Score: Texas Wesleyan 62, Keiser Seahawks 32
Records: Keiser (0-2), Texas Wesleyan (2-0)
Location: Sid Richardson Center, Fort Worth, Texas
Keiser Starters: Savanna Nicholson (G),
DeNiya Gary (G),
Carolina de Domingo (G),
Alivia Carr (F),
Amalia Vamvakitis (F)
Texas Wesleyan Starters: Kennedy Holmes (G), Aniyah Sanford (G), Kyla Speights (G), Kameryn Phillips (G), Ma'Ryeah McCoy (F)
FORT WORTH, Texas — Keiser women's basketball struggled to score Saturday afternoon, falling 62–32 to Texas Wesleyan at the Sid Richardson Center. The Seahawks dropped to 0-2 on the young season.
Texas Wesleyan opened with a 4–0 lead on two Kameryn Phillips layups, but Keiser answered. A DeNiya Gary layup and a Carolina de Domingo jumper tied the game at 4–4. Amalia Vamvakitis then hit a free throw to give the Seahawks a 5–4 lead with 6:02 left in the first quarter, the only lead of the game for either side other than the Rams' opening basket. Anjewl Murrillo's two free throws put Texas Wesleyan back in front, and the Rams closed the quarter on a 10–4 run to lead 15–9.
The second quarter decided the game. Texas Wesleyan outscored Keiser 21–4, and the Seahawks' only baskets were layups by Alivia Carr and Savannah Kroener. The Rams made three three-pointers in the final four minutes of the half, two from Kyla Speights and one from Aniyah Sanford, and took a 36–13 lead into the break.
Carr gave Keiser a lift early in the third quarter, scoring six straight points on a layup and two free throws to make it 38–17. Texas Wesleyan answered with a Sanford three-pointer and a Jenae Moore three-pointer, and led 52–24 heading into the fourth. Vamvakitis hit a three-pointer with one minute left in the third to cut into the margin.
The Rams' lead reached 33 points, 62–29, with 28 seconds left. Savanna Nicholson hit a three-pointer with 16 seconds remaining to set the final margin.
Carr and Vamvakitis led Keiser with six points apiece, and Carr added five rebounds. Laurie Severe scored five points off the bench, going 3-for-3 at the free-throw line, while de Domingo and Kroener each added four.
Phillips led all scorers with 13 points on 6-of-11 shooting. Speights and McCoy each scored nine, and McCoy also blocked three shots. Murrillo added seven points and five rebounds, and Nala Richardson had five points, seven rebounds and four assists. Sanford dished out five assists.
Keiser shot 23.5 percent from the field (12-of-51) and 8.7 percent from three-point range (2-of-23). Texas Wesleyan shot 40.4 percent and won the rebounding battle 46–20, including a 23–5 edge in second-chance points. The Rams also blocked five shots to Keiser's one.
- Texas Wesleyan led 15–9 after the first quarter and 36–13 at halftime
- The Rams outscored Keiser 21–4 in the second quarter
- Alivia Carr and Amalia Vamvakitis each scored six points to lead the Seahawks; Carr added five rebounds
- Laurie Severe scored five points on 3-of-3 free-throw shooting in 16 minutes off the bench
- Keiser shot 23.5 percent from the floor and 8.7 percent from beyond the arc, with four assists on 12 made field goals
- Keiser shot 85.7 percent at the free-throw line (6-of-7)
- Texas Wesleyan outrebounded Keiser 46–20, including 14 offensive rebounds, and outscored the Seahawks 23–5 in second-chance points
- The Rams outscored Keiser 28–20 in the paint and 20–11 in bench points
- Keiser committed 16 turnovers, while Texas Wesleyan had 18; the Rams scored nine points off turnovers to Keiser's five
- Ties: 2
- Lead Changes: 2
- Largest Lead: Keiser (1), Texas Wesleyan (33)
Next, the Seahawks will continue their play in Texas, taking on the University of North Texas Dallas tomorrow at Trinity Leadership Public School with tip-off set for 2:00 PM.
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