KENNESAW STATE (2-1) AT GEORGIA SOUTHERN (1-1)
GAME 4 | NOVEMBER 22 | 4 P.M. ET
STATESBORO, Ga. | HANNER FIELDHOUSE ((4,358)
 
GAME NOTES | LIVE STATS | LIVE VIDEO | TWITTER
 
THE GAME:
The Kennesaw State women's basketball team reaches the halfway point of its six-game road swing with a trip to Statesboro, Ga., to face regional rival Georgia Southern on Saturday, Nov. 22. Tipoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. ET in Hanner Fieldhouse.
 
THE COVERAGE:
LIVE STATS: Statistical updates will be available from KSUOwls.com at the start of Saturday's game.
LIVE VIDEO: Live video of Saturday's contest will be available at the start of the game.
TWITTER: Follow the Kennesaw State women's basketball team on Twitter @KSUOwlsWBB to receive updates throughout the game.
 
THE OPPONENT:
Georgia Southern
The Eagles come into Saturday's game with a 1-1 record after splitting its opening two games of the season. GSU dropped its season opener to Lipscomb, 80-74, before rebounding for a 78-65 win over Jacksonville on Tuesday. The Eagles have three players averaging double-digit points, led by Angel McGowan with 22.5 points per game, followed by Anna Claire Knight with 13.5 points and Briana Jones with 11.5 points per game. Knight is also leading GSU with 7.5 rebounds per contest. The Eagles are shooting 42.2 percent from the field so far this season and are averaging 45 rebounds and 14 turnovers per contest.
 
THE SERIES:
This will be the third all-time meeting between the Owls and the Eagles, with the series all-square at one win for each program. KSU and GSU last met during the 2009-10 season, with the Eagles coming out on top, 80-67, on Dec. 21, 2009 in Statesboro. Former Owl standout Gia Lockett led the Owls with 19 points, while Angie Smith added 12 points and Ashley Holliday chipped in 11 points.
 
All-Time Record: Series is tied, 1-1
Last Meeting: GaSo won, 80-67, on Dec. 21, 2009 in Statesboro, Ga.
 
LAST TIME OUT:
Despite a strong start to the game, the Kennesaw State women's basketball team fell to crosstown rival Georgia Tech, 77-48, on Wednesday night (Nov. 19) at McCamish Pavilion. Sophomore Deandrea Sawyers paced the Owls (2-1) with a season-high 18 points, to go along with eight rebounds and a team-high four assists on the night, while senior Kristina Wells added 11 points and three steals.
 
NEXT UP:
Kennesaw State heads to New York City for the Thanksgiving holiday as the Owls will play a pair of games next week. KSU first takes on Seton Hall in Walsh Gymnasium on Wednesday, Nov. 26 in South Orange, N.J., before facing Columbia in Levien Gymnasium on Saturday, Nov. 29 in New York.
 
NEWS AND NOTES:
Best Start Since 2007-08
With back-to-back wins to start the 2014-15 campaign, the Owls posted their best start to a season since the 2007-08 season, when KSU also began the year with a pair of victories.
 
Three-Point Defense
KSU is holding its opponent's to just a 25 percent mark from behind the arc, ranking in tie for second in that category in the A-Sun as opponents only making 12-of-48 three-pointers against the Owls.
 
Free Throw Leaders
The Owls lead the Atlantic Sun Conference with a 81.0 free throw percentage and have converted on 47-of-58 shots from the charity stripe. KSU shot a season-high 85.2 percent (23-of-27) from the free throw line in Monday's win at Tennessee State.
 
Wells at the Line
Senior Kristina Wells has led the Owls from the charity stripe and is the co-leader in the conference with a perfect percentage from the free throw line, going 14-of-14 through three games this season.
 
Top 16 A-Sun Scorers
KSU has three players in the top-16 in scoring the A-Sun, with junior Jasmine McAllister leading the way with 14 points per game (t-seventh), followed by Wells with 12.7 points per contest (15th) and sophomore Deandrea Sawyers with 12.3 points per game (16th).
 
Double-Doubles
McAllister and redshirt-senior Breonna Mosely each recorded double-double performances in Monday's road win over Tennessee State. McAllister registered 25 points and 14 rebounds, while Mosely posted 13 points and 10 rebounds. The last pair of Owls to record double-doubles in the same contest was Chelcey Farrar (10pts, 11rbs) and Sametria Gideon (11pts, 11rbs) at Florida Gulf Coast on Jan. 28, 2012 during the 2011-12 season.
 
Owls in Double Digits
The Owls had four players contribute double figure point totals against the College of Charleston on Nov. 14, led by Mosely's 19 points. Wells added 14 points, Sawyers had 12 points and McAllister registered 11 points. The last time KSU had four players in double figures was in the Owls' 88-79 win at Lipscomb a season ago on Feb. 6, 2014.
 
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