for the Seahawks on October 30, 2021, in Denmark, South Carolina.
  • In that contest, the Seahawks led the entire game en route to the 20-point victory. Chiara De Virgilio's game-high 15 points and Elise Ellison-Coons' second straight double-double (10 pts., 13 reb.) guided KU to its third straight win to start the season.
  • Keiser has won two straight versus the Tigers. 
  • Wednesday will mark the fifth meeting all-time between the two teams at the Student Life Center with the Seahawks holding a 3-1 edge in that series.
  • Keiser is averaging 61.33 points per game versus the Tigers all-time. 

  

story
  • Keiser is looking to improve to 7-2 on the year with a win on Tuesday.
  • The Seahawks are coming off a 73-66 loss at Florida Memorial on Saturday. 
  • 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 KU suffered its second conference loss of the season.
  • Three Seahawks reached double-figures in scoring (Chiara De Virgilio - 13; Elise Ellison-Coons - 12; Shykim Gillion - 10).
  • KU is now averaging 69.6 points per game with an average margin of victory of +17.8 this season.
  • The Seahawks are averaging 50.1 rebounds per game (No. 2 in the nation).
  • KU owns an average rebounding margin of +13.3 (No. 11 in the nation).
  • Brewton-Parker enters Tuesday's game with a 5-2 record, coming off an 88-84 (OT) loss versus No. 22 Loyola on Saturday. 
 

stat comparison

Brewton-Parker
 
Keiser 2021-22 Stats Brewton-Parker
69.6 ppg Scoring 77.7 ppg
.378 FG% .404
.299 3PT% .305
.688 FT% .515
50.1 rpg Rebounding 43.9 rpg
17.6 apg Assists 14.6 apg
12.9 spg Steals 8.7 spg
3.0 bpg Blocks 3.6 bpg
Leaders
Elise Ellison-Coons (11.1 ppg) Scoring Madison Evans (15.9 ppg)
Elise Ellison-Coons (.536) FG% Angel McRae (.553)
Chiara De Virgilio (.474) 3PT% Micah Bess (.476)
Two players (1.000) FT% Mayya Hopkins (.833)
Elise Ellison-Coons (8.0 rpg) Rebounding Angel McRae (10.9 rpg)
Shykim Gillion (34) Assists Madison Evans (25)
Shykim Gillion (21) Steals Three players (8)
Two players (6) Blocks Two players (2)


Voorhees (S.C.) Tigers
 
Keiser 2021-22 Stats Voorhees (S.C.)
69.6 ppg Scoring 64.5 ppg
.378 FG% .361
.299 3PT% .245
.688 FT% .573
50.1 rpg Rebounding 47.7 rpg
17.6 apg Assists 9.8 apg
12.9 spg Steals 9.3 spg
3.0 bpg Blocks 0.5 bpg
Leaders
Elise Ellison-Coons (11.1 ppg) Scoring Brittani McDonald (17.8 ppg)
Elise Ellison-Coons (.536) FG% Brittani McDonald (.491)
Chiara De Virgilio (.474) 3PT% Kacey Johnson (.375)
Two players (1.000) FT% Inga Colclough (.846)
Elise Ellison-Coons (8.0 rpg) Rebounding Inga Colclough (9.8)
Shykim Gillion (34) Assists Diamond Culver (13)
Shykim Gillion (21) Steals Brittani McDonald (14)
Two players (6) Blocks Three players (1)
    

 
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Players Mentioned

Nikki Saunders

#32 Nikki Saunders

C
6' 2"
Second Year
Chiara De Virgilio

#12 Chiara De Virgilio

G
5' 7"
Fourth Year
Shykim Gillion

#2 Shykim Gillion

G
5' 5"
Third Year
Elise Ellison

#22 Elise Ellison

F
5' 10"
First Year

Players Mentioned

Nikki Saunders

#32 Nikki Saunders

6' 2"
Second Year
C
Chiara De Virgilio

#12 Chiara De Virgilio

5' 7"
Fourth Year
G
Shykim Gillion

#2 Shykim Gillion

5' 5"
Third Year
G
Elise Ellison

#22 Elise Ellison

5' 10"
First Year
F