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NEWARK, N.J. – Led by freshmen Alexis Poole and Kamiyah Street, the Kennesaw State women's basketball team rallied with a strong second half to defeat NJIT, 61-58, Wednesday at the NJIT Wellness and Events Center in Newark, N.J.
 
Street scored 17 of her game-high 21 points, including the game-winning basket with :03 remaining, in the second half to lift the Owls (7-13, 3-6) to the come-from-behind victory. Poole turned in her second straight double-double and sixth of the season after scoring 15 points and totaling 13 rebounds.
 
Trailing 55-54, Street recorded a steal and scored on a layup to give Kennesaw State its first lead of the game at 56-55 with 1:29 remaining. After Poole provided the Owls with a 58-56 lead, NJIT (3-21, 1-8) tied the game with :15 remaining.
 
Kennesaw State then called a timeout, and following the inbounds, got the ball to Street, who drove the lane, scored the basket, was fouled, and made the free throw to complete the three-point play.
 
KSU also received another solid performance from sophomore Carlotta Gianolla, who contributed 15 points and eight rebounds.
 
STORYLINE
After getting into early foul trouble and struggling offensively in the first half to trail 28-16 at halftime, the Owls opened the third quarter with a 5-0 run and went on to outscore the Highlanders 45-30 in the second half. Following a first half in which it shot just 21.2 percent (7-for-33), KSU went 19-for-31 (61.3 percent) from the field in the second half and finished the game shooting 40.6 percent.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Despite Poole and Alexandra Landby getting into early foul trouble, the Owls finished with a 43-30 rebounding advantage and outscored the Highlanders, 48-42, in the paint. Street recorded her 14th straight double-digit scoring game despite playing the final five minutes with four fouls. Gianolla reached 10 points for the 12th time in her last 14 games.
 
UP NEXT
The Owls are back in action on Saturday when they host Jacksonville at the KSU Convocation Center beginning at 2 p.m. It will be Military Appreciation Day and the game will be available on ESPN3.

Single-game tickets to all home games are priced at $5 and can be purchased online at www.ksuowls.com/tickets or by calling the ticket office at (470) 578-4849.

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