Women's Basketball Closes Out Thanksgiving Classic with 80-49 Win over Voorhees

By Press release submission

Nov 25, 2021

Keiser University recently issued the following announcement.

GAME INFORMATION

2021 Keiser Thanksgiving Classic

Score: Keiser 80, Voorhees 49

Records: Keiser (8-2), Voorhees (3-6)

Location: Student Life Center, West Palm Beach, Fla.

Keiser Starters: Shykim Gillion (G), Chiara De Virgilio (G), Andressa Nascimento (F), Kaitlyn Fertig (F), Angela Denis (C).

Brewton-Parker Starters: Brittani McDonald (G), Diamond Culver (G), Ty'Shemia Bunkley (G), Inga Colclough (F), Maleece Newbill (F).

The Keiser women's basketball team led wire-to-wire en route to an 80-49 victory over Voorhees College Wednesday afternoon to close out the 2021 Thanksgiving Classic.

TURNING POINT

After Voorhees cut the Keiser lead to two, 9-7, with 3:08 left in the first quarter, the Seahawks closed the period on a 6-0 run and never looked back.

FIRST QUARTER

Keiser 15, Voorhees 7

The Seahawks opened the quarter on a 7-0 run with Shykim Gillion, Andressa Nascimento and Angela Denis each contributing a bucket.
Voorhees finally got on the board with 6:39 remaining and put together a 7-2 run to draw within two, 9-7.
That was as close as the Tigers would get as Keiser closed the quarter with six straight points.
Elliana Schaefer led the charge for the Seahawks during the run, netting five of the six points.
In the quarter, Keiser pulled down 20 boards to the Tigers eight.

SECOND QUARTER

Keiser 39, Voorhees 20

Nascimento extended the run to 8-0 with a layup to start the second quarter before Ty'Shemia Bunkley ended the Voorhees drought with a triple.
After the Tigers drew within seven, 19-12, Keiser used a 14-1 surge to stretch their lead to 20 as 4:06 showed on the clock.
Four different Seahawks added to the scoreboard during the run led by Kaitlyn Fertig's six points.
The two sides traded baskets back-and-forth over the final four minutes as Keiser took a 39-20 lead into the break.

THIRD QUARTER

Keiser 63, Voorhees 35

Back-to-back baskets by Gillion and Denis, following a pair of free throws by Voorhees, pushed the KU lead to 21, 43-22, with 8:37 showing on the clock.
With 4:32 remaining the period, the Tigers drew within 20 but the Seahawks answered with 10-2 spurt to close out the third with a 63-35 advantage.

FOURTH QUARTER

Keiser 80, Voorhees 49

A 12-4 surge to start the fourth stretched the Seahawks lead to their largest of the game, 75-39, with 7:34 left in the contest.
Taylor Jones jump-started the run with a pair of free throws, while Gillion closed out the surge with six consecutive points.
Voorhees scored 10 of the final 15 points as Keiser went on to win 80-49.

GAME NOTES

Keiser improved to 8-2 on the year with the win.
The Seahawks have now won five of their last six contests.
On its home court, Keiser remained a perfect 4-0.
The victory marked the second of the season against Voorhees for the Seahawks.
Keiser led wire-to-wire in both matchups this year.
All-time, the Seahawks improved to 6-4 in the series history with the Tigers.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

The Seahawks were outstanding defensively, holding the Tigers to 26.8 percent shooting.
Offensively, Keiser shot at a 43.5 percent clip from the field.
Schaefer and Gillion led the attack for Keiser with a game-best 12 points each.
Denis, Jones and Nascimento contributed with nine points apiece.
Nascimento put together a strong all-around game, finishing with nine points, six boards and a game-high five dimes.
Denis hauled in a game-best 10 boards in the win, while Gillion and Elise Ellison-Coons added seven each.
On the glass, Keiser out-rebounded the Tigers 57-25.
Ties: 0
Lead Changes: 0
Largest Lead: Keiser (36)

TEAM LEADERS

Keiser