Score: Keiser 46, No. 15 Southeastern 60
Records: Keiser (12-8, 9-6), No. 15 Southeastern (18-2, 15-0)
Location: Student Life Center, West Palm Beach, Fla.

Keiser University battled hard against No. 15 Southeastern but fell in the end, 60-46, on Thursday evening in West Palm Beach.




Keiser 12, Southeastern 14

• Keiser forced an early SEU timeout with 7:31 remaining as the Seahawks led 5-2.
• The Fire responded out of the stoppage with four straight points, claiming a 6-5 advantage with 6:44 to go.
• Emily Patton briefly put the Seahawks on top by one, but four consecutive SEU points made it 11-7 in favor of the visitors with 3:13 remaining.
• Antigonie Sanabria made it a one-point game with a three-ball, but the Fire held a 14-12 advantage at the end of the quarter.

Keiser 23, Southeastern 27

• Sanabria opened the quarter with a long ball as Keiser took a one-point lead at the 9:28 mark.
• Four straight points by SEU forced a Keiser timeout as the home team trailed 18-15 with 7:38 left in the first half.
• The Fire bumped the margin to five before the Seahawks went on an 8-0 run, reclaiming a 23-20 lead with 3:08 remaining.
• Southeastern ended the run with a three-pointer and took a timeout as the game was tied with 2:51 to go.
• SEU went on to score the final four points of the half to lead 27-23.

Keiser 36, Southeastern 41

• A pair of Patton free throws made it a two-point game but an 8-2 run the Fire extended their advantage to 35-27 with 6:19 showing.
• Patton connected on a pair of three-pointers, dwindling the deficit to 37-33 with 3:24 remaining in the quarter.
• SEU bagged the next four points but a Sanabria three-pointer with 17.1 seconds made it 41-36 in favor of the Fire.

Keiser 46, Southeastern 60

• SEU opened the final quarter with seven consecutive points, upping their lead to double digits for the first time, 48-36, with 6:12 left.
• Following four straight points by KU, the Fire went on an 8-0 run to lead 56-40 with 2:30 remaining in the contest.
• The Seahawks had no quit, rattling off six straight points and calling a timeout, trailing 56-46, with 55.6 ticks to go.
• Southeastern went on to win the Sun Conference contest, 60-46.

 

• 2: The Seahawks had two players reach double-digits on the evening led by Patton with 15.
• 3: Patton and Sanabria each connected on three from beyond the arc as the Seahawks finished with seven deep balls.
• 4: Chiara De Virgilio dished out a team-best four dimes.
• 7: Angela Denis and Andresa Nascimento finished with a team-best seven rebounds apiece.
• 9: Keiser notched nine points off turnovers.

Keiser

• Points: Patton (15)
• Rebounds: Denis/Nascimento (7)
• Assists: De Virgilio (4)

 
Southeastern

• Points: Howarth (17)
• Rebounds: Howarth (9)
• Assists: Hecox (5)

Keiser vs. Webber International on Saturday, Feb. 6 at 2:00 p.m. in the Sabbagh Center in Babson Park, Fla.