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KENNESAW, Ga. – A trio of seniors all scored goals to lead the Kennesaw State women's soccer team to a 4-2 victory over visiting Mercer Friday evening at Fifth Third Bank Stadium.
 
Brittney Reed got the Owls (2-0-1) on the board early, scoring 7:20 into the match, Cassidy Kemp struck later in the first half, scoring two goals in the span of four minutes, and Kim Fincher added a goal midway through the second period to seal the win. Mercer (1-2-0) scored its goals on a pair of penalty kicks by Maddie Clark.
 
CASSIDY'S COMMENTS
"We were super fired up and I think we played well. We were physical and played faster than we have all season. We moved the ball around well, broke down their backline and were able to finish."
 
KEMP ON HER TWO GOALS
"The first one from Brittney, she came down the side, crossed it, made a beautiful cross and I literally just tapped it in. I give her the credit for that one. The second one, I had a good defensive shape, stopped the ball and had a one-on-one. I was able to beat the defender and had an opening to shoot and was able to score."

BENJI BITES
"We needed to come out and set the tone early and we did. We did a great job in the first five minutes scoring and were commanding the possession. We kind of backed down after that but then we got into a rhythm and were able to get two more goals. That's how you want to start a game."
 
WALTON ON THE PLAY OF THE VETERANS
"For those veteran plays to step up and just play the way they did was great. I just told them to put it on frame and play, and they were locked in tonight. All four goals were as pretty of goals as you can ask for. I am very proud of the veterans just stepping up, playing calm, seeing the goal and finishing."

MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Reed Scores: Brittney Reed got the Owls going early as she received a nice service from Abby Roth, dribbled about 10 yards, beating a defender one-on-one and scoring from 25 yards out.
 
Kemp Connects Twice:
Cassidy Kemp's first goal came at the 33:45 mark as she received a cross from Reed and scored from inside the box. Her second strike came less than four minutes later as she beat a defender one-one-one and found the back of the net.
 
Fincher Caps the Scoring
Kim Fincher connected on her first goal of the season, scoring 35 seconds after Mercer converted a penalty kick, striking from inside the box to give the Owls a 4-1 lead. Reed and Maggie Gaughan earned assists on the goal.
 
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
 * The Owls improved to 8-3-1 in their all-time series versus Mercer.
* Kennesaw State held a 19-7 advantage in shots.
* The Owls have yet to allow a goal during the run of play and have not trailed in any of its three games.

WHAT'S NEXT
The Owls conclude their three-match homestand on Sunday (Aug. 28) when they host Alabama A&M at Fifth Third Bank Stadium. Kickoff is 1 p.m.

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Fifth Third Bank is the Official Bank of Kennesaw State Athletics. Fifth Third Bank Stadium is the home of women's soccer, women's lacrosse and football.