By: David Beall
KENNESAW, Ga. -- The Kennesaw State women's basketball team caps off the regular season Monday evening, welcoming Liberty to town for Senior Day at the KSU Convocation Center.
The Rundown
Opponent: Liberty (17-11, 10-5)
Date: March 2, 2020
Site: Convocation Center
Tipoff: 7 p.m. (ET)
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Top Storylines
• Kennesaw State will honor its two seniors before tipoff, as
Carlotta Gianolla and
Simina Avram play their final game inside the KSU Convocation Center Monday evening.
• Liberty is 3-0 all-time against the Owls as Kennesaw eyes its first victory against the Flames, a team now in their second year as a member of the ASUN.
• Kennesaw State has wrapped up a spot in the upcoming ASUN Tournament and would be the No. 6 seed if the tournament started today. The Owls cannot finish any higher than No. 6 but can fall to No. 7 with a loss Monday and a Stetson win against UNF.
• KSU is coming off a 23-point victory over NJIT where six players reached double figures in points for the first time in the four-year tenure of head coach
Agnus Berenato.
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Amani Johnson eclipsed 100 assists on Saturday against NJIT and has now racked up 242 assists in her career. She ranks second in the ASUN in assists per game at 3.8 and has dished out an assist in 22 straight games.
• Kennesaw State has taken advantage of its trips to the free-throw line this season. The Owls rank 11th in the country from the line and lead the ASUN at 77.8 percent from the charity stripe.
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Alexis Poole continued her stellar junior season with 18 points on Saturday for her 12th straight double-digit scoring performance, including 22 of the last 26 games. She ranks 20th in the country in field goal percentage, draining 57.1 percent of her shots.
• A trend that continues from last season,
Amani Johnson rarely gets taken off the court. This season, she is averaging 38.8 minutes per contest, which ranks fifth in the country. She has played 40 minutes in a game 11 times this year.
• During the summer, it was announced that the Owls were ranked No. 20 in the WBCA Academic rankings. The Owls were the sole program in the ASUN to receive the honor as well as the only program in the state of Georgia to be recognized on the list. KSU ended the season with a 3.54 GPA.
• This past fall, the team achieved a GPA of 3.37, as all ten student-athletes were above a 3.0 GPA with four student-athletes on the Dean's list.
Noting Liberty
• Liberty is tied for second place in the ASUN and holds the longest current winning streak in the league at five games.
• The Flames are led by three double-digit scorers, including Keyen Green who leads the league in offensive rebounds and points per 40 minutes.
• Liberty is the top rebounding team in the ASUN, posting a +6.4 rebounding margin to rank No. 1 in the league.
• In just their second year in the conference, the Flames have a 20-11 record in league play and have beaten seven of the other eight programs in the ASUN.
• Liberty is 1-0 all-time in the KSU Convocation center, picking up a 67-61 victory last season.
