Score: Kennesaw State 42, Jacksonville 67
Records: Kennesaw State (9-16, 4-6), Jacksonville (15-10, 7-3)
Key Players: Clara Young (10 points); Allison Johnson ( 6 rebounds); Karly Frye (3 assists)

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KENNESAW, GA.  – The Kennesaw State women's basketball team dropped an Atlantic Sun Conference showdown with visiting Jacksonville University on Saturday (Feb. 13) afternoon, 67-42, and fell to 7-6 at the KSU Convocation Center for the season.

Redshirt sophomore Clara Young led the Owls with 10 points in the game on 2-of-8 from the floor, but shot 2-of-3 from beyond the arc to pace KSU's offensive attack. Freshman Allison Johnson grabbed a team-high six rebounds and senior guard—who will be honored on Senior Night next Monday versus North Florida—dished out a team-high three assists.

The Dolphins jumped out to an early lead in the contest and never looked back, leading the entire game for a wire-to-wire finish in a league tilt. JU, for the game, shot 27-of-60 (45 percent) from the floor, and finished 6-of-14 from beyond the arc.

Meanwhile, the Owls shot 16-of-51 (31 percent) from the floor and 8-of-14 (57 percent) from the free throw line. However, Kennesaw State outscored the Dolphins 26-22 off the bench, led by junior Deandrea Sawyers six points and freshman Iceis Walker's four points and hard-fought defense in 25 minutes of action.

Next
Kennesaw State will return to the KSU Convocation for an Atlantic Sun Conference showdown on Monday (Feb. 15) against North Florida. The contest will be broadcasted on ESPN3 and tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. Both Jasmine McAllister and Karly Frye will be honored in their final home game on Senior Night.
 
Coach Perry Quote
"It was a disappointing performance. We talked about coming out in the first quarter and getting off to a good start - which we were only down five after the first 10 minutes. I thought the second and third quarters really hurt us today. We didn't get up and be competitive and we had a hard time getting back into the game. We always focus on getting the ball inside and then out. We like to get people involved down low and then our shooters struggled today. Iceis was an energizer bunny today off the bench. If everyone matched her energy, I believe the result would have been different."
 - Kennesaw State Head Coach Nitra Perry
 
Notes
- Clara Young scored in double-figure digits for the sixth time this season, with her career best coming at Wofford for 15 points.
-  The meeting marked the 26^th time the two programs met in a contest.
- Allison Johnson grabbed six rebounds in the game, marking the ninth time this season she has grabbed at last that many rebounds in a single game. - Kennesaw State outscored Jacksonville 26-22 in bench points for the contest.
- For the game, the Owls had eight players tally points in the scoring column.
- Sawyers is now 38 points away from 1,000 career points She would be the third player to accomplish the milestone since the Owls turned Division I in 2005-06.

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