Score: Keiser 78, Johnson (Fla.) 37
Records: Keiser (2-0), Johnson (Fla.) (0-1)
Location: Student Life
Center, West Palm Beach, Fla.
Keiser Starters: Shykim Gillion (G),
Kennedy Schlabach (G),
Julia Fitzwater (G),
Elise Ellison-Coons (F),
Andressa Nascimento (F).
Johnson (Fla.) Starters: Christina Jackson (G), Kayla Bell (G), Rachel Watts (G), Trinity Thomas (G), Charniya Darby (F).
Never trailing in the game, the Keiser women's basketball team improved to 2-0 on the young season with a lopsided 78-37 win over the Johnson (Fla.) Suns on Monday night. Three Seahawks reached double-figures in scoring, including
Shykim Gillion (18 points), who was a perfect 9-of-9 from the field.
The Seahawks opened the game with an 15-2 run and never looked back.
Keiser 20, Johnson (Fla.) 6
- Julia Fitzwater got the scoring started, hitting a 3-pointer with 9:40 on the game clock.
- The Seahawks went on a 15-2 run to start the game, capped off by a made layup by Shykim Gillion with 2:48 left in the first.
- Buckets by Gillion, Elliana Schaefer, and Elise Ellison-Coons rounded out the scoring the the Seahawks as KU held a 14-point lead after one.
- Gillion led all Seahawks with six points in the first 10 minutes of action.
Keiser 32, Johnson (Fla.) 18
- The Suns made a run to cut into the Keiser lead, pulling with in eight points, 24-16, following a 3-pointer by Rachel Watts (3:40).
- After both team exchanged buckets, the Seahawks scored the six points to take a 32-18 lead heading into halftime.
- Through 20 minutes of action,. Gillion paced the Seahawks with 12 points.
- Keiser held a 26-16 edge in rebounding with 20 minute left to play.
Keiser 56, Johnson (Fla.) 25
- Keiser blew the game wide open with a 16-0 run to start the quarter.
- The Seahawks held a 48-18 lead with 4:10 remaining in the third.
- Kennedy Schlabach led the Seahawks during the run, scoring 12 of the team's 16 points during the run.
- Schaefer kept the Seahawk lead to over 30 with a 3-pointer (1:43 - 53-22) and a tradition three-point play (00:20 - 56-24) in the final two minutes of the stanza.
Keiser 78, Johnson 37
- The Seahawks used a 16-0 run ot push the lead to 45 (74-29) with 3:15 left in the game.
- Keiser maintained its 40-point lead, holding the Suns to just six points in the final three minutes of the game.
- The Seahawks out-scored the Suns 22-12 in the fourth for the team's second straight win to open the 2022-23 season.
- The win moves Keiser to 2-0 on the season.
- It marks the second straight year Keiser has started the season off, 2-0.
- With the win, Keiser improves to 141-110 all-time in at home.
- With the win, Keiser improves to 2-0 at the Student Life Center this season.
- The Seahawks are now 3-0 all-time versus Johnson (Fla.) will al three games taking place at the SLC.
- Three players reached double-figures in scoring.
- Shykim Gillion led all Seahawks with a season-high 18 points.
- Gillion was a perfect 9-of-9 from the field.
- Kennedy Schlabach added 16 points and led Keiser with eight assists.
- Elliana Schaefer scored a career-high 14 points, shooting 5-of-9 from the floor and 3-of-5 from 3-point range.
- Elise Ellison-Coons led the Seahawks in rebounding for the second straight game, grabbing 11 boards on Monday.
- Gillion posted a game-high five steals.
- The Seahawks out-rebounded the Suns, 49-27, including a 25-7 edge on the offensive glass.
- It marked the second consecutive game in which the Seahawks posted 20-or-more offensive rebounds.
- The Seahawks forced 24 Johnson (Fla.) turnovers resulting in 38 points for Keiser.
- Overall, KU shot 43.8 percent from the field.
- Ties: 0
- Lead Changes: 0
- Largest Lead: Keiser (45); Johnson (Fla.) (N/A)
Keiser
Johnson (Fla.)
- Points: Rachel Watts (10)
- Rebounds: Trinity Thomas (8)
- Assists: Three players (2)
Keiser travel to Lake Wales, Florida, to participate in the SUN/SSAC Crossover Challenge, November 4-5. The Seahawks will take on Mobile (Ala.) on Friday, November 4 (3:30 PM) followed by William Carey on Saturday, November 5 (11:00 AM).
