Score: Kennesaw State 3, Jacksonville 0 (25-20, 25-12, 25-20)
Records: Kennesaw State (17-4, 11-1), Jacksonville (16-9, 10-2)
Key Players: Kristi Piedimonte 33 assists, eight digs and two service aces), Lauren Chastang (10 kills hitting .360), Rachel Taylor (Nine kills hitting .571)
 
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THE STORYLINE: 
· Kennesaw State decisively defeated the Jacksonville Dolphins in a first-place matchup on Senior Night in the KSU Convocation Center on Saturday, November 4.
 
Coming into the match, both teams sat at 10-1 in the ASUN and the Dolphins were the one blemish on the Owls record, but these seniors and this team weren't going to be denied elevating their play to claim their 11^th sweep of the season. It also secured a perfect 10-0 record in the KSU Convocation Center this season.
 
Even though it was Senior Night, it was freshman Lauren Chastang that stepped up in the match and led Kennesaw State with 10 kills hitting .360.

HOW IT HAPPENED: 
The Owls were all business from the start of the night leading almost the entire way through the match holding Jacksonville to a hitting percentage of .046 in the match.
 
In the first set, KSU built a lead by as many as nine before ending the set 25-20. Chastang came out on fire finishing the first set with six kills hitting .545.
 
Kennesaw State didn't give away any momentum in the second set building a 10-point lead almost out of the gate and finishing the set off 25-12. The Dolphins hit -.188 in that second set with six kills and 12 errors.
 
In the beginning of the third set, it seemed like KSU may run away with it again racing out to a 6-1 lead, but Jacksonville finally found some footing and ran off seven straight points to take their first lead of the match.
 
With the Owls leading 16-15, they went on a 5-0 run to get some breathing room. They ended up having three match points and closed it out 25-20 to clinch the sweep.
 
SCHUNZEL QUOTE:
"It's hard to imagine a better way for this senior class to go out in the Convo in front of a great crowd like that in a match that meant so much in the conference race. I could not be prouder of our mentality tonight, the way we prepared, the way we handled the emotions of the night and the way we controlled the match from start to finish."

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
· With the victory, Kennesaw State moves to 17-4 overall and 11-1 in ASUN play. The Owls sit at the top of the standings by one game and now own the tie breaker over Jacksonville.
· The Owls were a perfect 10-0 at home this season. It was the first time ever KSU has been undefeated at home. Out of those 10 wins, the only two matches that weren't sweeps were against Troy and Lipscomb.
· All seven seniors saw action tonight in the match against Jacksonville.
· For the match, the Owls defense held Jacksonville to hitting just .046. The team had 10 blocks with Liesl Engelbrecht leading the way with six of them.

UP NEXT
Kennesaw State will travel to Stetson and FGCU to finish the regular season off. The Owls will play Stetson on Friday, November 10 and FGCU on Saturday, November.

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