Continuing Sun Conference play, the receiving-votes Seahawks volleyball team will host the No. 11-ranked St. Thomas Bobcats tomorrow. The first serve is set for 7:00 PM.

Over the weekend, the Seahawks defeated the Royals of Warner in a four-set match. After dropping the first set, Keiser came back to secure the victory. This performance led to Mackenzie Pryor being named Sun Attacker of the Week for the fourth consecutive time. The junior recorded 22 kills in the match, increasing her nation-leading total to 289.

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(rv) Keiser Seahawks (15-2, 1-0 SUN) vs No. 11 St. Thomas (13-0)
Wednesday, September 11, 2024 - 7:00 PM
Student Life Center, West Palm Beach, Fla.
WATCH LIVE: The Sun Digital Network
LIVE STATS: SIDEARM STATS
TICKETS: Hometown Ticketing
 

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• Saturday will mark the 45th all-time meeting between the Seahawks and the Bobcats
• The Seahawks trail in the series history, 14-31
• Keiser's last victory over St. Thomas came in November 2020.
• In 2023, the Seahawks won one set against the Bobcats at home (11/01/2023)
•  In their most recent contest, Hannah Heide recorded 51 assists, and Abby Lestser tallied two aces
• At home, the Seahawks are 10-12 against the Bobcats. In the last 10 match ups against St. Thomas, Keiser is 3-7

• Keiser enters Saturday's contest with a 15-2 record, having earned their first conference victory of the season against Warner last weekend
•  Junior attacker Mackenzie Pryor leads the NAIA in kills with 289, adding 20 to her total in the first match of conference play
•  The Hagerstown, Md., native ranks second in the nation in kills per set with 5.35 and leads the Sun Conference in both categories
• She also recorded a double-double in Lake Wales, Fla., last Saturday, with 22 kills and 10 digs
•  Pryor was named the Sun Attacker of the Week for the fourth consecutive week on Monday afternoon.
• On Sept. 3, both Keiser and St. Thomas earned national recognition, with Mackenzie Pryor being named the National Attacker of the Week and Payton Bertke from St. Thomas being named the National Setter of the Week
•  Hannah Heide is second in the nation with 552 assists this season and also recorded a double-double against Warner, with 43 assists and 12 digs
• Faith Marquis sits fourth in the nation with 283 digs this season, adding 20 over the weekend against Warner
• St. Thomas' setter Payton Bertke is second in the nation in assists per set with 10.98
• Five Seahawks have double-digit service aces this season.

 

Keiser	2024 Stats	St. Thomas
779	Kills	655
.258	Attack %	.259
738	Assists	603
124	Service Aces	88
963	Digs	673
89.0	Total Blocks	89.5

	Leaders
Makcenzie Pryor (289)	Kills	Tayla Barnes (123)
Aby Tibesar  (.342)	Attack %	Sofia Suarez (.361)
Hannah Heide (553)	Assists	Payton Bertke (483)
Faith Marquis  (33)	Service Aces	Bianca Grassi (20)
Faith Marquis (288)	Digs	Bianca Grassi (248)
Isabella Steffel (36.0)	Total Blocks	Tayla Barnes (37.0)

 

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