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GAME NO. 5 | NOV. 21, 2012
KENNESAW STATE VS TROY | 2:00 P.M. ET
KENNESAW, Ga. | KSU CONVOCATION CENTER (4,600)
THE GAME:
The Kennesaw State women’s basketball team (0-4) will make its long-awaited home debut on Nov. 21, welcoming in the Troy Trojans for a midweek matchup in the KSU Convocation Center before the Thanksgiving holiday. The Owls will look to slow the potent Troy offense while the Trojans will aim to quiet the three-point shooting of KSU.
General Admission tickets are still available for $6 for adults and $4 for kids 12 and under. Fans are also encouraged to bring an unwrapped toy to receive a $3 ticket with their donation at the front gate.
THE COVERAGE
LIVE VIDEO: A-Sun Television will have a live stream of Wednesday’s game live from Kennesaw, Ga.
AUDIO: Play-by-play will be available from Kennesaw State with Ben Poplin narrating the action from courtside.
LIVE STATS: Statistical updates will be available from KSUOwls.com at the start of the game.
THE SERIES
The Owls are currently leading the all-time series with Troy by a 2-1 margin, taking a 66-57 win in Troy, Ala., last season that saw 17 points from
Ashley Holliday (Greenville, S.C./J.L. Mann Academy). The one win for Troy came back on Nov. 19, 2007 with a one point, 58-57 win, the only other meeting between the two schools in Kennesaw, Ga.
LAST OUTING
The Owls closed a 26-point gap in the final minutes against Davidson, but a season high 12 three-pointers wasn’t enough for the Owls as they fell, 63-54, in the final round of the Preseason WNIT at Morehead State.
The 12 threes are the most for any KSU team in a single game since joining the Division I ranks with
Chelsea Mason (Bellevue, Neb./Bellevue West HS),
Ashley Holliday (Greenville, S.C./J.L. Mann Academy) and
Bria Young (Suwanee, Ga./Collins Hill HS) each hitting three.
For the third straight contest Mason hit double-digits in the points column, going off for a team high 13 with
Sametria Gideon (Madison, Ala./Bob Jones HS) also in double-figures with her 10.
Shadelly Guzman (Miami, Fla./Monsignor E. Pace HS) dished out a career high nine assists during the game along with her first career three-pointer while
Nicole Adams (New Port Richey, Fla./Gulf HS) made her first two threes of the season as well on four attempts.
THE NUMBERS
Gideon is now just 32 points shy of reaching the 1,000 point milestone for her career, sitting at 968.
The Owls are shooting at a .335 success rate from the field through four games this season. KSU has also been good for 21 three-pointers from five different players.
The black and gold have four players shooting 40-percent from the field or better including Mason and Adams at 40-percent, Gideon at 45-percent and
Chantel Kennedy (Brooklyn, N.Y./Colorado St.) with a team high 46-percent.
THE OPPONENT
Troy boasts the top offense in the nation after scoring an NCAA high 118 points during a win over Furman on Nov. 18. The Trojans are averaging 96.7 points per game but are also allowing 93 on average to their opponents through three outings.
Five players are averaging double-digits scoring with Ashley Beverly-Kelley leading with a 16 points per game average as the Trojans are shooting .454 from the field and .410 from beyond the arc.
The 1-2 Sunbelt squad is under first year head coach Chanda Rigby, whose run-and-gun offense earned Pensacola State College two trips to the National Junior College Athletic Association Final Four with a combined 64-6 record over the past two seasons.
NEXT UP
The Owls will be back on the road for five straight after Wednesday’s game against Troy, heading to Wofford on Nov. 24. After the meeting with the Terriers, KSU will then see Jacksonville State, Georgia State, UNC-Asheville and Texas State.
NEWS AND NOTES
Gideon Two Straight Double-Doubles
Gideon has put up back-to-back double-doubles for head coach Nitra Perry, earning 11 points and 11 rebounds at Morehead State, followed by a 10-point, 12-rebound game against Davidson.
Newcomer of the Week
KSU freshman Mason earned A-Sun Newcomer of the Week honors after tallying 42 points in three outings for the Owls, including a career-high 16 at No. 20 Georgia Tech. Mason scored in double-figures in each contest over the last seven days, all on the road, while averaging 25 minutes per game with 10 rebounds.
Gideon and Kennedy Rebounding Well
Kennedy and Gideon are proving to be one of the most feared rebound combinations in the A-Sun, ranking third and fifth in the league standings respectively. Gideon has pulled in a team high 37 total boards with Kennedy not far behind with 33.
Guzman Passing Well
Freshman point guard Guzman is tops for the Owls with 15 assists in four games, leading the KSU offense. During her last outing against Davidson, Guzman had a career high nine assists for the Owls.
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Kennesaw State University is celebrating 30 years of intercollegiate athletics during the 2012-13 academic year.
