By: By Libby Knight
KENNESAW STATE (1-5) VS GEORGIA STATE (2-6)
GAME 7 | DECEMBER 3, 2013
KENNESAW, Ga. | KSU CONVOCATION CENTER (4,600)
GAME NOTES | LIVE STATS | TICKETS | PROMOTIONS | TWITTER
THE GAME:
After back-to-back road games, the Kennesaw State women's basketball team returns to the friendly confines of the KSU Convocation Center to renew its rivalry with Georgia State on Tuesday, Dec. 3 at 7 p.m. (ET).
THE COVERAGE:
LIVE STATS: Statistical updates will be available from KSUOwls.com at the start of Tuesday's game.
TWITTER: Follow the Kennesaw State women's basketball team on Twitter @
KSUOwlsWBB to receive updates throughout the game.
THE PROMOTIONS:
Make sure to pull out your favorite ugly sweater for "Ugly Sweater Night" at Tuesday night's contest, with fans encouraged to wear their ugliest holiday sweater to cheer on the Owls. Along with Ugly Sweater Night, Santa Claus will be in attendance and will be available for photos, as well as a photo booth with silly props on hand for fans to take photos with. Free food will also be given out to Kennesaw State students prior to the 7 p.m. tipoff while supplies last.
THE OPPONENT:
Georgia State
The Panthers (2-6) enter Tuesday's contest winners of their last two of three games after opening the season with five-straight losses. GSU hung tough with No. 22 Georgia on Sunday, before falling 70-58 at the GSU Sports Arena. Kendra Long is the lone Panther averaging in double-digits with 15.1 points per game, while Brittany Logan pulls down 6.8 rebounds per contest. GSU is averaging 8.75 steals per game.
THE SERIES:
This will be the sixth meeting between the Owls and the Panthers, with Georgia State leading the series by an advantage of 5-0. In the two teams' last meeting, GSU took a 63-42 win over KSU on Dec. 2, 2012 in Atlanta. Then-senior
Sametria Gideon led the Owls with 12 points and nine boards, while junior guard
Kristina Wells chipped in 11 points.
LAST TIME OUT:
The Kennesaw State women's basketball team battled until the end, but it would not be enough as the Owls fell to Murray State, 72-66, on Tuesday night (Nov. 26) at the CFSB Center.
Freshman guard
Deandrea Sawyers continued her strong play with 24 points, which equals her career high that the Nashville, Tenn., native set in the Owls' last outing against Jacksonville State. Sawyers also notched seven rebounds and two assists on the night. Junior guard
Kristina Wells added her third double-double of the season with 16 points and 10 boards, while also posting a pair of steals for KSU.
NEXT UP:
After a nine-day layoff, the Owls will embark on a tough two-game road trip, traveling to Murfreesboro, Tenn., for a contest against Middle Tennessee State at noon on Thursday, Dec. 12, before facing KSU's second Southeastern Conference (SEC) foe in Georgia at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 15 in Athens, Ga.
NEWS AND NOTES:
Rebounding Machine
As a team, the Owls are outrebounding their competition 245 to 224 and are averaging a 3.5 rebounding margin per game. In the A-Sun, KSU ranks in the top four in the league in several categories, including first in offensive rebounding percentage (.391), second in offensive rebounds (15.3/game), rebounding margin (+3.5) and rebounding defense (37.3/game) and tied for fourth in rebounding offense (40.8/game).
Getting Offensive
KSU pulled down a season-high 19 offensive rebounds against Florida, which turned into 14 second-chance points. This past Tuesday, the Owls totaled 18 offensive boards against Murray State, good for 19 second-chance points.
Leader on the Court
Junior
Kristina Wells has been a consistent force for the Owls and ranks in the top 10 in scoring (13.7 ppg), rebounding (9.0 rpg) and steals (1.5 spg) in the Atlantic Sun Conference.
Double-Double Wells
Wells has notched double-doubles in the last three of four games and has scored in double figures in all but one game for the Owls.
Sawyers Takes Flight
In the last two contests, freshman guard
Deandrea Sawyers has come into her own, averaging 24.0 points per game and 6.0 rebounds, while also shooting at .500 and is 6-of-13 from beyond the arc.
Young Guns
The Owls started four freshmen for the first time this season at Jacksonville State and have had only two players start all six games in 2013-14, including Wells and Sawyers.
To keep up with the latest Kennesaw State women's basketball news follow the team on Twitter
@KSUOwlNation and @
KSUOwlsWBB or by liking Kennesaw State University on
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