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TROY, Ala. – The Kennesaw State volleyball team powered out of their four-match slump in a big way, sweeping Florida A&M, 25-19, 25-16, 25-14, to open the Troy Classic Friday morning.

How it happened: The Owls (7-4) came out of the gates swinging, behind a locked-in Liesl Engelbrecht. The senior middle blocker was perfect in the opening set recording seven kills on seven swings with no errors.

KSU and FAMU (0-12) were even throughout most of the first set until freshman Dani Ballou, in her first career start, opened the flood gates with a kill and an ace to put the Owls ahead 19-17. Ballou finished the match with seven kills.

From there, KSU never looked back, closing out the set on a 5-1 run to take the opening set, 25-19.

It was a similar start to the second set as both teams found themselves deadlocked at 14-14. The Owls buckled down to take 11 of the final 13 points, racing to a 25-16 set victory. Sophomore Lauren Chastang recorded six kills and a block during KSU's final run to close out the set, finishing with seven kills, five digs and two blocks in the second.

KSU gained the edge early in the final set, taking advantage of FAMU's miscues to lead 9-5. The Owls pulled away following a 5-0 run capped off by back-to-back kills from Ballou to make it 15-9. Another 5-0 run sealed the match as the Owls recorded a dominant 25-14 third set victory.

Notes: Engelbrecht finished the match hitting a blazing .632 with 14 kills on 19 attacks, adding seven digs and three blocks … Chastang picked up her fourth straight double-double, seventh of the season, recording 14 kills and 11 digs … Chastang extended her double-digit kills streak to nine matches, recording 10 or more kills in all but one match … Lexi Broadwater recorded her third double-double of the year with 35 assists and 12 digs … The Owls held FAMU to .058 hitting in the match, the lowest opponent hitting percentage this season

Up Next: The Owls close out the day against tournament hosts Troy at 7:30 p.m.