By: By Libby Knight
KENNESAW STATE (6-20, 4-11) VS MERCER (14-12, 7-8)
GAME 27 | MARCH 1, 2014
KENNESAW, Ga. | KSU CONVOCATION CENTER (4,600)
TV: ESPN3
GAME NOTES | LIVE STATS | LIVE VIDEO | TICKETS | PROMOTIONS | TWITTER
THE GAME:
The Kennesaw State women's basketball team wraps a three-game home stand with its final appearance of the season at the KSU Convocation Center as the Owls honor redshirt-senior
Lisa Capellan on Senior Day against rival Mercer on Saturday, March 1. The contest can be seen on ESPN3, with game time tentatively set for 3:30 p.m. ET as the KSU men's basketball team will play prior to the women at 1 p.m.
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 game will be provided by ESPN3, with Nathan McCreary and Theresa Gernatt on the call. 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:
Mercer
The Bears are coming off back-to-back home wins last weekend over USC Upstate (79-71) and East Tennessee State (80-50) and have secured a spot in the 2014 Atlantic Sun Conference Championship with a 7-8 conference record, which puts them fifth with three games left. Overall, Mercer sits at 14-12 on the season and is 5-6 away from Hawkins Arena. The Bears average three players in double figures, led by Precious Bridges with 15.4 points per game. Brianna Williams and Kendra Grant add 13 and 11, respectively, while Teanna Robinson pulls down 10 rebounds per contest and leads the A-Sun with 99 blocks this season.
THE SERIES:
This will be the 18th all-time meeting between the Owls and the Bears, with KSU holding a slight 9-8 advantage over their in-state conference rival. In the teams' earlier meeting this season, the Owls' second-half comeback fell short as the Bears took a 64-59 win at Hawkins Arena in Macon, Ga. KSU was paced by junior guard
Kristina Wells with her 10th double-double of the season with 16 points and 10 rebounds.
LAST TIME OUT:
Even with a 28-point effort from junior guard
Kristina Wells, the Kennesaw State women's basketball team could not slow down the high-paced offense of USC Upstate as the Owls took a 90-78 loss at the KSU Convocation Center on Saturday afternoon.
NEXT UP:
Kennesaw State heads to Jacksonville, Fla., for the final weekend of the regular season as the Owls take on Jacksonville on Thursday, March 6 at 7 p.m., before the season finale at North Florida on Saturday, March 8 at 1 p.m.
NEWS AND NOTES:
1,000-Point Club
Junior guard
Kristina Wells is just two points away from hitting the 1,000 points milestone in her career with 998 in her three seasons as an Owl. She leads KSU with 428 points in 2013-14.
Top League Scorers
KSU is one of two schools to have a pair of players in the top six in scoring in league play with Wells (19.0 ppg) and freshman guard
Deandrea Sawyers (14.2 ppg) ranking in a tie for first and sixth, respectively.
Young's Hot Hand
Junior guard
Bria Young is averaging 12 points per game in the last six games, including setting a new career high with 18 points and six three-pointers against Lipscomb on Feb. 6.
Doing it All
Wells continues to lead the Owls and ranks in the top six in the conference in scoring (second, 16.5 ppg), minutes played (second, 35.5 mpg), rebounding (fourth, 9.0 rpg), assists (sixth, 3.1 apg), assist/turnover ratio (sixth, 0.7) and steals (sixth, 1.7 spg).
Wells in A-Sun Play
Wells leads the A-Sun in scoring in conference play with 19 points per game and sits third in the league with nine rebounds per game. She is shooting at a 48.4 clip in conference games, while also ranking third in minutes played (36.0) and fifth in assists with four per game.
Capellan's Career
Redshirt-senior forward
Lisa Capellan, a member of the program since the 2009-10 season, has played in 97 games, starting 68 contests. While at KSU, she has scored 340 points and grabbed 253 rebounds, while also contributing 68 steals, 46 assists and 22 blocks.
Sawyers in Top 10
Sawyers is one of only two freshmen in the A-Sun to rank in the top-10 in scoring in both overall and conference play. Sawyers ranks sixth in league action with 14.2 points per game, while averaging 13.1 points per contest overall.
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@KSUOwlNation and @
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