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KENNESAW, Ga. – It was a special day for the Kennesaw State women's basketball program as it hosted Pink Day against NJIT. The Owls rolled over NJIT 70-47 in front of a raucous crowd in the KSU Convocation Center.

On the first possession of the game for the Owls, Alexis Poole ignited the Convocation Center and the Owls' offense with a strong offensive rebound and put-back for the early 2-0 lead. Breanna Hoover knocked down a wide-open 3-pointer 30 second later to send the gym into a frenzy.  Kamiyah Street made back-to-back jumpers and then a 3-pointer to push the Kennesaw State lead to 15-2 with 3:17 in the first frame. Street ended the quarter with a jump-stop that gave her nine points and the Owls the 19-6.

Carlotta Gianolla pushed the Kennesaw State lead to 15 points with 8:33 in the second frame after a turnaround jump shot on the right block. After going through a 4 minute and 14 second scoring drought, Lexi Mann put in a baseline jump shot and Hoover swished a 3-pointer to give the Owls a 30-14 lead. Mann scored six points in the quarter, which proved to be momentum for the Owls to hold a 36-20 advantage at the half.

The second half started slowly for the Owls' offense as they did not score a point until 4:52 mark, and the Highlanders took advantage, by cutting the lead to 36-29 with under-five minutes to play in the third quarter. The Owls made their first field goal at the 3:33 tick when Hoover buried a corner 3-pointer that pushed the lead back to 11, 40-29. Mann ended the quarter with two free throws that put the Owls on top, 45-32 going into the final frame.

Hoover drained her fourth 3-pointer of the game at the 8:34 mark that gave the Owls a 50-33 lead and set her career-high for 3-point makes. Poole grabbed her tenth rebound of the game midway through the fourth frame which gave Poole her 10^th double-double of the season. The Owls ran away with the game, and won 70-47.

Noteworthy

• Breanna Hoover made four 3-pointers, which sets a career-high
• Hoover's 12 points tied a season-high
• Alexis Poole recorded her 10^th double-double of the season
• 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 
• KSU had five players in double digits (Street-19, Poole- 12, Gianolla- 12, Hoover- 12, Mann- 10)

Up Next
The Owls head to Florida for a Feb. 12 bout with North Florida. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m.