By: by KSU Sports Information
KENNESAW, Ga. - Kennesaw State's women's basketball team will head back to the court after a nine day break Monday evening when it takes on Chattanooga in the Lady Owls' third straight game in the state of Tennessee. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. from McKenzie Arena, with live audio available via
KSU All-Access.
Prior to the break for final exams, the Lady Owls (3-4) earned their first Atlantic Sun Conference victory of the season, 74-55, over Lipscomb in Nashville Dec. 3. Redshirt freshman Taylor Mills scored a season-high 28 points for the Lady Owls in the victory, tallying 20 in the second half. Mills would end up winning the A-Sun Newcomer of the Week award for her performance, joining freshman Kristina Wells as KSU's honorees this season.
Monday night's game will be the fifth game in a six-game road trip. The Lady Owls went 0-3 to start the trip, with losses at nationally ranked Georgia Tech and North Carolina joining a loss to Belmont, 57-55, in the A-Sun opener. Monday night's game also starts a very busy stretch for the Lady Owls, as KSU will play five games in nine days, culminating with a Dec. 21 contest at Troy.
Chattanooga (4-3) is also coming off an extended break for final exams. In their last contest before the break, also taking place Dec. 3, the Lady Mocs defeated Elon on the road, 59-46. The win improved Chattanooga to 2-0 in Southern Conference action on the season. Chattanooga's three losses this season have come to Cincinnati (51-50), Idaho State (65-62), and No. 1 Baylor (91-31).
The two squads have only met twice before. Chattanooga earned the win in the first-ever meeting between the schools, 76-61, in Chattanooga back in 2009. The Lady Owls earned a gutty win last season over the Lady Mocs, winning 65-63 in overtime. Tamasha Bolden sank a 12-foot jumper as the buzzer sounded to end regulation to tie the score, 51-51. KSU would get a jumper from Angie Smith with 2.6 seconds remaining in the extra session to pull out the, 65-63, win. Chattanooga's Whitney Hood scored a career-high 32 points in the loss.
Fans are invited to interact with the broadcast crew for tonight's game via Twitter under the user name @KSUAllAccess.
Following Monday night's game, the Lady Owls will be back in action Wednesday when they travel to Atlanta to face Georgia State. Tipoff in that contest is set for 7 p.m. at the GSU Sports Arena.
