By: Aury St. Germain
GAME DAY INFORMATION
Opponent: North Florida
Date: Tuesday, Feb. 12
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: UNF Arena
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KSU Notes
Game Day Storylines
• Kennesaw State is looking for its first back-to-back conference wins since the 2016-17 season (Jan. 23 at UNF and Jan. 28 at USC Upstate).
• The Owls are coming off their largest margin of victory over a conference opponent since Feb. 25, 2017 against Lipscomb (96-69).
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Breanna Hoover knocked down four 3-pointers against NJIT, which was the most in her career.
• The Owls recorded 12 swipes against NJIT, the most since Jan. 15 against Liberty.
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Alexis Poole has been dominate in ASUN play this season. So far, the sophomore is averaging 15.8 points per game (3rd in ASUN) and 8.2 rebounds (2nd in ASUN).
• After collecting her 125th career steal against the Jacksonville,
Kamiyah Street moved up to fifth place in KSU history in career steals. Currently, she has 131 swipes.
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Kamiyah Street attempted 27 field goals against NJIT which stands as the KSU
Division I program record.
• KSU committed just 10 turnovers against NJIT, the fewest of the season.
• The last time these teams played,
Alexis Poole dominated and turned in a double-double (23 points and 12 rebounds), while
Amani Johnson poured in 15 points.
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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.
• Rookie guard
Amani Johnson has made an impact early in her collegiate career as she has collected five Freshman of the Week awards.
• 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 467-468 (.498), and guided Kennesaw State to the ASUN Conference semifinals in 2017.
Opponent Notes
• UNF is currently 9-12 on the season and is coming into Tuesday's bout as winners of two of its last three with wins over Lipscomb and Kennesaw State.
• North Florida has four players that average double-digit points. The Ospreys are led by Tiffany Tolbert who averages 18.3 points per contest. Pouring in 15.8 points per game is Jazz Bond, while Arianna Emanuel-Wright scores 13.9 and Adrienne Jackson puts in 10.1.
• Ty Purifoy leads the ASUN in total assists (103) and assists per game (5.2)
• Arianna Emanuel-Wright is third in the conference in field goal percentage (40.7)
Series
• 44th meeting (KSU leads, 26-17)
NJIT Recap
• Kennesaw State beat NJIT 70-47 on Pink Day
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Breanna Hoover made four 3-pointers, which sets a career-high
• Hoover's 12 points tied a season-high
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Alexis Poole recorded her 10th double-double of the season
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Lexi Mann's 10 points with her most since the season-opener against Middle Georgia
• The Owls committed just 10 turnovers
• Kennesaw State shot 42 percent from deep
• The Owls out-rebounded NJIT 38-31
• The attendance was the most in the
Agnus Berenato era
Up Next
• The Owls play host to Lipscomb on Feb. 16 at 2 p.m. This will be 'Crowd the Convo' and 'Casino Night'.
