Score: Keiser Seahawks 65, St. Thomas Bobcats 67
Records: Keiser (3-1, 0-1 SUN), St. Thomas (3-0, 1-0 SUN)
Location: Student Life Center (West Palm Beach, Fla.)
Keiser Starters: Elliana Schaefer (G),
Mimmi Hahne (G),
Mahiro Oyama (G),
Elise Ellison (F),
Jade Simpson (F)
St. Thomas Starters: Sarei McGill (G), Katrina Litte (G), Sophie Vandyke (C), Ra'Nae Tumblin (G), Maddie Scharrenberg (G)
The Keiser women's basketball team suffered their first loss of the season this afternoon, falling to St. Thomas on a buzzer-beater three-pointer by the Bobcats. The Seahawks were led by Elliana Schaefer, who scored 25 points in the conference matchup. Elise Ellison recorded her first double-double of the season with 11 points and 10 rebounds
The Seahawks will return to action this Tuesday against Fort Lauderdale, with tip-off scheduled for 5:30 p.m
With 59 seconds left in the fourth, St. Thomas made a jumper to take the lead from the Seahawks continuing their momentum.
St Thomas 4, Keiser 15
- The Seahawks struck first with a steal by Elliana Schaefer, leading to a layup for the game's first points
- St. Thomas scored their first point four minutes into the game
- A jumper from Avrie Schmidt extended the Seahawks' lead to five points
- Aly Avrach's free throw brought Keiser to 10 points
- Avrach followed up with a three-pointer with 2:41 remaining in the quarter
- Free throws by Elise Ellison and Jade Simpson concluded the Seahawks' scoring in the first quarter
St Thomas 20, Keiser 30
- The Bobcats got on the board 20 seconds into the quarter with a three-pointer from Morgan Taylor
- Taylor followed up with a layup, cutting the Seahawks' lead to four
- Elliana Schaefer drained a three-pointer to keep Keiser in the lead
- With 5:28 remaining, Avrie Schmidt hit a three-pointer, assisted by Mahiro Oyama
- A jumper by Siera Bradford extended the Seahawks' lead to eight
- With 13 seconds left, a free throw by Schaefer secured a 10-point lead for Keiser
Keiser 47, St Thomas 37
- The Seahawks scored early in the quarter with a jump shot from Elise Ellison
- A layup by Bobcat Maddie Scharrenberg kept the Seahawks' lead at 10 points
- Elliana Schaefer followed up with a three-pointer, extending Keiser's lead to 37-24
- A three-pointer from Aly Avrach pushed the Seahawks' lead to 18 points
- With 4:02 remaining, St. Thomas' Sarei McGill hit a three-pointer
- Bobcat Kartina Little added another three-pointer, cutting the Seahawks' lead to eight
- A layup by Jade Simpson restored Keiser's lead to 10 points
- After a few points from the Seahawks, four free throws by the Bobcats closed out the third quarter
Keiser 65, St Thomas 67
- A layup by Bobcat Morgan Taylor cut the Seahawks' lead to just eight points
- Free throws from Aly Avrach and Jasmyn Hale kept Keiser in front
- A nine-point run by the Bobcats put the Seahawks in trouble, narrowing the gap to a one-point deficit
- Caidyn Cannon scored a layup to bring Keiser back ahead by three points
- Jade Simpson followed with a layup, keeping the Seahawks up 61-58
- Multiple free throws from St. Thomas gave the Bobcats a 64-61 lead
- With five seconds remaining, Elliana Schaefer made two clutch free throws to retake the lead for Keiser
- As the clock struck zero, the Bobcats hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to win the game
- The Seahawks are now 3-1 at home this season after dropping their first conference matchup
- Keiser holds an 8-10 all-time record against the Bobcats in the Student Life Center.
- This marks the second consecutive game against St. Thomas decided by three or fewer points.
- Elliana Schaefer was one point shy of her career high, scoring 25 points in today's game
- Schaefer also went 8-for-11 from the free-throw line, shooting 72.7%
- As a team, the Seahawks recorded a 33.3% field-goal percentage
- Keiser made six three-pointers, including three by Schaefer
- Elise Ellison recorded a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds
- Senior Jade Simpson contributed seven points and two blocks in her performance
- The Seahawks' bench accounted for 22 points
- Aly Avrach recorded a season-high 10 points
- Mahiro Oyama continued to lead the team in assists, tallying five tonight
- Ties: 1
- Lead Changes: 1
- Largest Lead: Keiser (19), St. Thomas (2).
The Seahawks will continue their eight-game home stand with Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, November 19th. Tip-off is set for 5:30PM.
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