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Kennedy Schlabach action
42
KEISER KUW 12-9, 3-6 SUN
54
Winner Coastal Ga. CCGA 3-15, 2-7 SUN
KEISER KUW
12-9, 3-6 SUN
42
Final
54
Coastal Ga. CCGA
3-15, 2-7 SUN
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
KEISER KUW 8 13 8 13 42
Coastal Ga. CCGA 13 7 17 17 54

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women's Basketball Falls at Coastal Georgia, 54-42

Game Information
Score: Coastal Georgia 54, Keiser 42
Records: Keiser (12-9, 3-6 SUN), Coastal Georgia (3-15, 2-7 SUN)
Location: Coffin Gym, Brunswick, Ga.
Keiser Starters: Shykim Gillion (G), Kennedy Schlabach (G), Elliana Schaefer (G), Elise Ellison-Coons (F), Andressa Nascimento (F).
Coastal Georgia Starters: Sonia Forney (G), Joyce Jordan (F), Evanee Cooper (G), Iesha Rhodin (G), Nicole Hofmann (F).

The Keiser women's basketball team dropped a 54-42 decision to the Coastal Georgia Mariners on Thursday night. The Seahawks had a rough night shooting from the floor, converting just 22.6 percent (12-of-53), including 2-of-17 from 3-point range (11.7 percent). 



turning point
Having a one-point lead after two quarters of play, the Seahawks shot just 2-of-8 from the field in the third quarter to fall behind, 37-29. The Seahawks pulled within five in the final stanza but shot poorly in the fourth quarter (20.0 percent), resulting in a 12-point loss.
 
 
How it Happened


First Quarter

Coastal Georgia 13, Keiser 8
  • Elise Ellison-Coons got things started with a made layup with 9:42 on the game clock.
  • Kennedy Schlabach gave Keiser a 4-0 lead with layup on the team next possession.
  • The Mariners responded with a 3-pointer by Nicole Hoffman to make it a 4-3 game (8:33).
  • CCGA took its first lead of the game with a jumper by Sonia Forney with 7:50 left in the first.
  • Ellison-Coons scored her second bucket of the game, giving the Seahawks a 6-5 lead (6:58).
  • The Mariners regained the lead with 5:05 left in the quarter on a made 3-pointer by Iesha Rhodin.
  • Joyce Jordan extended the Mariners lead to 10-6 with 4:27 on the game clock.
  • Andressa Nascimento snapped a CCGA 8-0 run with a made layup with 1:30 on the game clock (13-8).

Second Quarter

Keiser 21, Coastal Georgia 20
  • Ellison-Coons converted a pair of free throws to cut the Mariners lead to 13-10 (9:17).
  • The Seahawks scored two more points on a layup by Ellison-Coons (assisted by Schlabach) to cut the deficit to one, 13-12.
  • With 7:23 on the clock, CCGA took a four-point lead, 16-12, following a made triple by Kelsey Leddle.
  • Nascimento went 2-of-2 from the line (7:01) to make it a 16-14 game.
  • KU scored two more points from the line (Schlabach) to tie the game at 16-16 with 6:01 left in the half.
  • Ellison-Coons gave the Seahawks the lead with her fourth bucket of the game, 18-16.
  • Janiece Thomas hit a pair from the charity stripe to give KU a 21-17 lead (3:42).
  • CCGA's Gabby Litvak hit a 3-pointer with 2:00 on the game clock to cut the Keiser lead to 21-20.

Third Quarter

Coastal Georgia 37, Keiser 29
  • The Mariners took a 22-21 lead following a pair of made free throws by Rhodin (9:37).
  • Schlabach went 1-of-2 from the line with 8:52 on the game clock to tie the contest at 22-22.
  • Ellison-Coons pushed Keiser back in the lead with a layup at the 8:03 mark (24-22).
  • That didn't last long as CCGA responded with a 3-pointer by Rhodin to make it 25-24 in favor of the Mariners (7:36).
  • Nicole Hofmann hit the second straight three for the Mariners to give CCGA a 28-24 advantage.
  • After a technical foul by Forney, Schlabach went 1-of-2 from the line to make it a 28-25 game.
  • With 5:36 left in the third, Schlabach hit a 3-pointer to tie the game 28-28. The bucket was assisted by Shykim Gillion.
  • Hofmann drained her third 3-pointer of the game to give CCGA a 31-28 lead (3:36).
  • Rhodin extended the Mariners lead to 33-28 with a made basket (3:02).
  • Forney pushed the Mariners run to 7-0 with a made jumper (1:06).
  • Ellison-Coons went 1-of-2 from the free-throw line to make the score 35-29 (00:51).
  • Rhoden hit both of her free throws to give CCGA a 37-29 lead with 00:26 left in the third.

Fourth Quarter

Coastal Georgia 54, Keiser 42
  • Julia Fitzwater hit the first bucket of the final frame with a 3-pointer to cut the CCGA lead to 37-32 (8:38).
  • Rhodin scored her 17th point of the contest with a made jumper (8:01) to give the Mariners a 39-32 lead
  • Thomas countered with a made layup at the 7:54 mark, making it 39-34.
  • CCGA extened its 7-2 run with a Joyce Jordan bucker, giving the Mariners a double-digit lead (44-34).
  • Taylor Jones made a pair of the free throws ot make it 44-36 (4:35).
  • After Forney went 1-of-2 from the line for the Mariners, Schlabach cut the lead to 45-38 with a jumper at the 3:48 mark.
  • Schlabach drained back-to-back free throws with 2:42 left in the game to make it a five-point contest (45-40).
  • Jordan pushed CCGA's lead to 47-40 with a layup (1:38).
  • Schlabach hit a jumper with 0:28 left on the game clock to cut the deficit to 49-42.
  • However, CCGA's Hofmann made both of her free-throw attempts with 24 second left in the game to put the lead back nine, 51-42.
 


Game Notes

  • The loss moves Keiser to 12-9 overall this season and 3-6 in Sun Conference action.
  • With the loss, Keiser drops to 7-8 all-time versus the Mariners.
  • The loss snapped a six-game winning streak for the Seahawks over the Mariners.
  • With the loss, Keiser is now 2-6 all-time versus the Mariners in Brunswick, Ga.
  • The Seahawks are now 6-6 all-time versus CCGA in Sun Conference action.
  • Keiser is now 1-3 in road conference games this season.

inside the box score
  • Kennedy Schlabach led all Seahawks with 15 points with six points coming via the free-throw line.
  • Elise Ellison-Coons added 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting (3-of-4 from the free-throw line).
  • Schlabach was tied for the team lead in assists (3) with Shykim Gillion.
  • Ellison-Coons led the team along with Taylor Jones, who each grabbed six boards.
  • The Mariners out-rebounded the Seahawks 43-35 - it was the first time in the last five games in which the Seahawks trailed in rebounding.
 
  • Ties: 4
  • Lead Changes: 7
  • Largest Lead: Keiser (4); Coastal Georgia (12)


Team Leaders

Keiser  
Coastal Georgia
  • Points: Iesha Rhodin (18)
  • Rebounds: Sonia Forney (11)
  • Assists: Joyce Jordan (3)


Up Next


The Seahawks travel to Thomasville, Georgia, to take on the Thomas Night Hawks on Saturday, January 21. Tipoff is set for 2:00 PM.
 
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