Keiser University Athletics

Score:  No. 10 Keiser Seahawks 21, Webber Int'l Warriors 7
Records: Keiser (5-2, 3-1 SUN), Webber Int'l (2-6, 0-4 SUN)
Location: Warrior Turf Field – Babson Park, Fla.
Time of Game: 2:25
Weather: 80 degrees, Partly Cloudy

Raphael Ekechi ran for 122 yards and a touchdown, Damari Charlton threw two touchdown passes, and the No. 10 Keiser football team closed out a 21-7 win at Webber International on Saturday afternoon.
 
The game was the 10th all-time meeting between the two schools, and Keiser improved to 10-0 in the series. The Seahawks are now 40-12 all-time in road games and 65-7 in games played in the state of Florida.
 
Keiser took the lead on its opening possession. Facing fourth-and-3 from the Webber 38, Charlton found Xavier Tucker for a 38-yard touchdown, capping a five-play, 65-yard drive. Dorian Hall's extra point made it 7-0 with 12:18 left in the first quarter.
 
The Seahawks kept that lead into the break. Webber tied the game at 7-7 early in the third quarter, when D'Markus Mathis broke a 27-yard touchdown run with 3:41 left in the period. Keiser answered right away with a seven-play, 75-yard drive. Jontay Hais ripped off a 30-yard run, and Ekechi followed with a 22-yard carry before scoring from three yards out on the final play of the quarter to make it 14-7.
 
Keiser put the game away early in the fourth quarter. Charlton led a 10-play, 56-yard drive that used 5:42, and he finished it with an 8-yard touchdown pass to Dallas Desouza on third-and-6 with 7:35 remaining.
 
The defense sealed it. Webber's offense, which finished with 275 yards, managed just 28 passing yards on 5-of-18 throwing. Keiser turned back the Warriors on three of their five fourth-down attempts and was credited with 4.5 tackles for loss. With 1:49 to play and Webber driving, DJ Bryant intercepted a fourth-down pass at the Keiser 9-yard line. Joshua McDowell added a second interception with 21 seconds left.
 
Charlton finished 18-of-25 for 175 yards and two touchdowns. Israel Marion led the receivers with six catches for 72 yards, and Desouza added seven receptions for 54 yards and a score. Hais ran for 72 yards on eight carries. Keiser outgained Webber 362-275 and went 2-for-2 in the red zone.
 
McDowell led the Seahawks with eight tackles to go with his interception. Eunique Valentine and Donovan Adras each had seven tackles, and Valentine had 1.5 tackles for loss. Jesse Wilkins III and Kymani Edwin each added five tackles.
 
The Seahawks return home to host the Ave Maria Gyrenes on Saturday, October 31. Game time from Keiser Football Field is set for 1:00 PM.

 
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• Weather at kickoff – 80 degrees, Partly Cloudy
• 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 navy pants – second time this season (2-0)
• With the win, Keiser improved to 10-0 all-time versus the Warriors
• The Seahawks are now 5-0 all-time versus WIU in Babson Park, Florida
• Keiser is now 40-12 all-time in road games
• The Seahawks are now 2-0 all-time as the No.10-ranked team in the nation
• The Seahawks held the Warriors to just 28 yards passing marking the third time this season Keiser has held its opponent under 50 yards passing (at Anderson - 24, at Thomas - 39)

 

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