The Keiser volleyball team dropped a 3-1 (25-21, 19-25, 25-22, 25-21) decision to the No. 22-ranked St. Thomas Bobcats on Wednesday night. During the match, sophomore Brooklynn Slater recorded the 1,000^th kill of her career, becoming just the fifth player in Keiser history to reach the milestone.

Slater, who registered 23 kills also collected 15 digs for her 13th double-double of the season. In all, three Seahawks reached double-digits in kills. Including Slater, Frederica Silva (14) and Sydney Wattles (10) paced the Seahawks. Silva, who recorded a career-high 14 kills also tallied 10 digs for the first double-double of her career.
 
Hannah Heide notched the fourth match with 50-or-more assists this season, recording 51 on Wednesday.

Match Score: No. 22 St. Thomas Bobcats 3, Keiser 1
Set Scores: (25-21, 19-25, 25-22, 25-21)
Location: Student Life Center (West Palm Beach, Fla.)
Records: Keiser Seahawks (28-10, 8-5 SUN), St. Thomas (22-2, 13-0 SUN)
 

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SET 1 (STU, 25-21)

• The Seahawks opened the contest with a 3-1 run.
• After a Brooklynn Slater kill gave Keiser a 4-2 lead, STU went on a 5-0 run to rake in a 7-4 advantage.
• Consecutive kills by Slater, Josephine Mulligan, and Frederica Silva tied the set at 7-7.
• The Bobcats regained the lead, pushing the score to 13-10.
• Sydney Wattles cut the lead to 13-11 with a kill.
• A kill by STU's Sana Dennis gave the Bobcats a 16-12 edge.
• Mulligan and Wattles scored two straight points on kills for the Seahawks to cut the deficit to 18-17.
• Down 22-18, Keiser scored points off a kill by Slater and a service ace by Wattles to pull within two, 22-20.
• Two straight points by the Bobcats brought on set point, resulting in a Keiser timeout.
• Out of the break, Hannah Heide produced a kill to make it 24-21.
• However, a kill by Amanda Allende gave the first set to STU, 25-21.

SET 2 (KU, 25-19)

• Keiser opened set two with a 3-1 edge.
• A kill by Wattles pushed the Seahawk advantage to 7-3.
• The Bobcats chipped away at the Keiser lead but handed the Seahawks three points on errors.
• A kill by Slater gave Keiser a 12-8 lead.
• After a kill by Wattles, Abygale Lester recorded a service ace as Keiser led 16-12.
• STU scored back-to-back points to make it a 16-12 score.
• Wattles added to the Seahawks' 17 points with a kill, 17-14.
• A kill by Tayla Barnes, followed by a block assist by Barnes and Allende, cut the Keiser lead to one, 17-16.
• Out of a Keiser timeout, Slater extended the lead to 18-16 with a kill.
• After a kill by STU's Alexandra Macaskill, Slater rattled off back-to-back kills to give Keiser a 20-17 edge.
• A point by Erika Magin and a service ace by Slater forced STU to call a timeout, 22-18.
• Out of the Bobcat timeout, the Seahawks record two straight points to serve for set point, 24-18.
• A service error by Slater gave the ball to STU, 24-19.
• However, the Bobcats returned the favor with a service error of their own, 25-19

SET 3 (STU, 25-22)

• Keiser jumped out to a 3-0 lead with a pair of kills by Slater and one by Wattles.
• After exchanging points, Slater notched her 14th kill of the match to give Keiser a 5-2 lead.
• The kill was the 1,000th of Slater's career, becoming just the fifth player in Keiser history to reach the milestone.
• The Bobcats battled back, tying the set at 5-5.
• The score remained tied 8-8 before KU scored back-to-back points to take a 10-8 lead.
• STU again tied the match with two straight points, 10-10.
• Both sides continued to battle back-and-forth with the score at 18-18.
• The Bobcats posted consecutive points, 20-18, resulting in a Seahawks timeout.
• Following the timeout, the Bobcats extended their lead to 21-18.
• Heide ended the STU run with a kill, 21-19.
• The Bobcats closed out the set, 25-22.

SET 4 (STU, 25-21)

• STU took an early 2-1 lead before a kill by Lester tied the set at 2-2.
• With the score tied at 4-4, STU went on a 4-0 run to take an 8-4 lead.
• A kill by Silva brought Keiser within two, 8-6.
• STU outscored KU 3-1 to push its lead to 11-7.
• Trailing 13-9, KU scored four straight points to tie the set at 13-all.
• A kill by Silva gave Keiser its first lead since the start of the set, 17-16.
• STU responded with two consecutive points to regain the lead, 18-17.
• The Bobcats extended their lead to 21-17 before Heide posted a kill to make it 21-18.
• STU held on for the victory, 25-21.

 

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• Brooklynn Slater posted a match-high 23 kills on Wednesday to extend her NAIA lead in points and kills (672/594).
• During the third set, Slater recorded the 1,000th kill of her Keiser career.
• The second-year Seahawk ended the night with 1,009 for her career.
• She also ranks No. 6 in the NAIA in kills per set (4.34).
• Slater's 594 kills are the second-most in a season at Keiser all-time.
• Slater is the first NAIA player this season to reach the 500-kill plateau.
• Slater also collected 15 digs for her 13th double-double of the season.
• Setter Hannah Heide recorded 51 assists on Wednesday, increasing her season total to 1,299 assists.
• It was Heide's fourth 50+ assist match of the season.
• The native of Jupiter, Florida, is the school's all-time leader in assists (4,068).
• She became the first player in Keiser history to reach the 4,000-assist plateau.
• Her 1,299 assists this season lead both the Sun Conference and the NAIA. 
• Her season total is the third-highest all-time in a single season at Keiser.
• Erika Magin led all Seahawks with 16 digs, increasing her career total to 2,116 (school record).
• Magin leads the conference in total digs (555) and is second in digs per set (4.05).
• Frederica Silva recorded a career-high 14 kills in the match.
• The first-year Seahawk also tallied 10 digs for the first double-double of her career. 

• Despite the loss, Keiser clinched the No. 3 seed in the upcoming Sun Conference Volleyball Tournament.
• Keiser moves to 28-10 on the year with Wednesday's loss.
• With the loss, Keiser moves to 14-31 all-time versus the Bobcats.
• Keiser drops to 11-24 versus the Bobcats in Sun Conference action.
• The Seahawks move to 10-12 all-time versus the Bobcats at the SLC.

The Seahawks will host the Webber International on Saturday, November 4. Game time is set for 2:00 PM.
 

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