The stage is set for Saturday when the top two teams in the Sun Conference will meet as No. 25 Keiser men's basketball hosts No. 16 Ave Maria. Tipoff from the Student Life Center in West Palm Beach, Fla. is set for 4:00 p.m.
No. 25 Keiser Seahawks (21-4, 11-2 SUN) vs
No. 16 Ave Maria Gyrenes (20-5, 11-2 SUN)
Saturday, February 15 - 4:00 PM
Student Life Center - West Palm Beach, Fla.
WATCH: Keiser Sports Network
LIVE STATS: SIDEARM STATS
ADMISSION: General Admission $8, Students and Faculty Free
- Keiser has won a majority of games in the all-time series with an overall record of 27-7
- The last four games are split between the two with each team winning a game away from home
- Last time the two teams played, the Gyrenes got the better of the Seahawks in a high-scoring affair, 94-90
- KU was within two with two minutes remaining but could not get over the hump despite 26 points from Calvin Sirmans
- This time around, the Seahawks will be on the home floor where they hold a 13-2 record against Ave Maria
- Riding a seven-game winning streak, the Seahawks were recently named the No. 25 team in the NAIA
- Keiser comes into the weekend with a 21-4 overall record after a 100-61 win over Webber on Wednesday
- It was the second consecutive game that the Seahawks surpassed the century mark
- The Seahawks have been on a tear as of late with three wins of at least 30 points in three of the last four games
- In that stretch, Tyreon Payne has been a spark off the bench with an average of 14 points and four rebounds per game
- Over the last two games, Sirmans is averaging 23 points, nine assists, and 5.5 steals
- He is up to fourth in the NAIA in assists(158) and seventh in steals(57)
- Vincent Miszkiewicz's numbers continue to pile up as he still ranks second in the NAIA in rebounds per game, averaging 13.5 per contest
- He is also up to third in the NAIA in blocks with a total of 60 on the year
- As a team, the Seahawks are up to third in the NAIA in rebounding with an average of 43.2 per game
- Keiser continues to produce from the defensive side of the ball, topping the NAIA ranks in opponents' field goal percentage (38.1)
- Their defense will be put to the test on Saturday against the top-scoring team in the NAIA, Ave Maria
- The Gyrenes are averaging 96.3 points per game and lead the NAIA in points, points per game, field goals, and three-pointers made
- Ave Maria is currently No. 1 in the Sun Conference standings with an 11-2 record but has a tiebreaker over the Seahawks
| Keiser |
2024-25 Stats |
Ave Maria |
| 82.2 ppg |
Scoring |
96.3 ppg |
| .472 |
FG% |
.484 |
| .337 |
3PT% |
.388 |
| .692 |
FT% |
.744 |
| 43.2 rpg |
Rebounding |
40.4 rpg |
| 16.2 apg |
Assists |
17.5 apg |
| 9.7 spg |
Steals |
9.5 spg |
| 4.6 bpg |
Blocks |
2.7 bpg |
|
Leaders |
|
| Calvin Sirmans (15.7 ppg) |
Scoring |
Jack Watkins (14.1 ppg) |
| Jackson Kennedy (.667) |
FG% |
Jack Poirer (.570) |
| Chris Roth (.444) |
3PT% |
Jack Poirer (.539) |
| Chris Roth (.857) |
FT% |
Mark Blaszczyk (.917) |
| Vincent Miszkiewicz (13.5 rpg) |
Rebounding |
Michael Klekas (6.4 rpg) |
| Calvin Sirmans (156) |
Assists |
Jack Watkins (89) |
| Calvin Sirmans (56) |
Steals |
Jack Watkins (50) |
| Vincent Miszkiewicz (60) |
Blocks |
Noryen Lasley (24) |
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