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2024 SUN Champs - Football
21
Ave Maria (FL) AMU 3-7 , 2-5
52
Winner Keiser KU 9-0 , 6-0
Ave Maria (FL) AMU
3-7 , 2-5
21
Final
52
Keiser KU
9-0 , 6-0
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
AMU Ave Maria (FL) 7 0 7 7 21
KU Keiser 21 3 14 14 52

Game Recap: No. 2 Football |

No. 1 Football Wins Third Straight Sun Conference Title

Game Information
Score: No. 1 Keiser Seahawks 52, Ave Maria Gyrenes 21
Records: Keiser (9-0, 6-0 SUN), Ave Maria (3-7, 2-5 SUN)
Location: Keiser Football Field (1,500) - West Palm Beach, Fla.
Time of Game:  2:50
Weather: Cloudy, wind 7 mph, 72 degrees

The No. 1-ranked Keiser football team (9-0, 6-0 SUN) defeated the Ave Maria Gyrenes (3-7, 2-5 SUN), 52-21, to claim its third straight Sun Conference Championship on Saturday night.
 
Scoring on each of their first three possessions, the Seahawks took a 21-7 lead in the first and never looked back. Keiser amassed 526 yards of total offense in the game, marking the second straight game of 500 yards-or-more and the third in the team's last four games.
 
Andrew Burnette posted his fourth straight 100-yard rushing game and sixth of the season, recording 121 yards on 17 carries with one touchdown. The native of Jensen Beach, Florida, reached the 1000-yard rushing mark on the season, finishing the night with 1,007.
 
Quarterback Shea Spencer set a career mark with four passing touchdowns. The Seahawks signal-caller completed 15-of-22 passes for 234 yards. Spencer connected on two of those TD passes with Refeno Vangates, who had five catches for 78 yards.
 
 Prior to the game, Keiser recognized Louis Averhart III, Wyatt Brooks, Andrew Burnette, Ben Derby, D'Andre Golden, Brooks Gsell, Hunter Hargrave, Keonn James, Kensly Johnson, Ignacio Olvera, Salvador Rios, Paul Saget, and Tivon Sutton for their contributions to the program.
 
The win extended the nation's longest winning streak to 20 games as Keiser moved to 19-0 all-time in Sun Conference action and 39-3 in conference play (SUN & MSC).

 

First Quarter
Keiser 21, Ave Maria 7
  • The Seahawk's defense forced a three-and-out on the Gyrene's first drive, giving the ball to Keiser at the AMU 48-yard line with 13:58 on the clock
  • On the third play of KU's opening drive, Shea Spencer completed a 36-yard pass to Claudell Sherman for the team's first touchdown of the game
  • Following the made extra point, Keiser led, 7-0, with 13:14 left in the first
  • After another defensive stop by the Seahawks, it took just one play for Keiser to extend its lead
  • Spencer found Refeno Vangates for 58 yards and the score as the Seahawks led, 14-0, with 9:16 remaining in the first quarter
  • Ave Maria got on the board on the ensuing drive, going 75 yards on six plays - capped off with a 22-yard touchdown pass from Andrew Lege to Devin Harris (14-7 - 5:31)
  • Keiser struck quickly again as Spencer recorded his third TD pass of the quarter completing a 16-yard touchdown pass to Maurico Porcha (3:41)

Second Quarter
Keiser 24, Ave Maria 7
  • The Seahawks pushed their lead to 24-7 with a 39-yard field goal by Nico Cavanillas with 11:13 remaining in the half
  • The 39-yarder was a career-best for the second-year kicker
  • After the Seahawks forced another three-and-out, Keiser drove 59 yards down to the AMU two-yard line
  • A fade route attempt in the corner of the endzone was picked off by Ave's Johnny Nedwick, halting the Seahawk threat

Third Quarter
Keiser 38, Ave Maria 14
  • The Seahawks opened the second half with another score, going 84 yards on 12 plays
  • Jaden Meizinger scored the 51st touchdown of his career with a 13-yard run, giving Keiser the 31-7 lead (8:40)
  • After Justin Carcel laid out to pick off a Lege pass at the AMU 48-yard line, Keiser found the endzone again
  • Following a 40-yard run by Porcha and a two-yard rush by Andrew Burnette, KU made it a 38-7 game as Spencer connected with Vangates for a nine-yard touchdown pass
  •  AMU cut into the Keiser lead following a 27-yard pass from Lege to Rowman Newkirk (38-14 - 00:17) 

Fourth Quarter
Keiser 52, Ave Maria 21
  • Burnette scored in his eighth straight game with a six-yard rushing touchdown with 12:49 left in the game
  • On their next possession, the Gyrenes went for it on fourth-and-four from the KU 43 but were stopped on an incomplete pass which was broken up by Evan Jackson (10:49)
  • The Seahawks broke the 50-point barrier for the third time this season when Damari Charlton rushed for two yards and the score with 3:21 on the clock (52-14)
  • The Gyrenes scored one final time to make it 52-14 game as Lege tossed a 29-yard TD pass to Thomas Schiavon (1:24)
 

.Game Notes
  • Tonight's captains – Jude Guerrier, Hunter Hargrave, Tivon Sutton, and Jaden Meizinger
  •  Prior to the game, Keiser recognized Louis Averhart III, Wyatt Brooks, Andrew Burnette, Ben Derby, D'Andre Golden, Brooks Gsell, Hunter Hargrave, Keonn James, Kensly Johnson, Ignacio Olvera, Salvador Rios, Paul Saget, and Tivon Sutton for their contributions to the program.
  • The Seahawks wore navy jerseys and white pants (first time this season)
  • Weather at kickoff – Cloudy, wind 7 mph, 72 degrees
  • The coin toss was won by Ave Maria with the Gyrenes electing to receive
  • Keiser is 4-0 this season when losing the coin toss
  • Hunter Hargrave led the team in tackles with seven, two shy of his season-high
  • Andrew Burnette reached 1000 rushing yards in his Keiser career. The senior had 121 tonight with one touchdown
  • Refeno Vangates had two touchdowns, tying his season-high
  • Louis Averhart III recorded 79 receiving yards, a season-high on his senior day
  • Shea Spencer threw four passing touchdowns tonight reaching a new season-high for the senior
  • Luke Climbingbear posted his first sack as a Seahawk with 1:24 left in the fourth quarter
  • Claudell Sherman caught a 36-yard pass from Spencer for his first touchdown of the season
  • Nico Cavanillas went a perfect 7-for-7 PATs
  • The Seahawks have extended their nation's longest winning streak to 20 games
  • Keiser totaled 526 yards tonight, the second-highest amount this season
  • With the win, Keiser has won its third straight Sun Conference title
  • The 6-0 conference mark wraps up the Seahawk's fifth perfect conference season (2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024)
  • With the win, Keiser improves to 31-4 all-time at home
  • Keiser improves to 9-0 as the No. 1 team in the nation
  • The win improves Keiser to 6-1 all-time versus the Gyrenes
  • The Seahawks have now won six straight over AMU
  • Keiser's home winning streak moves up to 16 games straight
  • During the month of November, Keiser is now 15-3 all-time
  • Keiser is one of three undefeated teams remaining in the NAIA (Grand View - 10-0;  Texas Wesleyan - 10-0)
 
Up Next

The Seahawks will next play in the NAIA Football Championship Series. The NAIA Football Selection Show is set for 7:00 PM on Sunday, November 17. The show can be viewed by clicking here.
 

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