The Keiser women's basketball team hosts the 2023 Keiser's New Year's Classic, December 29-30. The two-day tournament will feature the Seahawks, the Xavier (La.) Gold Nuggets, the Fort Lauderdale Eagles, and the Florida Memorial Lions
Game One of this year's classic will tip off from the Student Life Center at 12:00 PM, featuring the Keiser Seahawks versus the Xavier (La.) Gold Nuggets.
Keiser New Year's Classic
Keiser Seahawks (6-6) vs.
(rv) Xavier (La.) Gold Nuggets (7-0)
Friday, December 29 - 12:00 PM
Student Life Center, West Palm Beach, Fla.
Keiser Seahawks (6-6) vs.
Fort Lauderdale Eagles (1-11)
Saturday, December 30 - 12:00 PM
Student Life Center, West Palm Beach, Fla.
WATCH: The Sun Digital Network
LIVE STATS: SIDEARM STATS
ADMISSION: General Admission $8 / Students, Faculty, and Staff Free
Xavier (La.) Series
- Friday will mark the second meeting all-time between the two programs
- Keiser leads the all-time series history, 1-0.
- The last meeting between the two teams resulted in a 67-64 win for the Seahawks on December 18, 2014 in West Palm Beach, Florida.
- In that game, the Golden Nuggets got to within 65-64 with under 30 seconds left, but the Seahawks held them off behind two clutch free throws by Lakeisha Blanson with three seconds left.
Fort Lauderdale Series
- Saturday will mark the second meeting all-time between the two programs.
- The Seahawks lead the series history, 1-0.
- The last meeting resulted in a 110-53 win for the Seahawks on November 22, 2023, in North Miami, Florida.
- The 110 points scored by the Seahawks are the most scored by a Keiser team since December 31, 2013 (116 versus Olivet Nazarene)
- The Seahawks enter this week's classic with a 6-6 record.
- Keiser is looking to snap a two game losing skid.
- The Seahawks are coming off a 99-82 loss to Doane on December 18, 2023, in West Palm Beach, Florida.
- In that game, five Seahawks reached double-figures, led by Elliana Schaefer's 17 points.
- Elise Ellison led the Seahawks with six assists.
- Julia Fitzwater went 4-7 from beyond the arc.
- The Seahawks are 4-2 at the Student Life Center this season.
- Head Coach Pam Oswald enters The West Palm Beach Classic with 124 career wins at Keiser.
| Keiser |
2023-24 Stats |
Xavier (La.) |
Fort Lauderdale |
| 82.3 ppg |
Scoring |
68.9 ppg |
52.7 ppg |
| .433 |
FG% |
.407 |
.335 |
| .312 |
3PT% |
.270 |
.351 |
| .777 |
FT% |
.582 |
.589 |
| 45.6 rpg |
Rebounding |
43.0 rpg |
30.4 rpg |
| 17.3 apg |
Assists |
15.7 apg |
8.7 apg |
| 7.2 spg |
Steals |
13.7 spg |
8.8 spg |
| 3.6 bpg |
Blocks |
2.6 bpg |
0.7 bpg |
|
Leaders |
|
|
| Halle Traylor (15.8 ppg) |
Scoring |
Taylor Dewitt (13.7 ppg) |
Esther Joseph (18.6 ppg) |
| Elise Ellison (.585) |
FG% |
Taylor Dewitt (.500) |
Esther Joseph (.510) |
| Julia Fitzwater (.376) |
3PT% |
Jaleah LaFargue (.600) |
Esther Joseph (.390) |
| Elliana Schaefer (.848) |
FT% |
Shylia McGee (.727) |
Two players (.610) |
| Elise Ellison (8.8 rpg) |
Rebounding |
Sierra Headquist (4.6 rpg) |
Kouraje Johnson (6.7 rpg) |
| Halle Traylor (50) |
Assists |
Sierra Headquist (12) |
Esther Joseph (34) |
| Elliana Schaefer (19) |
Steals |
Jaleah LaFargue (14) |
Esther Joseph (32) |
| Kyra Long (15) |
Blocks |
Sierra Headquist (3) |
Alicia Loesch (5) |
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