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Score: Kennesaw State 3, The Citadel 2
Records: Kennesaw State (3-2-1), The Citadel (0-5-0)
Key Players: Cassidy Kemp (two goals, four shots, two shots on goal), Hannah Churchill (one goal, two shots, one on goal)
 
CHARLESTON, S.C. – A brace from junior Cassidy Kemp helped lead the Kennesaw State soccer team to a 3-2 win over The Citadel in the Owls' final match of the Charleston Cup on an overcast and rainy Sunday afternoon (Sept. 6) at Washington Light Infantry Field in Charleston, S.C.
 
After a scoreless first half of action, the Owls wasted little time in start of the second period as Kemp took a free ball in the midfield and dribbled into the 18-yard box, before finishing into the back of the net to give the visitors a 1-0 lead in the 53rd minute.
 
KSU added to its lead in the 66th minute when sophomore Khatra Mahdi was taken down in the 18-yard box and senior Hannah Churchill converted the awarded penalty kick for the 2-0 advantage.
 
A foul in the box for the Bulldogs in the 79th minute then lead to a Katherine Arroyo penalty kick to trim the lead to 2-1, but the Owls responded just two minutes later as Kemp netted her second goal after picking up a short Citadel clearance and finishing into the left side of the goal.
 
The Citadel pushed in a second goal with just over two minutes left in regulation to cut the score to 3-2, but the Owls defense held strong for the victory.
 
Kennesaw State will continue its road swing with a trip back to South Carolina, traveling to Greenville to battle against Furman on Friday (Sept. 11) at 7 p.m., before taking on Southeastern Conference (SEC) foe South Carolina on Monday (Sept. 14) at 6 p.m. in Columbia.
 
Quotables
"It was a well-deserved team win and a great individual performance from Cassidy. We need to maintain our focus for 90 minutes, as that one should not have been close. "
- Kennesaw State Head Coach Rob King
 
Notes
- Junior Cassidy Kemp registered a pair of goals for just the second time in her career, after putting in a brace against Alabama A&M in the Owls' season opener.
- Kemp now ranks second on the team with 11 points and five goals, as well as an assist.
- Senior Hannah Churchill converted her first penalty kick of the season for her second goal. She ranks in a tie for third on the squad with six points on two goals and two assists.
- KSU has outscored its opponents 20 to nine in 2015 and has outshot its foes 116 to 48, including 17 to seven in today's contest.
- The Owls earned seven corner kicks on the day, their second-highest output of the season.
- Sophomore Ashley Zambetti made her third-straight start in goal of the Owls, making three saves on the day.
- This was the first meeting between the two programs.
 
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