The Keiser volleyball team travels to Miami Gardens, Florida, to take on the Florida Memorial Lions in Sun Conference action on Wednesday. The mid-week conference match is slated to start at 7:00 PM from the FMU Wellness Center.
Keiser (7-3 in its last 10 contests) comes into the match with a 2-1 record in league action. The Seahawks will looking to pick up a key Sun Conference road victory before returning home on Saturday.
Keiser Seahawks (18-6, 2-1 SUN) at
Florida Memorial (3-2, 1-2 SUN)
Wednesday, September 27, 2023 - 7:00 PM
FMU Wellness Center, Miami Gardens, Fla.
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- Wednesday will mark the 42nd meeting all-time between the Seahawks and Lions.
- The Seahawks lead the series history, 34-7.
- The last meeting between the two teams resulted in a 3-1 win for FMU on October 12, 2022 in Miami Gardens, Florida.
- The Lions have held a 4-1 advantage in the series history over the last five matches.
- KU holds a 14-3 record all-time versus the Lions in Miami Gardens.
- Wednesday will mark the 34th Sun Conference match between the two teams all-time.
- Keiser leads the series in conference play, 28-5.
- Head Coach James Rogers enters Wednesday's match with a 5-6 record all-time versus the Lions.
- Keiser enters Wednesday's action with an 18-6 record (2-1 in league action).
- The Seahawks are currently tied for third in the Sun Conference Standings.
- Keiser is 2-1 in away contests and 14-3 in all games away from the SLC (away and neutral) in 2023.
- KU is looking to pick up their second straight road victory.
- Sophomore attacker Brooklynn Slater leads the NAIA in kills (375).
- Slater's 375 kills this season are the fifth most in a season by a Seahawk.
- The product of Las Vegas, Nevada, also leads the nation in points (431.0).
- The Seahawks lead the NAIA in total kills (1,045)
- Hannah Heide leads the conference and the nation in assists (776).
- Heide is currently second in Keiser history in career assists (3,543).
- The native of Jupiter, Florida, is 433 assists 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 44 service aces followed by Erika Magin with 42.
- Wattles ranks fourth in the nation in services aces while Magin ranks sixth.
- Wattles leads the conference with 61 total blocks.
- With 42 service aces this season, Erika Magin enters Wednesday's action as the school's all-time leader (180).
- Magin entered the year as Keiser's all-time leader in digs and comes into Wednesday's match with 1,914 for her career.
- Coach Rogers comes into Wednesday's match with an overall record of 150-64 (51-25 SUN).
| Keiser |
2023 Stats |
Florida Memorial |
| 1045 |
Kills |
154 |
| .209 |
Attack % |
.286 |
| 975 |
Assists |
141 |
| 210 |
Service Aces |
24 |
| 1274 |
Digs |
161 |
| 124.0 |
Total Blocks |
21.0 |
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