By: By Libby Knight
KENNESAW STATE (6-16, 4-7) AT STETSON (18-5, 10-1)
GAME 23 | FEBRARY 13, 2014
DELAND, Fla. | EDMUNDS CENTER (4,000)
TV: ASUN.TV
GAME NOTES | LIVE STATS | LIVE VIDEO | TWITTER
THE GAME:
The Kennesaw State women's basketball team will look to continue its two-game winning streak as the Owls heads south to Deland, Fla., for a date with Atlantic Sun Conference co-leader Stetson at the Edmunds Center on Thursday, Feb. 13. Game time is set for 6 p.m. ET and can be seen on ASun.TV.
THE COVERAGE:
LIVE STATS: Statistical updates will be available from KSUOwls.com at the start of Thursday's game.
LIVE VIDEO: Live video of Thursday's game will be provided by ASun.TV. Fans can follow the link via KSUOwls.com at the start of the contest.
TWITTER: Follow the Kennesaw State women's basketball team on Twitter @
KSUOwlsWBB to receive updates throughout the game.
THE OPPONENT:
Stetson
The conference co-leading Hatters enter Thursday night's contest riding a 10-game win streak and have won 11 straight at home at the Edmunds Center. Stetson is coming off of a 4-0 road swing with victories over Northern Kentucky, Lipscomb, USC Upstate and East Tennessee State and will be playing at home for the first time since Jan. 25. They average five players in double figures, led by Sasha Sims with a league co-leading 16.1 points per game. As a team, the Hatters lead the A-Sun in scoring offense, field goal percentage and rebounding.
THE SERIES:
This will be the 19th all-time meeting between the Owls and the Hatters, with Stetson holding a 15-3 advantage over KSU. In the teams' earlier meeting this season, the Hatters earned a 98-75 win over the Owls at the KSU Convocation Center on Jan. 18. Junior guard
Kristina Wells put in a career and game-high 32 points, including four three-pointers and was a perfect 6-of-6 from the free throw line to go along with nine rebounds for the Owls.
LAST TIME OUT:
It was a stifling defensive effort for the Kennesaw State women's basketball team as the Owls rolled past Northern Kentucky for a 53-39 win on Saturday afternoon (Feb. 8) at the KSU Convocation Center. Junior guard
Kristina Wells continued her dominance with a game-high 16 points and came within one rebound of her career-high with 14 boards in the win.
NEXT UP:
Kennesaw State continues its Sunshine State trip as the Owls travel to Fort Myers, Fla., to take on defending A-Sun regular season champion Florida Gulf Coast in a Saturday night affair on Feb. 15. Tip is set 7:03 p.m. ET in Alico Arena and can be seen on the ESPN3 network.
NEWS AND NOTES:
Wells Named A-Sun POW
Junior guard
Kristina Wells was named A-Sun Player of the Week after averaging 23 points, 10.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.5 steals, while going 26-of-33 from the free throw line in victories over Lipscomb and NKU. It was her third career honor after twice garnering Newcomer of the Week during her freshman season.
Top Five Scorers
KSU is the only school to have a pair of players in the top five in scoring in league play with Wells (19.2 ppg) and freshman guard
Deandrea Sawyers (15.3 ppg) ranking second and a tie for fourth, respectively.
Young Coming On
Junior guard
Bria Young averaged 15.5 points per game in the Owls' back-to-back wins this weekend, including setting a new career high with 18 points and six three-pointers in Thursday night's 88-79 win over Lipscomb.
Defensive Effort
On Saturday the Owls made history as they held NKU to 25 percent shooting in the game, including 4.5 percent in the first half after allowing only a single field goal in the period. NKU's six points is the lowest KSU has held an opponent in a half, while the Norse's 39 points tied the lowest opponent point total program history.
Leading the Way
Wells continues to lead the Owls and ranks in the top six in the conference in scoring (t-first, 16.1 ppg), minutes played (third, 35.5 mpg), rebounding (fourth, 9.1 rpg), assists (sixth, 3.0 apg), steals (sixth, 1.6 spg) and assist/turnover ratio (sixth, 0.7).
Wells in A-Sun Play
In conference play, Wells sits second in scoring (19.2 ppg) and rebounding (9.3 rpg) and is shooting at 47 percent from the field. The junior also ranks fourth in minutes played (36.1) and fifth in assists (3.9).
Three-Point Specialist
Sawyers has lit up from behind the arc, ranking second in the A-Sun and 81st in the country with 2.4 three-pointers per game. She has drained 52 three so far this season, which ranks third in program history for three-point field goals made in a season.
Last Five Games
Freshman forward
Aareon Smith is averaging nine points and six rebounds per game while starting the last five contests.
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