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LYNCHBURG, Va.- Kamiyah Street turned in an all-around performance, but Kennesaw State fell 68-55 to Liberty on Tuesday (Feb. 26) evening.

The sophomore set a career-high with 13 rebounds and was just four assists away from a triple-double.

Out of the gate, the Owls' offense was balanced, as Street, Alexis Poole, Carlotta Gianolla and Breanna Hoover all made a field goal in the first four minutes of the contest to give Kennesaw State 9-2 lead. The Lady Flames went on an ensuing 10-0 run to take the lead at 12-9 at the 2:25 mark in the opening quarter. Kennesaw State's offense went cold and did not make a field goal in the final 6:36 in the quarter and ended the frame down 16-10.

Three minutes into the second frame, Street and Hoover connected on back-to-back possessions to bring the Owls to within two, at 19-17. The Owls pulled to within one point with just over a minute in the half after Street took the ball coast-to-coast for a layup to make it 23-22. The Flames made a jumper under 10 seconds to go in the half to push the lead to 26-22.

Street collected her second double-double of the season as she pulled down her tenth rebound midway through the third quarter. The Liberty lead expanded to 10 points (41-31) with 2:43 remaining in the third quarter but Street found Gianolla for a layup with 58 seconds in the quarter to cut the lead down to six. Liberty answered, and took a 43-35 lead heading into the final quarter.

Lexi Mann and Gianolla opened up the fourth quarter with mid-range jumpers, but Liberty continued to hold a double-digit lead two minutes into the fourth quarter. Kate Head knocked down a jumper that shrank the Liberty lead to six (49-43) with 6:44 in the fourth quarter for her third field goal of the season. Liberty took its largest lead of the game after a 6-0 run midway through the fourth quarter after the Lady Flames went up 55-44. The Owls could not complete the comeback and were edged 68-55.

Noteworthy

• Kamiyah Street recorded her second double-double of the season
• Street set her career-high with 13 rebounds
• Kate Head made her third field goal of the season
• Owls recorded 36 rebounds
• Kennesaw State recorded six steals
• KSU finished 15-19 from the free-throw line

Up Next
The Owls return home for the final time of the 2018-19 season on Saturday (March 2) at 2 p.m. against Stetson. Simina Avram, Iceis Walker, Alexandra Landby and Janae Omusi will be honored as part of Senior Day.