By: Aury St. Germain
GAME DAY INFORMATION
Opponent: Lipscomb
Date: March 5, 2019
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: KSU Convocation
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KSU Notes
Game Day Storylines
• The Owls are looking for their first road win of the season on Tuesday night.
• Kennesaw State is locked into an ASUN Tournament seed, at No. 7, and is
• The Owls recorded their largest margin of victory in program history over an ASUN conference opponent versus Lipscomb.
• Kennesaw State is the only program with two players in the top-15 in the country in minutes per game.
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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.
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Kamiyah Street had an impressive outing against Lipscomb the last time these teams played, 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 149 swipes.
• Street's seven steals against the Bisons were the most by a KSU player this season.
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Kamiyah Street attempted 27 field goals against NJIT which stands as the KSU
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.
• 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.
• Street leads the conference in scoring with 16.7 points per game.
Opponent Notes
• Lipscomb is currently 3-25 on the season and is coming into Tuesday's contest and have dropped five games in a row. The Bisons have fallen to Liberty, KSU, FGCU, NJIT and North Alabama.
• The Bisons have one player that average double-digit points. Lipscomb is led by Taylor Clark, who averages 10.8 points per game. Lauren Rau averages 8.5, while Jane Deason nets 7.2.
Series
• 27th meeting (KSU leads 18-8)
Stetson Recap
• Kennesaw State fell on Senior Day to Stetson 58-45 in the Owls' final home game of the season.
• The Owls got off to a quick 5-0 lead after
Amani Johnson knocked down a wide-open 3-pointer and a midrange jumper. Kennesaw State pushed the lead to eight points (10-2) at the 4:23 mark in the first quarter behind seven points from Johnson and three from
Alexis Poole.
• The Hatters tied the game two minutes later following an 8-0 run. Kennesaw State stifled the Hatter's run and took a 16-10 lead heading into the second quarter.
• The Owls captured the lead, 25-24, after back-to-back buckets from Poole and a fast break layup from Johnson. Three late 3-pointers and an 11-0 run helped Stetson to a 35-27 halftime lead.
• With 5:11 in the final quarter, Gianolla made a strong move in the paint and scored to shrink Stetson's lead to single digits, 47-38. It was the closest the Owls got to the Hatters in the final minutes and Kennesaw State fell, 58-45.
Up Next
• The Owls travel to Stetson for the first round of the ASUN Championship Tournament on Friday.
