KENNESAW STATE AT STETSON Feb. 13 | 7 p.m. | J. Ollie Edmunds Center Watch | Live Stats | KSU Game Notes Twitter: @KSUOwlsWBB

GAMEDAY STORYLINES
• Kennesaw State (7-17, 6-4) visits Stetson (20-5, 9-1) Monday (Feb. 13) in its final regular-season ASUN Conference road game. Tip-off is 7 p.m. (ET).
• The Owls had their five-game winning streak snapped following a 69-35 loss at Florida Gulf Coast on Saturday (Feb. 11).
• A win over Stetson or NJIT loss at North Florida will secure fourth place and clinch an ASUN Conference Tournament home game for KSU.
• A win over the Hatters will also guarantee the Owls their first .500 or better conference mark since 2008-09 when they finished 11-9.
• Senior Deandrea Sawyers leads KSU with 13 double-digit scoring games and ranks No. 2 on the program's all-time Division I scoring list with 1,303. She is 71 points shy of tying Kristina Wells (1,374) for first place.
• During their recent five-game winning streak that was snapped on Saturday, the Owls had three players - Deandrea Sawyers (21.4 ppg.), Carlotta Gianolla (14.8) and Kelly Dulkoski (10.8) - average in double figures, while KSU scored 72.2 points a game, and outrebounded its opponents by nearly 10 rebounds (9.4) a game. 
• Highly-respected head coach Agnus Berenato is in her first season leading the Owls' program.
• Berenato is in her 30th overall season as a head coach that includes tenures at Rider (1981-85), Georgia Tech (1988-2003), Pitt (2003-13) and Kennesaw State. Heading into Saturday's game, Berenato has posted a 451-430 (.512) record and guided her teams to 11 postseason appearances (5 NCAA, 6 WNIT).
 
FLORIDA GULF COAST RECAP
Freshman Carlotta Gianolla scored 13 points to lead Kennesaw State during a 69-35 loss to ASUN Conference leader Florida Gulf Coast Saturday in Fort Myers. The Eagles jumped out to a 10-0 lead and remained in control throughout the game as they built a 41-15 halftime advantage. FGCU shot 48.1 percent (25-for-52) from the field, including 9-for-19 (47.4) from behind the 3-point line, while limiting the Owls to a 28.9 percent (13-for-45) field goal percentage mark. The Eagles were able to keep Kennesaw State's leading scorer, Deandrea Sawyers, in check as the Owls' senior was limited to 1-for-9 shooting and two points after getting into foul trouble, eventually fouling out and playing only 27 minutes. Turnovers were key as the Eagles turned 21 KSU turnovers into 24 points.
 
SCOUTING STETSON
The Hatters enter Monday with a 20-5 overall record and tied atop the ASUN standings with a 9-1 conference mark. Stetson has won nine in a row, including a 66-60 victory over Lipscomb on Saturday. The Hatters are averaging 71.3 points a contest and have four players scoring in doubles, including Brianti Saunders, who tops the club and ranks second in the ASUN with 16.4 points a game.
 
SERIES VERSUS STETSON
Monday's contest marks 27th all-time meeting between Kennesaw State and Stetson, and the Hatters hold a 23-3 lead. Stetson has won 18 in a row dating back to the 2009-10 season. The Owls' last win in the series was a 64-51 victory at Stetson on Feb. 14, 2009.
 
UP NEXT
Following Monday's game, the Owls return home to the KSU Convocation Center to host North Florida on Saturday (Feb. 18) beginning at 2 p.m.
 
WINNING FORMULA
In their seven wins this season, the Owls are averaging 71.9 points a game, outscoring their opponents by 9.9 points a contest, and shooting 40.4 percent from the field. KSU has also been dominant on the boards, averaging 42.7 rebounds a game, and outrebounding their opponents by 11.0 rebounds a contest. Deandrea Sawyers has led the way, averaging 18.4 points a contest, while freshman Carlotta Gianolla is averaging 14.5 points and 9.2 rebounds a game.
 
GIANOLLA EARNS ASUN HONORS
Freshman Carlotta Gianolla was honored for her impressive performance during last week's sweep of NJIT and USC Upstate by being named the ASUN Conference Women's Basketball Newcomer of the Week, the conference announced on Monday (Feb. 6). It marks the second time this year she has been honored. The Owls' rookie averaged a double-double, scoring 13.5 points and 10.0 rebounds a game, while connecting on 56.3 percent of her field goal attempts. Gianolla posted a double-double against NJIT (Feb. 2), scoring 12 points and totaling a career-high 14 rebounds. She followed that effort with 15 points and six rebounds versus USC Upstate on Saturday (Feb. 4).
 
CHAMPIONS IN THE CLASSROOM
The Owls excelled in the classroom during the fall semester, posting a program record 3.57 grade-point average. A total of four student-athletes - Chloe Branch, Carlotta Gianolla, Katie Polinsky and Alexandra Landby - recorded perfect 4.0 GPAs.
 
THE GRADUATE
Redshirt junior Chloe Branch participated in commencement exercises on Dec. 13. The Owls' forward earned a bachelor's degree in political science and is pursuing a master's degree in public administration.
 
ASUN WEEKLY HONORS

Player of the Week	Deandrea Sawyers (Jan. 30)
Newcomer of the Week	Carlotta Gianolla (Dec. 26)
Newcomer of the Week	Carlotta Gianolla (Feb. 6)

COACHING CONNECTIONS
The 2016-17 schedule features two opponents that are led by former assistants of first-year head coach Agnus Berenato. MaChelle Joseph, who was an assistant under Berenato at Georgia Tech, is now leading the Yellow Jackets' program, while her former assistant at Pitt, Yolett McPhee-McCuin, is now guiding the Jacksonville program.
 
THE COACHING STAFF
Head coach Agnus Berenato has assembled an experienced and well-respected coaching staff. Including Berenato's 29 years as a Division I head coach, the KSU coaching staff has a combined 55 years of experience at the Division I level. The staff is comprised of Khadija Head (8 years), Sherill Baker (4 years) and Lisa Pace (14 years).
 
WELCOME TO THE NEST
Head coach Agnus Berenato announced her first signing class on Thursday as the coaching staff inked four players to National Letters-of-Intent and one individual to a Grant-In-Aid. Brianna Dixon (Duluth, Ga. / Duluth High School), Breanna Hoover (Beaver Falls, Pa. / Blackhawk High School), Lexi Mann (Stone Mountain, Ga. / Greater Atlanta Christian) and Alexis Poole (Ellenwood, Ga. / Stockbridge High School) have signed National Letters-of-Intent and will enroll at Kennesaw State next fall. Caroline Dan (Copenhagen, Denmark / Falkonergaarden Gymnasium) has signed a Grant-In-Aid and will join the program in January.
 
OWLS 6TH IN ASUN COACHES POLL
Kennesaw State, coming off an 11-19 season and fifth-place finish a year ago, was picked sixth in the ASUN Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll. Defending tournament champion Jacksonville, was picked first in the poll after receiving 60 points and five first-place votes. Regular-season champion Florida Gulf Coast was voted second, after collecting two first-place votes and 55 points. Kennesaw State garnered 23 points.

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