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KENNESAW, Ga. – Kennesaw State closed out its non-conference schedule with a 1-1 draw with Mercer Sunday night at Fifth Third Bank Stadium.
 
KSU concluded a successful non-conference slate, posting a 7-2-1 record, and will open ASUN Conference play Friday versus Liberty at Fifth Third Bank Stadium. Kickoff is 6:30 p.m.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
» Kennesaw State used a frequent formula of scoring early when Emely Sosa served a ball into Jenna Vollrath who drilled a shot just inside the left post to put the Owls up 1-0 at the 9:03 mark.
» That lead stood up until the 81st minute when Mercer's Abigail Zoeller hit a shot from straight on inside the box to score the equalizer.
» The Bears outshot the Owls, 17-12, with Kennesaw State goalkeeper Tiffany Sornpao registering eight saves.

COACH SPEAK
"Mercer is a good team. They are having a lot of success, leading the country in goals and doing a lot of good things that works to their style," head coach Benji Walton said. "I think we had a little bit of trouble connecting passes and were our own worst enemy in the first half. I think we broke up their play a little bit better in the second half, it just didn't result in shots.
 
"It was a good test right before conference play, going into overtime, playing a physical team and a game that means something as both teams want to badly win," Walton added. "Being 7-2-1 in non-conference play is pretty good, we'll take that. We beat some real quality opponents and it was our toughest non-conference schedule since I've been here. I think we did a great job of being in every ballgame, except Alabama and Samford, and I thought we gave ourselves a chance each time out, and learned some things about ourselves"

NOTES
» The 7-2-1 start by the Owls marks their best since moving to the Division I level in 2005. Kennesaw State began the 2003 campaign 8-0 en route to a 25-1-0 record and the NCAA Division II national championship.
» The Owls improved to 4-0-1 at home this season and 5-0-2 in their last seven matches at Fifth Third Bank Stadium dating back to 2017.

NEXT UP
Kennesaw State returns to action on Friday when it hosts Liberty in its ASUN Conference opener at Fifth Third Bank Stadium. Kickoff is 6:30 p.m. (ET). The match will be broadcast live on ESPN3 and fans can purchase the digital platform for $4.99 a month or $49.99 for a year's subscription that provides access to all events broadcast on the network.
 
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Fifth Third Bank is the Official Bank of Kennesaw State Athletics. Fifth Third Bank Stadium is the home of women's soccer, women's lacrosse and football.