Score: Webber Int'l 61, Keiser 69
Records: Keiser (6-4, 1-3 SUN), Webber Int'l (1-7, 0-4 SUN)
Location: Sabbagh Athletic Center, Babson Park, Fla.
Keiser Starters: Shykim Gillion (G),
Kennedy Schlabach (G),
Janiece Thomas (G),
Elise Ellison-Coons (F),
Andressa Nascimento (F).
Webber Int'l Starters: Samantha Pacheco (G), Alexandria Lemmon (G), Triniti Lee (F), Jaida Burgess (G), Jermasia Klopsis (G).
A season-high of 30 points for
Kennedy Schlabach helped the Seahawks with the victory over the Warriors of Webber International University. Keiser has snapped a losing streak against Sun Conference opponents. The Seahawks out rebounded the Warriors and outscored them 25-14 in the fourth quarter. The Seahawks improved their all-time record against the Warriors to 17-18. Keiser has dominated in the fourth quarter in back-to-back games.
A three-pointer by
Kennedy Schlabach to tie the game in the fourth quarter in the ninth minute. Followed by a three-pointer
Elliana Schaefer to take the lead 50-49, after that the Warriors could not come back.
Webber Int'l 5, Keiser 15
- The Seahawks went on a scoring run and led 5-0 until the 6:23 mark.
- After back-to-back-to-back buckets by the Seahawks, the Warriors scored to get on the board (5-2).
- Webber than fouled Skykim Gillion to take her to the line. Gillion made both free throws to improve the score to 7-2.
- Keiser captilizied on a steal by Gillion as Kennedy Schlabach made the layup.
- Back-to-back buckets by Schlabach extend the lead to 11-2.
- The Seahawks outscored the Warriors in the first quarter.
Webber Int'l 26, Keiser 21
- Going into the second quarter the Warriors started to pick up some momentum.
- Webber Int'l took the lead with 1:28 left in the second quarter. Going into halftime the score was 26-21 in favor of the Warriors.
- The Warriors outscored the Seahawks 21-6.
- In the first half, the leading scorer for Keiser was Gillion with five points. Behind Gillion was Andressa Nascimento, Elise Ellison-Coons, and Schlabach with four points each.
- As a team, the Seahawks were shooting 71.4% from the line.
Webber Int'l 47, Keiser 44
- First set of points for the Seahawks in the third quarter was by Janiece Thomas with a jumper to minimize the deficit to ten.
- Julia Fitzwater hit a three assisted by Ellison-Coons to make the game 33-26.
- With back-to-back buckets by Schlabach to improve the score and the Seahawks were down by two.
- The third quarter was a constant back and forth in the scoring to keep it a close game.
Webber Int'l 61, Keiser 69
- Kennedy Schlabach hit a 3-pointer with 9:46 left to play to tie the game for the Seahawks.
- Webber Int'l answered back with a jumper to regain the lead 49-47.
- That did not stop the Seahawks as Elliana Schaefer hit a three-pointer to take the lead assisted by Janiece Thomas.
- Schlabach made a layup at the 8:05 mark to add to that lead.
- Toward the end of the game Schlabach hit a back-to-back three-pointers to extend the lead to seven points.
- In the second half, the Seahawks shot 75.0 percent from the line going 12-16.
- The Warriors fouled Schlabach which brought her to the line three times before the game ended. She went 6-6 from the line.
- This win improves Keiser to 6-4 overall and 2-1 on the road (1-3 in Sun Conference play).
- Keiser is now leading the all-time series against the Warriors 18-17.
- Last season, the Seahawks split the series with Webber Int'l.
- The Seahawks are now 17-16 versus the Warriors in Sun Conference action.
- Kennedy Schlabach recorded a game-high of 30 points in the day with four rebounds.
- Elliana Schaefer also scored in double-digits with 10 points.
- Elise Ellison-Coons led the Seahawks with 10 boards and two blocks.
- Schlabach notched a game-high three-point field goals made (5).
- Overall, KU shot 22-of-64 from the floor (34.4 percent) and was 8-of-26 from 3-point range (30.8 percent).
- KU out-rebounded WIU, 54-33, including a 20-8 edge on the offensive glass.
- It marked the fifth straight game in which the Seahawks out-rebounded their opponent and the ninth time this season.
- Ties: 1
- Lead Changes: 4
- Largest Lead: Keiser (12); Webber Int't (10)
Keiser
Webber Int'l
- Points: Samantha Pacheco (20)
- Rebounds: Samantha Pacheco (9)
- Assists: Samantha Pacheco (3)
The Seahawks will remain on the road and travel down south to Hialeah, Fla. to take on the Conquistadors of Florida National University on Saturday, December 10 at 2:00 pm.
