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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Kennesaw State women's lacrosse team flew by Howard Sunday morning, netting a season-high 25 goals and shutting out the Bison in the second half to down Howard 25-3 and secure its spot in the ASUN Tournament.
 
How it Happened: The Owls (8-9, 3-3) came out firing to take a 2-0 lead over Howard (0-14, 0-6) thanks to goals from Marissa Gore and Emily Napierala. After a goal from the Bison, KSU put its foot on the gas with a 5-0 run featuring two goals each by Abby Squires and Anna Giulitto and one from Siena Gore.
 
Howard responded with back-to-back goals to make it 7-3, but Squires put an end to the Bison rally with her third goal of the game at the 11:23 mark. KSU netted five more goals in the final 10 minutes with Jennifer Buckley scoring back-to-back goals in under 30 seconds before closing out the period with her first career hat trick to give the Owls a 13-3 lead.
 
KSU did not let up in the second half as Siena Gore notched her hat trick less than 30 seconds in. The Owls held Howard scoreless in the second half, out-scoring the Bison 12-0.
 
Six different Owls found the back of the net in the second half with sophomore Madison McGhee exploding for three goals and five assists in the period, both career-high marks. Freshmen Jaxsyn Schonewille and RosaLee Schiemer netted their second career goals against the Bison, while Kelly Emge scored two.
 
Sisely Vongphasouk logged her first career goal midway through the period. Izzy Bertolani rounded out the scoring for KSU as the 12th and final Owl to score, recording her goal at the 3:29 mark to earn the final score of 25-3.
 
Notes: KSU's 25 goals against the Bison marks the second-most goals scored in KSU single-game history … with 25 goals and 21 assists, the Owls set the team single-game record with 46 total points … Madison McGhee led the team with eight points, a mark that's tied for sixth in single-game history … McGhee's five assists is the second-most in single-game history … KSU's 21 total assists is a program record … Haley Swift tied her season-high with four assists while Siena Gore set a new career-mark with four ... Emily Napierala, Anna Giulitto and Sisely Vongphasouk recorded two each … Jennifer Buckley recorded her first career hat trick … Abby Squires netted three goals, her second straight game with four or more goals … Siena Gore logged her 13th game this year with three or more goals, finishing with three … Siena Gore has now tied program record for career goals scored with 135 … Marissa Gore recorded a career-high 10 draw controls in the game, a mark that ranks second in KSU single-game history … with her 10 draw controls, Marissa Gore became the fourth Owl in program history to record 100 career draw controls with 107 … KSU recorded 24 draw controls to Howard's six … the Owls out-shot Howard 39-11.
 
Up next: With their spot in the ASUN Tournament secured, the Owls head to Coastal Carolina to open postseason play against No. 1 seed Jacksonville Thursday (May 2) at 1 p.m.