Tuesday, February 28
1:00 p.m. – Kennesaw State vs. Marquette
Links:  Live Stats | Video
Social Media: Twitter | Facebook
 
Game Preview
The Owls play their home opener against the Marquette Eagles on Tuesday, February 28 at 1 p.m.
 
Marquette is 1-3 on the season defeating another ASUN opponent Central Michigan 12-9 in their last game.
 
This is the first meeting between the two programs.
 
Kennesaw State Team Notes
• After falling in their season opener to Vanderbilt, Kennesaw State has its home opener against the Marquette Eagles. Both are relatively new programs as both are entering their fifth season.
• In the first game against Vanderbilt, five different KSU players scored goals as Sydney Farwick, Haley Swift, Connor Zophy, Izzy Palermo and Emily Napierala each scored one goal in the game.
• Two of those goal scorers were freshman as Izzy Palermo and Emily Napierala each got their first collegiate goals.
• Alex Bunn got the start in goal and made 11 saves for Kennesaw State in a little over 45 minutes of action. Last season, she made five starts in goal and had one game with double-digit saves.
• Maness rounded out her staff with Devon Schneider and Shannon Nee, who both played division I lacrosse at a high level. Schneider played at the University of Florida winning four regular season titles with two being in the American League Conference and two being in the Big East compiling a 69-14 record as a player. Nee started all four years in the goal at University of Connecticut and was named an IWLCA All-American, made the IWLCA All-Northeast Region First Team for times and won Big East Goalkeeper of the Year two times.
• Last season, Kennesaw State finished with five wins matching a program high. The three wins in conference play were the most the program had won in its four years of existence.
• The Owls three captains this season are Taylor McGhee, Megan Tobias and Sydney Farwick. McGhee has been a captain all four seasons.
• The ASUN has added Coastal Carolina and Delaware State this season giving the conference 11 teams. Kennesaw State was picked to finish in seventh place in the preseason coach's poll.
•KSU returns 19 players from a season ago with 12 newcomers to the roster.
• Among the 12 newcomers, Maura Palandro and Izzy Palermo were named to the Preseason ASUN Watchlist for incoming players. Palandro is a freshman from York, Pennsylvania and Palermo is a local student-athlete from Marietta, Georgia.
• Farwick is set to begin her senior season. In her first three seasons, she has been named Second Team All-Conference every year and has accumulated 128 points. Her career high for points in a season was 55 her sophomore campaign.
 
Next Up
Kennesaw State will be back at it on Sunday, March 5 at 3 p.m. with Gardner Webb coming to town.
 
Stat Leaders (2017)
Goals: 1, Five Players
Assists: 1, Taylor McGhee
Points: 1, Six Players
Ground Balls: 3, Sydney Farwick
Caused Turnovers: 1, Three Players
Draw Controls: 2, Haley Swift
Saves: 11, Alex Bunn
 
To keep up with the latest Kennesaw State lacrosse news follow the team on Twitter @KSUOwlNation and @KSUOwlsLax 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.
 

Related Videos

Now Playing:

• Play Video