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KENNESAW, Ga. – The Kennesaw State volleyball team fell to the hands of the visiting Bisons Saturday night as Lipscomb downed the Owls in straight sets, 25-19, 25-23, 25-13, on Senior Night at the Convocation Center.
 
How it Happened: KSU (16-8, 9-3) and Lipscomb (12-11, 8-4) fought hard in the opening minutes, trading points until a 5-1 run gave the Bisons a 12-7 lead. The Owls managed to pull back to within one, 18-17, following back-to-back kills from Dani Ballou and a kill from Emma Schurfranz. Lipscomb maintained its one-point lead before closing out the set on a 5-0 run to earn the 25-19 victory.
 
The second set was a similar affair as both squads traded runs. The Owls earned the upper hand as a kill from Lauren Chastang sparked an 8-1 run to give KSU a 15-11 advantage. Lipscomb answered immediately with a 3-0 run to pull within one as the teams proceeded to go point-for-point once again. A 3-0 run put the Owls on the doorstep leading 23-20, but Lipscomb did not back down, closing out the set on yet another 5-0 run to steal the set from underneath KSU with a 25-23 win.
 
Lipscomb kept the momentum rolling in the third set, jumping out to a 5-1 lead. The Owls cut into the lead behind back-to-back aces from Karlee Groover to make it 11-9, but the Bisons pulled away with a 5-0 run. Lipscomb did not let up scoring eight of the final 10 points to record a 25-13 set victory. The Bisons finished the third set hitting .400 with only one error while the Owls hit -.114.
 
Notes: Quin Sutphin and Dani Ballou led the way for KSU with 11 and 10 kills, respectively … Shelby Dennis finished with a team-high 11 digs while Karlee Groover recorded 10 … Lexi Broadwater logged 34 assists in the match … KSU finished hitting a season-low .064 as a team.
 
Quotes: Head Coach Keith Schunzel
On the loss…
"Lipscomb beat us soundly. We didn't play well and that's the end of the story. We need to be better."
 
Up Next: The Owls host league-leading FGCU Friday night (Nov. 8) at 7 p.m. for their final home match of the season.