KENNESAW STATE AT NORTH FLORIDA

Sept. 30 | 7 P.M.| Hodges Stadium | Jacksonville, Fla.

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KENNESAW STATE AT JACKSONVILLE

Sept. 24 | 7 P.M.| Fifth Third Bank Stadium | Kennesaw, Ga.

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Game Preview
Kennesaw State continues ASUN Conference play this weekend when it travels to Jacksonville to take on North Florida and Jacksonville.
 
The Owls, who are 5-5-1, 0-1-1 on the season, visit North Florida on Friday (Sept. 30) at 7 p.m. before taking on Jacksonville on Sunday (Oct. 2) at 2 p.m.
 
North Florida is 4-4-2 and 0-1-0 in conference play, while Jacksonville enters the weekend 3-6-0 and 1-0-0.
 
Story Line
• A win against Jacksonville will be the sixth of the season for the Owls and equal their win total from a year ago when they posted a 6-10-3 mark.
 
• The Owls and Ospreys are both looking for their first conference win of the season after falling in their ASUN opener. KSU suffered a 3-2 setback to Lipscomb, while North Florida lost 1-0 to Jacksonville.
 
Scouting North Florida
• The Ospreys are led by senior midfielder Alexis Bredeaux, who tops the club with 12 points (5 goals 2 assists).
 
Series Versus North Florida
• Kennesaw State leads the all-time series 11-3-1. The Owls defeated the Ospreys 2-1 last year at Fifth Third Bank Stadium. UNF has captured three of the last five meetings between the two teams. 
 
Scouting Jacksonville
The Dolphins are paced by junior forward Joelle D'Entremont who tops the club with eight points (3 goals, 2 assists). Junior goalkeeper Sara Wicks is coming off a strong effort against North Florida that earned her ASUN Defensive Player of the Week honors.
 
Series Versus Jacksonville
Kennesaw State leads the all-time series, 9-7, with the teams splitting their last four meetings. The Dolphins recorded a 1-0 victory at Fifth Third Bank Stadium in 2015.
 
Lipscomb Review
•  Lipscomb scored a late goal to hand the Owls a 3-2 setback Saturday at Fifth Third Bank Stadium.
 • Kim Fincher and Cassidy Kemp combined on the match's first goal, and after Lipscomb scored the equalizer, Fincher answered with a goal that gave the Owls a 2-1 lead that they took into halftime.
 
• The Bisons' defense tightened in the second half and Lipscomb tied the score 12 minutes into the period, and then took advantage of a fortunate bounce to score the game-winner in the 76th minute.
 
2016 Honors
• Junior defender Abby Roth was named the ASUN Conference's Defensive Player of the Week for the week of August 29.
 
Kennesaw State Team Notes
• Senior Shannon Driscoll and Kim Fincher lead the Owls and are tied for third in the ASUN with 13 points. leads the Owls and is tied for third in the ASUN in points (13) and tied for fourth in goals (5).
• Fincher is tied for the ASUN lead with five assists, while Driscoll is tied with teammate Cassidy Kemp for fourth in the ASUN with five goals.
•Eight different Owls have scored goals for KSU. Joining Driscoll and Kemp, who lead the team with five goals, are Fincher (4), Brittney Reed (3), Jessica Sexton (2), Abby Roth (2) and Carly Pressgrove and Maggie Gaughan with one each.
• KSU leads the ASUN with 62 points and 23 goals, and its five shutouts tie FGCU for first in the conference.
 
Next Up
The Owls close out their 2016 regular-season home schedule next week when they host Florida Gulf Coast (Oct. 7) and Stetson (Oct. 9) at Fifth Third Bank Stadium.
 
Stat Leaders (2016)
Points: 13, Shannon Driscoll
Goals: 5, Shannon Driscoll, Cassidy Kemp
Assists: 5, Kim Fincher
Shots: 25, Kim Fincher
Shots on Goal: 14, Brittney Reed
Goals-Against Average: 1.18, Catherine McDuff
Saves: 37, Ashley Zambetti

To keep up with the latest Kennesaw State soccer news follow the team on Twitter @KSUOwlNation and @KSUOwlsSoccer or by liking Kennesaw State University on Facebook.
 
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.
 

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