The Keiser women's basketball team opens the 2023-24 season on Friday, October 27, hosting the Trinity Baptist Eagles. Tipoff from the Student Life Center is set for 4:00 PM.
The Seahawks enter the 2023-24 season, returning six players from last year's squad, including two starters (
Elise Ellison,
Elliana Schaefer). In her ninth season at the helm, Head Coach
Pam Oswald will lead this year's squad, looking to build off of last year's 17-12 (8-8 Sun Conference) record.
Keiser Seahawks (0-0) vs.
Trinity Baptist (0-0)
Friday, October 27 - 4:00 PM
Student Life Center, West Palm Beach, Fla.
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ADMISSION: General Admission $8 / Students, Faculty, and Staff Free
- Friday marks the eighth meeting all-time between Keiser and Trinity Baptist.
- Keiser leads the all-time series history, 7-0.
- The last meeting between the two teams resulted in a 66-39 win for the Seahawks on October 28, 2022 in West Palm Beach, Fla.
- In that contest, the Seahawks opened the 2022-23 season with 27-point victory as Three Seahawks reached double-figures in scoring, including Elise Ellison, who registered her first double-double of the season (11 pts, 14 reb.).
- The Seahawks own a 5-0 record all-time versus the Eagles at the Student Life Center.
- Keiser is averaging 83.6 points per game versus TBC.
- The Seahawks' average margin of victory versus the Eagles is 43.4 points.
- KU ended the 2022-23 season with a 17-12 (8-8 SUN ) record
- The Seahawks earned the No. 4 seed in the 2022-23 Sun Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
- Kennedy Schlabach was named a WBCA NAIA Coaches' All-America Honorable Mention selection
- The Seahawks had a pair of all-conference selections (Schlabach - first team; Shykim Gillion - second team)
- Schlabach averaged 15.7 points per game (No. 8 in the conference) on 37.8 percent shooting from the floor
- She led the conference in 3-point field goals made (83), averaging 2.9 per contest
- Gillion averaged 10.6 points per game on 43.5 percent shooting
- Gillion scored the 1,000th point of her college career versus St. Thomas (1/28)
- Elise Ellison led Keiser in rebounding, averaging 8.1 rebounds per contest (No. 6 in the conference)
- Off the field, four players received conference all-academic honors (Elise Ellison, Julia Fitzwater, Shykim Gillion, Elliana Schaefer)
- Keiser returns six players from last year's squad, including two starters (Elise Ellison, Elliana Schaefer).
- The Seahawks add five newcomers to this year's squad.
- Head Coach Pam Oswald enters the 2023-24 season with an overall record of 205-244 (118-115 at Keiser).
- Oswald recorded the 200th win of her career with an 83-58 victory over Florida National (Jan. 7, 2023)
| Keiser |
2022-23 Stats |
Trinity Baptist |
| 64.3 ppg |
Scoring |
58.4 ppg |
| .380 |
FG% |
.365 |
| .306 |
3PT% |
.236 |
| .699 |
FT% |
.568 |
| 41.6 rpg |
Rebounding |
24.5 rpg |
| 14.1 apg |
Assists |
10.1 apg |
| 7.9 spg |
Steals |
8.2 spg |
| 2.1 bpg |
Blocks |
2.2 bpg |
|
Leaders |
|
| Kennedy Schlabach (15.7 ppg) |
Scoring |
Emma Parrish (11.9 ppg) |
| Elise Ellison (.493) |
FG% |
Katia Bogun (..563) |
| Kennedy Schlabach (.355) |
3PT% |
Michelle Jones (.348) |
| Kennedy Schlabach (.872) |
FT% |
Emma Parrish (.731) |
| Elise Ellison-Coons (8.1 rpg) |
Rebounding |
Caroline Smith (6.6 rpg) |
| Kennedy Schlabach (116) |
Assists |
Michelle Jones (69) |
| Shykim Gillion (63) |
Steals |
Emma Parrish (44) |
| Taylor Jones (17) |
Blocks |
Triniti Snead (19) |
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