By: Aury St. Germain
GAME DAY INFORMATION
Opponent: Florida Gulf Coast
Date: Saturday, Jan. 18
Time: 2 p.m.
Location: KSU Convocation Center
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Game Day Storylines
• Kennesaw State (5-11) is looking bounce back on its home floor after dropping its first game of the season in the KSU Convocation Center against Liberty.
• After collecting her 103rd career steal against the NJIT,
Kamiyah Street moved up to sixth place in KSU history in career steals. Currently, she has 117 swipes.
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Kamiyah Street attempted 27 field goals against NJIT which stands as the KSU
Division I program record.
• KSU is looking for its first win against the Eagles since Feb. 14, 2011, a game the Owls won 63-52.
• Versus JU, Kennesaw State had five student-athletes end in double figures for the third time this season.
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Kamiyah Street has scored in double figures in nine straight contests and has seven games with four or more steals.
• Kennesaw State forced Jacksonville into 28 turnovers, the most forced of any Division I opponent this season.
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Alexis Poole had arguably one of the best individual performance of the season against Liberty, as she netted 27 points and collected 15 rebounds.
• The Owls made six 3-pointers against JU, marking their second-highest total of 2018-19.
• Rookie guard
Amani Johnson has made an impact early in her collegiate career as she has collected four Freshman of the Week awards. She has won back-to-back Freshman of the Weeks.
• Following her career performance of 20 points and 13 rebounds against Georgia Southern,
Simina Avram earned the ASUN Newcomer of the Week honors.
• Head coach
Agnus Berenato, who is in her 32nd season as a Division I head coach, is in her third year leading the Owls. She has an all-time record of 466-462 (.503), and guided Kennesaw State to the ASUN Conference semifinals in 2017.
Opponent Notes
• Florida Gulf Coast is currently 12-4 on the season and is coming into Saturday's contest on a three-game winning streak versus Liberty, North Alabama and North Florida.
• The Eagles look to remain perfect in the ASUN this season.
• FGCU has two players that average double-digit points. The Eagles are led by Nasrin Ulel who averages 15.5 points per game. Keri Jewett-Giles is a significant contributor as well, as she averages 13.1 points and 2.3 rebounds per game.
• FGCU is just one of four programs at the NCAA Division I level to win 25 or more games in each season since 2010-11. The others include: UConn, Baylor and Notre
Dame. Stanford and James Madison fell off last year.
• FGCU continues to lead the ASUN in RPI as the Eagles check in at 77.
Series
• This is the 23rd meeting between the two schools. FGCU leads the series 20-2.
Liberty Recap
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Alexis Poole ended in double-digits for the 13th time this year and fifth game in a row
• Poole recorded a career-high 27 points
• Poole was the first player since Allison Johnson (Savannah State – Nov. 26, 2016) to record 15 or more rebounds
• This game was Poole's eighth double-double of the season
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Amani Johnson ended with 10 points and six assists
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Kamiyah Street finished with 16 points, extending her streak to nine games with double-figures
• KSU suffered its first loss of the season at home
Up Next
• The Owls travel on the road for the first time since Jan. 5 to play North Alabama on Tuesday (Jan. 22).
