Sunday, April 28
11:00 a.m. – Kennesaw State (7-9, 2-3) at Howard (0-13, 0-5)
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Opening Draw
» The Kennesaw State women's lacrosse team closes out the 2019 regular season at Howard Sunday, looking to cap off the year on a high note and secure the final spot in the ASUN Conference Tournament. Stetson is still technically in the hunt for postseason play, needing a win over Jacksonville and a KSU loss to Howard.
» The Owls put themselves in prime position after defeating Stetson 15-6 in their last outing, a season-low for goals allowed. With her team-high five goals against the Hatters, Abby Squires has now moved into a tie for fourth in the ASUN with 38 goals on the year, netting four or more goals in five games.
» As a team, KSU ranks third in the conference averaging 13.38 goals per game, one of three teams in the league with over 200 goals scored this year. With 214 goals scored so far this season, the Owls broke the 200 goals mark for only the third time in program history. KSU needs just 15 more goals to move into second on the KSU single-season record list and another 33 to tie the current record of 247 set in 2017.
» Siena Gore is the driving force behind the Owls' scoring production, leading the ASUN with 62 goals, over 10 more goals than the next closest player. She ranks sixth in the NCAA for total goals and seventh for goals per game (3.88). Gore has netted at least three goals in all but four games this season. She needs just four more goals to set the KSU career record currently held by Sydney Farwick (2014-17).
» KSU is the most accurate team in the NCAA from eight-meters out, leading the country with a 54.7 free position shooting percentage. The Owls are one of seven teams in the country to shoot over 50 percent from the arc. KSU's 64 free position goals this year is currently tied for fourth in that nation while ranked second on the single-season record list.
» Siena and Marissa Gore rank one and two in the ASUN for draw controls with 87 and 84 draw controls, respectively, the only two players in the league with more than 70 draw controls. As a team, the Owls are second in the conference and 16th in the NCAA averaging 15.44 draw controls per game.

Scouting The Bison
The Bison welcome KSU Sunday for their senior day, looking to earn their first win of the season. Howard is currently 0-13 on the year after being shutout in the past three games.

The sophomore duo of Jillian Jones and Lailah Robey lead the Bison attack with 13 and eight goals, respectively, on the year. In the net, freshman Andrea Fievre has started all 13 games for Howard, logging 95 total saves.

House Gore
Sophomore twins Siena and Marissa Gore have been dominant all year long, leading the Owls in almost every category.

After a record-breaking freshman season, Siena Gore continues to elevate her game with 62 goals so far this year, recording three or more in 12 games, five or more in seven games. Gore tied her career-high with seven goals against Detroit and has been named the ASUN Player of the Week twice.

Following her five goals against Liberty, she became just the fourth Owl in program history to record over 100 career goals, sitting at second all-time with 132 career goals. She needs just three more goals to tie the KSU career record, currently held by Sydney Farwick (2014-17).

She is one of two players in the ASUN with over 50 goals scored this year, ranking sixth in the NCAA. Her current 3.88 goals per game average ranks seventh in the nation as well. She needs just nine more goals this year to break the single-season record of 70 she set last season.

Siena and Marissa are the only two players in the ASUN with more than 70 draw controls on the year, ranked first and second, respectively, in the league. Marissa Gore has logged five or more draw controls in all but four games this year, while Siena tied her career-high with 10 against Kent State. Siena and Marissa currently rank third and fourth on the KSU single-season record list with 87 and 84 draw controls, respectively.

Marissa Gore has been a huge presence in the midfield for KSU, leading the team in caused turnovers (22) while being one of four players on the team with at least 20 ground balls. She currently ranks fourth in the conference for caused turnovers.

Marissa is one of three Owls to record at least 10 assists and 10 goals on the year, joining Emily Napierala and Anna Giulitto.

From The Arc
The Owls have been deadly from distance this year with 64 total free position goals to rank tied for fourth in the NCAA. That mark currently ranks second in KSU single-season history.

The Owls are currently shooting 54.7 percent from eight meters out to lead the nation, one of only seven teams shooting 50 percent or better.

In KSU's outing against Detroit, the Owls recorded nine free position goals, finishing 9-of-12, to rank third all-time in a single-game. 

