Match 15: Kennesaw State (4-8-2, 1-2-1) vs. North Florida (4-9, 2-2)Date: Friday, Oct. 16 at 2 p.m. ET
Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium | Kennesaw, Ga..
Links: Live Stats | ESPN3 |
Game Notes | TwitterUNF Series History: Kennesaw State leads 10-3-1
Match 16: Kennesaw State vs. Jacksonville (3-7-2, 1-2-1)Date: Sunday, Oct. 18 at 3 p.m. ET
Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium | Kennesaw, Ga.
Links: Live Stats | ESPN3 |
Game Notes | TwitterJacksonville Series History: Kennesaw State leads 9-6
Game PreviewThe Kennesaw State soccer team hosts the North Florida Ospreys and Jacksonville Dolphins this weekend for a pair of A-Sun games.
The North Florida game is at 2 p.m. on Friday. The Ospreys come in with a 4-9 record and are 2-2 in the A-Sun. The Ospreys are led offensively by Lanie Keating and Krista Colubiale. Each of them have two goals a piece. Keating also leads the team with three assists. They rely on two goalies in Susie Ford and Victoria Ekeli.
The Jacksonville Dolphins come in with a 6-11 record and are tied with the Owls with a record of 1-2-1. Marie Weckhurst leads the team with six goals.
Both games are on ESPN3 this weekend.
PromotionsIt will be international day at Fifth Third Bank Stadium for the game against UNF. On Sunday, it is the Pink Game so wear pink!
Owls Drop Sunday Afternoon A-Sun Showdown at FGCU, 1-0The Kennesaw State soccer team dropped Sunday's matchup with Florida Gulf Coast, 1-0, at the FGCU Soccer Complex in an Atlantic Sun Conference showdown.
Sophomore goalkeeper
Ashley Zambetti totaled seven saves as the Eagles' offensive attack was early and often against the Owls, outshooting KSU 18-1 in the match. Zambetti held off FGCU's attack until the 82' minute mark when Tabby Tindell of Florida Gulf Coast scored the lone goal of the match.
Kennesaw State Team Notes• The Owls face a pivotal weekend as they are one game behind North Florida in the A-Sun standings and are tied with Jacksonville in fifth.
• The Owls rank 27th in the nation with 31 total goals in 2015 averaging 2.21 goals per game. That average leads the A-Sun by .44 goals per game.
• The Owls rank in the top-four in the A-Sun every offensive category, including leading the league in points (5.93), goals (31) and goals per game (2.21), while also ranking third in shots per game (14.79). KSU is also third in assists per gamer (1.50) and fourth in assists (21).
• Junior
Cassidy Kemp leads all active KSU players with 15 points on the season, ranking fourth in the conference in that category. Classmate
Kim Fincher joins her on the list and is tied for seventh in the league with 10 points in her first season with the Owls.
Maggie Gaughan and
Hannah Churchill also crack the top 10 as Gaughan has nine points and Churchill has eight.
• Kemp's six goals also rank in a tie for fourth in the conference, while Fincher's four scores sits in a tie for seventh.
• Sophomore
Ida Hepsoe leads the Owls with six assists and is second in the conference averaging 0.43 per game.
• Sophomore
Ashley Zambetti returned to the starting lineup against the Bisons, recording five saves on the night and not allowing a goal in for over 109 minutes of action. This past weekend she made a season high 10 saves against Stetson followed up by seven more saves against FGCU.
2015 Stat Leaders (Active Players)Minutes: 1,295,
Cassidy KempPoints: 15,
Cassidy KempGoals: 6,
Cassidy KempAssists: 6,
Ida HepsoeShots: 34,
Kim FincherShots on Goal: 15,
Maggie GaughanGoals Against Average: 2.10,
Ashley ZambettiSaves: 51,
Ashley Zambetti Next UpThe Owls play their final A-Sun game against USC Upstate on Sunday, October 25 at 1 p.m. The Spartans are 1-4 in the A-Sun standings.
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