By: Aury St. Germain
GAME DAY INFORMATION
Opponent: LibertyÂ
Date:Â Tuesday, Feb. 26
Time:Â 5 p.m.
Location:Â Vines Center
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Liberty Notes
Game Day Storylines
• Kennesaw State is looking its first road victory of the season.
• The Owls recorded their largest margin of victory in program history over an ASUN conference opponent versus Lipscomb.Â
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Kamiyah Street was featured on ESPN Sportcenter's Top 10 plays (No. 9) with her last-second shot to force overtime against North Alabama. She won ASUN Player of the week on Feb. 25 for her play against UNA and FGCU.
• The Owls have won three out of their last five contests.
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Kamiyah Street had an impressive outing against Lipscomb, as she scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. It was her first double-double this season.
• After collecting her 124th career steal against the Lipscomb,
Kamiyah Street moved up to fourth place in KSU history in career steals. Currently, she has 144 swipes. Â Her seven steals against the Bisons were the most by a KSU player this season. She ranks 10th in the country in steals.
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Kamiyah Street attempted 27 field goals against NJIT which stands as the KSUÂ
Division I program record.
• KSU shot 45.8 percent from the field against Lipscomb, it's second-highest percentage against a conference opponent this season.
• This is the second time that these programs have met ever, with Liberty taking the game earlier this season, 67-61
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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 overtime game against UNA was the second of the season and first victory in extra time.
• Rookie guard
Amani Johnson has made an impact early in her collegiate career as she has collected five Freshman of the Week awards.
Opponent Notes
• Liberty is currently 11-15 on the season and is coming into Tuesday's contest having won two out of it's last three games.
• The Lady Flames have two players that average double-digit points. The Flames are led by Emily Lytle who averages 13.1 points per game. Bridgette Rettstatt is a significant contributor as well, as she averages 10.7 points.
• Liberty leads the ASUN in rebounding margin, pulling down 7.2 more rebounds than its opponents.
• Emily Lytle is fifth in the league in free-throw percentage, shooting 74.3 percent from the line.
• Lytle is fifth in the ASUN in 3-pointers made this season, as she has knocked down 55 treys this season.
Series
• 2nd meeting (Liberty leads 1-0)
FGCU Recap
• The Owls suffered their first loss in three games at the hands of Florida Gulf Coast, 79-48, on Saturday (Feb. 23) afternoon.
• Poole recorded her 11th double-double
• Street finished with 16 points and 6 rebounds
• Owls shot just 14 percent from 3-point range
• KSU collected 14 offensive rebounds while FGCU grabbed just 11
• Kennesaw State ended with 32 points in the paint
Up Next
• The Owls return home for their final home game of the season against Stetson on Saturday. It will be Senior Day as the Owls will honor
Simina Avram,
Janae Omusi,
Iceis Walker