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Women's Soccer By Joseph Feldman

SOC: Owls Host North Florida and Jacksonville During Pivotal A-Sun Weekend

Cassidy Kemp Leads Active Players with 15 Points

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 | Twitter
UNF 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 | Twitter
Jacksonville Series History: Kennesaw State leads 9-6
 
Game Preview
The 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.

Promotions
It 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, 1-0
The 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 Kemp
Points: 15, Cassidy Kemp
Goals: 6, Cassidy Kemp
Assists: 6, Ida Hepsoe
Shots: 34, Kim Fincher
Shots on Goal: 15, Maggie Gaughan
Goals Against Average: 2.10, Ashley Zambetti
Saves: 51, Ashley Zambetti
 
Next Up
The 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.
 
To keep up with the latest Kennesaw State soccer news follow the team on Twitter @KSUOwlNation and @KSUOwlsSoccer 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.  
 
- #GoKSUOwls -
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Hannah Churchill

#8 Hannah Churchill

MF
5' 5"
Senior
Maggie Gaughan

#7 Maggie Gaughan

F
5' 7"
Junior
Ida Hepsoe

#2 Ida Hepsoe

D
5' 4"
Sophomore
Cassidy Kemp

#12 Cassidy Kemp

MF/F
5' 3"
Junior
Kim Fincher

#6 Kim Fincher

F
5' 9"
Junior
Ashley Zambetti

#0 Ashley Zambetti

GK
5' 7"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Hannah Churchill

#8 Hannah Churchill

5' 5"
Senior
MF
Maggie Gaughan

#7 Maggie Gaughan

5' 7"
Junior
F
Ida Hepsoe

#2 Ida Hepsoe

5' 4"
Sophomore
D
Cassidy Kemp

#12 Cassidy Kemp

5' 3"
Junior
MF/F
Kim Fincher

#6 Kim Fincher

5' 9"
Junior
F
Ashley Zambetti

#0 Ashley Zambetti

5' 7"
Sophomore
GK