Score: Keiser Seahawks 94, Trinity Baptist 38
Records: Keiser (2-0), Trinity Baptist Eagles (0-2)
Location: Student Life Center (West Palm Beach, Fla.)
Keiser Starters: Elliana Schaefer (G),
Mimmi Hahne (G),
Mahiro Oyama (G),
Jade Simpson (F),
Jasmyn Hale (F)
Trinity Baptist Starters: : Reniyah Clark (G), Ranajala Brown (G), Caroline Smith (F), Laila Harvey (G), Victoria Broadway (G)
The Keiser women's basketball team secured their second victory of the season with a dominant 94-38 win over the Trinity Baptist Eagles at home. The Seahawks cruised to a 56-point victory, led by graduate transfer
Jade Simpson, who posted 20 points and 13 rebounds for her first double-double in a Keiser uniform. She was supported by four other Seahawks who each scored 10 or more points. All 13 players on the Seahawks roster made an appearance tonight, while 11 different players recorded points in tonight's lopsided win.
The Seahawks held the Eagles scoreless all the way up to 2:16 left in the first with a jumper from
Jasmyn Hale for the 13-0 lead.
Trinity Baptist 2, Keiser 19
- Senior guard Mimmi Hahne opened the scoring for the Seahawks with a layup off a pass from Jasmyn Hale just 16 seconds into the game
- At 6:47, Avrie Schmidt knocked down a three-pointer to give Keiser a 7-0 lead
- Elliana Schaefer recorded her first bucket of the game with a layup at 4:42
- Keiser extended their lead to 11-0 with a layup from Amalia Vamvakitis
- The Seahawks' 13-0 run came to an end when the Eagles hit a jumper
- With 1:10 remaining in the quarter, Jade Simpson scored her first points of the night with a layup
- Mimmi Hahne closed the first quarter with another layup, giving Keiser a 19-2 lead
Trinity Baptist 12, Keiser 39
- The Seahawks opened the second quarter with a layup from Jade Simpson
- Keiser's lead grew to 24-2 after Elliana Schaefer hit a three-pointer, assisted by Mahiro Oyama
- At 7:33, a foul from the Eagles sent Avrie Schmidt to the free-throw line, where she made both shots, extending the lead to 26 points
- A second foul from Trinity Baptist put Simpson at the line for two more free throws, both of which she converted
- The Eagles scored a point on a free throw after a Keiser foul, bringing the score to 32-6 in favor of the Seahawks
- Trinity Baptist hit a three-pointer to reach double digits with 1:20 left on the clock
- A foul on the Eagles sent Jade Simpson back to the free-throw line, where she made both attempts to cap the scoring, giving Keiser a 39-12 lead at halftime
Keiser 72, Trinity Baptist 30
- Mimmi Hahne splashed a three-pointer off a pass from Mahiro Oyama at 9:50
- The Seahawks extended their lead to 29 points with a layup from Jade Simpson
- Elliana Schaefer hit another clean three-pointer, assisted by Oyama, at 8:15
- A steal by Jade Simpson set up an opportunity for Schaefer, who finished with a layup assisted by freshman Jayla Gutz, making it 59-19
- The Eagles responded with two free throws, cutting the lead to 21 points
- With 1:28 remaining, Amalia Vamvakitis drove to the hoop for a layup
- Avrie Schmidt pushed the lead to 40 points with a basket at 0:29 left in the third quarter
- A jump shot from Mahiro Oyama at the buzzer extended the lead further, giving Keiser a commanding advantage heading into the final quarter
Keiser 94, Trinity Baptist 38
- 45 seconds into the fourth quarter, Mahiro Oyama hit a jumper to extend the lead
- Aly Avrach recorded her first bucket of the night with a layup, as the Seahawks led 76-31
- Freshman Caidyn Cannon added her first points with a layup at 7:05
- A steal by Jade Simpson set up a fast break, where Mahiro Oyama finished with a layup to push the lead to 49 points
- With 0:55 left in the game, Amalia Vamvakitis scored a layup off Siera Bradford's first assist of the season
- Siera Bradford sealed the 56-point victory with a buzzer-beater, ending the game with a 94-38 final score
- With the win, Keiser starts the year 2-0
- The Seahawks are now 9-0 against the Eagles and 7-0 in the Student Life Center
- This victory marks Keiser's fourth 50+ point win over Trinity Baptist
- All 13 players on Keiser's roster saw action in the game, with 11 different players contributing to the score
- The Seahawks shot 49.4% from the field in the lopsided victory, including a game-high 57.7% in the third quarter
- Keiser scored 31 points off Eagle turnovers, including 14 fast break points
- Jade Simpson recorded her first double-double in a Seahawk uniform, finishing with 20 points and 13 rebounds
- The graduate transfer also led the team with four blocks and two steals
- Avrie Schmidt came off the bench to record a double-double of her own, contributing 15 points and 10 rebounds
- Senior guard Elliana Schaefer added 18 points and two steals to her stat line
- Mahiro Oyama was the fourth Seahawk in double digits, scoring 12 points and leading the team with five assists
- Freshman Caidyn Cannon led the team in steals with three
- Four Seahawks recorded two steals apiece: Mimmi Hahne, Jasmyn Hale, Elliana Schaefer, and Jade Simpson
- Ties: 0
- Lead Changes: 0
- Largest Lead: Keiser (56)
The Seahawks continue their eight-game home stand with Florida National this Thursday, November 7th. Tip-off is set for 5:30 PM.
Get the latest information on the team by following
KUSeahawksWBB on Instagram and
KUSeahawksWBB on Twitter.
General athletic news can be found at
KUSeahawks on Facebook,
kuseahawks on Instagram, and
kuseahawks on Twitter.
