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CLINTON, S.C. – Sparked by 19 points apiece from sophomore Carlotta Gianolla and freshman Kamiyah Street, the Kennesaw State women's basketball team used a late run to post a 60-51 come-from-behind victory at Presbyterian on Tuesday.
 
Gianolla and Street combined to go 11-for-25 from the field to help the Owls (1-4) record their first win of the season.
 
STORYLINE
After committing nine turnovers in the first quarter to trail 20-8 after 10 minutes, the Owls began to find their legs in the second quarter, connecting on 7-of-11 field goal attempts and outscoring the Blue Hose, 18-3 in the period to cut the deficit to 33-26 at halftime.
 
Ignited by its defense and better ball control in the second half, Kennesaw State closed out the game on a 19-1 over the final 5:56. The Owls held the Blue Hose scoreless the final 4:26 and, led by Street's defensive efforts, forced five turnovers over the final six minutes.
 
QUOTING THE COACH
"I was very pleased with the team's effort. We settled down after the first half and I was happy with how our defense played," head coach Agnus Berenato said. "In the first quarter and first half we shot ourselves in the foot with turnovers, but we had a good game plan and were able to hold their top scorer (Cortney Storey), who was averaging 20 points a game, to just five tonight.
 
"I thought Iceis (Walker) did a great job defensively against their top scorer, and Clara (Young) and Kamiyah also did a really good job on the defensive end for us," Berenato added. "We're learning and our goal was to be better than we were against Furman (on Saturday) and continue to improve and learn how to play at this level."
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Gianolla, in her first extensive playing time of the season, logged 32 minutes, and connected on 7-of-13 field goal attempts, was 5-for-9 from the foul line and collected nine rebounds. In 40 minutes of action, Street, who missed the morning shoot around with a fever, was 4-for-12 from the field, 11-for-14 from the free throw line, had three assists, three blocks and four steals. Freshman Lexi Mann came off the bench to score five points and grab nine rebounds in 21 minutes of action.
 
NEXT UP
Kennesaw State will travel to South Florida on Thanksgiving morning before facing No. 13/15 Maryland in the opening game of the Miami Thanksgiving Classic. The Owls and Terrapins will tip-off at 2 p.m. on Friday. KSU closes out the weekend with a 2 p.m. contest against Maine on Sunday.

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