Oct. 13, 2007
Box Score
KENNESAW, Ga.--Three players had double-figure kill totals as Kennesaw State won its second match in Atlantic Sun Conference play this season with a 3-0 (30-25, 30-28, 30-19) win over Campbell on Saturday afternoon at the KSU Convocation Center.
"This was fantastic to finally get over the hump," said KSU head coach Valerie Jones. "It was good for us because we didn't get any wins in conference play last season. To have two wins in conference with three weeks left in the season shows just how far we've come as a program."
Sabrita Gulley led the Owls with 11 kills, while Lindsey Plotner had a double-double with 10 kills and 11 digs. Jenny Black had 10 kills and seven digs to round out the offense.
The Owls used a consistent attack to win game one from the Camels 30-25. Four kills by Jenny Black and 13 assists by Ginny Frederick helped to pace the Owls offense. While KSU committed one more attack error than Campbell, the visitors had three ball handling errors and three service errors than the Black and Gold.
In game two, the Owls stayed even with Campbell early, but the Camels pulled ahead to lead 23-15. The Owls scored the next three points to pull within five, as Lindsey Plotner collected a kill and Black served an ace, forcing Campbell to call time.
The Camels would extend the lead to seven again at 28-21, but the Owls went on the biggest run of the season to swipe the game from Campbell. Sabrita Gulley started the run with a kill. After an attack error by CU, a service ace by Selina O'Leary brought KSU within four and Campbell called their final timeout.
KSU pulled within three thanks to a ball handling error by CU. Asjia Stokes dropped home a kill to make it a two-point game, and momentum was fully on KSU's side. Stokes and Rachel Odom teamed for a block to make it a one-point deficit. When Black's kill found the court, the Owls had a tie score, 28-all.
With the Owls suddenly two points from victory in the game, it was Campbell that continued to crumble. An attack error gave KSU game point. The Owls would need only one attempt, as Stokes drilled home a kill to give the Owls a 30-28 win in the game.
"When we were down we made good decisions and kept our cool," said Coach Jones. "I just felt we did a great job of doing the smart things on the court. We really gained confidence as the match went on."
The finale was all Kennesaw State. KSU took a four-point lead at 10-6 with a 4-0 run. That would be the last time the Owls were threatened in the game. Leading 17-13, the Owls scored 13 of the last 19 points to seal the deal. When a Campbell serve sailed long on match point, the Owls could celebrate their second win in A-Sun play this season.
Rachel Odom had a career-high seven blocks to lead KSU's front-row defense. Stokes had five total blocks, as the Owls out-blocked Campbell 9.0-4.0.
Femi Alabi had 15 kills to lead the Camels.
Kennesaw State will return to action on October 20 when they take on Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tenn. Match time is set for 3:00 p.m.
