After just over a week's hiatus from Seahawks volleyball due to Hurricane Milton, Keiser is back in action this Wednesday night in Miami Gardens, Fla., to face the No. 10 St. Thomas Bobcats. The last time these two teams faced off, the Seahawks took the Bobcats to five sets but lost the contest by two points. Fast forward to Saturday, the Seahawks will host Webber International at 2:00 PM. The last time the two squads faced each other, it was the second five-set match of the season for Keiser, dropping the contest in the fifth set.
Before Hurricane Milton, the Seahawks were on a five-game winning streak, including sweeps over conference opponents Ave Maria, Florida Memorial, and New College. Last week, Mackenzie Pryor was named Sun Attacker of the Week after producing 30 kills over a two-game stretch and hitting .509.
Wednesday, October 16, 2024 - 7:00 PM
Keiser Seahawks (22-5, 4-3 SUN) at No. 10 St. Thomas (20-0 7-0 SUN)
Fernandez Family Center, Miami Gardens, Fla.
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Saturday, October 19, 2024 - 2:00 PM
Keiser Seahawks (22-5, 4-3 SUN) vs Webber International (6-10, 4-3 SUN)
Student Life Center, West Palm Beach, Fla.
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LIVE STATS: SIDEARM STATS
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No. 10 St. Thomas Series
- Keiser and St. Thomas went all the way to five sets on Sept. 11 falling by just two points in the fifth set
- In the match up, the Seahawks totaled 12 blocks in the five setter
- Three Seahawks produced double-doubles in the last match
- Junior Mackenzie Pryor led the way with 14 kills along with Frederica Silva producing 12
- The Seahawks are on an eight-game skid against the Bobcats, though the last match up was the first five-setter against the Bobcats since 2022
- Keiser trails the series 14-32 last defeating St. Thomas in 2020 in a sweep at home
- In the last 10 match ups against the Bobcats, the Seahawks are 2-8
Webber International Series
- In the last match up Sept. 14, the Seahawks fell to the Warriors in five sets marking their first loss to Webber International since 2018
- Outsider hitter Mackenzie Pryor lead Keiser with 29 kills in the match
- Pryor and Frederica Silva produced double-doubles while freshman setter Amie Molina had a season-high of 32 assists
- Ultimatley, Keiser are 9-1 in the last 10 match ups
- At home, the Seahawks are 7-9 against the Warriors
- After a week away, the Seahawks sit at 22-5, advancing to 4-3 in conference play
- With sweeps over Florida Memorial and New College in the first week of October, Keiser now has 17 sweeps this season
- The Bobcats and the Warriors matches in September mark the only two five setters for the Seahawks this season, falling in both contest (Sept. 11 and 14)
- Mackenzie Pryor was named the Sun Attacker of the Week with 30 kills and a hitting .509, her seventh weekly award
- Pryor also leads the Sun Conference with 129 kills in conference play
- The nation leader in kills continues to be the only player to reach the 400-kill mark this season
- The Seahawks are splitting setter time with both freshman Amie Molina and Ashley Strefling seeing time on the court
- Molina reached the 200 assist-mark in the Seahawks last match, Strefling is just behind her with 167
- Faith Marquis ranks third in the SUN with 137 digs in conference play, having played in all 27 sets
- The junior libero leads Keiser with 44 service aces
- Aby Tibesar leads the Seahawks defensively with 62.0 blocks this season, she reached a new season-high of six against New College
- Head Coach James Rogers enters Wednesday night with a record of 185-74
| Keiser |
2024 Stats |
St. Thomas |
Webber International |
| 1239 |
Kills |
972 |
615 |
| .250 |
Attack % |
.263 |
.148 |
| 1171 |
Assists |
891 |
556 |
| 197 |
Service Aces |
122 |
83 |
| 1570 |
Digs |
1005 |
784 |
| 154.0 |
Total Blocks |
135.5 |
135.0 |
| Keiser |
Leaders |
St. Thomas |
Webber International |
| Mackenzie Pryor (467) |
Kills |
Hope Leavy-Gaskins (172) |
Delanie Johnson (135) |
| Aby Tibesar (.300) |
Attack % |
Sana Dennis (.422) |
Abigail Baxter (.182) |
| Hannah Heide (612) |
Assists |
Payton Bertke (725) |
Luci Marinella (287) |
| Faith Marquis (44) |
Service Aces |
Bianca Grassi (26) |
Nadia Reid (21) |
| Faith Marquis (462) |
Digs |
Bianca Grassi (375) |
Abigail Baxter (198) |
| Aby Tibesar (62.0) |
Total Blocks |
Tayla Barnes (57.0) |
Savanna Wilhite (62.0) |
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