Score:Â No. 9 St. Thomas Bobcats 52, No. 2 Keiser Seahawks 7
Records: Keiser (4-2, 2-1 SUN), St. Thomas (7-0, 3-0 SUN)
Location: AutoNation Field – Miami Gardens, Fla.
Time of Game:Â 5:04
Weather:Â 87 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind: 3 mph
No. 2 Keiser football fell to No. 9 St. Thomas, 52-7, on Saturday at AutoNation Field in a game that was delayed 2 hours, 26 minutes by weather.
The Bobcats (7-0, 3-0 Sun) scored on their opening drive and led 14-0 after one quarter. Keiser (4-2, 2-1 Sun) got on the board in the second quarter when Raphael Ekechi hit Damari Charlton for a 47-yard touchdown pass, with Dorian Hall's PAT making it 14-7. St. Thomas answered before halftime and led 21-7 at the break, then scored 21 unanswered in the third quarter to put the game away.
St. Thomas ran for 386 yards and five touchdowns, led by Isaiah Lopez's 135 yards and three scores on 17 carries. The Bobcats outgained Keiser 571-315 and held the ball for 35:13. Keiser's offense was hurt by three turnovers (two interceptions and a lost fumble), 13 penalties for 128 yards and a blocked field goal attempt in the second quarter.
Defensively, Jesse Wilkins III picked off a pass, and the unit finished with 12 tackles for loss. Tommie Battle IV led the team with seven tackles, and Quadar Cargill added six.
Ekechi led Keiser on the ground with 65 yards on 10 carries, and Dallas Desouza had three catches for 37 yards.Â
 The Seahawks will travel to Babson Park, Florida, to take on the Webber Int'l Warriors on Saturday, Oct. 24. Game time is set for 1:30 PM
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- Weather at kickoff – 87 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind: 3 mph
- Today's captains – Tommie Battle IV, Abdur Bey III, Dallas Desouza, Austin Dockery, Kymani Edwin, Darrell Livingston, Malik Razz
- Keiser wore their white jersey and white pants – second time this season (1-1)
- With the loss, Keiser moves to 8-1 all-time versus the Bobcats
- The Seahawks are now 3-1 all-time versus STU in Miami Gardens, Florida
- The loss snaps a 32-game conference winning streak for the Seahawks, dating back to the 2021 season
- Keiser is now 39-12 all-time in road games
- The loss to the Bobcats marked the Seahawk's first loss in the state of Florida since August 31, 2023
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