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ATLANTA- On a special night for head coach Agnus Berenato, the Kennesaw State (3-8) women's basketball team fell 60-35 to Georgia Tech (8-2) inside McCamish Pavilion.

Prior to tipoff, Georgia Tech honored Berenato with a gift and recognition for her efforts battling breast cancer. Both teams donned unique warmup shirts that featured the breast cancer awareness ribbon on the front and a quote from Berenato on the back.

"I am not afraid of cancer and I will not be defined by this." - @KSUcoachB

We'll be donning these special threads during warmups to honor our head coach and those fighting breast cancer. 💕 pic.twitter.com/0AkQnCkrMI

— Kennesaw State WBB (@KSUOwlsWBB) December 16, 2018

The Owls' offense started fast after Alexis Poole scored on the first possession of the game and Kamiyah Street netted two early baskets to take a 6-0 lead. The Ramblin' Wreck finished the quarter on a 14-4 run but Street had six points to lead all scorers. Georgia Tech extended its lead to 31-17 at the half behind 14 first-half field goals.

A nuisance for the Tech offense much of the afternoon, Street collected her fifth steal with 2:56 to play in the third quarter and finished on the offensive end of the court for a basket. The Owls offense could not heat back up after the first quarter and the Yellow Jackets took the game 60-35.

The Kennesaw State defense was stingy all night, as they held Georgia Tech to just 60 points, which was the second-fewest points the Yellow Jackets have scored this season.
 
NOTEWORTHY

• Kate Head recorded a career-high two assists
• The Owls forced 20 Georgia Tech turnovers
• Kamiyah Street led all scorers with 20 points which was her third 20-plus points game of the season
• Kamiyah Street ended with five steals
• Street and Amani Johnson each logged 40 minutes
• The teams each had 40 rebounds
• The Owls shot 82 percent (9-for-11) from the free-throw line

UP NEXT
The Owls travel back to Atlanta on Dec. 20 for a bout with Bethune-Cookman to begin the Georgia State Classic.