Score: No. 1 Keiser Seahawks 34, Webber Int'l Warriors 20
Records: Keiser (7-0, 4-0 SUN), Webber Int'l (3-5-, 1-4 SUN)
Location: Warrior Turf Field (1,000) - Babson Park, Fla.
Time of Game: 2:45
Weather: Partly cloudy, rainy, 82 degrees

Scoring 21 unanswered points to close out the game, the No. 1-ranked Keiser football team (7-0, 4-0 SUN) picked up its nation's-best 18^th straight victory, defeating the Webber Int'l Warriors (3-5, 1-4 SUN), 34-20, on Saturday afternoon.
 
Keiser produced five touchdowns on the day with four coming as "big plays" (20 yards or more). Quarterback Shea Spencer threw touchdowns of 71 and 38, completing passes to Refeno Vangates and Jaden Miller, respectively. Vangates also scored on a 75-yard kick return for a touchdown while Miller recorded an additional TD with a 57-yard run.
 
The Seahawks rushed for 244 yards led by junior Andrew Burnette, who tallied 147 yards on 26 carries with one touchdown. Miller had 85 yards on seven carries and a score.
 
Spencer completed 14-of-18 passes for 191 yards and two touchdowns. Vangates had two catches for 71 yards and a score.
 
The Seahawks defense registered two sacks and picked off two passes (Justin Carcel and CJ Bradley).
 
With the win Keiser moved to 17-0 all-time in Sun Conference action and 37-3 in conference play (SUN & MSC).
 

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Keiser 6, Webber Int'l 3

• After both teams were forced to punt on their opening drives, the Seahawks registered the first points of the contest following a two-yard touchdown run by Andrew Burnette with 5:23 left in the first
• A missed extra-point attempt by Nico Cavanillas (his first miss of the season), gave Keiser a 6-0 lead.
• The Warriors responded with a seven-play, 42-yard drive capped off with a 44-yard field goal by Zachary Van Fleet with 1:33 on the game clock

Keiser 13, Webber In'l 6

• The Seahawks began with the ball to start the second (continuing a drive that started in the first)
• On fourth-and-three from the WIU 42-yard line, Keiser went for it but the Warriors defense held the Seahawks a yard short as they turned the ball over on downs with 14:22 remaining in the first half
• It took the Warriors six plays to record their second field goal of the game as Van Fleet connected on a 25-yard attempt, tying the game a 6-6 (11:17)
• The Seahawks wasted no time regaining the lead as Refeno Vangates returned the ensuing kick 75 yards for the score 
• The kick return for a touchdown was Vangates' first of his Keiser career and the first non-offensive touchdown by the Seahawks this season
• The made extra point gave Keiser a 13-6 lead 
• Webber drove down to the Keiser 29-yard line, giving the Warriors a 1st-and-10 deep in Seahawk territory
• However WIU went backwards as a false start followed by a tackle for loss put the Warriors in fourth-and-15 at the KU 34
• A sack by Damien Deloney and Christian Ware-Terry gave the ball back to the Seahawks on a turnover-on-downs (8:19)
• On the final drive of the half, WIU used 15 plays to go 59 yards down to the Keiser 21
• Van Fleet tried to add points for the Warriors with a 38-yard field goal attempt but the kick sailed wide right as time expired 

Keiser 27, Webber Int'l 20

• The Seahawks defense came out strong to start the second half forcing the Warriors to a three-and-out on their first possession
• WIU took advantage of a Keiser miscue on the WIU punt to regain possession of the ball at the Seahawks 27-yard line
• One play later, Terry Weems, Jr., scored on a 27-yard run, tying the game a 13-13 with 12:38 left in the third
• WIU got the ball back with 9:42 on the clock and drove down to the Keiser 24-yard line
• Van Fleet tried to give the Warriors a three-point lead with a 41-yard field goal but a roughing the kicker penalty gave WIU an automatic first down
• Two plays later, Webber took a 20-13 lead with a five-yard run by Taylor Scarbrough (4:40) 
• Again, Keiser responded with a "big play" as the first play from scrimmage turned into a 57-yard touchdown run for Jaden Miller
• With the made extra-point, the game was tied, 20-20, with 4:18 on the game clock
• On Keiser's next possession, Shea Spencer connected with Vangates for another "big play" as the two combined for a 71-yard touchdown pass to give Keiser the lead, 27-20 (00:09)

Keiser 34, Webber Int'l 20

• The Keiser defense recorded its first takeaway of the quarter when Justin Carcel intercepted a Trent Gortjan pass with 12:08 left in the game
• The Seahawks turned that turnover into points as Spencer completed a 38-yard touchdown pass to Miller (34-20 with 10:15 on the clock)
• The Warriors got the ball off a turnover at the Keiser 39-yard line with 4:42 remaining but an attempted flea-flicker turned into an interception for CJ Bradley
• The Seahawks ran out the clock for the team's sixth road win of the season

 

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• Tonight's captains – Jude Guerrier, Hunter Hargrave, Jaden Meizinger, and Tivon Sutton
• The Seahawks wore white jerseys with light blue pants (3-0 wearing this combination)
• The coin toss was won by WIU, the Seahawks received the kick to start the game
• With today's win, Keiser is now 3-0 when losing the toss
• With the win, Keiser improves to 6-0 on the road this season 
• Quarterback Shea Spencer completed 14-of-18 passes for 191 yards with two touchdowns
• The 71-yard touchdown pass from Spencer to Refeno Vangates was the longest of the season and is tied for the fourth longest in school history
• Vangates also registered the first kick return for a touchdown of the season and the first of his career with a 75-yard return in the second quarter
• Andrew Burnette led the team with 147 yards on 26 carries with one touchdown
• Keiser rushed for 244 yards on 38 carries versus the Warriors - the 244 yards were the second-highest total for the Seahawks this season (250 at Newberry)
• Byron May registered a team-high 3.5 tackles for loss on Saturday
• The 3.5 TFL are tied for the third-most in a game in program history - May finished the day with a career-high seven total tackles
• With the win, Keiser improves to 8-0 all-time versus Webber Int'l (4-0 in Babson Park)
• Keiser extends its nation's best winning streak to 18 games
• The Seahawks improve to 17-0 all-time in Sun Conference action and 37-3 in conference play (SUN & MSC)
• Keiser improves to 7-0 as the No. 1 team in the nation
• With the win, Keiser improves to 13-3 all-time during the month of November
• Keiser is now one of four undefeated teams remaining in the NAIA (Grand View - 8-0; MidAmerican Nazarene - 8-0; Texas Wesleyan - 8-0)

 

The Seahawks will return home to host the Florida Memorial Lions on Saturday, November 9. Game time is set for 6:00 PM.
 

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