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Shea Spencer Run
Shot by Kiki
27
College of Idaho COI 11-2
36
Winner Keiser KU 12-0
College of Idaho COI
11-2
27
Final
36
Keiser KU
12-0
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
COI College of Idaho 0 21 0 6 27
KU Keiser 9 0 7 20 36

Game Recap: No. 2 Football |

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP BOUND: No. 2 Football Defeats No. 9 College of Idaho, 36-27, in NAIA Semifinals

Game Information
NAIA Football Championship Series - Semifinals
Score:  No. 2 Keiser Seahawks 36, No. 9 College of Idaho 27
Records: Keiser (12-0 - No. 2 seed), College fo Idaho (11-2 - No. 8 seed)
Location: Keiser Football Stadium – West Palm Beach, Fla.
Time of Game: 3:00
Weather: Partly cloudy, 78 degrees, wind 15 mph

The No. 2 Keiser football team will be making its fourth consecutive appearance in the NAIA National Championship Game following a 36-27 win over the No. 9-ranked College of Idaho Yotes on Saturday afternoon.  
 
Trailing 21-9 at the half, Keiser scored 20-unanswered points to regain the lead midway through the fourth quarter. A 54-yard touchdown pass from Shea Spencer to Maurico Porcha with 6:07 left to play ended the scoring as the Seahawks improved to 12-0.
 
Spencer, the Semifinals Most Outstanding Offensive Player of the Game, used both his arm and his legs to lead the Seahawks to victory, throwing for 353 yards on 22-of-37 passing with two touchdowns while rushing for three scores on seven carries for 80 yards.
 
The Vero Beach, Florida, native posted 351 yards on completion to three receivers, including Elisha Edwards, who caught eight passes for 153 yards, setting the school record for most receiving yards in a game. Porcha registered 102 yards receiving on five catches with one touchdown while Dallas Desouza grabbed eight passes for 96 yards and a touchdown.
 
Jaden Miller posted the eighth 100-yard rushing game of his career with 109 yards on 19 carries. The Seahawks recorded 174 yards on the ground, the most the Yotes have allowed in their last eight games.
 
For the game, the Seahawks produced 527 yards of total offense – the most the College of Idaho has allowed all year,
 
On the defensive side of the ball, the Seahawks were led by Malik Razz, who was named the Semifinals Most Outstanding Defensive Player of the Game. Razz finished the afternoon with nine total tackles and one interception.
 
With the win, Keiser extended their current home-winning streak to 20 games. The Seahawks also improved to 15-5 all-time in the NAIA Football Championship Series.  

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.Game Notes
  • Weather at kickoff – Partly cloudy, 78 degrees, wind 15 mph
  • Today's captains – Shea Spencer, Dillon Simon, Darrell Livingston
  • Keiser wore their blue jersey and blue pants – fourth time this season
  • Keiser wins toss and has elected to defer
  • With the win, Keiser improved to 41-4 all-time at home
  • The Seahawks extended their home-winning streak to 20 games
  • The Seahawks will now make their fourth straight National Championship Game appearance
  • With 36 points, Keiser improved to 61-0 all-time when scoring 30-or-more points in a game
  • The win marked Keiser's 79th in program history
  • With the win, Keiser improved to 4-1 in NAIA Semifinal Games
  • The Seahawks produced 527 yards of total offense against the No. 8-ranked defense in the nation (275.8 ypg)
  • With 527 yards of total offense, the Seahawks have registered over 400 yards of total offense in every game this season
  • Shea Spencer, the Semifinals Most Outstanding Offensive Player of the Game, completed 22-of-37 passes for 353 yards and two touchdowns
  • With his 353 yards through the air, Spencer has thrown for 3,101 yards this season (18 yards shy of breaking his single-season record set last season)
  • Elisha Edwards had a career-high 153 yards on eight catches versus the Yotes
  • The 153 yards receiving set the school's single-game record for receiving yards in a game
  • Jaden Miller notched the eighth 100-yard rushing game of his career with 101 yards on 19 carries
  • Malik Razz, the Semifinals Most Outstanding Defensive Player of the Game, produced nine tackles and had one interception
  • The Seahawks had two sacks in the game (Tai Lologo and Josh Pastrana)
  • For Lologo, it was his third sack of the season while Pastrana increased his season total to 2.5
  • Eli Bertrand ended the game with eight total tackles to increase his season total to 77 (seventh-most by a Seahawks in a single season)
  • The Seahawks scored on a safety in the first quarter – it was the first safety scored by the Seahawks since Oct. 14, 2023, at Warner (69-6)
 
Up Next

The Seahawks will travel to Fort Worth, Texas, to take on No. 1 Grand View in the 2025 NAIA National Championship Game on Saturday, December 20. Kickoff from the Crowley ISD Multipurpose Stadium is set for 1:00 PM ET.
 

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