By: Aury St. Germain
GAME DAY INFORMATION
Opponent: Jacksonville
Date: Tuesday, Feb. 5
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Swisher Gymnasium
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KSU Notes
Game Day Storylines
• Kennesaw State is looking for its first road win of the season and is closing out its first trip to Florida in 2018-19.
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Alexis Poole has been dominate in ASUN play this season. So far, the sophomore is averaging 16.7 points per game (3rd in ASUN) and 8.3 rebounds (2nd in ASUN).
• After collecting her 103rd career steal against the NJIT,
Kamiyah Street moved up to sixth place in KSU history in career steals. Currently, she has 121 swipes.
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Kamiyah Street attempted 27 field goals against NJIT which stands as the KSU Division I program record.
• The Owls shot 81.3 percent from the free-throw line against UNF, which is the highest against an ASUN opponent this season
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Amani Johnson has been incredible over the past week, as she has averaged 16.5 points, 5 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 3 steals over the past two games.
• KSU attempted just 11 free throws against UNA, its fewest against an ASUN opponent
• The last time these teams played, Kennesaw State forced Jacksonville into 28 turnovers, the most forced of any Division I opponent this season.
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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 Owls made six 3-pointers against JU, marking their second-highest total of 2018-19.
• 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
• Jacksonville is currently 10-11 on the season and is coming into Saturday's contest on a three-game losing streak versus Liberty, Stetson and FGCU.
• Jacksonville has a pair of players players that average double-digit points. The Dolphins are led by Jasmyn Brown who averages 15.7 points per contest. Trudy Walker is second on the team in scoring, pouring in 10.4 points per game.
• Jasmyn Brown paces the ASUN with 128 field goals made this season
• Trudy Walker leads the conference in offensive rebounds per game with 4.0 offensive boards a contest
• Walker leads all ASUN student-athletes with 10.0 rebounds per game
Series
• 30th meeting (JU leads, 21-8)
Stetson Recap
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Amani Johnson netted four 3-pointers, her career-high
• Johnson scored 18 points which sets a new career-high
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Kamiyah Street tied her career-high with eight assists
• Four Owls ended in double-digits (Street- 18, Johnson- 18, Poole- 12, Gianolla- 12)
• Johnson played all 40 minutes in the contest
Up Next
• The Owls return home for a bout with NJIT on Saturday Feb. 9 at 2 p.m. The day will be Pink Day for KSU Athletics.
