Women's Basketball Looks to Defend The Furnace

The Southeastern University Fire (9-5) takes to the Furnace twice this week to continue Sun Conference play against the Keiser Seahawks (9-6) on Wednesday and the Webber Warriors (2-10) on Saturday.
 
               The Fire look to rebound after dropping their opening Sun Conference matchup on the road to Ave Maria University (10-5) 66-53. The Fire had three players in double digits, with power forward Kiki Britzmann being the leading scorer with 14 points. But it was not enough to overcome the 32% shooting as a team.
 
               The Fire boast a stifling defense holding opponents to 55 points per game and accumulating 11 steals per matchup. Graduate Student Bekki Kalaydjiev leads the way in the defensively with 41 steals on the season and freshman Ariana Smuda has contributed 15 blocks to the strong effort by the Fire defense.
 
               Offensively, Kalaydjiev is averaging 13 points and four assists per game. Graduate student Rebecca Cook leads the Fire with 107 rebounds in total after posting another eight boards against Ave Maria.
 
Southeastern University tips off against Keiser this Wednesday at 5:30 PM from the Furnace and returns to their home gym on Saturday to defend The Furnace from the visiting Webber Warriors. That game tips off at 5:00 PM.
 
               Keiser University secured their Sun Conference opener against Webber International with a dominant 98-79 victory. Having four players with 15+ points and shooting 57% from the field was more than enough to earn a win.
 
               Keiser offensively this year is red hot, averaging 82.9 points per matchup. They are led by Halle Traylor who is averaging 15.8 points per game and is accompanied by four other players averaging over 10 points per game.  
              
               Webber International opened their Sun Conference play against Keiser this past Saturday, falling 98-79. In that match up, the Warriors shot 42% from the field, and even better 43% from the three-point line, but it was still not enough to keep up with the Seahawks. Guard Jaida Burgess lead the way with 31 points and graduate Samantha Pacheco scored 18.
 
               Webber is lead this year by above mentioned Burgess and Pacheco, who are averaging 16.8 and 14.1 points per game. Defensively, guard Jermasia Klopsis has 22 steals and forward Triniti Lee has 17 blocks, while forward Alisha Walker cleans up the boards with a team high 54 rebounds.
 
               Southeastern University tips off against Keiser this Wednesday (1/10/2024) at 5:30 PM from the Furnace and returns to their home gym on Saturday (1/13/2024) to defend The Furnace from the visiting Webber Warriors. That game tips off at 5:00 PM.
 
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