WEST PALM BEACH, Fla- The Warner Royals hit the road to participate in Keisers Thanksgiving Tournament facing William Carey (WC). The Royals ultimately fell 87-67, and were not able to find an answer to William Carey's extensive offense. 

Game Leaders:

• Bethany Howard contributed 7 rebounds and 3 points, providing a solid defensive presence.

• Courtney Logan led Warner with 19 points, making 6 of 21 field goals and 7 of 9 free throws..

• Kalyah Watson added 10 points and showed good shooting accuracy, especially from the three-point range (2 out of 4).

• Aalayh Watson scored 13 points, hitting 4 out of 6 field goals and 4 out of 6 three-pointers.

• Julia Gilbert contributed 14 points and 6 rebounds, making 4 out of 13 three-point attempts.

Warner shot 32.3% for the field and shot 34.3% from the three point line. However, they had a very strong performance from the free throw line shooting 76.5%. Forty of William Carey's 87 points came  from the paint towering over the Royals 12. An additional 16 of William Carey's came from second chance opportunities to the Royals 8. Despite the athleticism in the paint and from second chance opportunities shown from William Carey, The Royals showed great defense capitalizing on turnovers scoring 15 points off of  WC turnovers. The Royals will face off against Thomas University in their next tournament match-up November 27,2024.