KENNESAW, Ga.- The Kennesaw State women's basketball team looks to carry its momentum into Monday's bout with Campbell, as the Owls look to win their fifth-straight game for the first time since to 2016-17 season.

The Rundown
Opponent: Campbell (2-2, 0-0)
Date: November 25, 2019
Site: Buies, Creek, N.C. (Pope Convocation Center)
Tipoff: 5:30 p.m. (ET)
TV: ESPN+
Live Stats: Click Here
Game Notes: KSU | Campbell

Top Storylines

• Alexis Poole won the  ASUN Player of the Week after averaging 19.0 points and 6.5 rebounds after week one of the season.

• The Owls are coming off a 58-56 win over UNCW, where Alexis Poole netted 27 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. The Owls improved to 4-1 for the first time in their Division I era.

• The Owls return nine players, including all five starters from last year's squad. Kennesaw State comes into the 2019-20 season with last season's leading rebounder, Alexis Poole (8.4 RPG) and leader in assists (Amani Johnson (4.4).

• During the summer, it was announced that the Owls were ranked No. 20 in the WBCA Academic rankings. The Owls were the sole program in the ASUN to receive the honor as well as the only program in the state of Georgia to be recognized on the list. KSU ended the season with a 3.54 GPA.

• With Amani Johnson's 2018-19 ASUN Freshman of the year award, the Owls have won three-straight awards. Carlotta Gianolla won the award for the 2016-17 season, while the Kennesaw won the award in 2017-18 as well.

• The Owls welcome two newcomers on this year's squad, Gillian Piccolino and Gabi Legister. Both hail from the Pittsburgh, Pa. area and logged significant playing time during the team's Italian Summer Tour.

• The Owls are coming off a 9-22 record, which included a 4-12 mark in conference play. The regular season was highlighted with a 70-47 win over NJIT on Feb. 9, 2018,  when the Owls hosted Pink Day to honor Coach Berenato and her battle with breast cancer.

• After reaching the conference tournament with a No. 7 seed, the Owls knocked off No. 2 Stetson in the first round of the ASUN Championship Tournament. The victory was just the second time in league history that a No. 7 seed moved on the semifinals.

• Two new faces will be seen on the Kennesaw State bench this season. This summer, Coach Berenato introduced Janell Crayton and Alex Winchell as assistant coaches. Crayton comes to Kennesaw State from Hampton University, where she served as an assistant coach. Winchell joins the KSU staff from Memphis. 

Noting Campbell
 

• The Camels are led offensively by Hayley Barber and Shy Tuelle who shared the scoring load and both averaged 9.1 points per contest. The pair recently were named to the Big South All-Conference Preseason Second-Team.

• Five different players cracked double digit point totals in the season opener including 18 from both Kianna Speight and Taya Bolden followed by 15 from Shy Tuelle and Staves. Faith Price also added 12. 

• Campbell's 2019 WBI appearance marks the program'sthird postseason berth all-time and the second in three years under Ronny Fisher. 

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