Tip:  1 p.m. (ET)
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Jacksonville Series Info: Jacksonville leads, 18-7
Last Meeting: 2017, Jacksonville, 74-62
Kennesaw State Game Notes

GAMEDAY STORYLINES
• Kennesaw State (4-9, 0-2) concludes a weekend trip to Florida when it visits Jacksonville (12-5, 2-0) in an ASUN Conference game on Monday (Jan. 15). Tip-off is 1 p.m. and the game will be available on ESPN3.  
• The Owls will be in search of their first conference victory after opening ASUN action with back-to-back setbacks to Lipscomb (64-62) and North Florida (77-72). KSU will try to avoid its first 0-3 conference start since the 2012-13 season.
• Jacksonville is coming off a 70-48 home victory over Lipscomb on Saturday and enters Monday's contest on a three-game winning streak.
• The Dolphins have had the upper hand against the Owls in recent years, winning the last nine meetings against the Owls dating back to the 2013-14 season. 
• Balanced scoring has highlighted the Owls' last six games as four players are averaging in double figures. Freshman Kamiyah Street (19.5) leads KSU, followed by Carlotta Gianolla (12.8), Alexis Poole (12.7) and Clara Young (10.0). Poole is nearly averaging a double-double as she is also contributing 9.8 rebounds a game.
• Kamiyah Street became the first Owls' player to receive ASUN weekly honors this season when she was selected Freshman of the Week on Dec. 5. She followed that recognition by being named ASUN Player and Freshman of the Week on Dec. 19 and is the reigning conference Freshman of the Week after being honored for her performance versus Lipscomb.
• The 2017-18 season marks Kennesaw State's 13th at the NCAA Division I level and the Owls are 137-230 (.373) since the 2005-06 season.   
• Head coach Agnus Berenato, who is in her 31st season as a Division I head coach, is in her second year leading the Owls. She has an all-time career record of 458-442 (.509).

GUEST COACH
Jonathan Scruggs will serve as a guest coach and have a seat on the bench when Kennesaw State visits Jacksonville on Monday. Scruggs is currently working as an attorney for the federal government. He has enjoyed a long career as a high school girls basketball head coach at Elizabeth Seton High School (2010-17) in Maryland, assistant varsity coach at Bryn Mawr School in Baltimore (2007-2009) and Chaminade-Julienne High School in Dayton, OH (2005-2006). Scruggs also has coached AAU basketball, coaching numerous high school All-Americans and players who have advanced to play basketball at the collegiate level. 
 
SCOUTING JACKSONVILLE
The Dolphins enter Monday's game on a three-game winning streak following a 70-48 home victory over Lipscomb on Saturday. Jacksonville is averaging 66.8 points a game while allowing 60.4 points a contest to rank second in the ASUN in both categories. The Dolphins are paced by seniors Brandi Buie (12.0) and Kayla Gordon (10.4), who both reached 1,000 career points versus Lipscomb on Saturday.
 
SERIES VERSUS JACKSONVILLE
Monday's contest will mark the 26th meeting between Jacksonville and Kennesaw State, with the Dolphins leading the all-time series, 18-7. Jacksonville has won the last nine games in the series, with KSU's last win coming during the 2012-13 campaign when the Owls recorded a 57-51 victory in Kennesaw.
 
NORTH FLORIDA RECAP 
Despite a career-high 21 points from freshman Alexis Poole and 26 points from Kamiyah Street, Kennesaw State fell 77-72 to North Florida Saturday afternoon in Jacksonville. Street was a point shy of her career high, and Poole established a personal-best despite picking up her fourth foul in the third quarter. However, the Owls were unable to overcome 25 turnovers and lost to the Ospreys for the first time in their last seven meetings. Street also established a career-high with seven assists and added three steals, while freshman guard Breanna Hoover scored six points and set career-highs with six rebounds and four assists.
 
YOUTH SERVED
With five freshmen on its roster, Kennesaw State began the 2017-18 season as one of the youngest Division I teams in the country. KSU ranks seventh in the nation with 45.4 percent of its roster comprised of freshmen, while 63.6 percent are either freshmen or sophomores, a mark that ranks 13th nationally. UNCG (87.7 percent) has the highest percentage of freshmen and sophomores, while Savannah State (64.3 percent) has the highest percentage of freshmen on its roster.  
 
