Score: Keiser 87, Thomas 54
Records: Keiser (15-7, 6-4 SUN), Thomas (1-14, 1-8 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).
Thomas Starters: Destiny Reed (F), Ta'Nija Watson (G), Amayla Sharif (G), Xenia Cavalle (G), Dyani Sheppard (F)

Behind a monster double-double from Angela Denis, the Keiser women's basketball team cruised past Thomas, 87-54, in Sun Conference action Saturday afternoon.

Following the game, Keiser recognized five former Seahawks (Hannah Del Negro, Jamilla Banks-Wall, Dominique Winbush, Alasjia Dykes and Midori Long) as a part of Alumni Day.



After Thomas netted the opening basket of the contest, the Seahawks answered with a 10-0 run to take the lead, 10-3, and never relinquished it.  

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Keiser 23, Thomas 17

• After Thomas opened the scoring with a three-pointer, the Seahawks responded with a 10-0 run to jump out to a 10-3 lead at the 8:02 mark.
• Kaitlyn Fertig fueled the run with two triples and Denis capped it off with a pair of makes at the foul line.
• Four straight points by the Nighthawks drew them within three, 10-7, as 6:06 remained in the quarter.
• Keiser answered with a 6-0 spurt to stretch their lead to the largest of the quarter, 16-7, as 4:48 showed on the clock.
• Thomas netted 10 of the final 17 points of the quarter as KU took a 23-17 lead into the second.

Keiser 41, Thomas 29

• A 10-2 run by the Seahawks stretched their advantage to double figures for the first time, 35-23, with 2:52 left in the half.
• Four different Seahawks scored during the run, led by Denis' four points.
• The two sides split the final 12 points of the half as Keiser took a 41-29 advantage into the break.

Keiser 60, Thomas 48

• A Fertig triple to start the third sparked a 7-0 spurt by the Seahawks, who stretched their lead to 19, 48-29, with 8:20 left in the quarter.
• Taylor Jones gave KU a 20-point lead, 53-33, with a layup at the 6:15 mark.
• After Zaniah Banks extended Keiser's advantage to 23, 58-35, Thomas closed the quarter on a 13-2 run to trim the Seahawk lead to 12, 60-48.

Keiser 87, Thomas 64

• Thomas stretched their run to a 15-2 surge with a layup by Amayla Sharif to open the fourth, cutting the KU lead to 10, 60-50, as 9:45 remained in the contest.
• The Seahawks responded with a 27-4 run to close out the contest with an 87-54 victory.
• Denis jumpstarted the run with a basket at the 9:00 mark and Julia Fitzwater capped it off with a layup as :10 ticks remained on the clock.
• Denis led the charge during the run, racking up seven points, followed by Taylor Jones with five.

 

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• Keiser improves to 15-7 (6-4 SUN) with the victory.
• All-time against the Nighthawks, Keiser is now 12-7.
• The Seahawks have now won six of their last seven meetings with Thomas.
• In West Palm Beach, KU is now 6-3 all-time against the Nighthawks.
• At home this season, the Seahawks improved to 11-3.
• Head Coach Pam Oswald is now only two wins away from 100 for her Seahawk career.

• Denis registered her fourth double-double of the season after pouring in a game-best 19 points and pulling down a game-high 17 rebounds.
• The senior also swatted a career-best seven shots, matching the school record, in the win.
• Fertig followed her strong performance from Thursday night with a 17 point performance.
• Jones was the third and final Seahawk to reach double figures on Saturday as the freshman netted a career-high 13 points.
• Jones nearly logged her first double-double of the season after swiping a career-best seven steals in the win.
• Shykim Gillion stuffed the stat sheet, racking up nine points, a game-high seven assists and six rebounds.
• Keiser dominated the boards Saturday, outrebounding the Nighthawks 43-29.
• Defensively, the Seahawks forced 28 turnovers and registered 21 steals in the win.
• Overall, KU shot 49.3 percent from the field and 42.9 percent from downtown.

 

• Ties: 1
• Lead Changes: 1
• Largest Lead: Keiser (33); Thomas (3)

Keiser

• Points: Angela Denis (19)
• Rebounds: Angela Denis (17)
• Assists: Shykim Gillion (7)

 
Thomas

• Points: Destiny Reed (25)
• Rebounds: Destiny Reed (11)
• Assists: Amayla Sharif/Dyani Sheppard (3)

Keiser will look to make it three straight wins on Thursday, January 27, as the Seahawks host Florida Memorial. Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m. inside the Student Life Center.