
Sun Conference Quarterfinal
Score: Keiser 67, Coastal Georgia 44
Records: Keiser (15-11), Coastal Georgia (13-11)
Location: Student Life Center, West Palm Beach, Fla.
The fourth-seeded Keiser Seahawks upended fifth-seeded Coastal Georgia, 67-44, on Tuesday evening in the Sun Conference Quarterfinals.
With the victory, the Seahawks advance to the Sun Conference Semifinals for the first time since 2017.
Keiser 15, Coastal Georgia 11
- The opening five minutes featured three lead changes and two ties with KU leading 9-6 at the media timeout.
- The Seahawks went on to hold a 13-11 advantage at the end of the quarter.
Keiser 30, Coastal Georgia 24
- Keiser opened the quarter on an 8-2 run, claiming their first double-digit lead of the night, 23-13, with 6:33 to go in the half.
- The Mariners answered back with a 6-2 run, forcing a Keiser timeout with the scoreboard reading, 25-19, with 3:16 remaining.
- CCG got as close as five, 27-22 when Stina Rehn-Andersson connected from distance at the 1:13 mark.
- The Seahawks went on to lead 30-24 at the intermission break.
Keiser 42, Coastal Georgia 37
- Coastal Georgia kept chipping away at their deficit, making it a one-possession game, 39-37, with 2:05 left in the third period.
- The final points of the period came on free throws as KU led 42-37.
Keiser 67, Coastal Georgia 44
- Keiser outscored the Mariners 25-7 in the final quarter of the Sun Conference Quarterfinals.
- Back-to-back three-pointers by Emily Patton and Antigonie Sanabria jump-started a 10-3 run, bumping the Seahawks lead to 52-40 with 6:42 remaining in the contest and a CCG timeout.
- Out of the huddle, Keiser tallied six of the next seven points, extending the margin to 58-41 with 3:52 to go. Keondra Smith started and ended the run with jumpers in the paint.
- The Seahawks continued to cruise with Patton putting an exclamation point on the victory with a three-pointer with 12 seconds left as KU won, 67-44.

- 2: Patton and Sanabria finished with a game-best 18 points apiece.
- 5: Chiara De Virgilio and Sanabria dished out a game-best five assists.
- 8: The Seahawks had not won a quarterfinal game since 2013.
- 9: Keiser won the rebounding battle on the evening, 48-39.
- 15/12: Smith notched a double-double with 15 points and a game-best 12 rebounds.
- 30: Both teams scored 30 points in the paint.
Keiser
- Points: Sanabria/Patton (18)
- Rebounds: Smith (12)
- Assists: De Virgilio/Sanabria (5)
Coastal Georgia
- Points: Porter (14)
- Rebounds: Porter/Simmons (7)
- Assists: Little/Porter (2)

Keiser vs. No. 11 Southeastern in the Sun Conference Semifinals on Friday, Feb. 26 at 5:00 p.m. in Lakeland, Fla.