Score: UNT Dallas 61, Keiser Seahawks 49
Records: Keiser (0-3), UNT Dallas (2-0)
Location: Trinity Leadership Public School, Cedar Hill, Texas
Keiser Starters: DeNiya Gary (G),
Emelia O'Gilvie (G),
Carolina de Domingo (G),
Alivia Carr (F),
Amalia Vamvakitis (F)
UNT Dallas Starters: Lauren Pete (F), Abigail Ramos (G), Ke'Liyah Anderson (G), Khalaizah Martin (F), Ayanna Long (F)
CEDAR HILL, Texas — Keiser women's basketball led by as many as eight points in the third quarter Sunday afternoon, but the University of North Texas at Dallas closed on a 19–8 fourth quarter to pull away for a 61–49 win at Trinity Leadership Public School. The Seahawks fell to 0-3 on the season.
Amalia Vamvakitis scored Keiser's first four points on a pair of layups to give the Seahawks a 4–2 lead, but UNT Dallas answered behind Lauren Pete's layup and jumper and took a 14–8 lead after one quarter. Keiser found its footing in the second, outscoring the Mavericks 19–14. DeNiya Gary's three-pointer tied the game at 25–25 with 1:49 left in the half, and Laurie Severe's layup gave Keiser a 27–25 lead before Kyla Cooper's jumper with 16 seconds left sent UNT Dallas to the locker room up 28–27.
The Seahawks came out of the break on an 8–0 run, with Gary scoring six straight points and Carolina de Domingo adding a jumper to make it 35–28. Alivia Carr's two layups pushed the lead to 39–31 with 4:15 left in the third, the largest Keiser lead of the game. UNT Dallas then closed the quarter on an 11–2 run, and Pete's layup with 21 seconds left gave the Mavericks a 42–41 edge heading into the fourth.
UNT Dallas opened the final quarter on a 5–0 run, and Keiser did not score until Emelia O'Gilvie's free throw with 5:42 remaining. O'Gilvie's layup and a Carr free throw pulled the Seahawks within two at 47–45, but the Mavericks answered with a 7–0 run, capped by a Senese Rainey three-pointer, to take a 54–45 lead with 1:06 to play. UNT Dallas made its free throws down the stretch, and its lead reached a game-high 12 points, 61–49, in the final seconds.
Carr led Keiser with 16 points and 16 rebounds, six of them offensive, for her second double-double of the season. O'Gilvie added nine points, 11 rebounds, five assists and four steals in 36 minutes, while Gary scored nine points, including two three-pointers. Jada Mushat chipped in seven points, and de Domingo had four assists, four rebounds and two blocks.
Janea Walls and Pete each scored 10 points to lead UNT Dallas. Walls also had four steals and four assists. Rainey added nine points, Kristin Taylor scored seven with three steals, and De'Asia Johnson had six points and seven rebounds.
Keiser outrebounded UNT Dallas 45–42, including a 19–12 edge on the offensive glass, but shot 30.2 percent from the field (19-of-63) and 20.0 percent from three-point range (5-of-25). The Seahawks also went 6-of-20 at the free-throw line. UNT Dallas forced 27 Keiser turnovers with 18 steals and scored 26 points off them.
- UNT Dallas led 14–8 after the first quarter and 28–27 at halftime; the Mavericks led 42–41 after three
- Keiser opened the third quarter on an 8–0 run and led by as many as eight points, 39–31, with 4:15 left in the quarter
- UNT Dallas outscored Keiser 19–8 in the fourth quarter
- Alivia Carr recorded a double-double with 16 points and 16 rebounds, including six offensive boards, in 33 minutes
- Emelia O'Gilvie finished with nine points, 11 rebounds, five assists and four steals in 36 minutes
- DeNiya Gary scored nine points on 2-of-7 shooting from three-point range
- Keiser outrebounded UNT Dallas 45–42, including 19 offensive rebounds
- The Seahawks shot 30.2 percent from the floor and 20.0 percent from beyond the arc, with 16 assists on 19 made field goals
- Keiser committed 27 turnovers, and UNT Dallas scored 26 points off turnovers to Keiser's 15
- UNT Dallas had 18 steals, led by four from Janea Walls
- Ties: 3
- Lead Changes: 8
- Largest Lead: Keiser (8), UNT Dallas (12)
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