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27
Winner Keiser KU 8-3
17
Bethel (TN) BETHEL 11-1
Winner
Keiser KU
8-3
27
Final
17
Bethel (TN) BETHEL
11-1
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
KU Keiser 7 0 0 20 27
BETHEL Bethel (TN) 7 10 0 0 17

Game Recap: No. 2 Football |

No. 12 Football Uses 20-Point Fourth Quarter to Eliminate No. 4 Bethel (Tenn.), 27-17

Game Information
Score: No. 12 Keiser Seahawks 27, No. 4 Bethel (Tenn.) 17
Records: Keiser (8-3), Bethel (Tenn.) (11-0)
Location: Wildcat Stadium (1,500) - McKenzie, Tenn.  
Time of Game: 3:12
Weather: Sunny, 43 degrees. 

The No. 12-ranked Keiser football team used a 20-point fourth quarter to eliminate the No. 4-ranked Bethel (Tenn.) Wildcats in the First Round of the NAIA Football Championship Series on Saturday. The Seahawks used 166 yards on the ground by Jaden Meizinger and a defense that forced four turnovers to hand the Wildcats their first and only loss of the season.
 

First Quarter
Keiser 7, Bethel (Tenn.) 7
  • Both teams were forced to punt on their opening drives.
  • Bethel (Tenn.) got on the board with a 21-yard touchdown pass from Joaquin Collazo to Davius Prather with 4:39 on the game clock,
  • The made extra point gave the Wildcats a 7-0 lead.
  • On the ensuing possession, Keiser took the ball 69 yards on 10 plays for the game-tying touchdown. 
  • Jaden Meizinger rushed for nine yards to score the Seahawk's first points of the game with 59 seconds left in the first.

Second Quarter
Bethel (Tenn.) 17, Keiser 7
  • The Wildcats extended their lead to 14-7 following another Collazo to Prather connection this time for 13 yards at the 12:40 mark.
  • After starting its final drive of the half from the Keiser 42-yard line, the Wildcats made it a 17-7 game.
  • Austin Abbott drilled a 32-yard field goal as time expired for the 10-point lead.

Third Quarter
Bethel (Tenn.), 17, Keiser 7
  • Neither team was able to add to the scoreboard in the third quarter.
  • There were nine total possession - five for the Seahawks and four for the Wildcats.

Fourth Quarter
Keiser 27, Bethel (Tenn.) 17
  • The Seahawks first drive of the quarter - which carried over from the end of the third - ended with the team's second touchdown of the game.
  • Shea Spencer connected with Jaylen Arnold for a 71-yard touchdown, cutting into the Bethel (Tenn.) lead, 17-14, with 14:09 left to play.
  • The touchdown catch was the second-longest of Arnold's career and the second-longest TD catch in school history.
  • On the team's next possession, Spencer hit Michael Robinson for 62 yards and a touchdown with 8:27 remaining in the contest.
  • The score gave KU its first lead of the game, 21-17.
  •  After the Seahawk's defense held the Wildcats to a three-and-out, Keiser drove the ball down to the Bethel (Tenn.) 15-yard line.
  • Chance Gagnon converted a 32-yard field goal to give Keiser a 24-17 lead (3:42).
  • On the Wildcat's next possession, Mitchel Desulme recovered a sack-fumble (by Tivon Sutton) to give the Seahawk's the ball at the Bethel (Tenn.) 40-yard line.
  • Gagnon made his second field goal of the game with a 47-yarder, giving Keiser 27-17 lead with 1:39 left to play.
  • Linebacker Jaelin Willis sealed the victory after picking off a Collazo pass.

.Game Notes
  • The Seahawks moved to 8-3 on the year with the win on Saturday.
  • With the win, Keiser advanced to the NAIA FCS Quarterfinals for the third straight year.
  • Saturday's victory was the first for Keiser versus a Top-5 team with Bethel (Tenn.) coming into Saturday ranked No. 4.
  • The Seahawks are now 1-3 all-time versus Top-5 teams.
  • Bethel (Tenn.) becomes the highest-ranked team the Seahawks have defeated in program history.
  • With the win, the Seahawks improve to 4-3 in the NAIA Football Championship Series and 3-1 in the First Round.
  • KU is now 1-1 all-time versus Bethel (Tenn.).
  • With the win, Keiser remains undefeated in NAIA action this season (8-0).
  • Jaden Meizinger, the First Round Outstanding Offensive Player of the Game, rushed for 166 yards on 28 carries with one touchdown.
  • It was the second-highest rushing total for Meizinger in his career and marked the second straight game in which the KU running back rushed for over 100 yards.  
  • Defensive back Wendol Philord, the First Round Outstanding Defensive Player of the Game, recorded a team-high 10 tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack,
  • Keiser won the turnover battle for the seventh straight game, forcing four- two fumbles and two INTs. The Seahawks have forced 27 turnovers this season.
  • Jaylen Arnold registered the second-longest touchdown catch of his career and in school history with a 71-yard catch in the fourth quarter.
  • With 211 yards passing on the day, Shea Spencer set the school's single-season record for passing yards (1,955).

Passing
  • Shea Spencer: 11-of-25 passing for 211 yards and two touchdowns. 
rushing Receiving Leaders Defensive
  • Wendol Philord: 10 total tackles, six solo, 1.5 TFL, 1.0 sack, one pass breakup. 
  • Jaelin Willis: Eight total tackles, two solo, one interception, 1.5 TFL.
  • Tivon Sutton: Five tackles, three solo, 2.0 TFL, 1.0 sack, 1 forced fumble.
  • Brian Edwards: Five tackles, three solo. 

Up Next

The Seahawks will travel to Sioux City, Iowa, to take on the Morningside Mustangs in the NAIA FCS Quarterfinals on Saturday, November 26. Kickoff is set for 1:00 PM EST.

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