By: By Joseph Feldman
KENNESAW STATE VS PRESBYTERIAN
GAME 5 | March 16 | 1 P.M.
Kennesaw, Ga. | Fifth Third Bank Stadium
GAME NOTES | LIVE STATS
THE GAME
KSU will host two teams at Fifth Third Bank Stadium this weekend. On Friday, Anne Arundel Community College will play the Owls in an exhibition match at 11 A.M. On Sunday, Presbyterian will be in town to play at 1 P.M.
RESULTS
LIVE STATS
TWITTER: Follow the Kennesaw State lacrosse team on Twitter @KSUOwlsLAX to receive updates throughout the game.
THE OPPONENT:
Anne Arundel Community College, headed up by Jim Griffiths, is one of the best community colleges in the country. Every player on their roster is from Maryland.
For Presbyterian, Julie Redman begins her third season as head coach.
The Blue Hose have gotten off to a 2-2 start after beating Newberry and Delaware State and losing to St. Francis and Cincinatti.
Presbyterian is led by a group of upper classmen behind Katherine Ellis, Brianne Ward and Bonnie Corrigan. These three players lead the team in almost every statistical category.
This is the second season that the Blue Hose have been in the Big South Conference.
LAST MEETING:
The Owls traveled to Presbyterian and lost the contest 22-5.
NEXT UP
The Owls will hit the road for the second time this season and head to Jacksonville to start Atlantic Sun conference play.
Head Coach Kristina Llanes on playing Presbyterian:
We are pleased to welcome Anne Arundel Community College and Presbyterian College to campus this weekend. AACC is one of the top community college's in the country for our sport and we will take this opportunity to showcase all that Kennesaw State University has to offer. The competition will allow us to continue to gain experience as a young team. We are continuing to work on confidence and trust in our abilities and that is what our main focus will be as we take on PC on Sunday.
NEWS AND NOTES:
»
Olivia Hokanson is off to a great start in her freshman campaign. She is top five in three different categories in the Atlantic Sun. Hokanson is second in goals scored per game with 2.00 and third in points per game with 2.25.
» Before coming to Kennesaw State, Llanes coached at Presbyterian for three years. She took over the program in its second year.
KSU as a Team
» When the Owls take a shot they make it count. They have attempted 49 shots on the season and put 41 of those shots on frame. They have put 83.7 percent of their shots on frame.
» When
Taylor McGhee scored against Davidson it gave the Owls their first lead of the season.
» There are fourteen newcomers on the roster this season and they have made an impact on the team early in the season. All fourteen have seen significant time and have accounted for 79.2 percent of the points.
KSU Individually
» Freshman
Taylor McGhee scored her first collegiate goal against Davidson to give the Owls an early lead in the game. She finished the game with one assist, one ground ball, and caused one turnover.
»
Sydney Farwick has started playing more in the midfield, but is still filling up the stat sheet. On the season, Farwick is second on the team in goals with seven, first on the team in draw controls with eight, and third on the team in ground balls with seven.
To keep up with the latest Kennesaw State lacrosse news follow the team on Twitter
@KSUOwlNation and
@KSUOwlsLax or by liking Kennesaw State University on
Facebook.
Fifth Third Bank is the Official Bank of Kennesaw State Athletics. Fifth Third Bank Stadium is the home of women's soccer, women's lacrosse and football, which will play its inaugural season in 2015.
- #GoKSUOwls -
