Score: Keiser 64, Thomas (Ga.) 57
Records: Keiser (8-4, 2-3 SUN), Thomas (Ga.) (0-10, 0-5 SUN)
Location: Student Life Center, West Palm Beach, Fla.
Keiser Starters: Shykim Gillion (G),
Kennedy Schlabach (G),
Elliana Schaefer (G),
Elise Ellison-Coons (F),
Andressa Nascimento (F).
Thomas (Ga.) Starters: Mahogany Menefee (G), Jade Studamire (G), Lenise Santiago (G), Sierra Bell (G), Dejah Wilson (G)
The Seahawks used a strong fourth quarter to put away the Thomas Night Hawks on Monday as the Keiser women's basketball team won, 64-57.
Kennedy Schlabach and
Shykim Gillion combined for 35 points as the Seahawks picked up their first conference win at home this season.
The Seahawks used a 10-2 run to start fourth quarter and hand the Night Hawks their 10th straight loss.
Thomas (GA) 20, Keiser 13
- Shykim Gillion posted the first score of the game with a made layup at the 9:27 mark (2-0).
- Kennedy Schlabach gave KU a three-point lead with her first 3-pointer of the game, 5-2 (6:46).
- The Night Hawks went on a 7-0 run to take a 10-5 lead with 3:42 left in the first.
- TU extended its lead to 17-10 with 1:36 on the game clock following a layup by Jade Studamire.
- A three-point play by Taylor Jones cut the Night Hawk's lead to four, 17-13.
- Thomas (Ga.) scored back-to-back buckets to take a seven-point lead after one.
Thomas (GA) 35, Keiser 28
- A made free throw by Lenise Santiago extended the Night Hawk's lead to eight, 21-13, with 9:09 on the game clock.
- Keiser went on a 5-0 run to pull within three, 21-18 (7:46).
- A 3-pointer by TU's Mahogany Menefee with 6:57 made it 26-18.
- Back-to-back buckets by the Seahawks cut the TU lead to 26-22 (4:27).
- A 9-2 run by the Night Hawks extended TU's lead to 11, 35-24, with 2:30 left in the half.
- Keiser used a 4-0 run to close out the half down, 35-28.
Thomas (GA) 49, Keiser 48
- Elliana Schaefer cut the lead to three, 35-31, to start the second half with a 3-pointer (9:44).
- A layup by Gillion made it a one-possession game as TU's lead was cut to 38-35 with 7:25 on the game clock.
- Keiser tied the game, 43-43, following a layup by Schlabach with 3:37 remaining in the third.
- Schlabach gave the Seahawks their first lead of the game since the first quarter with a 3-pointer, 48-47 (00:44).
- TU's Dejah Wilson gave the lead back to the Night Hawks as time expired, 49-48.
Keiser 64, Thomas (GA) 57
- The Seahawks used a 10-2 run to open the fourth quarter and take a 58-51 lead with 3:16 left in the game.
- The Night Hawks ratted off four straight puts to cut the Seahawk lead to 58-55 with 1:39 on the clock.
- Keiser out-scored Thomas (Ga.), 6-2, in the final 1:11 to seal the victory, 64-57.
- This win improves Keiser to 8-4 overall (2-3 SUN).
- The win marks the Seahawks second consecutive in league action.
- It marked the Seahawk's third straight win.
- The conference win at home is the first for the Seahawks this season.
- With the win, Keiser moves to 13-7 all-time versus Thomas (Ga.).
- The Seahawks improve to 7-3 all-time versus the Night Hawks at the Student Life Center.
- Keiser has now won two straight over the Night Hawks.
- With the win, Keiser improves to 3-2 at the SLC this season.
- Shykim Gillion and Kennedy Schlabach combined for 35 points on Monday.
- Kennedy Schlabach led the team with 18 points on 7-of-15 shooting.
- With 18 points, Schalbach has now reached double-digits in scoring in 11 consecutive games.
- Gillion added 17 points on 8-of-14 shooting from the floor.
- The 17-point performance was the ninth game this season in which Gillion has scored in double-figures.
- She also shot 57.1 percent from the floor on Monday to increase her league-leading shooting percentage to 55.8 percent.
- Gillion also led the team with six assists.
- Elise Ellison-Coons and Andressa Nascimento each recorded seven rebounds in the contest to lead Keiser.
- The Seahawks held a 37-30 edge in rebounding.
- It marked the seventh straight game in which the Seahawks out-rebounded their opponent and the 11th time this season.
- KU finished the game shooting 40.3 percent from the floor (25-of-62).
- Ties: 4
- Lead Changes: 4
- Largest Lead: Keiser (7); Thomas (GA) (11)
Keiser
Thomas (GA)
- Points: Lenise Santiago (18)
- Rebounds: Dejah Wilson (9)
- Assists: Mahogany Menefee (6)
The Seahawks host Brescia University in the West Palm Beach Invitational on Saturday, December 17. Tipoff is set for 1:00 PM
