Score: Keiser 54, (rv) Siena Heights 53
Records: Keiser (5-3), (rv) Siena Heights (7-2)
Location: SHU Fieldhouse, Adrian, Mich.
Keiser Starters: Shykim Gillion (G),
Kennedy Schlabach (G),
Janiece Thomas (G),
Elise Ellison-Coons (F),
Andressa Nascimento (F).
Siena Heights Starters: Kayla Hinton (G), Eva Alcock (F), Allye Minor (G), Sha'kyia Parker (G), Peyton Banks (F).
The Keiser women's basketball team handed the (rv) Siena Heights its first home loss of the 2022-23 season with a 54-53 victory on Sunday. The game (as part of the Siena Height's Thanksgiving Classic) came down to the final possession as
Elise Ellison-Coons intercepted SHU's inbound pass as time expired.
Taylor Jones notched the first double-double of her career while recording a team-high two blocks.
Kennedy Schlabach led all Seahawks with 15 points and Ellison-Coons grabbed a team-high-tying 10 boards in the one-point victory.
With three seconds left in the clock and SHU with possession of the ball, sophomore
Elise Ellison-Coons intercepted the Saint's inbound attempt, sealing the one-point victory for the Seahawks.
Keiser 17, Siena Heights 16
- The Saints got the scoring started with a 3-pointer by Peyton Banks with 9:30 on the game clock.
- Keiser scored on back-to-back buckets to take an early 4-3 lead (8:50).
- The Seahawks pushed their lead to 10-5 following a layup by Elise Ellison-Coons with 5:56 remaining the quarter.
- SHU went on an 8-4 run to take a one-point lead, 13-12, with 1:33 on the clock.
- Elliana Schaefer drilled a 3-pointer to give the Seahawks a 15-13 lead (1:10).
- After a 3-pointer by the Saints, Schaefer responded with a jumper as time expired to give KU a 17-16 lead.
Keiser 27, Siena Heights 25
- After SHU tied the game on a made free-throw by Banks (17-17), Keiser went on a 7-0 run to take a 24-17 lead with 6:54 left in the half.
- Janiece Thomas made it a 27-19 game with a made jumper at the 4:14 mark.
- The Saints chipped away at the Seahawks lead, scoring six straight to cut the lead to 27-25.
- Thomas led all Seahawks with eight points in the half.
- Taylor Jones and Ellison-Coons each grabbed six rebounds for the Seahawks.
Keiser 40, Siena Heights 35
- The Seahawks used baskets by Jones (7:42) and Gillion (7:18) to take a 31-25 lead.
- A three-point play pulled the Saints to within three, 31-28, with 6:54 left in the third.
- After Kennedy Schlabach made 1-of-2 from the free-throw line, SHU went on a 5-0 run to take a 33-32 lead (4:37).
- Schlabach drained a 3-pointer as Keiser regained the lead, 35-33, with 3:10 left in the quarter.
- With 1:20 on the clock Schlabach hit her second straight trey to give the Seahawks a 38-33 edge.
- Both teams exchanged buckets as Keiser took a five-point lead heading into the final frame.
Keiser 54, Siena Heights 53
- Jones opened up the quarter's scoring with a made layup at the 9:49 mark, 42-35.
- Ellison-Coons gave the Seahawks their biggest lead of the game scoring on the put-back with 9:06 left in the game (44-35).
- SHU tied the game, 46-46, following a 3-pointer by Sha'kyia Parker (7:02).
- KU used a 7-0 run to take a 53-46 lead capped off by a pair of made free-throws by Ellison-Coons.
- The Saint's pulled within two, 53-51, after Parker nailed a shot from downtown with 2:17 left in the contest.
- Jones made 1-of-2 from the charity stripe to make it a three-point game (54-51) with nine ticks on the clock.
- SHU's Kayla Hinton made both of her free throws with five seconds left as Keiser led by one, 54-53.
- After grabbing the rebound off a missed free throw by the Seahawks, Siena Heights called timeout with three second remaining in regulation.
- On the ensuing inbound play, Ellison-Coons intercepted the pass to seal the Keiser victory.
- The win moves Keiser to 5-3 on the year.
- The victory snapped a three-game losing skid for the Seahawks.
- Sunday marked the first meeting between Keiser and Siena Heights.
- With the victory, the Seahawks improved to 3-0 versus "first-time" opponents this season.
- With the win, Keiser finished the Siena Heights Thanksgiving Classic, 1-1.
- For their play in the tournament, Kennedy Schlabach and Elise Ellison-Coons were named to the all-tournament team.
- With the win at Siena Height's, Keiser is now 1-1 in road games this season (3-2 in all games played away from the SLC - away and neutral).
- Kennedy Schlabach led the Seahawks with 15 points on 5-of-11 shooting from the floor, including four 3-pointers.
- Also scoring in double-figures was Taylor Jones, who posted 14.
- Jones also grabbed 10 rebounds to record her first double-double as a Seahawk.
- Elise Ellison-Coons tied Jones for the team lead in rebounds (10), adding eight points from the field.
- Overall, KU shot 20-of-51 from the floor (39.2 percent) and was 5-of-19 from 3-point range (26.3 percent).
- KU out-rebounded SHU, 40-28, including a 13-7 edge on the offensive glass.
- It marked the third straight game in which the Seahawks out-rebounded their opponent and the seventh time this season.
- Ties: 3
- Lead Changes: 9
- Largest Lead: Keiser (9); Seina Heights (3)
Keiser
Siena Heights
- Points: Sha'kyia Parker (25)
- Rebounds: Peyton Banks (7)
- Assists: Two players (3)
The Seahawks will host the Warner Royals on Thursday, December 1. Tipoff from the Student Life Center is set for 5:30 PM.