STREET HONORS
Freshman guard Kamiyah Street's impressive play this season has been rewarded as she has earned ASUN Conference Freshman of the Week honors three times (Dec. 5, Dec. 19 and Jan. 9), and was selected Player of the Week on Dec. 19. 
 
STREET SOARING
Guard Kamiyah Street has adjusted well to the college level as she currently leads the Owls in scoring, averaging 16.5 points a game. She has led KSU in scoring seven times, reached double digits in 11 of 13 contests and scored 20 or more points five times. The Owls' rookie leads all ASUN freshmen in scoring, ranking second, and is first in steals (2.8 per game). Her 21.0 points, 6.0 assists and 4.5 assists per game in ASUN play lead the conference.
 
GIANOLLA SHINES
Sophomore Carlotta Gianolla has returned to form following an injury. She has started nine straight games and is second on the team with 9.8 points a game. She has reached double digits in seven of her nine starts while averaging 12.4 points and 5.4 rebounds a game.  She tallied a season-high 19 points and nine rebounds in the Owls' win over Presbyterian. The KSU sophomore has scored at least 11 points in six of her last seven games. 
 
YOUNG CLIMBING CAREER CHARTS
Clara Young has made the most of her opportunities during her three seasons as an Owl. She is currently third in Kennesaw State Division I history in assists (216), ninth in steals (82) and seventh in games started (64). Earlier this season, she scored 18 points versus Georgia State to establish a single-game career high.
 
POOLE PROGRESSING
Freshman forward Alexis Poole is making an impact on the Owls this season. The first-year player is averaging 9.2 points and 8.2 rebounds a game. She is third in the conference in rebounding and her 18 boards against Middle Georgia State rank as the third-most in KSU Division I history. Poole, who is averaging 16.5 points and 9.5 rebounds in ASUN Conference play, is coming off a career-high 21 points at North Florida on Jan. 13.
 
A WINNING FORMULA
In their four wins, the Owls are averaging 68.0 points a game, shooting 41.7 percent from the field, and out-rebounding their opponent by an average of 10.5 boards a game. Freshman Kamiyah Street has sparked KSU, averaging 20.8 points, 3.0 steals and 2.5 assists, while sophomore Carlotta Gianolla has contributed 14.0 points and 6.5 boards a contest.
 
PRESEASON HONORS
Sophomore Carlotta Gianolla was a unanimous selection to the 2017-18 ASUN Preseason All-Conference team. Gianolla is the reigning ASUN Conference Freshman of the Year after averaging 11.7 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 24 games during the 2016-17 campaign.
 
Gianolla, who was also a unanimous pick to the ASUN Conference All-Freshman Team, finished in the top 10 of the conference in points per game (10th), rebounding (6th) and field goal percentage (9th). She led all ASUN Conference freshmen in scoring, produced 17 double-digit scoring games and reached double digits in rebounds six times. She recorded six double-doubles and led the Owls in scoring and rebounding seven times.
 
OWLS 4TH IN ASUN COACHES POLL
Kennesaw State, which finished 10-20 and in fourth place in ASUN Conference a year ago, was picked fourth in the ASUN Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll. Defending tournament champion Florida Gulf Coast, garnered the top spot after receiving 62 points and six first-place votes. Jacksonville was second, after collecting two first-place votes and 53 points. Kennesaw State received 39 points.
 
UP NEXT
Following Monday's game at Jacksonville, the Owls return home on Saturday (Jan. 20) to host defending ASUN Conference champion Florida Gulf Coast at the KSU Convocation Center. Tip-off is 2 p.m. and it will be Youth Day and Kennesaw Business Association Day. 
 
WELCOME TO THE NEST
Agnus Berenato and her staff signed two highly talented recruits during the early signing period. Guards Amani Johnson (North Versailles, Pa. / East Allegheny HS) and Peyton Lewis (Hampton, Ga. / Locust Grove HS) will join the Owls' roster next fall.
 
Single-game tickets to all home games are priced at $5 and can be purchased online at www.ksuows.com/tickets or by calling the ticket office at (470) 578-4849.

To keep up with the latest Kennesaw State women's basketball news follow the team on Twitter @KSUOwlNation and or by liking Kennesaw State University on Facebook. Follow Coach Berenato on Twitter @KSUCoachB.   

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