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Score: Kennesaw State 3, Jacksonville State 0 (25-15, 25-20, 25-15)
Kennesaw State 3, Savannah State 0 (25-10, 25-13, 25-10)
Records: Kennesaw State (3-0), Jacksonville State (2-1), Savannah State (0-3)
Key Players: Sydni Shelton (17 kills hitting .708), Kelly Marcinek (14 kills hitting .400), Kristi Piedimonte (40 assists), Katarina Morton (19 digs)
 
KENNESAW, Ga. – After going 2-0 to open the season, the Kennesaw State volleyball team made it a clean sweep on the weekend beating Jacksonville State 3-0 (25-15, 25-20, 25-15) to win the 2015 Kennesaw State Invitational.
 
The Owls grabbed the momentum immediately in the first set using a 7-2 run to take a 9-3 lead. Jacksonville State didn't have an answer as KSU shut the door 25-15 to go up 1-0.
 
After claiming the second set and with a chance to close the match in straight sets, the Owls didn't waste any chances. With the third set knotted at eight a piece, Kennesaw State went on a quick 6-0 run to take a 14-8 lead and never relinquished the momentum closing it out 25-15 to win the Kennesaw State Invitational for the second time in three years.
 
Earlier in the day, KSU downed Savannah State 3-0. The team hit .452 in the dominating win.
 
Next up, the Owls will travel to Athens, Georgia to play Georgia Southern on Thursday, September 3 and Mercer on Friday, September 4.

Coach Schunzel on the Opening Weekend
"You never know what to expect the first weekend. You expect your team to be excited after a long preseason and we were. We expected our team to play hard and we did. I'm really proud of our girls with how consistent we were all weekend with the effort and communication. We obviously had some incredible performances from Sydni Shelton, who had one of the best opening weekends as a freshman that you could possibly imagine. Anaiah, Kelly and Kristi were great all weekend, and I feel really good about where we're at. We have a long way to go, but that was a really good start."
- Kennesaw State Head Coach Keith Schunzel
 
Notes
- The Owls went 3-0 on the opening weekend and didn't lose a set on their home floor. This is the second time KSU has been 3-0 since the program began in 2006. The 2012 team started the year 4-0 before losing its first match.
- Shelton was named the tournament MVP after hitting .623 with 34 kills over the weekend. Against the Gamecocks, she had her best game hitting .708 with 17 kills and three blocks.
- Marcinek and Piedimonte were named to the All-Tournament team. On the weekend, Marcinek had 27 kills hitting .414. Piedimonte finished the weekend with 90 assists having 40 in the three-set match against Jacksonville State.
- Rachel Taylor made a big difference this weekend on the defensive end. She had five blocks against the Gamecocks and finished with 10 for the weekend. She added seven kills against JSU.
- This is the second time in three years that Schunzel's team has swept the Kennesaw State Invitational. In his first season in 2013, the team went 4-0.
 
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Fans are reminded that tickets to all 2015 home volleyball contests are free throughout the year.