The Keiser Seahawks swept Florida Memorial 25-14, 25-20, 25-17 on Wednesday night in Miami Gardens, Fla., picking up a Sun Conference road win.
The Seahawks (11-11, 7-6 Sun) finished with 41 kills to the Lions' 25 and had three service aces to Florida Memorial's two.
Keiser controlled the opener from start to finish. After the teams traded the first two points, the Seahawks ripped off four straight for a 5-1 lead on a pair of Amelia Langelier kills and two Lion errors. Keiser pushed the margin to 14-9 and later scored six in a row, going from 17-12 to 23-12. Addison Chapman put away the final kill to win 25-14. Langelier had five kills in the set, and Makenzi Bennett added three.
The second set was a back-and-forth battle. Florida Memorial led 5-2 early, and the teams were tied at every score from 6-6 through 11-11, with Cece Worsham's service ace producing the 6-6 tie. Keiser then took control with a 7-1 stretch that included back-to-back kills from Emma Friese and an Amie Molina service ace, building an 18-12 lead. The Lions got as close as 24-20, but Langelier's kill ended the set. Worsham had four kills in the set.
The third set was the most dramatic. Keiser led 5-3 before Florida Memorial scored seven straight points to take a 10-5 lead. The Seahawks answered with a 6-0 run, with Aubree Valcourt recording four kills during the comeback, to take a 14-12 lead. The Lions tied it at 15-15, but Chapman's kill put Keiser back in front, and the Seahawks closed the set on a 10-2 run. Valcourt finished the set with five kills, and Reese Jones added a service ace. A Florida Memorial attack error ended the match.
Langelier led Keiser with 10 kills, and Valcourt added nine. Worsham had six kills, while Bennett and Chapman each had four. Daniela Cruz Sanchez had three kills, and Friese and Hannah Mary Herrick each had two. Mallory Dills added a kill, and she and Molina each had a service ace.
Florida Memorial was led by L'fe Roberts with eight kills and Isabella Cardona with seven, four of them in the third set. Serena Edwards and Desiree Donald each added four kills.
Up next, the Seahawks close out the regular season against the New College of Florida Mighty Banyans on Senior Day, with first serve set for 5 PM.
- With the win, Keiser improves to (7-6) in Sun Conference play
- Keiser had 41 kills to Florida Memorial's 25
- Amelia Langelier led all players with 10 kills
- Keiser rallied from a 10-5 deficit in the third set
- Seahawks outscored the Lions 20-7 after falling behind 10-5 in the third set
- Keiser out-killed Florida Memorial 41-25
- Aubree Valcourt had five kills in the third set
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