By: By Joseph Feldman
Saturday, September 16
6 p.m. – Kennesaw State at No. 12 Kentucky
Location: Lexington, Kentucky | Memorial Coliseum
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Sunday, September 17
3 p.m. – Kennesaw State at Louisville
Location: Louisville, Kentucky | Cardinal Arena
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Game Preview
Kennesaw State travels north this weekend to take on No. 12 Kentucky in Lexington on Saturday night at 6 p.m. and then to Louisville for a Sunday match at 3 p.m.
Head coach
Keith Schunzel was Kentucky's lead assistant for two seasons before accepting the job with Kennesaw State.
Both matches will be televised on ESPN3.
Kennesaw State Team Notes
- Kennesaw State is off to a 6-1 start after sweeping Georgia in the KSU Convocation Center. It was the first time in program history that the Owls had bested the in-state Bulldogs.
- The Owls are currently on a four-match winning streak heading to Lexington. In those four matches, KSU has only lost one set.
- With the victory over Georgia, KSU has beaten every NCAA Division I team in the state of Georgia. They are 8-2 in the past three seasons against in-state opponents.
- Senior libero Katarina Morton reached a career milestone on September 1 against UC Irvine. She became the second player in Kennesaw State history and 10th player in ASUN history to reach 1,500 career digs.
- Fellow senior Anaiah Boyer is also close to a career milestone as she is nine kills away from kill number 1,000.
- When Kennesaw State beat St. Louis on September 2, head coach Keith Schunzel became the all-time winningest coach in Kennesaw State history. This is his fifth season leading the Owls.
- Junior Maddie Jones leads the team in kills with 78 on the season. She has had double-digit kills in three of the last four matches.
- This season the Owls are 2-0 against ACC or SEC opponents beating Clemson and Georgia in straight sets.
Next Up
The Owls will begin ASUN play at home hosting the two-time defending champion Lipscomb Bisons. The match will be played on Friday, September 22 at 7 p.m.
Stat Leaders (2017)
Kills: 78,
Maddie Jones
Assists: 244,
Kristi Piedimonte
Digs: 105,
Katarina Morton
Blocks: 19,
Liesl Engelbrecht
Aces: 5,
Katarina Morton
Attack Percentage: .378,
Liesl Engelbrecht
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