Siena Gore is the only player in the ASUN with over 20 free position goals this year (27), ranking second in the NCAA. Gore went 3-for-3 in KSU's game at Kent State, marking the fourth time this season she has scored at least three free position goals in a game. 

Gore is currently second in the NCAA averaging 1.69 free position goals per game. Her 27 goals ranks second in KSU single-season history, six shy of the current record which she set last season. Gore already holds the KSU career record for free-position goals with 60, more than double the next closest Owl. 

Anna Giulitto currently ranks sixth in the conference with 10 free position goals scored this year, followed by Izzy Palermo in a tie for seventh with eight goals. 

In total, 10 Owls have scored at least one free position goal this year. Giulitto (10), Palermo (8), Abby Squires (5), Marissa Gore (4) and Haley Swift (4) have all scored at least three goals from the eight-meter hash. Emily Napierala and Freshmen Payton Gregory have netted two each while Izzy Bertolani and Jaxsyn Schonewille round out KSU's scoring production with one a piece. 

Gregory and Schonewille's free position goals marked their first career goals.

The Inside Scoop
Siena Gore, Maura Palandro, Marissa Gore and Alex Bunn have all picked up their fair share of loose balls this season as the only Owls to record over 20 ground balls on the year. 

After tying her season-high for the third time with five ground balls against Jacksonville, Siena Gore leads the team with 34, good enough for ninth in the conference. Palandro and Bunn are close behind with 28 each to rank tied for 12th in the conference. Bunn set a career-high at Coastal Carolina with five ground balls.

Palandro has recorded three or more ground balls in four games this year, logging at least one in all but one game. After her two ground balls against Detroit, the York, Pa., native became the third Owl in history to record 100 career ground balls. 

Quick Off The Draw
The Owls rank second in the conference, 15th in the NCAA, with 247 total draw controls this season, averaging 15.44 draw controls per game to rank 16th in the nation. KSU has recorded 13 or more draw controls in all but two games.

Siena and Marissa Gore rank first and second in the league with 87 and 84 draw controls, respectively. After recording no draw controls in KSU's season-opener, Marissa has logged at least five in all but three games since, snapping her nine-game streak at Furman.

Following her six draw controls against Jacksonville, Siena Gore became the second Owl in program history to record over 200 career draw controls with 206 and counting. She needs just seven more to tie the program record of 213 set by Sydney Farwick (2014-17). Marissa has jumped into fourth on the career list with 97. 

Currently ranked 11th in the league with 42 draw controls, Abby Squires has begun her climb towards the top of the career record list. Squires entered the year in eighth with 53 career draw controls and has since moved up to fifth place during the opening portion of the season with 95 total draw controls. She needs just five more draw controls to become the fourth Owl in program history to reach the century mark.

Dropping Dimes
Haley Swift, Emily Napierala and Marissa Gore have been key distributors for the Owls so far this year with all three ranked among the league's top-15 for assists. Napierala is currently ranked tied for fourth with 22 assists followed by Swift in 12th with 16 and Gore in 13th with 13. 

Napierala has logged at least two assists in six games this year, dishing out a career-high four dimes in the Owls' game at Wofford. 

After her two assists at Detroit, Swift became the new the all-time career assists leader at KSU logging 63 dimes throughout her tenure as an Owl.

Bunn-believable
Senior Alex Bunn returned to the net in spectacular fashion, breaking the KSU single-game record with 17 saves in the Owls' season-opener. Since then she has yet to slow down recording double-digit saves in eight games this season while setting the KSU single-season and career records.

Her 151 saves on the year ranks second in the league with her current 9.44 saves per game average ranked 28th in the nation. If maintained, it would mark the first time in KSU history a keeper averaged more than nine saves per game in a single-season.

With eight saves at Wofford, Bunn took sole possession of the KSU single-season record, surpassing the previous mark of 111 set last year. After recording 13 saves against New Hampshire, Bunn became the first Owl in KSU history to record over 200 career saves with 291 saves and counting over her three seasons.

Next Up
Following Sunday's game, the Owls will turn their attention to postseason play, barring a loss to Howard, heading to Coastal Carolina for the ASUN Tournament which begins Thursday (May 2).
 

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