Scores: Kennesaw State 3, Stetson 0 (25-23, 25-15, 26-24)
Records: Kennesaw State (18-8, 9-5), Stetson (11-18, 5-9)
Key Players: Kelly Marcinek (13 kills hitting .667), Katarina Morton (20 digs), Kristi Piedimonte (29 assists and six kills)
 
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – After having fun at the Atlantic Sun Tournament banquet last night, the Owls were all business on the court tonight in the sweep of Stetson in the A-Sun Quarterfinals.
 
Both team's came out with intensity in the first set with the largest lead KSU had was only by three and they only trailed by as many as two. With the Owls trailing 14-13, Kelly Marcinek took the set over winning the next four points with three kills and a service ace to force a Stetson timeout with KSU leading 17-15. The Owls held the lead until Stetson went on a 3-0 run to take a 23-22 lead. Out of a Kennesaw State timeout, Stetson had their sixth service error of the set, a block error on an Anaiah Boyer attack and an attack error for the Owls to clinch the opening set 25-23.
 
With the Owls leading 15-13 in the second set, Kristi Piedimonte stepped up to serve and guided the Owls on an 8-0 run with a couple of service aces to put the Owls up comfortably at 22-13. A few points later, Liesl Engelbrecht finished the set off with a kill to put the Owls up 2-0 in the match.
 
Looking to close the match out in three and trailing 4-1 early, the Owls went on an 8-1 run to take a 9-5 lead in the third. That lead was extended to 19-13 on a Maddie Jones kill, but then Stetson dug their feet in and stormed back. The Hatters won 10 of the next 14 points to tie the score at 23, but couldn't get over the hump and take the lead. They spoiled one match point, but couldn't spoil the second as Marcinek picked up her 13^th kill to close out Stetson.
 
Now, Kennesaw State will have a quick turnaround for the semi-finals as they will take on FGCU tomorrow night at 8:30 p.m.

Coach Schunzel on the A-Sun Quarterfinals Win
"I really enjoyed watching our team compete tonight. Other than the very end of set three, I feel like we played at a high level. We made really good adjustments and we played to win, which is key in a tournament. We'll have to again prepare very well tomorrow mentally and physically for a super talented Gulf Coast team."
 - Kennesaw State Head Coach Keith Schunzel
 
 Notes
- With the win, it gives KSU the most wins in school history with 18.
- The sweep of the Hatters was the Owls 10^th straight set win the Owls have had this season.
- Kelly Marcinek led the team with 13 kills tonight hitting .667. That is the most kills since she had 18 against Georgia Tech back in September.
- Katarina Morton finished with 20 of the 41 digs in the match for the Owls.
- Kristi Piedimonte finished with 29 assists and six kills against the Hatters.
- KSU spread the kills around tonight as five players had at least five kills. Marcinek led the team with 13, Piedimonte and Maddie Jones had six kills and Sydni Shelton and Rachel Taylor had five kills.
- Kennesaw State finished with eight service aces in the match compared to nine service errors by Stetson.
- After Stetson hit .406 in the first set, KSU's defense settled in only allowing them to hit .032 in the second set and then .237 in the third.
 
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