Each year there are moments and memories that will stand out and forever be remembered. The 2004-05 season had it's share of great moments. Not plays or games but moments that will stand through time. A week-long streak, a season, a morning. The 11 sports and teams, with nearly 300 members, have all taken their fans on turbulent, joyous and triumphant voyages in the past ten months. Enjoy this small tour into the Owls Top Ten Individual Game Performances of 2004-05.
<b>10. Sarah Clapham, Women's Soccer, September 25, 2005< b>
Clapham put together the third-highest, single-game point total in school history as she tallied seven points with a two-goal, three-assist performance as the Owls downed state-rival, West Georgia, 9-0.
<b>9. Lauren Harris, Women's Basketball, January 26, 2005< b>
It was a sweet, swat fest for the Lady Owls as Lauren Harris, the nation's leading shot-blocker, had a block party at the Landrum Centre. Although the Lady Owls dropped a 20-point decision to GC&SU, Kennesaw State's sensational freshman established a new school and Peach Belt Conference record by blocking 11 shots.
<b>8. Jon Love, Baseball, March 20, 2005< b>
The easiest piece of the puzzle when going for the cycle in baseball is a single. The Owls' Jon Love made it the hardest part as he landed just a single away from being the second player in KSU history to hit for the cycle. Love went 3-for-5 while driving in six-runs in a 15-2 win over UNC Pembroke.
<b>7. Kelley Cowart, Softball, April 12, 2005< b>
Technically, it was a great two games for Kelley Cowart. In the second game of a doubleheader against the Braves in Carrolton, Cowart went 4-for-4 with a grand slam, two runs scored and six runs batted in. That alone would have been a good enough day. However, in the first game of the twinbill, she went 2-for-3 with a double, triple and two runs batted in. In total, she was responsible for 11 of the Owls 13 runs, a quarter of their hits and, for good measure, hit for the cycle.
<b>6. Annie Phillips, Women's Soccer, October 27, 2004< b>
Phillips was a one-woman show as she had one of the best games in the short history of the soccer program. On Senior Day, Phillips scored three goals including the game-winner in the 92nd minute to give the Owls a 4-3 win over Carson-Newman.
<b>5. Brittany Matthews, Softball, May 13, 2005< b>
The Owls had just suffered a 1-0 loss to Columbus State and were just one game away from being eliminated from the national tournament when the Owls fiery freshman came to the rescue in a big way. Matthews delivered one of the best pitching performances in recent memory as she threw a perfect-game against Coker. The southpaw struck out eight batters while only going to a three-ball count on one batter.
<b>4. Lauren Harris, Women's Basketball, December 31, 2004< b>
The freshman had the most complete game of her rookie season when she scored 12 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and blocked nine shots in a four-point loss to Newberry. Harris barely missed becoming the first-ever Kennesaw State player to register a triple-double.
<b>3. Shavonder Clarke, Women's Basketball, November 19, 2004< b>
It didn't take for the Lady Owls transfer to show her worth. The quick-shooting, athletic guard delivered a 38-point, 12-rebound night against Tusculum in the first game of the Ferguson Enterprises Classic. The game was the 10th-highest single-game scoring total in Peach Belt Conference history and second-best in KSU history, trasiling only Joanna Cupry's 40-point performance.
<b>2. Kevin Gergel, Baseball, March 13, 2005< b>
The Owls All-American had a tremendous game against arch-rival North Florida in Jacksonville. Facing one of the stingiest group of hurlers in the conference, the senior first baseman delivered five hits, including a home run and three runs batted in as the Owls fell to the Ospreys, 14-9.
<b>1. Jessica Marek, Women's Soccer, September 5< b>
In a performance that was so good it earned her the National Player of the Week Award, Marek held the North Carolina Tar Heels (and their three Olympians) to a lone goal in a 1-0 match against the NCAA's most formidable dynasty. Officially, Marek faced 24 shots and made seven saves in the match. However, the junior goalkeeper thwarted a bevy of UNC chances while keeping the Owls within striking distance.
