The Keiser volleyball team hosts a pair of non-conference opponents on Wednesday, October 11, welcoming the UMFK Bengals and the Florida National Conquistadors to the Student Life Center. The Seahawks will take on UMFK at 11:00 AM followed by a 3:00 PM match with FNU. 

Keiser comes into Wednesday with a 20-8 record and is 16-5 in non-conference action this season.
 

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GAME ONE
Keiser Seahawks (20-8) vs. UMFK Bengals (12-0)
Wednesday, October 11, 2023 - 11:00 AM
Student Life Center, West Palm Beach, Fla.
WATCH LIVE: SUN Digital Network
LIVE STATS: SIDEARM STATS

GAME TWO
Keiser Seahawks (20-8) vs. Florida National Conquistadors (4-8)
Wednesday, October 11, 2023 - 3:00 PM
Student Life Center, West Palm Beach, Fla.
WATCH LIVE: SUN Digital Network
LIVE STATS: SIDEARM STATS
 

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UMFK Series

• Wednesday will mark the first meeting between the two programs.
• The match will mark the first time Keiser will face a team from the state of Maine.
• The Bengals will be the seventh "first-time opponent" of the season for the Seahawks.
• Keiser is 5-1 in games versus first-time opponents in 2023.
• UMFK enters the week with a perfect 12-0 record (will play FNU on Tuesday, Oct. 10).

Florida National Series

• Wednesday will mark the 14th meeting all-time between Keiser and Florida National.
• The Seahawks hold a 9-4 edge in the series history.
• The last meeting between the two teams resulted in a 3-0 victory for the Seahawks on October 18, 2022.
• In that match, Keiser hit .273 while holding FNU to .081.
• The Seahawks have won two straight over the Conquistadors and five of the last six.
• Keiser is 6-1 all-time versus FNU at the Student Life Center.
• Head Coach James Rogers is 5-1 all-time versus FNU.

• Keiser enters Wednesday action with a 20-8 record.
• Keiser is 4-4 in games played at the SLC this season.
• Sophomore attacker Brooklynn Slater leads the NAIA in kills (447).
• Slater's 447 kills this season are the fourth most in a season by a Seahawk.
• Slater was the first NAIA player this season to reach the 400-kill plateau.
• The product of Las Vegas, Nevada, also leads the nation in points (508.0) and is seventh in points per set (4.9).
• The Seahawks are second in the NAIA in total kills (1,245), assists (1165) and are third in service aces (228).
• Hannah Heide leads the conference and is third in the nation in assists (944).
• Heide has now tallied 3,713 career assists - 262 shy of becoming the school's all-time leader (Brooklyn VandeHei - 3,975).
• Heide is only the second player in Keiser history with 3,000-or-more assists. 
• Sydney Wattles leads the Sun Conference with 45 service aces followed by Erika Magin with 44.
• Wattles ranks fifth in the nation in services aces while Magin ranks ninth. 
• Wattles also leads the conference with 67 total blocks. 
• With 44 service aces this season, Erika Magin enters Saturday's action as the school's all-time leader (182). 
• Magin entered the year as Keiser's all-time leader in digs and comes into Saturday's match with 1,982 for her career.
• Magin leads the conference in total digs (421) and is second in digs per set (4.05).
• Coach Rogers comes into Saturday's match with an overall record of 152-66.

 

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Keiser	2023 Stats	UMFK	Florida National
1245	Kills	463	475
.207	Attack %	.305	.133
1165	Assists	428	439
228	Service Aces	157	68
1517	Digs	636	768
146.0	Total Blocks	39.0	48.0

	Leaders
Brooklynn Slater (447)	Kills	Sharon de Vet (146)	Layla Cortez (169)
Aby Tibesar (.357)	Attack %	MJ Rose (.430)	Layla Cortez (.223)
Hannah Heide (944)	Assists	Kayla Iwata (234)	Ivette Sandoval (202)
Sydney Wattles (45)	Service Aces	Kayla Iwata (37)	Taylor Purdy (20)
Erika Magin (421)	Digs	Halle Ham (170)	Taylor Purdy (168)
Sydney Wattles (67.0)	Total Blocks	MJ Rose (19.0)	S.Moreno Bendala (22)

 

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