THE BASICS
Records: Kennesaw State (4-8, 2-2), Howard (0-10, 0-4)
Score: Kennesaw State 17, Howard 7
Key Players: Olivia Hokanson (5 goals), Connor Zophy (1 goal and 4 assists), Sydney Farwick (3 goals and 1 assist), Monica Albertson (3 goals), Laura Jordan (6 ground balls, 3 caused turnovers, 2 draw controls)
 
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THE STORYLINE: 
· The Kennesaw State Owls fell down early to Howard, but responded by scoring eight of the next nine goals to take back the lead and cruise to a 17-7 lead.

HOW IT HAPPENED: 
· Connor Zophy got the Owls offense going having a hand in the first four goals with a goal and three assists.  
· Leading 7-3 at halftime, KSU came out of the locker room and scored five of the first six goals in the second half to take a commanding 12-4 lead with 20:34 remaining in the game.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS: 
· With the victory, the Owls are now 4-0 against Howard in their four years as a program.
· Olivia Hokanson led the team scoring five goals matching her season high in a game. She has 30 goals on the season with four regular season games left.
· The Owls had three other players that had at least three points in the game. Sydney Farwick scored three goals and had one assist, Connor Zophy had one goal and three assists and Monica Albertson had three goals.
· In Albertson's career against Howard, she has scored 10 goals on 11 shots.
· In front of a lot of friends and family and a day after the team enjoyed dinner the night before at her house, Lauren Hoffman had a career high with nine saves in the game.
· Laura Jordan had a big day on the defensive end picking up six ground balls, causing three turnovers and winning two draw controls.

UP NEXT
Kennesaw State heads to Virginia Beach to face Old Dominion on Sunday, April 17 at 12 p.m.

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