Keiser University Athletics

Score:  No. 1 Keiser Seahawks (3-1, 1-0 SUN) at Thomas (Ga.) Night Hawks (1-4, 0-1 SUN)
Records: Keiser (3-1, 1-0 SUN), Thomas (Ga.) (1-4, 0-1 SUN)
Location: Veteran's Memorial Stadium – Thomasville, Ga.
Time of Game: 2:26
Weather: 84 degrees, Humid and Cloudy, wind: 5 mph

Top-ranked Keiser put up 80 points for the first time in program history and posted its eighth shutout Saturday, beating Thomas, 80-0, at Veterans Memorial Stadium in the Sun Conference opener for both teams.
 
The 80 points broke the previous program best of 69, set at Warner on Oct. 14, 2023. The Seahawks (3-1, 1-0 SUN) also set a school record for fewest yards allowed, holding the Night Hawks (1-4, 0-1 SUN) to 57 yards of total offense. The shutout was Keiser's first since a 45-0 win over Webber Int'l on Oct. 25, 2025.
 
Keiser outgained Thomas 459-57, with 255 yards rushing and 204 passing, and recorded 28 first downs to the Night Hawks' three. The Seahawks scored on all seven trips inside the red zone, all touchdowns, and did not turn the ball over. Thomas converted just one of 11 third-down attempts.
 
JT Tabora set a school record with a 100 percent completion rate (minimum 10 attempts), going 14-for-14 for 153 yards and two touchdowns. Damari Charlton added a 23-yard touchdown pass to Terrance Smith Jr. in the third quarter and ran for a 19-yard score.
 
Dallas Desouza caught five passes for 89 yards and two touchdowns, both from Tabora, covering 27 and 42 yards. He now has 1,245 receiving yards in his Keiser career, fourth all-time.
 
Joshua McDowell recorded the first interception of his Keiser career in the second quarter. He added a second in the third quarter and returned it 26 yards for a touchdown, the first non-offensive touchdown for the Seahawks this season. He also forced a fumble.
 
Keiser led 14-0 after the first quarter and 42-0 at halftime, then scored 31 points in the third quarter. Jontay Hais ran for three touchdowns, Raphael Ekechi had two, and Varian Terry capped the scoring with a 15-yard run with 20 seconds left. Terry led the team with 74 rushing yards on 15 carries, and Ekechi added 71 on 13. Dorian Hall went 8-for-8 on extra points and kicked a 45-yard field goal. Terrance Smith Jr. returned two punts for 67 yards, including a 50-yarder.
 
The Seahawks return home to take on the Florida Memorial Lions on Saturday, Oct. 10. Game time is set for 6:00 PM.
 
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• Weather at kickoff – 84 degrees, Humid and Cloudy, wind: 5 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 navy pants – first time this season 
• For the third straight game Raphael Ekechi scored multiple touchdowns in a game
• Ekechi finished the day with 71 yards on 13 carries with two rushing touchdowns
• Ekechi leads the Seahawks with eight rushing touchdowns
• Jontay Hais registered a career-high three rushing touchdowns in the game
• Hais rushed for 36 yards on seven carries versus the Night Hawks
• Varian Terry notched a career-high 74 yards on 15 carries with one rushing touchdown – the first of his Keiser career
• The Seahawks put up 80 points for the first time in program history – the previous program best was 69 points at Warner (Oct. 14, 2023)
• Quarterback JT Tabora completed 14-of-14 passes for 153 yards and two passing touchdowns
• Tabora's completion percentage set the school record – 100 percent (minimum 10 attempts)
• Joshua McDowell recorded the first interception of his Keiser career in the game. He added another interception with a pick-six in the third quarter
• Dallas Desouza had five receptions for 89 yards and two receiving touchdowns
• Desouza finished the day with 1,245 yards for his Keiser career – fourth all-time
• The Keiser defense set the school record for fewest yards allowed, holding the Night Hawks to 57 yards of total offense
• The shutout for the Seahawks was the eighth in program history and the first since a 45-0 win over Webber Int'l (Oct. 25, 2025)
• McDowell's interception for a touchdown was the first non-offensive touchdown for the Seahawks this season
• Saturday marked the 100^th game in Keiser history (82-18 - .820)
• Keiser is now 39-11 all-time in road contests
• The Seahawks have also now won 27 straight in Sun Conference action and own a 31-game winning streak in conference play (SUN and MSC)
• Keiser has won 37 straight games versus NAIA opponents in regular season action
• Keiser is now 9-0 in conference openers all-time (5-0 in the SUN)
• Keiser is 36-15 all-time in non-conference action

 

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