Scores: Kennesaw State 3, FGCU 1 (19-25, 25-13, 25-22, 28-26)
Records: Kennesaw State (16-7, 8-4), FGCU (20-9, 9-3)
Key Players: Anaiah Boyer (19 kills and seven blocks), Sydni Shelton (18 kills hitting .333), Katarina Morton (19 digs), Kristi Piedimonte (39 assists and 11 digs)
 
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KENNESAW, Ga. – Kennesaw State staged a furious comeback in the fourth set to seal the victory against FGCU on Senior Night.
 
Trailing 12-2 in the fourth, the Owls slowly started chipping away at the Eagles big lead with some great serving and timely kills. Down 18-13, Maddie Jones got the Owls within three forcing FGCU to use their final timeout of the set. With the crowd on their feet, a Sydni Shelton kill held off one set point for FGCU and then Piedimonte stepped up and hit an ace to tie the score at 24. Kelly Marcinek had three late kills to give the Owls three match point opportunities and on the final one, FGCU had an attack error to clinch the match for the Owls.
 
The Owls dropped the opening set and responded by winning three straight for the four-set win.
 
In the middle of the second set, Jones led the Owls on a 6-0 run that included three blocks in a row from the Owls. The run gave KSU a 10-point lead and they cruised to a 25-13 win in the set to even the match at one.
 
The third set was tight all the way through until Shelton had three kills late in the set to put the Owls up three and they held on to that lead to take a 2-1 lead in the match.
 
Next weekend, the Owls will close out the regular season by making the trip to Jacksonville to take on North Florida on Friday night and Jacksonville on Saturday.
 
Coach Schunzel on the Big Win on Senior Night
"What a special feeling on senior night with a great crowd and an incredible roster of players. It's such a neat night for our team and our seniors. To be down zero sets to one and down in the fourth and to keep battling, I'm just so proud of our team. I really feel like our team is coming together at the right time for us. I couldn't be more excited about the upcoming road trip and conference tournament. I'm so happy for our seniors and our program right now."
 - Kennesaw State Head Coach Keith Schunzel
 
 Notes
- With the win, Kennesaw State finished their four-match home stand at 3-1. The Owls were 9-3 at home this year.
- The Owls currently sit in third place in the A-Sun at 8-4. They are one game behind FGCU going into next weekend and the Eagles play Lipscomb and NJIT to finish out their regular season.
- This win also gives the Owls 16 on the season. The most ever in Kennesaw State volleyball history is 17 by the team in 2010.
- FGCU was ranked 88^th in the RPI coming into the match. It is the third win over a team ranked in the top 100 for the Owls this season. The other two are Georgia Tech and Lipscomb.
- Anaiah Boyer and Sydni Shelton combined for 37 kills against FGCU. Boyer led the team with 19 and Shelton had 18. Both hit over .300 for the match as well.
- Boyer added seven blocks in the game. That's a career high for her in a Kennesaw State uniform.
- Kristi Piedimonte had a double-double with 39 assists and 11 digs. It's her sixth double-double of the season.

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