The Keiser Seahawks women's basketball team is set to open its 2025-26 season on the road this weekend in Georgia, marking the dawn of a new era for the program. The Seahawks will face the Reinhardt Eagles on Friday afternoon before squaring off against the Life Running Eagles on Saturday afternoon.
The 2025-26 season ushers in new leadership under Head Coach Matthew Strickland and Assistant Coach Tyler Sobey, who begin their journeys at the helm of the program.
The new staff will lean on a core of six returning players, highlighted by one of the team's top talents, all-conference selection Jasmyn Hale. Last season, the Seahawks finished with an impressive 19-9 overall record and earned the No. 4 seed in the conference tournament, falling in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament to Ave Maria.
Friday, October 31, 7:30 PM
Keiser Seahawks (0-0) vs.
Reinhardt Eagles (1-0)
James & Sis Brown Athletic Center, Waleska, Ga.
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Saturday, November 1, 3:00 PM
Keiser Seahawks (0-0) vs.
Life Running Eagles (0-0)
Eagles Nest, Marietta, Ga.
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Reinhardt Series
- The Seahawks have met with the Eagles only once previously, falling to Reinhardt 77-67 during the 2023-24 season
- Keiser's current squad features no returning players from that lone meeting
Life Series
- Keiser has yet to face the Running Eagles of Life in program history
- KU ended the 2024-25 season with a 19-9 overall record (12-4 SUN)
- This season marks the first time since 2021 that the Seahawks will tip-off the year on the road
- The Seahawks earned the No. 4 seed in the Sun Conference tournament last season, falling in the quarterfinals to Ave Maria
- The team begins the season under new leadership with Head Coach Matthew Strickland and Assistant Coach Tyler Sobey
- Keiser returns six players, including second-team all-conference selection Jasmyn Hale
- Hale averaged 8.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per game
- She also led the team with 51 steals, averaging 1.8 per game
- The senior forward was highly efficient, shooting 44.8% from three-point range
- Other key returners include senior guard Caidyn Cannon, who collected 100 total rebounds and 41 steals last season
- Guard Mahiro Oyama ranked second on the team with 90 assists, averaging 3.2 per game
*Stats from the 2024-25 Season
| Keiser |
2024-25 Stats |
Reinhardt |
Life |
| 71.0 ppg |
Scoring |
69.6 ppg |
60.4 ppg |
| .421 |
FG% |
.408 |
.382 |
| .346 |
3PT% |
.315 |
.243 |
| .671 |
FT% |
.671 |
.631 |
| 41.5 rpg |
Rebounding |
36.6 rpg |
37.7 rpg |
| 16.6 apg |
Assists |
14.6 apg |
10.8 apg |
| 9.9 spg |
Steals |
7.9 spg |
8.4 spg |
| 2.1 bpg |
Blocks |
3.6 bpg |
3.4 bpg |
|
Leaders |
|
|
| Elise Ellison (14.0 ppg) |
Scoring |
Noelle Lavery (17.1 ppg) |
Aniyah Offutt (11.1 ppg) |
| Elise Ellison (.523) |
FG% |
Noelle Lavery (.489) |
Kenya Robinson (.550) |
| Elliana Schaefer (.426) |
3PT% |
Noelle Lavery (.364) |
Dianis Hurtado (.241) |
| Elise Ellison (.681) |
FT% |
Noelle Lavery (.889) |
Brionna Sims (.720) |
| Elise Ellison (8.2 rpg) |
Rebounding |
Esther Joseph (6.6 rpg) |
Kenya Robinson (7.6 rpg) |
| Elliana Schaefer (93) |
Assists |
I'ziah McCutchins (101) |
Brionna Sims (54) |
| Jasmyn Hale (51) |
Steals |
I'ziah McCutchins (45) |
Aniyah Offut (43) |
| Jade Simpson (25) |
Blocks |
Lana Van Dyke (58) |
Kaci Scott (36) |
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