Scores: Kennesaw State 3, North Florida 1 (25-21, 22-25, 25-22, 26-24)
Records: Kennesaw State (10-4, 2-1), North Florida (13-4, 2-1)
Key Players: Anaiah Boyer (15 kills and 14 digs and three blocks), Kristi Piedimonte (37 assists and seven digs), Amariah Boyer (11 kills and six blocks), Katarina Morton (17 digs), Maddie Jones (17 digs)
 
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KENNESAW, Ga. – After a tough loss on Friday night, the Kennesaw State volleyball team responded by beating North Florida in four sets to get a split in the second weekend of Atlantic Sun play.
 
With the opening set tied at nine, KSU used an 8-3 run to take a 17-12 lead forcing UNF to take a timeout. The Ospreys cut the deficit to three several times, but two kills by Anaiah Boyer and a kill by Maddie Jones finished the set off putting the Owls up 1-0.
 
In the second set, North Florida was leading 17-15 when Kristi Piedimonte stepped up to serve. Two UNF timeouts later, Piedimonte had guided the Owls on a 4-0 run to go up 19-17. The Ospreys responded by evening the score and closing the set on a 3-0  run to tie the match up a one as both teams headed to the locker room.
 
In the middle of the third set, KSU used a big run with Cierra Royster serving and An. Boyer picking up a couple of kills forcing UNF to burn a timeout trailing 16-12. The Owls pushed their lead to as much as five and a Sydni Shelton kill gave the Owls a 2-1 edge in the match.
 
Early in the fourth, Kennesaw State took an 11-5 lead with hopes of closing out the match in four. North Florida countered with an 8-0 run to go up 13-11. Coming out of an Owl timeout, KSU tied the match back up at 15 and surged ahead once again at 18-15. The Ospreys wouldn't go quietly, but after a couple of long points that KSU ended up winning, the Owls prevailed 26-24 to win the match.
 
The Owls move to 10-4 and 2-1 in A-Sun play. Next weekend, KSU will be back on the road, playing Florida Gulf Coast on Friday and Stetson on Saturday.

Coach Schunzel on the way his Team Bounced Back after a Loss
"What a way to rebound for our team after how we played and the result of last night. We challenged the team coming into this match that the mentality and overall aggressive mindset needed to be better and without question it was today. We had some great stand out performances. Megan McGuinness came in and gave us a physical presence at the net killing and blocking the ball. Kristi Piedimonte set a great match today, but more importantly controlled the court and led our team. I'm really proud of our team for the way we responded today and that says a lot about the character of our group."
 Kennesaw State Head Coach Keith Schunzel

 Notes
- The win today marks the 10^th win of the season for Kennesaw State. That matches the win total from the 2014 season.
- Anaiah Boyer led the team for the second match in a row with 15 kills. She also had 14 digs and three blocks.
- Since being inserted into the lineup, Amariah Boyer has gotten better and better in each match. Tonight she totaled a career high with 11 kills, while also coming up with six more blocks.
- The Owls had three players with double-digit kills as well as three players with double-digit digs in the match. Katarina Morton and Maddie Jones led the team with 17 digs each, and An. Boyer led the team in kills.
 
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