By: By Joseph Feldman
Friday, October 13
7 p.m. – Kennesaw State vs. USC Upstate
Location: Kennesaw, Ga. | KSU Convocation Center
Links: ESPN3 |
Live Stats |
Donate for Griffin's Game
Social Media: Twitter | Facebook
Saturday, October 14
7 p.m. – Kennesaw State vs. NJIT
Location: Kennesaw, Ga. | KSU Convocation Center
Links: Facebook Live |
Live Stats
Social Media: Twitter | Facebook
Game Preview
The Owls return home to face USC Upstate and NJIT on Friday, October 13 and Saturday, October 14.
Friday's match has special meaning as it is the third annual Griffin's Game. This year, the team will be honoring David Sannuti, who has been diagnosed with Leukemia. There will be t-shirts on sale at the match for $10 or fans can buy them online at
KSUOwls.com/griffinsgame.
For the season, Upstate is 5-13 and 2-3 in the ASUN so far.
NJIT holds a 10-11 record, but is 1-4 in the ASUN.
Griffin's Game
Griffin's Game was started in 2015 after Griffin Schunzel, head coach
Keith Schunzel and volunteer assistant
Briana Schunzel's son, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in March of 2015 after the outpouring of support that they received.
Each year, the Kennesaw State volleyball team chooses a family to honor at one of its games to raise money to help with their expenses in their fight.
This year, Griffin's Game will be honoring David Sannuti and his family. He was diagnosed with ALL Leukemia on December 23, 2016.
To donate or to purchase a t-shirt go to ksuowls.com/griffinsgame. All proceeds will go to the Sannuti Family.
Kennesaw State Team Notes
• Kennesaw State is off to a 10-4 start and is 4-1 overall in the ASUN. The team got a split on the road last weekend at Jacksonville and North Florida. Coming into this weekend, KSU has beaten USC Upstate in six straight matches, but five of those have gone to five sets.
• KSU is 6-0 at home this season averaging 861 fans per match in the KSU Convocation Center. KSU has topped 1,000 fans two times this season against Troy and Lipscomb.
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Katarina Morton became the career leader at Kennesaw State in digs with 1,684 after totaling 24 against North Florida in four sets. She has re-written the record book in her time here as she holds the all-time record for digs per set, digs in a three, four and five set matches and most digs in a single match in school history.
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Anaiah Boyer and
Maddie Jones have spear headed an attack for the Owls that is second in the ASUN in hitting percentage at .238. Jones leads the team with 143 kills and Boyer is right behind her with 138. They're both in the top 10 in kills per set in the ASUN as Boyer is fifth averaging 3.29 and Jones is seventh averaging 2.92.
• Over the past two seasons, Kennesaw State is 16-3 in the regular season against ASUN opponents and 10-1 in ASUN home matches.
Next Up
The Owls will be right back on the court on Saturday, October 14 at 7 p.m. against the NJIT Highlanders.
Stat Leaders (2017)
Kills: 143,
Maddie Jones
Assists: 477,
Kristi Piedimonte
Digs: 215,
Katarina Morton
Blocks: 32,
Rachel Taylor
Aces: 13,
Kristi Piedimonte
Attack Percentage: .352,
Liesl Engelbrecht
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