Score: Kennesaw State 15, Longwood 18 
Records: Kennesaw State (0-4), Longwood (2-3)
Key Players: Olivia Hokanson (Three goals and one assist), Connor Zophy (three goals), Monica Albertson (2 goals and one assist)
 
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KENNESAW, Ga. – Kennesaw State showed a lot of resiliency against the Longwood Lancers on Sunday, February 28, but in the end Longwood edged out the Owls 18-15 at Fifth Third Bank Stadium.
 
KSU battled back to tie the score up four different times in the game, but couldn't get the lead from Longwood.
 
Olivia Hokanson continued her hot start to the season scoring three goals and had an assist on one other goal. Connor Zophy also had three goals in the game.
 
Longwood took the lead immediately scoring four unanswered goals, but Kennesaw State settled in and went on a run of their own, scoring five of the next six goals to tie the score at five behind two goals from Monica Albertson.
 
The Lancers went back up by as many as three before Megan Nicoletti got her first career goal and then Hokanson and Zophy scored shortly after that to even the score back up a nine.
 
From there, both teams traded goals into the locker room at 10-10 and then right out of the locker room at 11-11.
 
After the fourth tie of the game, Longwood went on one more run and the Owls tried to make one more comeback, but fell just short at the final whistle.
 
After playing in four straight home games to start the season, the Owls will now play three straight on the road. The first road game of the season will be at Gardner Webb on Wednesday, March 9 at 4 p.m.
 
On the Longwood Game
"Coming through the last 10 days, the team has worked really hard and the turnaround has been short between games. I think that considering the opponent we played against today, we played as hard as we could. Our breakdowns came on the front of lack of discipline on all areas of the ball, but we showed that we were willing to fight for each other and fight for opportunities. Again, Olivia Hokanson had a great game. She hustled after every opportunity that presented itself to her and she really did a nice job leading our offense. Laura Jordan and Alex Bunn worked really hard with each other to get as many defensive stops as possible to transition the ball out. We look forward to continue to work hard during our non-conference schedule to prepare us for April"
- Head Coach Kristina Llanes

NOTES
- This is the second time that Longwood and Kennesaw State have played each other. In the first meeting, the Lancers won 22-12.
- In the game today, KSU had 10 different players score goals. Last season, KSU had 13 players score all season.
- Seven of the players that scored today had multi-point games. They were Olivia Hokanson (4), Connor Zophy (3), Monica Albertson, (3)Emily Hallberg (2), Shannon Moore (2), Taylor Catts (2) and Megan Nicoletti (2)
- The Owls had two players score three goals today in Hokanson and Zophy. The three goals is a season high for Hokanson and matches a career high for Zophy.
- Megan Nicoletti scored her first career goal today as an Owl. It was an unassisted goal that came with 6:39 remaining in the first half.
- Kyra Fitzgerald scored her first goal of her senior season. It came in the second half with 23:09 remaining in the game.

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Fifth Third Bank is the Official Bank of Kennesaw State Athletics. Fifth Third Bank Stadium, the signature athletics landmark on the Kennesaw State University campus, is a world-class facility that has been recognized as one of the premier multi-use outdoor athletics venues in the country. In the fall of 2015, it become the official home of Owls football team and is home to Owls soccer and lacrosse as well.