Score: Keiser Seahawks 53, (rv) Loyola (La.) 83
Records: Keiser (7-3) (rv) Loyola (La.) (7-4)
Location: The Den, New Oreleans, La.
Keiser Starters: Elliana Schaefer (G), Mahiro Oyama (G), Avrie Schmidt (G), Elise Ellison (F), Jade Simpson (F)
Loyola (La.) Starters: Alissa O'Dell (C) , Caitlin Travis (G) , Deniya Thorton (G) , MG Lymon (G), Kate Thompson (F)
The Keiser women's basketball team concluded their weekend in New Orleans, Louisiana, with a loss to (RV) Loyola (La.) on Saturday night. Despite the setback, senior Elise Ellison reached the 1,000-career-point milestone with her first layup of the game. Ellison ended the night with 12 points and four rebounds.
The Seahawks will return home for the West Palm Beach Classic on Tuesday, December 17, against Huntington (Ind.). Tip-off is scheduled for 11:00 a.m.
The Wolfpack's 12-point run in the third quarter continued Loyola's momentum, carrying them through the game.
LUNO 21, Keiser 11
- LUNO jumped out to an early 7-2 lead with a three-pointer from Caitlin Travis
- Elliana Schaefer responded with a three-pointer to cut the deficit to two
- A six-point run by the Wolfpack extended the Seahawks' deficit
- Keiser closed the first quarter with a layup from Caidyn Cannon, trailing by 10
LUNO 40, Keiser 26
- The Wolfpack opened the quarter with a seven-point run, highlighted by a three-pointer from Libby Thompson
- Elise Ellison got the Seahawks on the board with a layup, narrowing the deficit to 28-13
- Elliana Schaefer nailed her second three-pointer of the night, assisted by Jasmyn Hale
- Free throws from LUNO extended the Wolfpack's lead
Keiser 37, LUNO 62
- Jasmyn Hale hit a three-pointer to cut LUNO's lead, trailing 33-48
- LUNO's 12-point run propelled the Wolfpack past the Seahawks
- Elliana Schaefer sank a jumper at the buzzer
Keiser 53, LUNO 83
- Elliana Schaefer hit back-to-back three-pointers to jumpstart the Seahawks' scoring
- LUNO added a three-pointer at the 7:34 mark to extend their lead to 67-45
- Avrie Schmidt contributed to the Seahawks' scoring with a jumper
- The fourth quarter ended with a free throw from the Wolfpack
- The Seahawks fall to 7-3, splitting their time 1-1 in New Orleans this weekend
- Keiser was held to just 11 points in two quarters (the first and third)
- In tonight's game, Elise Ellison reached her 1,000th career point with the first score of the game for the Seahawks
- Ellison led the team in scoring this weekend, totaling 33 points over two games
- The senior from Lexington, Ky., averaged 16.5 points and recorded a field goal percentage of .542
- Elliana Schaefer led the team in scoring in tonight's game with 16 points
- The three-point shooter went 5-for-8 from beyond the arc
- Avrie Schmidt scored eight points tonight, shooting .444
- Ties: 0
- Lead Changes: 0
- Largest Lead: TAMUT (30)
The Seahawks return home for the West Palm Beach Classic on Tues. Dec. 17 versus Huntington (Ind.). Tip-off is set for 11:00AM.
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