By: Aury St. Germain
GAME DAY INFORMATION
Opponent: North Florida
Date: Tuesday, Jan. 29
Time: 11 a.m.
Location: KSU Convocation Center
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Game Day Storylines
• Kennesaw State is playing host to 'Education Day' which will be the earliest tipoff of the year for the Owls
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Alexis Poole has made 16-straight free throws and has not missed from the charity stripe in two games. She went against FGCU as she went a perfect 10-10 and 6-6 vs. UNA
• If she sees minutes,
Iceis Walker will play in her 100th game against UNF
• 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 119 swipes.
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Kamiyah Street attemped 27 field goals against NJIT which stands as the KSU
Division I program record.
• The Owls have recorded four or more blocks in three of their last four games for the first time this season
• KSU attempted just 11 free throws against UNA, its fewest against an ASUN opponent
• 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 five Freshman of the Week awards. She has three such awards in a row.
• 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 466-465 (.503), and guided Kennesaw State to the ASUN Conference semifinals in 2017.
Opponent Notes
• North Florida is currently 7-11 on the season and is coming into Tuesday's contest on a three-game losing streak versus Stetson, Jacksonville and FGCU.
• North Florida has three players that average double-digit points. The Ospreys are led by Tiffany Tolberts who averages 18.3 points per game. Jazz Bond is a significant contributor as well, as she averages 15.0 points and Emanuel-Wright pours in 13.2 points per contest.
• Ty Purifoy leads the ASUN in assists per game with 5.1 and ranks second in the league in assists-to-turnover ratio with 1.64 assists for every turnover.
• Purifoy is also fifth in the ASUN in steals per game with 1.88 swipes per contest.
Series
• 43rd meeting (KSU leads, 26-16)
UNA Recap
• The Owls (5-13, 1-4) fell 80-65 to North Alabama (14-2, 5-1) in their second ASUN road game of the season.
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Amani Johnson has scored double-digits in 11 games this season
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Alexis Poole has scored in double-digits in 11 out of her last 12 contests
• Poole has now made 16-straight free throws
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Peyton Lewis set a new career-high with six points
• The Owls collected 18 offensive rebounds, the most since Dec. 16 against Georgia Tech
Up Next
• The Owls return to action on Sat. Feb. 2 for a afternoon tilt at Stetson at 1 p.m.
