Score: Keiser Seahawks 77, Texas A&M-Texarkana 62
Records: Keiser (7-2) Texas A&M-Texarkana (1-10)
Location: The Den, New Oreleans, La.
Keiser Starters: Elliana Schaefer (G), Mahiro Oyama (G), Avrie Schmidt (G), Elise Ellison (F), Jade Simpson (F)
Texas A&M-Texarkana Starters: Gigi Waddel (G) Kayla Williams (F) , Delfina Misiuna (C), Evelyn Terraza (G), Chioma Treasure Emeh (G)
The Keiser women's basketball team opened their weekend in New Orleans, La., with a win over Texas A&M-Texarkana. The Seahawks entered the second half trailing by seven points. At the start of the third quarter, Keiser responded with 13 consecutive points following a three-pointer by the Eagles, taking the lead and never looking back.
Senior Elise Ellison led the charge with 21 points, bringing her career total to 999 points. Ellison also recorded nine rebounds and three steals in the victory.
The Seahawks will return to action tomorrow afternoon, facing Loyola (La.) at 5:00 PM in The Den in New Orleans, La.
Three's from
Jasmyn Hale and
Elliana Schaefer gave the Seahawks momentum to lead by six with 4:10 left in the third quarter.
TAMUT 22, Keiser 14
- The Eagles opened the game with a 5-0 lead, starting the scoring with a three-pointer
- Elliana Schaefer responded with a three-pointer of her own, cutting into the lead
- The Eagles followed with an eight-point run to extend their advantage
- With 18 seconds remaining, Caidyn Cannon hit a jumper, leaving the Seahawks trailing by eight
TAMUT 33, Keiser 40
- A Keiser foul sent the Eagles to the free-throw line, resulting in the first points of the second quarter
- Mahiro Oyama responded with a jumper, cutting into the Eagles' lead
- The Seahawks and Eagles were evenly matched in the second quarter, with the Seahawks scoring 19 points to the Eagles' 18
Keiser 59, TAMUT 48
- Scoring opened with a free throw from Texas A&M-Texarkana (TAMUT) at the 8:20 mark
- Two free throws from Caidyn Cannon brought the Seahawks closer, narrowing the deficit to four
- Jasmyn Hale sank a three-pointer to further close the gap
- Free throws from Elise Ellison gave Keiser the lead with 5:19 remaining
- Elliana Schaefer hit a three-pointer to extend the Seahawks' lead
- Hale capped off Keiser's scoring in the third quarter with another three-pointer
Keiser 77, TAMUT 62
- TAMUT's Gigi Waddell opened the scoring with a three-pointer
- A steal by Avrie Schmidt led to the Seahawks' first points with a jumper
- The Seahawks extended their lead to 14 with a jumper from Elise Ellison
- Keiser secured the victory with two free throws from Ellison, sealing a 15-point win
- The Seahawks improved to 7-2, earning their first road victory of the season
- This win marks Keiser's first-ever game and victory over Texas A&M-Texarkana, as the teams faced off for the first time in program history
- Keiser held the Eagles to just eight points in the third quarter, outscoring them by 18 in that period
- Senior Elise Ellison led the Seahawks with 21 points tonight, bringing her career total to 999—just one point shy of 1,000
- The Lexington, Ky., native recorded a .467 field goal percentage and shot .875 from the free-throw line
- Senior Elliana Schaefer contributed 15 points in tonight's win, along with four assists and two three-pointers
- Jasmyn Hale added 13 points for the Seahawks, shooting .500 from beyond the arc and 5-for-7 from the field
- The Seahawks tallied 15 steals, with five coming from Schaefer
- Keiser's bench made a strong contribution, adding 26 points to the victory
- Ties: 2
- Lead Changes: 1
- Largest Lead: Keiser (18) TAMUT (10)
The Seahawks will return to action tomorrow afternoon, facing Loyola (La.) at 5:00PM in the Den in New Oreleans, La.
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