The Keiser volleyball team will compete in a three team tri-match Thursday, October 12, with a rematch versus the UMFK Bengals and a game against the hosting Florida College Falcons. The Seahawks will take on UMFK at 3:00 PM and will play FC in the following match. 

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GAME ONE
Keiser Seahawks (22-8) vs. UMFK Bengals (13-2)
Thursday, October 11, 2023 - 3:00 PM
Conn Gymnasium, Temple Terrace, Fla.
WATCH LIVE: Florida College Video
LIVE STATS: SIDEARM STATS

GAME TWO
Keiser Seahawks (22-8) vs. Florida College Falcons (13-9)
Thursday, October 11, 2023 - 5:00 PM
Conn Gymnasium, Temple Terrace, Fla.
WATCH LIVE: Florida College YouTube
LIVE STATS: SIDEARM STATS
 

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UMFK Series

• Thursday will mark the second meeting between the two programs.
• Keiser is 6-1 in games versus first-time opponents in 2023.
• The Seahawks dealt UMFK their first loss of 2023 in a 3-0 victory on Wednesday afternoon.
• Sydney Wattles led all Seahawks with 12 kills on a .476 hitting percentage. 

Florida College Series

• Thursday marks the 21 meeting all-time between the Seahawks and Falcons.
• Keiser is 9-11 all-time versus FC. 
• The last meeting between the two team resulted in a 3-0 win for the Seahawks on March 6, 2021.
• The Seahawks have won six straight against the Falcons, dating back to 2015.
• The Seahawks are 4-3 versus the Falcons in Temple Terrace, Florida. 
• The two squads were supposed to face off last year, but the match was canceled due to Hurricane Irma. 
• Head Coach James Rogers is 4-0 all-time versus FC.

• Keiser enters Thursday with a 22-8 record.
• Sophomore attacker Brooklynn Slater leads the NAIA in kills (470).
• Slater's 470 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 (534.5) and is seventh in points per set (4.9).
• The Seahawks are first in the NAIA in total kills (1,323), assists (1238) and  service aces (240).
• Hannah Heide leads the conference and is second in the nation in assists (1,007).
• Heide has now tallied 3,776 career assists - 199 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 eighth in the nation in services aces while Magin ranks 11th. 
• Wattles also leads the conference with 76 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 2,001 for her career.
• Magin became the first player in Keiser volleyball history to reach the 2000-dig plateau.
• Magin leads the conference in total digs (440) and is second in digs per set (4.00).
• Coach Rogers comes into Thursday's match with an overall record of 154-66.

 

Keiser	2023 Stats	UMFK	Florida College
1323	Kills	551	914
.212	Attack %	.270	.182
1238	Assists	513	902
240	Service Aces	179	137
1607	Digs	789	1109
161.0	Total Blocks	48.0	124

	Leaders
Brooklynn Slater (470)	Kills	Sharon de Vet (179)	Adriana Bravo (279)
Aby Tibesar (.359)	Attack %	MJ Rose (.383)	Crawford (.370)
Hannah Heide (1,007)	Assists	Kayla Iwata (289)	Madison Lee (751)
Sydney Wattles (45)	Service Aces	Kayla Iwata (42)	Lee/ Teixiera (23)
Erika Magin (440)	Digs	Halle Ham (201)	Bravo (229)
Sydney Wattles (76.0)	Total Blocks	MJ Rose (23)	C.Lee (53)

 

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