The No. 16-ranked Keiser Seahawks host the Ave Maria on Saturday, October 29. Kickoff from the Keiser Multi-Purpose Field is set for 5PM (ET). The Sun Conference game will be broadcast live on the Seahawk Digital Network, The Sun Digital Network and on ESPN West Palm 106.3 FM. Live stats will also be available on KUSeahawks.com. Pregame coverage begins at 4:30 PM.
Prior to the game, Keiser will honor 19 members of the football program, who will be appearing in the final home game of their Seahawk's career.
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No. 16 Keiser Seahawks (5-3, 4-0 SUN) vsÂ
Ave Maria Gyrenes (4-2, 1-1 SUN)
Saturday, October 29, 2022 - 5:00 PM
KU Football Field (1,500) - West Palm Beach, Fla. Â
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Saturday will mark the fifth meeting all-time between the two teams with the Seahawks owning a 3-1 lead in the series history.
- The last meeting between the two teams took place on November 13, 2021, resulting in a 34-27 win for the Seahawks at the Gyrene Field in Ave Maria, Florida.
- In that game, Marques Burgess scored the go-ahead touchdown with 5:13 left in the game as Keiser claimed a share of the Mid-South Conference Sun Division Championship.
- Keiser has won three straight versus the Gyrenes.
- The Seahawks are averaging 25.75 points per game all-time versus the Gyrenes.
- The Seahawks are 2-0 all-time versus Ave Maria in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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The Seahawks enter Game Nine of the 2022 season with a record of 5-3 (4-0 SUN) after defeating the Southeastern Fire, 40-14, on Saturday, October 22.
- The contest improved Keiser to 4-0 in Sun Conference action and 18-9 all-time away from the KU Multi-Purpose Field.
- Last Saturday, the Seahawks used a high-scoring fourth quarter (27 points) to secure the come-from-behind win (second time this season).
- Jaden Meizinger recorded his first three-touchdown game as a Seahawk last Saturday.
- Chance Gagnon broke the program-record for longest field goal with his 48-yard make in the third quarter.
- Burgess rushed for 191 yards versus the Fire - the second-most yards on the ground recorded by the native of Fort Pierce, Florida, during his Keiser career.
- With 191 yards versus SEU, Burgess increased his career rushing total to 4,525 yards, passing Dalvin Cook (Florida State - 4,464) for the third-most career rushing yards by a running back from a collegiate team from the state of Florida.
- All five touchdowns scored versus Southeastern were on the ground - the first time that has happened since October 26, 2019.
- KU enters Saturday with a 24-3 record all-time in conference play (4-0 Sun Conference).
- Keiser enters Saturday ranked No. 16 in the latest NAIA Football Coaches' Top 25 Poll.
- The Seahawks rank No. 19 in the NAIA in total offense (406.6 ypg) while registering the No. 38th-ranked defense in total yards (318.6 ypg).
- Keiser ranks No. 36 in the nation in passing yards, averaging 217.5 yards per game and is No. 16 in the nation in rushing yards, averaging 189.1 yards per game.
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Keiser |
2022 Stats |
Ave Maria |
32.0 (25) |
Scoring |
31.4 (26) |
189.1 (16) |
Rushing |
198.0 (13) |
217.5 (36) |
Passing |
176.8 (67) |
406.6 (19) |
Total Yards |
374.8 (33) |
20.6 (32) |
Scoring Defense |
29.8 (68) |
117.0 (41) |
Rushing Defense |
234.4 (94) |
201.6 (49) |
Passing Defense |
195.8Â (40) |
318.6 (38) |
Total Defense |
430.2 (85) |
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