Score: Keiser 84, Thomas (Ga.) 67
Records: Keiser (2-0), Thomas (Ga.) (0-1)
Location: TU Gymnasium, Thomasville. Ga.
Keiser Starters: Halle Traylor (G),
Kyra Long (F),
Julia Fitzwater(G),
Elise Ellison (F),
Elliana Schaefer (G).
Thomas Starters: Siera Bell (G), Destiny Hill (F), Dejah Wilson (G), Jasmyn Studamire (G), Sophia D'Amaro (G).
The Keiser women's basketball team improved to 2-0 to start the season with an 84-67 win at Thomas (Ga.) on Tuesday night. For the third straight season, the Seahawks begin the year with a 2-0 record.
The Seahawks had four players reach double-figures as
Elise Ellison (19),
Julia Fitzwater (19),
Halle Traylor (15), and
Elliana Schaefer (10) guided Keiser to the 17-point victory.
A 7-0 run capped off by a layup by
Halle Traylor midway through the fourth quarter put the Seahawks up by 12 with under five minutes to play,
Thomas (Ga.) 19, Keiser 17
- Keiser got the scoring started with a made jumper by Elise Ellison with 9:45 on the game clock.
- With the score tied at 4-4, TU's Jasmyn Studamire hit a three to give the Night Hawks a 7-4 advantage (7:27).
- Julia Fitzwater made a pair of free throws to cut the lead to 7-6 (7:08).
- Down 12-7, Halle Traylor went to the line, hitting both attempts to cut the deficit to three, 12-9, with 5:03 on the clock.
- The Night Hawks pushed their lead to 15-9 with a 3-pointer by Sheridan Green.
- KU responded with a layup by Traylor with 3:08 left in the first (15-11).
- Traylor's layup sparked a 6-0 run for the Seahawks as Taylor Jones tied the game at 15-15.
- TU went on a 4-0 run to regain the lead, 19-15.
- Zariah Jenkins hit a jumper with 1:04 on the game clock to cut the TU lead to two (19-17).
Keiser 37, Thomas (Ga.) 35
- The Seahawks opened the second quarter scoring five straight points.
- Ellison's layup with 9:55 on the clock tied the game, 19-19.
- Fitzwater followed that up with a 3-pointer as Keiser took the lead, 22-19.
- The run continued as Fitzwater hit her second 3-pointer on the contest as the Seahawks led, 25-19 with 7;25 on clock.
- Out of a Thomas timeout, the Night Hawks scored their first points of the quarter with a Studamire layup (25-21).
- Ellison gave Keiser a 28-26 lead on a three-point play off an assist by Jones.
- Fitzwater gave Keiser an eight-point lead with a 3-pointer at the 4:50 mark (32-26).
- After the Night Hawks scored four straight, cutting the Keiser lead to one, Ellison added her 13th point with a layup, 36-33.
Keiser 57, Thomas (Ga.) 54
- Off an Ellison assist, Traylor hit a 3-pointer with 9:42 on the game clock to give Keiser a 40-35 lead to start the half.
- Elliana Schaefer pushed the Seahawks lead to 42-35 with a three-point play.
- A 5-0 run cut the Keiser lead to 43-40.
- Ellison made it a five-point game with layup off a Traylor pass, 45-40 (9:10).
- Schaefer scored her eighth point of the game on a steal, 48-42 (8:17).
- Following a steal by Kyra Long, Jones converted a layup with 6:44 left in the third as Keiser lef 52-26.
- Two made free throws by Mimmi Hahne pushed the Seahawks lead to nine, 52-46 (4:57).
- A 4-0 run by the Night Hawks cut Keiser's lead, 53-50 (2:11).
- Long put Keiser up 55-50 with her first bucket of the game at the 1:46 mark.
- Ellison (off an assist by Schaefer) gave Keiser a 57-54 edge with 49 seconds left in the third.
Keiser 84, Thomas (Ga.) 67
- Each team hit two-point buckets to start the final frame, 59-56 (9:48).
- Fitzwater hit a shot from downtown (off a pass from Traylor) as Keiser led 62-57 with 7:14 left in the game.
- Ellison gave keiser a seven-point lead with a layup at the 6:47 mark (65-58).
- A jumper by TU's Green cut the Keiser lead to 65-60 with 6:02 left to play.
- With 5:40 left in the contest, Traylor was sent to the line and hit both free throws, 67-60.
- Fitzwater extended the Seahawks lead with a 3-pointer, 70-60 (5:15).
- A 5-0 run by KU forced Thomas (Ga.) to call a timeout (5:07).
- The Night Hawks pulled within five, 72-67 with 2:48 left in the game.
- A 12-0 run by Keiser closed out the game, 84-67.
- With the win, Keiser improves to 2-0 to start the season.
- It marks the third straight season in which the Seahawks opened the season 2-0.
- The Seahawks improve to 15-7 all-time versus Thomas (Ga.), including an 8-4 record all-time in Thomasville, Ga.
- The Seahawks have now won four straight over the Night Hawks.
- Keiser is now averaging 66.3 points per game all-time versus TU.
- The win marks victory No. 120 for Head Coach Pam Oswald at Keiser.
- Elise Ellison led all Seahawks with 19 points on 8-of-10 shooting.
- In all, four Seahawks reached double-figures in scoring.
- Joining Ellison were Julia Fitzwater (17), Halle Traylor (15), and Elliana Schaefer (10).
- Mimmi Hahne led the team in rebounds with six.
- The Seahawks finished the night shooting 43.1 percent from the floor and converted 33.3 percent of their shots from 3-point range (7-of-21).
- The Seahawks forced 17 TU turnovers resulting in 19 points for Keiser.
- Keiser took advantage of the charity stripe, converting 27 free throws on the night.
- Ties: 5
- Lead Changes: 2
- Largest Lead: Keiser (17); Thomas (Ga.) (6)
Keiser
Thomas (Ga.)
- Points: Jasmyn Studamire (25)
- Rebounds: Dejah Wilson (10)
- Assists: Dyani Sheppard (3)
Keiser will head to Montgomery, Alabama, to take part in the SUN/SSAC Crossover Challenge November 2-3. The Seahawks will face Mobile (Ala.) on Thursday, November 2. Tipoff from the Multiplex at Cramton Bowl is set for 11:00 AM (ET).
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